The Saphead

The Saphead

1920 · 77 min · EN · 5.8 (54 votes)
Dir. Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith · Starring Buster Keaton, William H. Crane, Beulah Booker, Irving Cummings, Edward Jobson, Edward Connelly
DramaComedy

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.

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A charmingly old-fashioned silent comedy about a naive young man finding his footing. It's a lighthearted romp through early 20th-century high society, filled with gentle humor and a sweet, feel-good resolution.

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