Glenn Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Anyone remember the blacksmith scene in the movie The Harvey Girls (1946) with Judy Garlin, John Hodiak? The movie is about a mail order bride that stops in a frontier gambler's town to work as a waitress. The hammer the girl uses in the blacksmith shop looks to be about a 6 pound cross peen. Take notice of the hot horse shoe that smokes and bends under the hammer blows. Look at the red hot horse show just before she thrown it into the slack tub and then notice the sizzle and steam ad it hits the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 A lot of the old movies get smithing right as they were exposed to the real thing back when they were young. Note that some of the old westerns have both a blacksmith shop and also a shoeing forge at the livery stable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Is there a video to view her smithing prowess at this link Glenn? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Have any of you noticed just how many movies have a blacksmith or a reference to blacksmith's in them? Most westerns are a given, but there are so many diverse movies that include smiths. I remember being at the movie theater with my nephew and him saying "look, another blacksmith" - I whispered back . . . "there's always a blacksmith". It's become a bit of a joke for us to see who notices something referencing smithing in a movie or TV show before the other does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 African Queen, Conan, Pirates of the Cash register... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The blacksmithing/armouring in A Knight's Tale is hillarious (hillarious tosh, that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpworks Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hey! what about spartacus or the gladiator they had showed working smiths,at least they showed the viewers that.they were more likely cooking hot dogs or steak because it was a movie from HollyWood after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Lord of the Rings ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 The Harvey Girls was on one of the high number channels late at night. I would have completely missed it had it not been for the anvil in the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Gay Rossiter Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Well, heck, I have never seen this Judy Garland Movie. Now I feel I need to try and find it somewhere so I can see it. I am wondering? did you say Little Judy Garland was swinging a 6 # hammer? I can't imagine her ever being able to lift one. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Not Judy, but another lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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