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The Saphead Overview:

The Saphead (1920) was a Comedy - Silent Films Film directed by Herbert Blaché and produced by Marcus Loew.

The Saphead BlogHub Articles:

O Pesado (1920) / The Saphead (1920)

By Lê on Feb 19, 2019 From Critica Retro

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Buster Keaton in The Saphead (1920) from Kino Classics

By Jill Blake on Jul 17, 2012 From Sittin' on a Backyard Fence

The Blu-ray release of Herbert Blaché’s The Saphead (1920) is the latest addition to Kino’s extensive catalog of Buster Keaton films. The Saphead holds the distinction of being Keaton’s first feature length motion picture. Prior to this movie, he starred in a number of two-re... Read full article

O Pesado (1920) / The Saphead (1920)

By Lê on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

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The Saphead Quotes:

Bertie: I'm good. I've tried my best to get over it - but I can't - and I still kneel down and say my prayers every morning - before I go to bed.
Bertie: All they do here is knock off hats, but I enjoy it. It occupies the mind.
Bertie: Do all these seats cost 100,000 dollars?
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The Saphead Facts
This was Buster Keaton's first feature film.
Buster Keaton was recommended for the role by Douglas Fairbanks, who had created the role on Broadway and turned down the chance to play it again in the film.
Bronson Howard's play, "The Henrietta," opened in New York on 26 September 1887; a revised play, "The New Henrietta," by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes opened there on 22 December 1913 and closed in February 1914 after 48 performances. The opening night cast of the latter play included Douglas Fairbanks as Bertie, Zeffie Tilbury as Hattie and Arthur Stuart Hull as Dr. Wainwright.
One of the few Buster Keaton films in which a hand double is used in a close-up shot to avoid showing that Keaton was missing his right index fingertip.
A rare Buster Keaton smile is visible in the scene in which Bertie reads the newspaper account on the raid of the gambling house.
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