The Village Blacksmith
(1922) American
B&W : Eight reels / 7540 feet
Directed by Jack Ford (John Ford)

Cast: William Walling [John Hammond], Virginia True Boardman [Hammond’s wife], Virginia Valli [Alice Hammond], Ida Nan McKenzie [Alice Hammond, as child], Dave Butler [Bill Hammond], Gordon Griffith [Bill Hammond, as child], George Hackathorne [Johnnie Hammond], Pat Moore [Johnnie Hammond, as child], Tully Marshall [Ezra Brigham], Ralph Yearsley [Anson Brigham], Henri De La Garrique [Anson Brigham, as child], Francis Ford [Asa Martin], Bessie Love [Rosemary Martin], Helen Field [Rosemary Martin, as child], Mark Fenton [Dr. Brewster], Lon Poff [Gideon Crane], Cordelia Callahan [Aunt Hattie], Caroline Rankin [Mrs. Brigham], Eddie Gribbon [village gossip], Lucille Hutton [flapper]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Produced by William Fox. Scenario by Paul H. Sloane, from the adaptation by Paul H. Sloane of the poem “The Village Blacksmith” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Cinematography by George Schneiderman. Presented by William Fox. / New York premiere 2 November 1922. General release 1 January 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / [?] Another source lists the film’s release date as 2 November 1922.

Drama: Rural.

Survival Status: Incomplete print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive (one reel only); the film is presumed lost.

Keywords: Blacksmiths

Listing updated: 19 March 2007.

References: Sherwood-Best p. 194; Sinclair-Ford pp. 32, 233 : ClasIm-223 p. 8; ClasIm-225 p. C8; ClasIm-240 p. 44 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Tag Gallagher.