The Village Blacksmith (film)
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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
. It was adapted from the poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
. One of the eight reels survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive
UCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...
, and therefore the film is considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. It was adapted from the poem of the same name by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
.
Cast
- Will WallingWill WallingWilliam "Will" Walling was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932....
- John Hammond, Blacksmith (as William Walling) - Virginia True BoardmanVirginia True BoardmanVirginia True Boardman was an American actress of the silent era.Born Margaret Shields in Fort Davis, Texas, she began her theatrical career in 1906, as Virginia Eames and went on to appear in 52 films between 1911 and 1936...
- Mrs. John Hammond - Virginia ValliVirginia ValliVirginia Valli was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s....
- Alice Hammond, the Daughter - Ida Mae McKenzie - Alice as a Child
- David Butler - Bill Hammond, the Son
- Gordon GriffithGordon GriffithGordon S. Griffith was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in over 60 films, and surviving the transition from silent films to talkies—films with...
- Bill as a Child - George HackathorneGeorge HackathorneGeorge Hackathorne was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 59 films between 1916 and 1939...
- Johnnie Hammond, Another Son - Pat Moore - Johnnie as a Child
- Tully MarshallTully MarshallWilliam Phillips was an American character actor known as Tully Marshall, with nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience behind before he made his first film appearance in 1914.-Career:...
- Ezra Brigham, The Squire - Ralph Yearsley - Anson Brigham, the Son
- Henri De La Garrique - Anson as a Child
- Francis FordFrancis Ford (actor)Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...
- Asa Martin - Bessie LoveBessie LoveBessie Love was an American motion picture actress who achieved prominence mainly in the silent films and early talkies. With a small frame and delicate features, she played innocent young girls, flappers, and wholesome leading ladies. Her role in The Broadway Melody earned her a nomination for...
- Rosemary Martin, the Daughter - Helen Field - Rosemary as a Child
- Lon Poff - Gideon Crane
- Mark FentonMark FentonMark Fenton was an American actor of the silent era. He had a sturdy theatrical and Broadway career behind him before coming to silent pictures...
- Dr. Brewster - Cordelia Callahan - Aunt Hattie
- Caroline Rankin - Squire's Wife
- Eddie GribbonEddie GribbonEddie Gribbon was an American film actor. He appeared in 184 films between 1916 and 1951.He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California from cancer...
- The Village Gossip - Lucille HuttonLucille HuttonLucille Hutton , was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1931.She was born in Indiana.-Selected filmography:* Listen Lena * Wine of Youth * The Village Blacksmith...
- Flapper