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.
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Cast
16 people
Buster Keaton
Bertie Van Alstyne
Known for
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William H. Crane
Nicholas Van Alstyne
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Beulah Booker
Agnes Gates
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Irving Cummings
Mark Turner
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Edward Jobson
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Edward Connelly
Mr. Musgrave
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Edward Alexander
Watson Flint
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Carol Holloway
Rose Turner
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Jack Livingston
Dr. George Wainright
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Odette Tyler
Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke
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Katherine Albert
Hattie (uncredited)
Henry Clauss
Valet (uncredited)
Herbert Blaché Director · Winchell Smith Director June Mathis Screenplay
United States release September 1, 1920 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro Pictures Corporation
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · September 1, 1920
Theatrical
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