The Saphead (1920)

Directed by

Herbert Blaché

Genre

silent film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young man is naive and easily fooled by others. He gets into a series of misunderstandings and comic situations in high society.

lightheartedplayfulgentlewhimsicalold-fashionedcharmingfluffy

What happens

The Saphead is a 1920 American comedy-drama film featuring Buster Keaton. It was the actor's first starring role in a full-length feature and the film that launched his career as a leading man. Keaton was cast on the recommendation of Douglas Fairbanks. The plot was a merging of two stories, Bronson Howard's 1887 play The Henrietta and the 1913 play based on Howard's comedy, The New Henrietta by Victor Mapes and Winchell Smith, which was meant to be an adaption of Howard's play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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