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The Blacksmith

1922·23 min·US
Director: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair
Comedy

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.

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.

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A Gag Every Minute: Buster Keaton in The Blacksmith (1922) — The Wonderful World of Cinema

Analysis of Keaton's comedic techniques and endless string of gags around the blacksmith theme.

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Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Blacksmith's Assistant

Virginia Fox

Virginia Fox

Horsewoman

Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts

Blacksmith

Edward F. Cline

Edward F. Cline

Engineer

Malcolm St. Clair

Malcolm St. Clair

Engineer

Billy Franey

Billy Franey

Sheriff

Crew

Buster Keaton

writer

Malcolm St. Clair

writer

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