The Blacksmith

1922 short film directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair
Movie short_film Q3281810
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The Blacksmith

Summary

The Blacksmith is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Blacksmith's image is recorded as The-Blacksmith-1922.jpg[3].
  • The Blacksmith's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Blacksmith's director is recorded as Buster Keaton[5].
  • The Blacksmith's director is recorded as Malcolm St. Clair[6].
  • The Blacksmith's screenwriter is recorded as Buster Keaton[7].
  • The Blacksmith's screenwriter is recorded as Malcolm St. Clair[8].
  • The Blacksmith's genre is recorded as silent film[9].
  • The Blacksmith's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • The Blacksmith's cast member is recorded as Buster Keaton[11].
  • The Blacksmith's cast member is recorded as Joe Roberts[12].
  • The Blacksmith's cast member is recorded as Virginia Fox[13].
  • The Blacksmith's producer is recorded as Joseph M. Schenck[14].
  • The Blacksmith's production company is recorded as First National Pictures[15].
  • The Blacksmith's director of photography is recorded as Elgin Lessley[16].
  • The Blacksmith's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0012945[17].
  • The Blacksmith's Commons category is recorded as The Blacksmith[18].
  • The Blacksmith's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Blacksmith's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Blacksmith's publication date is recorded as +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Blacksmith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cqdcv[22].
  • The Blacksmith's Internet Archive ID is recorded as TheBlacksmith[23].
  • The Blacksmith's PORT film ID is recorded as 46336[24].
  • The Blacksmith's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 5525[25].
  • The Blacksmith's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Blacksmith'}[26].
  • The Blacksmith's AllMovie title ID is recorded as v146479[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Blacksmith's producer is recorded as Joseph M. Schenck[14]. Directors include Buster Keaton[5] and Malcolm St. Clair[6]. Screenwriters include Buster Keaton[7] and Malcolm St. Clair[8]. Cast members include Buster Keaton[11], Joe Roberts[12], and Virginia Fox[13].

Publication

The Blacksmith's publication date is recorded as +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z[21]. Genres include silent film[9] and comedy film[10].

Why It Matters

The Blacksmith ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Blacksmith. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blacksmith
MLA “The Blacksmith.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blacksmith.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-blacksmith_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Blacksmith}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blacksmith}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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