A Country Hero

1917 film

  • December 10, 1917 (1917-12-10)
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2 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
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A Country Hero is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. The film is considered to be lost.[2]

Cast

  • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Village Blacksmith
  • Buster Keaton as Vaudeville Artist
  • Al St. John as City Gent
  • Alice Lake as Schoolteacher
  • Joe Keaton as Cy Klone, Garage Owner
  • Scott Pembroke (as Stanley Pembroke)
  • Natalie Talmadge as Bit Part (uncredited)

See also

References

  1. ^ Knopf, Robert (August 2, 1999). The theater and cinema of Buster Keaton. Princeton University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-691-00442-6. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: A Country Hero". Silent Era. Retrieved February 26, 2008.

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