The Village Blacksmith (1922)

The Village Blacksmith (1922)

It Will Surely Carry You Back To Your Childhood Days 1922-11-01 United States of America 11 Min. PG-13
5.3 3 votes

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.

Cast

Will Walling is John Hammond
John Hammond
Virginia True Boardman is Mrs. John Hammond
Mrs. John Hammond
Virginia Valli is Alice Hammond
Alice Hammond
Ida Mae McKenzie is Alice as a Child
Alice as a Child
David Butler is Bill Hammond
Bill Hammond
Gordon Griffith is Bill as a Child
Bill as a Child
George Hackathorne is Johnnie Hammond
Johnnie Hammond
Pat Moore is Johnnie as a Child
Johnnie as a Child
Tully Marshall is Squire Ezra Brigham
Squire Ezra Brigham
Ralph Yearsley is Anson Brigham
Anson Brigham
Henri De La Garrique is Anson as a Child
Anson as a Child
Francis Ford is Asa Martin
Asa Martin