Tol'able David
1930, English. Directed by John G. Blystone.
Tol'able David is a 1930 sound film directed by John G. Blystone and produced and released by Columbia Pictures. It is a remake of a famous 1921 silent film Tol'able David starring Richard Barthelmess and Ernest Torrence. Young David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mailman for the community, and this brings him into deadly contact with the vicious Hatburn brothers.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John G. BlystoneDirector
- Richard CromwellDavid Kinemon
- Noah BeeryLuke
- Joan PeersEsther Hatburn
- Henry B. WalthallAmos Hatburn
- Tom KeeneAlan Kinemon
- Edmund BreeseHunter Kinemon
- Barbara BedfordRose Kinemon
- Helen WareMrs. Kinemon
- Harlan KnightIska Hatburn
- John CarradineBuzzard Hatburn
- James Bradbury Sr.Galt
- Richard CarlyleDoctor
Details
- Released
- 15 November 1930
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Benjamin Glazer
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What Tol'able David is based on
Tol'able David is based on Tol'able David, a 1921 film and Tol'able David (1917) by Joseph Hergesheimer.
Film · 1921
Tol'able David
1917
Tol'able David
By Joseph Hergesheimer
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Tol'able David runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Tol'able David isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 November 1930. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tol'able David?
If you liked Tol'able David, try Hands of Stone, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, The River.
Who directed Tol'able David?
Tol'able David (1930) was directed by John G. Blystone and stars Richard Cromwell, Noah Beery, Joan Peers.
What is Tol'able David based on?
Tol'able David is based on Tol'able David, a 1921 film and Tol'able David (1917) by Joseph Hergesheimer.