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The Blacksmith

  • 19221922
  • 21m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.7K
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The Blacksmith (1922)
  • Comedy
  • Short
Buster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results.Buster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results.Buster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Buster Keaton
    • Malcolm St. Clair
  • Writers
    • Buster Keaton
    • Malcolm St. Clair
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Virginia Fox(uncredited)
    • Joe Roberts(uncredited)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Buster Keaton
    • Malcolm St. Clair
  • Writers
    • Buster Keaton
    • Malcolm St. Clair
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Virginia Fox(uncredited)
    • Joe Roberts(uncredited)
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    • 22User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Buster Keaton, BLACKSMITH, THE, short, First National, 1922, **I.V.
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    Buster Keaton, BLACKSMITH, THE, short, First National, 1922, **I.V.
    The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton and Virginia Fox in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton and Virginia Fox in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922)
    Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922)

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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    • Blacksmith's Assistantas Blacksmith's Assistant
    Virginia Fox
    Virginia Fox
    • Horsewomanas Horsewoman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Roberts
    Joe Roberts
    • Blacksmithas Blacksmith
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Buster Keaton
      • Malcolm St. Clair
    • Writers
      • Buster Keaton
      • Malcolm St. Clair
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    Storyline

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    Buster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends the smithy to jail. Buster helps several customers with horses, then destroys a Rolls Royce while fixing the car parked next to it. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
    • auto repair facility
    • white horse
    • train engine
    • shock absorber
    • saddle
    • 32 more
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    • Taglines
      • ...and the muscles of his brawny arms, were as strong as rubber bands.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Short
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The gleaming Rolls-Royce destroyed in the film was reportedly a wedding present given to Buster Keaton by his in-laws. By the time this film was made, relations with them had soured considerably.
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Buster Keaton was always my favorite ...
    And films like this one is why. Its just one laugh after another. This is absolutely one of Keaton's better works. One gag after another, all pulled off as only Keaton could. All things work well. The photography is well done, the continuity is much better than in most films of that day, the sets, the props, the other players, all done well. And I loved the last minute or two of the film. Its just cool. And there is, of course, the destruction of the Rolls Royce. The beautiful new car had been a gift to Keaton from his in-laws. I wonder how funny THEY thought THAT was? I suppose it was cost efficient in the making of the film. But as far as cost efficiency and laughs go this flick is extravagant.
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    • KennethEagleSpirit
    • Jan 12, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1922 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El herrero
    • Filming locations
      • Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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