A Country Hero

20min

Comedy

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.

Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Village Blacksmith
Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Vaudeville Artist
Al St. John

Al St. John

City Gent
Alice Lake

Alice Lake

Schoolteacher
Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Cy Klone, Garage Owner
Natalie Talmadge

Natalie Talmadge

Bit Part (uncredited)

Release date

10th Dec 1917

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language