The Saphead

The Saphead

77 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 1, 1920

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.

The Saphead

77 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 1, 1920

The Saphead
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Metro Pictures Corporation
Original title The Saphead
Directors Marcel De Sano, Winchell Smith, Herbert Blaché
Writers Victor Mapes, Bronson Howard, Winchell Smith, June Mathis

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

Edward Connelly

as Mr. Musgrave

Edward Alexander

as Watson Flint

Carol Holloway

as Rose Turner

Jack Livingston

as Dr. George Wainright

Odette Tyler

as Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke

Katherine Albert

as Hattie (uncredited)

Henry Clauss

as Valet (uncredited)

Edward F. Cline

as Stock Exchange member (uncredited)

Alfred Hollingsworth

as Hathaway (uncredited)

Helen Holte

as Henrietta Reynolds (uncredited)

Jeffrey Williams

as Hutchins (uncredited)