The Saphead (1920)
The Saphead
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Buster Keaton
as Bertie Van Alstyne
as Bertie Van Alstyne
William H. Crane
as Nicholas Van Alstyne
as Nicholas Van Alstyne
Beulah Booker
as Agnes Gates
as Agnes Gates
Irving Cummings
as Mark Turner
as Mark Turner
Edward Jobson
as Reverend Murray Hilton
as Reverend Murray Hilton
Edward Connelly
as Mr. Musgrave
as Mr. Musgrave
Edward Alexander
as Watson Flint
as Watson Flint
Carol Holloway
as Rose Turner
as Rose Turner
Jack Livingston
as Dr. George Wainright
as Dr. George Wainright
Odette Tyler
as Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke
as Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke
Katherine Albert
as Hattie (uncredited)
as Hattie (uncredited)
Henry Clauss
as Valet (uncredited)
as Valet (uncredited)
Edward F. Cline
as Stock Exchange member (uncredited)
as Stock Exchange member (uncredited)
Alfred Hollingsworth
as Hathaway (uncredited)
as Hathaway (uncredited)
Helen Holte
as Henrietta Reynolds (uncredited)
as Henrietta Reynolds (uncredited)
Jeffrey Williams
as Hutchins (uncredited)
as Hutchins (uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Herbert Blaché
Director
Director
Winchell Smith
Director
Director
June Mathis
Screenplay
Screenplay
Bronson Howard
Writer
Writer
Victor Mapes
Writer
Writer
Winchell Smith
Writer
Writer
John Golden
Producer
Producer
Marcus Loew
Producer
Producer
Winchell Smith
Producer
Producer
Harold Wenstrom
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
F.H. Webster
Art Direction
Art Direction
Marcel De Sano
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
