The Blacksmith (film)

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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.

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Tropes used in The Blacksmith (film) include:

• 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.