The Saphead

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Cameo
gptkbp:audience cult following
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:based_on play by Edward J. Mc Guire
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
$1 million
gptkbp:budget $200,000
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Saphead
gptkbp:character_appearance period costumes
gptkbp:character_arc growth of the protagonist
gptkbp:character_development Buster Keaton's character
gptkbp:character_relationships father-son dynamic
gptkbp:cinematography Elgin Lessley
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later comedies
influential comedy film
gptkbp:cultural_references 1920s America
gptkbp:design minimalist
gptkbp:director gptkb:Herbert_Blaché
gptkb:Hugh_Ford
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:First_National_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:none
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:musical
gptkbp:film_series Buster Keaton filmography
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:California
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Hugh_Ford
gptkb:Buster_Keaton
physical comedy
slapstick comedy
inspired filmmakers.
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_High_Sign
The Love Nest
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkbp:has_cameo gptkb:none
gptkbp:historical_significance early sound film
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Saphead
gptkbp:influenced future comedies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vaudeville
silent film era
gptkbp:influences silent film comedy
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:is_criticized_for notable reviews
gptkbp:is_motivated_by inheritance
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy classic silent comedy
gptkbp:music gptkb:Carl_Davis
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Joseph_Carl_Breil
gptkbp:narrative_style linear
gptkbp:notable_appearance Buster Keaton's character
Buster Keaton's pratfalls
gptkbp:notable_for Buster Keaton's performance
gptkbp:plot A wealthy young man is tricked into thinking he is a genius.
gptkbp:plot_summary A wealthy man's son is a simpleton.
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:One_Week
Spite Marriage
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:Buster_Keaton_Productions
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1920
gptkb:1930
gptkbp:release_format gptkb:Actor
theatrical
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1920
gptkbp:remake gptkb:none
The Saphead (1930)
gptkbp:runtime 70 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:C._Gardner_Sullivan
gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Clyde_Bruckman
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Buster_Keaton
gptkb:Edward_Arnold_III
gptkb:Marjorie_Daw
gptkbp:themes wealth and foolishness