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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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