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The Village Blacksmith
“It Will Surely Carry You Back To Your Childhood Days”
53%
Movie
1h 20m
AI Analysis
The Village Blacksmith (1922) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Village Blacksmith (1922) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: (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 w… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~80 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Village Blacksmith 53% (4 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
53%
from 4 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
(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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1922-11-01
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 184262
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What is The Village Blacksmith about?
(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.... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Village Blacksmith?
The official runtime for The Village Blacksmith is approximately 80 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Will Walling
John Hammond

Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. John Hammond

Virginia Valli
Alice Hammond
- I
Ida Mae McKenzie
Alice as a Child

David Butler
Bill Hammond

Gordon Griffith
Bill as a Child

George Hackathorne
Johnnie Hammond

Pat Moore
Johnnie as a Child

Tully Marshall
Squire Ezra Brigham

Ralph Yearsley
Anson Brigham
- H
Henri De La Garrique
Anson as a Child

Francis Ford
Asa Martin

Bessie Love
Rosemary Martin
- H
Helen Field
Rosemary as a Child

Lon Poff
Gideon Crane
- M
Mark Fenton
Dr. Brewster
- C
Cordelia Callahan
Aunt Hattie

Caroline Rankin
Squire's Wife
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