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The Village Blacksmith

53% | Nov 01, 1922 | Drama, Romance

(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom the blacksmith marries. This angers the squire. Years later, the squire's son Anson (Yearsley) dares the blacksmith's son Johnnie (Hackathorne) to climb a tree, from which he falls and is crippled. As adults, Anson and the blacksmith's daughter Alice (Valli) fall in love, which angers the blacksmith, who chastises his daughter. The blacksmith's other son Bill (Butler) returns from college and is injured in a train accident. Anson steals $480 from a church fund which is currently in Alice's possession. Alice is struck by lightning. The blacksmith take Anson and the squire to church where they both repent.

Featured Crew

John Ford
Director
George Schneiderman
Director of Photography

Cast

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Will Walling
John Hammond
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Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. John Hammond
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Virginia Valli
Alice Hammond
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Ida Mae McKenzie
Alice as a Child
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David Butler
Bill Hammond

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