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Tol'able David
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Tol'able David

1921-11-21 · 94 min · ★ 7.1

Drama

Young David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mail carrier for the community, and this brings him into deadly contact with the vicious Hatburn brothers.

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Directors
Henry King
Production companies
Inspiration Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Richard BarthelmessRichard BarthelmessDavid Kinemon
Gladys HuletteGladys HuletteEsther Hatburn
Ernest TorrenceErnest TorrenceLuke Hatburn
Marion AbbottMother Kinemon
Forrest RobinsonForrest RobinsonGrandpa Hatburn
Laurence EddingerSen. John Gault
Walter P. LewisIscah Hatburn
Ralph YearsleyRalph YearsleySaul 'Little Buzzard' Hatburn
Warner RichmondWarner RichmondAllen Kinemon
Patterson DialPatterson DialRose Kinemon
Edmund GurneyHunter Kinemon
Henry HallamHenry HallamThe Doctor
LassieLassie - a dog

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