
My Wife's Relations(1922)
Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.


“... and the muscles of his brawny arms, were strong as rubber bands.”
Buster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends the smithy to jail. Buster helps several customers with horses, then destroys a Rolls Royce while fixing the car parked next to it.

Buster Keaton
Blacksmith's Assistant

Virginia Fox
Horsewoman

Joe Roberts
Blacksmith

Edward F. Cline
Engineer

Malcolm St. Clair
Engineer

Billy Franey
Sheriff
The Blacksmith is a comedy film released in 1922 exploring themes of silent film, magnet, short film. Directed by Buster Keaton, it stars Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts. Buster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends the smithy to jail. Buster helps several customers with horses, then destroys a Rolls Royce while fixing the car parked next to it.
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