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  • A Country Hero (1917)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
A Country Hero (1917)
Short | Short, Comedy

This was the film debut of Joe Keaton, Buster's dad. In one scene he kicks each of the principals into a horse trough. Roscoe owns a blacksmith shop and Joe a garage in the town of Jazzville. They are rivals for schoolteacher Alice but ...See moreThis was the film debut of Joe Keaton, Buster's dad. In one scene he kicks each of the principals into a horse trough. Roscoe owns a blacksmith shop and Joe a garage in the town of Jazzville. They are rivals for schoolteacher Alice but join forces against new arrival Al. Buster performs at a village ball. Written by Ed Stephan See less
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Updated Dec 10, 1917

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Dec 10, 1917 (United States)

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