
The Blacksmith
... and the muscles of his brawny arms, were strong as rubber bands.
Directed by Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair
Produced by First National Pictures
A lighthearted silent comedy built on physical gags and slapstick mishaps in a blacksmith shop, where Buster Keaton's deadpan antics create chaos and destruction with cheerful abandon.
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.
Questions people ask
Is The Blacksmith scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The Blacksmith sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is The Blacksmith easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does The Blacksmith end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Blacksmith violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Blacksmith
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Blacksmith
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Blacksmith, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Blacksmith, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Blacksmith, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.























































