The Blacksmith

He finds himself at odds with virtually every inanimate object in the shop: the forge, the blowtorch, the winch, and sledgehammers resist his control.

Suspecting his assistant of tomfoolery, the enormous senior blacksmith (Joe Roberts), becomes enraged and a fight ensues.

Buster discovers the secret of the giant horseshoe and disables it: dozens of tools plunge to the floor.

[5] Film historians have since found evidence that the version of The Blacksmith Peña uncovered was a substantial reshoot undertaken months after completion of principal photography and a preview screening in New York.

They now believe the rediscovered version was Keaton's final cut intended for wide distribution.

The Blacksmith (1922) by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair
Buster Keaton hoists a Model T engine from a wrecked car as Virginia Fox flirts with an unidentified actor in a scene still for the 1922 comedy short The Blacksmith .