The Village Blacksmith
1922(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.
Acted in
Will Walling
as John Hammond
Virginia True Boardman
as Mrs. John Hammond
Virginia Valli
as Alice Hammond
Ida Mae McKenzie
as Alice as a Child
David Butler
as Bill Hammond
Gordon Griffith
as Bill as a Child
George Hackathorne
as Johnnie Hammond
Pat Moore
as Johnnie as a Child
Tully Marshall
as Squire Ezra Brigham
Ralph Yearsley
as Anson Brigham
Henri De La Garrique
as Anson as a Child
Francis Ford
as Asa Martin
Bessie Love
as Rosemary Martin
Helen Field
as Rosemary as a Child
Lon Poff
as Gideon Crane
Mark Fenton
as Dr. Brewster
Cordelia Callahan
as Aunt Hattie
Caroline Rankin
as Squire's Wife
Eddie Gribbon
as The Village Gossip
Lucille Hutton
as Flapper