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
countryOfOrigin United States
director Buster Keaton
Malcolm St. Clair
distributor First National Pictures
era silent era
eraOfRelease 1920s American cinema
featuredActor Joe Roberts
Virginia Fox
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
productionCompany Buster Keaton Productions
releaseDate 1922-06-26
releaseYear 1922
runtimeMinutes 22
setting blacksmith shop
starredActor Buster Keaton
title The Blacksmith
writer Buster Keaton
Edward F. Cline

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Joe Roberts notableWork The Blacksmith
Sybil Seely notableWork The Blacksmith
Edward F. Cline directed The Blacksmith