The Blacksmith

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The Blacksmith is a 1922 silent short comedy film starring Buster Keaton as a bumbling blacksmith’s assistant whose mishaps lead to a series of slapstick adventures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
short film
silent film
silent short comedy film
blackAndWhite true
character blacksmith’s assistant
cinematographyBy Elgin Lessley NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Malcolm St. Clair NERFINISHED
distributor First National Pictures NERFINISHED
era silent era
eraOfRelease 1920s American cinema
featuredActor Joe Roberts NERFINISHED
Virginia Fox NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Los Angeles
hasFilmFormat 2-reel short
hasGenre comedy film
slapstick comedy
hasSurvivingPrints true
hasTheme comic mishaps at a workplace
isPartOf Buster Keaton short films
notableFor Buster Keaton’s deadpan performance
physical slapstick gags involving a forge and horses
originalLanguage Silent
portraysCharacter Buster Keaton as a bumbling blacksmith’s assistant
producer Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED
productionCompany Buster Keaton Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1922-06-26
releaseYear 1922
runtimeMinutes 22
setting blacksmith shop
starredActor Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
title The Blacksmith NERFINISHED
writer Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Edward F. Cline NERFINISHED

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Joe Roberts notableWork The Blacksmith
Sybil Seely notableWork The Blacksmith