Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

The Village Blacksmith

It Will Surely Carry You Back To Your Childhood Days
Nov 1, 1922 · 1h 20m
No ratings yet
Drama
Romance

PLOT

(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.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

Will Walling
John Hammond
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. John Hammond
Virginia Valli
Alice Hammond
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
Directed by John Ford

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Country
US

SIMILAR TITLES

Autumn Sonata
1978
Dr. Jack
1922
Hands Across the Table
1935
The Invisible One
1987
A Comedy of Tears
2016
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE