Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1922
The Blacksmith
Buy The Blacksmith now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'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.
Cast
* Buster Keaton as Blacksmith's assistant
* Joe Roberts as Blacksmith
* Virginia Fox as Horsewoman
Alternate versions
In June 2013, Argentine film collector, curator and historian Fernando Martn Pea (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' Pea 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 Pea'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.
See also
* Buster Keaton filmography
References
Buy The Blacksmith now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1922