The Village Blacksmith (film)

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The Village Blacksmith
Directed by	John Ford
Produced by	William Fox
Written by	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Paul Sloane
Starring	Will Walling Virginia True Boardman
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	2 November 1922
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles
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The Village Blacksmith is a 1922 drama film directed by John Ford. One of the eight reels survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and therefore the film is considered to be lost. ^[1] It was adapted from the poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

[edit] Cast

Will Walling - John Hammond, Blacksmith (as William Walling)
Virginia True Boardman - Mrs. John Hammond
Virginia Valli - Alice Hammond, the Daughter
Ida Mae McKenzie - Alice as a Child
David Butler - Bill Hammond, the Son
Gordon Griffith - Bill as a Child
George Hackathorne - Johnnie Hammond, Another Son
Pat Moore - Johnnie as a Child
Tully Marshall - Ezra Brigham, The Squire
Ralph Yearsley - Anson Brigham, the Son
Henri De La Garrique - Anson as a Child
Francis Ford - Asa Martin
Bessie Love - Rosemary Martin, the 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

[edit] References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Village Blacksmith. Silent Era. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.

[edit] External links

The Village Blacksmith at the Internet Movie Database

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