The Blundering Blacksmiths

1917Short

ComedyShort

It is Sunday in Cobweb Corners. The ring of hammer in our hero's blacksmith shop is silent. The melody of a hymn steals out of the village church. The village belle is flirting with the simple-hearted smith. It is Monday, and the ...

Director

Lloyd Hamilton

Writers

N/A

Stars

Lloyd Hamilton, Bud Duncan, Ethel Teare

Release Date

January 23, 1917

Language

None, English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Lloyd Hamilton

as Ham

Bud Duncan

as Bud

Ethel Teare

as The Belle of Cobweb Corners

Henry Murdock

as Hiram Hardheart

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

Kalem Company

🏷️ Keywords

ham and bud seriesactor shares first name with character

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Ham and Bud, but mostly Ham

by Rambler • 2006-06-27

"Lloyd Hamilton became one of the most popular silent comics of the late twenties, largely forgotten today due to the dearth of available films, coupled with his early death in 1935. His incarnation as "Ham" was his first popular character, a fairly disheveled tramp figure. After parting with Bud Duncan, Hamilton developed the "meek" character that he became associated with. This entry in the series kind of hints at things to come as "Ham" is definitely the "star" while "Bud" is shoved into the background. It also dates near the end of the serie..."

📖 Synopsis

It is Sunday in Cobweb Corners. The ring of hammer in our hero's blacksmith shop is silent. The melody of a hymn steals out of the village church. The village belle is flirting with the simple-hearted smith. It is Monday, and the ...