The Saphead (1920)

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The Saphead on IMDb 6.2/10 1,211 votes

Released:
1920-09-01

Overview:
Nick Van Alstyne owns the Henrietta silver mine and is very rich and 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, and also nearly ruins the family business by selling off some stock at too low a price.

Directors:
Winchell Smith, Herbert Blaché

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Buster Keaton
    as
    Bertie Van Alstyne
  • William H. Crane
    as
    Nicholas Van Alstyne
  • Beulah Booker
    as
    Agnes Gates
  • Irving Cummings
    as
    Mark Turner
  • Edward Jobson
    as
    Reverend Murray Hilton