A Country Hero

A Country Hero
The Moving Picture World August 12, 1917
Directed by	Roscoe Arbuckle
Written by	Roscoe Arbuckle
Starring	Roscoe Arbuckle Buster Keaton
Cinematography	George Peters
Edited by	Herbert Warren
Production company	Comique Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 10, 1917 (1917-12-10) [1]
Running time	2 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

A Country Hero is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. The film is considered to be lost. ^[2]

Cast

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

See also

• Fatty Arbuckle filmography
• Buster Keaton filmography
• List of lost films

References

1. Knopf, Robert (August 2, 1999). The theater and cinema of Buster Keaton. Princeton University Press. p. 180. ISBN   978-0-691-00442-6 . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: A Country Hero". Silent Era. Retrieved February 26, 2008.

External links

• A Country Hero at IMDb
• A Country Hero at SilentEra
• A Country Hero at the International Buster Keaton Society