The Village Blacksmith
Cast & Crew
Read More
Jack Ford
Director
William Walling
John Hammond, The Village Blacksmith
Virginia True Boardman
His wife
Virginia Valli
Alice, his daughter
Ida Mckenzie
Alice as a child
David Butler
Bill, his son
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1,
1923
Premiere Information
New York opening: 2 Nov 1922
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1842).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,540ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
In a prolog, Johnnie, one of the village blacksmith's two sons, falls from a tree that Anson Brigham, the squire's son, had dared him to climb and is crippled. The squire is an enemy of the blacksmith, who married the woman the squire loved. The main story shows the children grown up. Bill, the other son, has become a doctor, and Alice, the daughter, is having an affair with the squire's son, who has just returned from college. Bill is injured in a train accident, and Alice, accused of stealing some money belonging to the church, tries to commit suicide. The blacksmith rescues Alice; the elder brother recovers and successfully operates on Johnnie's legs, and the film ends happily.
Director
Jack Ford
Director
Cast
William Walling
John Hammond, The Village Blacksmith
Virginia True Boardman
His wife
Virginia Valli
Alice, his daughter
Ida Mckenzie
Alice as a child
David Butler
Bill, his son
Gordon Griffith
Bill as a child
George Hackathorne
Johnnie, another son
Pat Moore
Johnnie as a child
Tully Marshall
Ezra Brigham, The Squire
Ralph Yearsley
Anson, his son
Henri De La Garrique
Anson as a child
Francis Ford
Asa Martin
Bessie Love
Rosemary, his daughter
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
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1,
1923
Premiere Information
New York opening: 2 Nov 1922
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Inspired by the poem "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1842).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,540ft
(8 reels)
