poster

A Country Hero

Comedy

5.0

Release Date

December 10, 1917

Duration

20 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the affections of a pretty schoolteacher. A city chap unites the two rivals when he tries to steal the girl. An annual village ball features amateur talent in vaudeville stunts with Keaton as a wriggling Fatima who charms a long black stocking from a cigar box like a snake. The film is presumed lost.

Casts

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Village Blacksmith

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Al St. John

City Gent

Al St. John

Alice Lake

Schoolteacher

Alice Lake

Joe Keaton

Cy Klone, Garage Owner

Joe Keaton

Scott Pembroke

Scott Pembroke

Natalie Talmadge

Bit Part (uncredited)

Natalie Talmadge

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