The Saphead

Directed by Winchell Smith, Herbert Blaché
Not Rated
1920    77mDrama, Comedy,
6.157%48%5.7
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.

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  • Buster KeatonBertie Van Alstyne / Writer
  • William H. CraneNicholas Van Alstyne
  • Beulah BookerAgnes Gates
  • Irving CummingsMark Turner
  • Edward JobsonReverend Murray Hilton
  • Edward ConnellyMr. Musgrave
  • Edward AlexanderWatson Flint
  • Carol HollowayRose Turner
  • Jack LivingstonDr. George Wainright
  • Odette TylerMrs. Cornelia Opdyke
  • Katherine AlbertHattie (uncredited)
  • Henry ClaussValet (uncredited)
  • Edward F. ClineStock Exchange member (uncredited)
  • Alfred HollingsworthHathaway (uncredited)
  • Helen HolteHenrietta Reynolds (uncredited)
  • Jeffrey WilliamsHutchins (uncredited)
  • Winchell SmithDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Herbert BlachéDirector
  • Bronson HowardWriter
  • June MathisScreenplay

The Saphead Ratings & Reviews

The Saphead Trivia

The Saphead was released on September 1, 1920.

The Saphead was directed by Winchell Smith, Herbert Blaché.

The Saphead has a runtime of 77m.

The Saphead was produced by Winchell Smith, John Golden, Marcus Loew.

The key characters in The Saphead are Bertie Van Alstyne (Buster Keaton), Nicholas Van Alstyne (William H. Crane), Agnes Gates (Beulah Booker).

The Saphead is rated Not Rated.

The Saphead is a Drama, Comedy, Romance film.

The Saphead has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10.

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