The Saphead
1920 · 77 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 1,841 VOTES · DIR. Winchell Smith, Herbert Blaché
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 214 lines
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00:00:04 Buster Keaton in The Saphead
00:02:49 Nicholas Van Alstyne- known, loved, and feared as "The Old Nick of The Street."
00:05:32 Mark Turner had succeeded in marrying Old Nick's daughter -
00:08:21 "I'm afraid you'd find me rotten company."
00:11:18 I am destitute and very ill. I must see you. Henrietta Reynolds
00:13:34 "What's happened to you lately? Getting home at daylight -
00:16:08 Agnes was an orphan -- whom Nick has brought up as his own child.
00:21:42 "Are those things worth two thousand dollars?"
00:25:00 Young Men of Prominent Families Given Free Ride to Police Station.
00:27:42 - I'm afraid you won't care for me any more."
00:30:27 - this is the last check you'll get from me!"
00:32:37 Watson Flint -- Nick's broker, and a friend of the family.
00:36:20 "No matter what Uncle Nick says, I'll marry you whenever you want me --"
00:38:23 "I'm going to marry Bertie tonight."
00:40:44 "Perhaps they've locked her up."
00:44:26 "Anything else?"
00:49:30 "Bertie, these belong to you ---- they're from Henrietta."
00:57:17 Mark has induced Nick to go on his yachting trip as planned.
00:59:10 "While he is away they are mine."
01:01:43 "Mr. Van Alstyne won't return for a week -- and Mr. Turner is in charge."
01:03:21 - that Henrietta girl, and put the blame on Mr. Bertie-"
01:06:40 -HENRIETTA -HENRIETTA -HENRIETTA
01:08:54 "Every time you hear a man yelling 'Henrietta' -
01:13:03 "He's bought a cottage on Long Island -- this is his address."
Cast & Characters
Edward Jobson
Reverend Murray Hilton
Beulah Booker
Agnes Gates
Edward Connelly
Mr. Musgrave
Edward Alexander
Watson Flint
Irving Cummings
Mark Turner
Odette Tyler
Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke
Carol Holloway
Rose Turner
Jack Livingston
Dr. George Wainright
William H. Crane
Nicholas Van Alstyne
Buster Keaton
Bertie Van Alstyne
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed214
Dialogue density2.8 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:13:03
Production Record
DirectorWinchell Smith, Herbert Blaché
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,841