The Village Gossip's primary photo
  • The Village Gossip (1908)
  • Short | Short, Drama
Primary photo for The Village Gossip
The Village Gossip (1908)
Short | Short, Drama
The story opens showing the exterior of a blacksmith shop, the blacksmith and father are at work on a wagon wheel, both talking to Gambler Joe, who is the well-known gambler of the West. The gambler, who the blacksmith thinks is a friend, ...See moreThe story opens showing the exterior of a blacksmith shop, the blacksmith and father are at work on a wagon wheel, both talking to Gambler Joe, who is the well-known gambler of the West. The gambler, who the blacksmith thinks is a friend, turns out, as is always the case, to be a villain. It happens to be the noon hour and the blacksmith's wife arrives with lunch bucket. The blacksmith introduces his wife to Joe, the gambler, and they are next seen leaving the blacksmith shop together. They are now followed by an old hag (The Village Gossip) and Snake, a local scandal monger, who goes to the confiding blacksmith and father and tells him his wife is in love with Joe, the gambler, and they are planning an elopement. The blacksmith refuses to listen, and pushes Snake, the local scandal monger to the ground, and Gossips (the old hag) startles the blacksmith by showing him his wife and Gambler Joe going up the road in a wagon at a fast clip. The next scene shows the blacksmith saddling his horse, and taking his gun in pursuit, and after an exciting ride overtakes the gambler, who shows fight. The blacksmith dismounts his horse, and he meets the gambler face to face. At this moment the driver for the gambler rushes up behind the blacksmith and hits him on the head, knocking him senseless to the ground. Then the gambler and driver pick the blacksmith up and carry him across the lot to the railroad tracks, and place his body across the tracks. This is followed by the thrilling rescue of the blacksmith by his wife as the swiftly moving train approaches. She now realizes at last, her eyes being opened, takes her husband home, and tells the gambler to leave, that she will never see him again. The wife, whose perfidy is turned to love and obedience by seeing through the thinly veiled machinations of the villainous gambler. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
Read more: Plot summary
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
See all filmmakers & crew (1)
Trending

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about The Village Gossip.
Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 22, 1908
Release date
Aug 22, 1908 (United States)

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Village Gossip.

Cast

 + Add Cast
0 cast members

Contribute to this section by adding a cast member

Add cast
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

+ Add external reviews