The Saphead (1920)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 17min
- Comedy, Drama
- 20 Sep 1920 (USA)
- Movie
The simple-minded son of a rich financier must find his own way in the world.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
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Edward Jobson | ... |
Reverend Murray Hilton
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| Beulah Booker | ... |
Agnes Gates
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| Edward Connelly | ... |
Mr. Musgrave
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| Edward Alexander | ... |
Watson Flint
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| Irving Cummings | ... |
Mark Turner
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Odette Tyler | ... |
Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke
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| Carol Holloway | ... |
Rose Turner
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| Jack Livingston | ... |
Dr. George Wainright
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| William H. Crane | ... |
Nicholas Van Alstyne
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| Buster Keaton | ... |
Bertie Van Alstyne
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Katherine Albert | ... |
Hattie (uncredited)
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| George Berrell | ... |
Jim Hardy from Arizona (uncredited)
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Henry Clauss | ... |
Valet (uncredited)
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| Alfred Hollingsworth | ... |
Hathaway (uncredited)
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Helen Holte | ... |
Henrietta Reynolds (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Williams | ... |
Hutchins (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Herbert Blaché | ||
| Winchell Smith | ||
Written by
| Bronson Howard | ... | (original play "The Henrietta") |
| Victor Mapes | ... | (play "The New Henrietta") |
| June Mathis | ... | (scenario) |
| Winchell Smith | ... | (play "The New Henrietta") |
Produced by
| John Golden | ... | producer |
| Marcus Loew | ... | producer |
| Winchell Smith | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (1995) |
Cinematography by
| Harold Wenstrom | ||
Art Direction by
| F.H. Webster | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marcel De Sano | ... | assistant director |
Music Department
| Robert Israel | ... | musical director: 1995 edition |
Additional Crew
| Raymond Rohauer | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro Pictures Corporation (1920) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Imperial Pictures (1922) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå (1923) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (1995) (United States) (VHS) (Included with "The High Sign" and "One Week" in "The Art of Buster Keaton Vol. One")
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD) (on 'The Art of Buster Keaton')
- Orbit Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bret Wood / INK (vhs package design)
- Film Preservation Associates (preservation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nick Van Alstyne owns the Henrietta silver mine and is very rich. His son Bertie is naive and spoiled. His daughter Rose is married to shady investor Mark. Mark wrecks Bertie's wedding plans by making him take the blame for Mark's illegitimate daughter. Mark also nearly ruins the family business by selling off Henrietta stock at too low a price. Bertie, of all people, must come to the rescue on the trading floor.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | He Forbade Them To Wed! Then he cut the lad off with a paltry million! (Print Ad- Duluth Herald, ((Duluth, Minn.)) 5 February 1921) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Feature-film debut of Buster Keaton. See more » |
| Goofs | When Bertie's car pulls up to the house after the aborted wedding, the front gate is closed, but when he gets out of the car it is wide open. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987). See more » |
| Quotes |
Bertie:
All they do here is knock off hats, but I enjoy it. It occupies the mind. See more » |