This is the ninth of buster keatons featurelength comedies that kino classics has brought to the bluray format, along with the complete collection of his silent short comedies last summer. The saphead 1920 allmovie movies and films database. The saphead was a stepping stone on buster keatons way to stardom. He plays a young man who takes the blame for something someone else did but saves the family honor nonetheless. It is based on a play, the new henrietta, that starred douglas fairbanks, who made his film debut in the movie version in 1915, retitled the lamb. Fairbanks suggested keaton for the role when it was going to be remade. The saphead 1920 1st buster keaton featurelength film. One week 1920, the floorwalker 1916, cops 1922, the masquerader 1914, steamboat bill 1928, neighbors 1920, grandmas boy 1922 grandmas boy 1922 harold lloyd, edward f. Silent era home page psfl the saphead 1920 a growing source of silent era film information.
The saphead 1920 with film print email buster keaton shows some wear and tear after working on the floor of the exchange. Buster keaton, silent film, silent movie stars, free. He hatches a scheme to make a killing in the stock market to win the affections of. Buster keaton article about buster keaton by the free.
This film, the saphead, launched keatons film career and proved his. This listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett. The injury is most clearly visible in the garage 1920, when keaton steadies roscoe fatty. The short films collection 19201923 the saphead 1920. Of the 37 silent or partially silent films ricardo cortez completed after he. Mark wrecks berties wedding plans by making him take the blame for marks illegitimate daughter.
The movie is also, like so many silents, a historical touchstone, with ample shots of bustling 1920 new york, and a startling simulacrum if not actual onlocation shooting of the exchange, where one month prior to the films release a bomb was ignited, killing 33 people. Mark also nearly ruins the family business by selling off henrietta stock at too low. The saphead was buster keatons feature film debut that made him real star and respectable as an actor. Buster keaton makes his featurefilm debut in this silent film as bertie van alstyne, the mollycoddled son of wall street tycoon nicholas van alstyne william h. The saphead film poster directed byherbert blache winchell smith produced byjohn golden marcus loew winchell smith written bybuster keaton bronson howard victor mapes june mathis winchell smith starringbuster keaton beulah booker cinematographyharold wenstrom production company metro pictures distributed bymetro pictures release date october 18, 1920 running time 77 minutes countryunited states languagesilent the saphead is a 1920 american comedy film featuring buster keaton. Academy honorary award winning famous yesteryear american actor, comedian, filmmaker, screenwriter, and stunt performer buster keaton began his journey in the entertainment industry as a child artist. Kino classics is proud to announce the release of buster keatons first featurelength film, the saphead 1920, on bluray and dvd. Feature debut of buster keaton, costarring beulah booker, and directed by herbert blache. Buster keaton sports a rare smile talking to beulah booker in the saphead 1920. Keaton then went on to serving in the army, where after returning he completed his first fulllength feature, the. The saphead not rated 1h 17min comedy 20 september 1920 usa the simpleminded son of a rich financier must find his own way in the world.
The film is about the angloirish treaty that michael collins bargained for with the british government in 1921. Compared to best known keatons movies the saphead might feel little bit boring and slow because the film. The saphead was based on the triedandtrue winchell smith stage comedy the new henrietta, previously filmed in 1915 as the lamb. Having buster come in to do his thing makes this film unforgettable, but in no way nearly as good as the films he would go on to make independently. In 1920, keaton enjoyed his first starring role in a fulllength feature film, per. He made numerous short films as well as such feature films as three ages, sherlock, jr. Buster keaton, at the time a popular 2reel comedy attraction, makes his feature film debut in the role of the addlepated son of wall street lion william h. Buster keaton the saphead 1920 silent film part 2 video. By the end of 1920 buster keaton created, directed and starred in four brilliant masterpieces one week, convict. The saphead 1920 the scatterbrained son of a wall street tycoon goes to the stock exchange and saves his father from bankruptcy. Having seen this film multiple times, it was great to finally watch it on bluray and also getting the opportunity to watch the alternative version included. The saphead bluray release date july 10, 2012 ultimate edition. He entered films in 1917 with the butcher boy, and after brief service in world war i, he made a series of short movies, along with his first feature, the saphead 1920. Nick van alstyne owns the henrietta silver mine and is very rich.
Rent the saphead 1920 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It is his first feature length film, and is as much a drama as it is a comedy. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Buster keaton, silent film, silent movie stars, free classic film, old movies, silent film streaming, silent era, archive films, rare films, silent comedy, silent classics, classic images. Bertie is the idler who rallies on the floor of the stock market to save his father from financial disaster. Feature films on vhs and laserdisc home video unavailable on dvd old ironsides 1928 the student prince in old heidelburg 1928 the wedding march 1928 a woman of affairs 1929 silent era related on vhs home video unavailable on dvd camera. The drama is set in the year 1920 at filmstaden where the film director victor sjostrom is shooting the film the phantom carriage. By 1923 he was exercising complete artistic control over his films and he had established his persona as a deadpan and agile everyman undaunted by the most extreme situations. For instance, variety noted his quiet work in this picture is a revelation. This film was apparently based on a big broadway success of the previous decade. While buster keaton is the star of the saphead, this isnt really a keaton film. Crane is the wall street tycoon worried about the future of his lazy son bertie buster keaton in this comedy. Buster keaton, american film comedian and director, the great stone face, known for his deadpan expression and his imaginative and often elaborate visual comedy. The saphead bluray delivers great video and audio in this.
In fact, his most appropriate parallel is greta garbo. The movie is also, like so many silents, a historical touchstone, with ample shots of bustling 1920 new york, and a startling simulacrum if not actual onlocation shooting of the exchange, where one month prior to the films release a. The saphead 1920 kinoxto kbs downloaden the saphead 1920 torrent kbs downloaden hot. The saphead may not be the best film in buster keatons oeuvre, but what a delightful and fun film. Until now there has never been an organization with the purpose to place a star on the hollywood walk of fame for movie personalities from a century ago.
He went on to garner immense popularity earning the epithet the great stone face for his physical comedy that became his trademark. Buster keatons performance in the film was singled out as having an unusual stillness for his character that gave him a distinctive presence on screen. This dvd is part of kinos the art of buster keaton, a series of ten dvds available separately or as a box set with a bonus dvd covering the complete output of buster keaton from 1920 to 1928, by far his most fertile and creative period. Ultimate edition kino lorber 1920 1 movie, 2 cuts 77 min not rated jul 10. Streamcloud the saphead 1920 deutsch stream german. Buster keaton in the saphead by winchell smith 1920. His daughter rose is married to shady investor mark.
Even before this film was released he had launched his independent moviemaking. No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat. The saphead is a remake of the douglas fairbanks film the lamb, which was released roughly five years before. The film is based on broadway play where bertie van alstyne was played by douglas fairbanks, who declined the opportunity to reprise his role on big screen. The saphead 1920 starring buster keaton internet archive. Watch him transform and grow through out the years as he becomes a master at his craft. The hollywood revue of 1929 buster keaton princess raja 1929. Media in category the saphead the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The saphead is different from everything youve seen buster in, and it also was a milestone in his amazing career. Each dvd contains between two and four films, so the rating for picture quality applies only to the main feature. I just bought the ultimate buster keaton collection bluray box set and im pretty happy with it but its not for everybody. The saphead is a 1920 american comedy film featuring buster keaton. It was the actors first starring role in a fulllength feature and the film that launched his.