A Country Hero (1917)
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.
Director: Roscoe Arbuckle
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Roscoe Arbuckle as Village Blacksmith |
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Buster Keaton as Vaudeville Artist |
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Al St. John as City Gent |
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Alice Lake as Schoolteacher |
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Joe Keaton as Cy Klone, Garage Owner |
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Scott Pembroke as |
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Natalie Talmadge as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Directing | Roscoe Arbuckle | Director |
| Writing | Roscoe Arbuckle | Story |
| Production | Joseph M. Schenck | Producer |
| Editing | Herbert Warren | Editor |
