"Small Talk": An Incluvie Film Festival Review
The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
The Saphead (1920)
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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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.
Rating:
Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:June Mathis, Bronson Howard, Victor Mapes, Winchell Smith, Buster Keaton
In Theaters:9/1/1920
Box Office:
Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:Metro Pictures Corporation
Cast
Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith
Director
Buster Keaton
Bertie Van Alstyne
William H. Crane
Nicholas Van Alstyne
Beulah Booker
Agnes Gates
Irving Cummings
Mark Turner
Edward Jobson
Reverend Murray Hilton
Edward Connelly
Mr. Musgrave
Edward Alexander
Watson Flint
Carol Holloway
Rose Turner
Jack Livingston
Dr. George Wainright
Odette Tyler
Mrs. Cornelia Opdyke
Katherine Albert
Hattie (uncredited)
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