''The Blacksmith'' is a 1922 American
short
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comedy film
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co-written, co-directed by and featuring
Buster Keaton
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.
Buster plays an assistant
blacksmith
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to the big worker played by
Joe Roberts, with predictable results.
Cast
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Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...
as Blacksmith's assistant
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Joe Roberts as Blacksmith
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Virginia Fox
Virginia Oglesby Zanuck ( Fox; April 19, 1899 or 1902 or 1903 or 1906 – October 14, 1982) was an American actress who starred in many silent films of the 1910s and 1920s.
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as Horsewoman
Alternate versions
In June 2013,
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film collector, curator and historian
Fernando Martín Peña (who had previously unearthed the complete version of ''
Metropolis
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A big c ...
'') discovered an alternate version of this film, a sort of remake whose last reel differs completely from the previously known version.
Film historians have since found evidence that the version of ''The Blacksmith'' Peña uncovered was a substantial reshoot undertaken months after completion of principal photography and a preview screening in New York. They now believe the rediscovered version was Keaton's final cut intended for wide distribution.
Following Peña's discovery, a third version of the film, featuring at least one scene which doesn't occur in either of the other two, was found in the collection of former film distributor
Blackhawk Films Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to:
Animals
* Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856
* Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus''
* Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii''
* Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...
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See also
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Buster Keaton filmography
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Short films
Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton
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References
External links
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''The Blacksmith''at the
International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official educational organization dedicated to comedy film producer-director-writer-actor-stuntman Buster Keaton.
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1922 films
1922 short films
1922 comedy films
Films directed by Buster Keaton
Films directed by Malcolm St. Clair
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Silent American comedy films
First National Pictures films
Films produced by Joseph M. Schenck
Films with screenplays by Buster Keaton
1920s American films