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Smithy may refer to: * Forge or smithy, the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith Films * ''Smithy'' (1924 film), a silent American film starring Stan Laurel * ''Smithy'' (1933 film), a British comedy-drama film starring Edmund Gwenn * ''Smithy'' (1946 film), an Australian film based on Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's flight across the Pacific Ocean People and fictional characters * Smithy (nickname), a list of people and fictional characters * Horace Smithy Horace Gilbert Smithy Jr. (July 19, 1914 – October 28, 1948) was an American cardiac surgeon who in 1948 performed the first successful mitral valve repair ( mitral valvulotomy) since the 1920s. Smithy's work was complicated because it predated ...

Forge
A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to the point at which work hardening no longer occurs. The metal (known as the "workpiece") is transported to and from the forge using tongs, which are also used to hold the workpiece on the smithy's anvil while the smith works it with a hammer. Sometimes, such as when hardening steel or cooling the work so that it may be handled with bare hands, the workpiece is transported to the slack tub, which rapidly cools the workpiece in a large body of water. However, depending on the metal type, it may require an oil quench or a salt brine instead; many metals require more than plain water hardening. The slack tub also provides water to control the fire in the forge. Types Coal/coke/charcoal forge A forge typically uses bituminous coal, indus ...
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Smithy (1924 Film)
''Smithy'' is a 1924 American silent film starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel - Smithy * James Finlayson - Sergeant * William Gillespie - The Boss * Glenn Tryon - Mr. Smith * Jack Ackroyd - (uncredited) * Eddie Baker - (uncredited) * Sammy Brooks - Man in Employment Line (uncredited) * Jack Gavin - Foreman (uncredited) * Ena Gregory - Secretary (uncredited) * Charlie Hall - (uncredited) * Fred Karno Jr. - Worker (uncredited) * Marvin Loback - Worker (uncredited) * George Rowe - Worker (uncredited) See also * List of American films of 1924 This is a list of American films released in 1924. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y–Z See also * 1924 in the United States Referenc ... References External links * 1924 films 1924 comedy films 1924 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Jeske Silent American comedy short films 1 ...
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Smithy (1933 Film)
''Smithy'' is a 1933 British comedy drama film directed by George King and starring Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Novak and D. A. Clarke-Smith. It was made as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at their Teddington Studios.Wood p.79 Cast * Edmund Gwenn as John Smith * Peggy Novak as Jane * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Boyd * Eve Gray as Daughter * Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ... as Sir Olds * Viola Compton as Lucy * Charles Hickman as Son * Charles Hawtrey References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films British comedy-drama films 1933 comedy-drama films Fi ...
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Smithy (1946 Film)
''Smithy'' (also known as ''Southern Cross'' in the UK and ''Pacific Adventure'' in the US) is a 1946 Australian adventure film about pioneering Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith directed by Ken G. Hall starring Ron Randell. It was Hall's last feature film as a director. Plot In 1943 in the South-West Pacific, some Australian and American airmen discuss the story of "Smithy", Charles Kingsford Smith. The Americans are told the story by an old officer of his, along with a waiter, Stringer, who knew him. The story starts in 1917 with his recovering from a wound incurred in fighting over the Western Front. Kingsford Smith is rewarded with the Military Cross from the King. When the war ends, Kingsford Smith is determined to make a career out of flying. He attempts to enter the England to Australia Air Race in 1919 but is stopped by Prime Minister Billy Hughes. He then decides to become the first person to fly from the United States to Australia across the Pacific. Kin ...
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Smithy (nickname)
Smithy is a nickname for: People * Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), Australian pioneer aviator * Ian Smith (1919–2007), Prime Minister of Rhodesia and World War II Royal Air Force pilot * Mike Smith (broadcaster) (1955–2014), British television and radio presenter, racing driver, pilot and businessman * W. G. G. Duncan Smith (1914–1996), World War II flying ace Fictional characters * Smithy (''Mario''), the main villain of the video game ''Super Mario RPG'' * Dale Smith (''The Bill''), in the television series ''The Bill'' * Neil "Smithy" Smith, in the television series ''Gavin & Stacey'' * Smithy, hero of stories by Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of crime and adventure fiction. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was ...