The Saphead
1920 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith |
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| Writer: | Bronson Howard, Winchell Smith, Victor Mapes, June Mathis, Buster Keaton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1920 |
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| Director: | Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith |
| Writer: | Bronson Howard, Winchell Smith, Victor Mapes, June Mathis, Buster Keaton |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | silent film |
| Production Companies | Metro Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Buster Keaton | Bertie Van Alstyne |
| William H. Crane | Nicholas Van Alstyne |
| Beulah Booker | Agnes Gates |
| Irving Cummings | Mark Turner |
| Edward Jobson | Reverend Murray Hilton |
| Edward Connelly | Mr. Musgrave |
| Edward Alexander | Watson Flint |
| Carol Holloway | Rose Turner |
| Jack Livingston | Dr. George Wainright |
| Odette Tyler | Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke |
| Katherine Albert | Hattie (uncredited) |
| Henry Clauss | Valet (uncredited) |
| Edward F. Cline | Stock Exchange member (uncredited) |
| Alfred Hollingsworth | Hathaway (uncredited) |
| Helen Holte | Henrietta Reynolds (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Williams | Hutchins (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herbert Blaché | Director |
| Bronson Howard | Writer |
| Winchell Smith | Writer, Director |
| Victor Mapes | Writer |
| Harold Wenstrom | Director of Photography |
| F.H. Webster | Art Direction |
| Marcel De Sano | Assistant Director |
| June Mathis | Screenplay |
| Buster Keaton | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Golden | Producer |
| Marcus Loew | Producer |
| Winchell Smith | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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