A Country Hero

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.

Cast

Roscoe Arbuckle

Village Blacksmith

Buster Keaton

Vaudeville Artist

Al St. John

City Gent

Alice Lake

Schoolteacher

Joe Keaton

Cy Klone, Garage Owner

N/A

Scott Pembroke

Natalie Talmadge

Bit Part (uncredited)