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.
Directed by Henry King
coming of age
silent film
family tragedy
mail carrier
violent man
proving oneself
unwanted guest
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Richard Barthelmess
David Kinemon
Gladys Hulette
Esther Hatburn
Ernest Torrence
Luke Hatburn
Forrest Robinson
Grandpa Hatburn
Ralph Yearsley
Saul 'Little Buzzard' Hatburn
Warner Richmond
Allen Kinemon
Patterson Dial
Rose Kinemon
Henry Hallam
The Doctor
Crew
Henry King
Director
Edmund Goulding
Writer
Henry King
Writer
Henry King
Producer
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Bekah
6.0★ · 05/17/21
The folksiness feels genuine and the didacticism well-meaning. Not much deeper meaning or revolutionary craft to be found, but overall perfectly lovely.
The folksiness feels genuine and the didacticism well-meaning. Not much deeper meaning or revolutionary craft to be found, but overall perfectly lovely.
