The Village Blacksmith (1922)
Overview
(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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.948 |
Directed By
John Ford
TOP CAST
Will Walling
John Hammond
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. John Hammond
Virginia Valli
Alice Hammond
Ida Mae McKenzie
Alice as a Child
David Butler
Bill Hammond
Gordon Griffith
Bill as a Child
George Hackathorne
Johnnie Hammond
Pat Moore
Johnnie as a Child
Tully Marshall
Squire Ezra Brigham
Ralph Yearsley
Anson Brigham
Henri De La Garrique
Anson as a Child
Francis Ford
Asa Martin
Bessie Love
Rosemary Martin
Helen Field
Rosemary as a Child
Lon Poff
Gideon Crane
Mark Fenton
Dr. Brewster
Cordelia Callahan
Aunt Hattie
Caroline Rankin
Squire's Wife
Eddie Gribbon
The Village Gossip
Lucille Hutton
Flapper
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