The Blacksmith
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Genre Comedy, Short Duration | 7/10 IMDb Producer Joseph M. Schenck Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language SilentEnglish intertitles Director Buster KeatonMalcolm St. Clair Release date July 21, 1922 (1922-07-21) Screenplay Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair Cast Buster Keaton (Blacksmith's Assistant (as 'Buster' Keaton)), (Horsewoman), Joe Roberts (Blacksmith)Similar movies Feast , Tugboat Mickey , Pluto's Christmas Tree , Mickey and the Seal , The Pointer , Hic-cup Pup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Blacksmith is a 1922 American short comedy film co-written, co-directed by and featuring Buster Keaton. Buster plays an assistant blacksmith to the big worker played by Joe Roberts, with predictable results.
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Alternate versions
In June 2013, Argentine film collector, curator and historian Fernando Martín Peña (who had previously unearthed the complete version of Metropolis) 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.
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The Blacksmith WikipediaThe Blacksmith IMDb The Blacksmith themoviedb.org