The Blacksmith (film)

While working as the assistant of small-town blacksmith Joe Roberts, Buster Keaton wreaks havoc and woos Virginia Fox.

The Blacksmith can be watched at Google Video.


 * Affectionate Parody: Each Longfellow quote (see Epigraph, below) is followed by shots that contradict or satirize the poem.
 * Agony of the Feet
 * Amplified Animal Aptitude: The horse shopping for shoes.
 * All Girls Like Ponies
 * Amusing Injuries
 * The Blacksmith
 * Covered in Gunge: Buster and the horse.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Shoeing a horse looks remarkably like selling lady's footwear.
 * Double Take
 * Epigraph: "The Village Blacksmith," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
 * Literal Ass-Kicking
 * No Peripheral Vision: It takes a long time for anyone to spot the giant magnet over the smithy's doors.
 * Selective Magnetism
 * The Sheriff: A blustery but well meaning example.
 * Slapstick
 * Slobs Versus Snobs: Buster and the equestrienne, especially when he's Covered in Gunge.
 * Stout Strength
 * Tap on the Head
 * Two-Faced: One side of a white horse is splashed and smeared with grease.