The Saphead (1920)

19201h 14mdir. Herbert BlachéUnited Statessilent filmcomedy drama

With Buster Keaton, Edward Connelly, Beulah Booker, Edward Alexander, Edward Jobson, Odette Tyler, Irving Cummings, Jack Livingston

Directed by Herbert Blaché

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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.

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