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The Saphead

Film character

Bertie Van Alstyne

The Saphead 1920

played by Buster Keaton

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The film

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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Also in The Saphead

  1. The Saphead
    Agnes Gates The Saphead 1920 played by Beulah Booker
  2. The Saphead
    Mark Turner The Saphead 1920 played by Irving Cummings
  3. The Saphead
    Nicholas Van Alstyne The Saphead 1920 played by William H. Crane
  4. The Saphead
    Rose Turner The Saphead 1920 played by Carol Holloway
  5. The Saphead
    Watson Flint The Saphead 1920 played by Edward Alexander
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Elsewhere on screen, Bertie

  1. Victoria & Abdul
    Bertie, Prince of Wales Victoria & Abdul 2017 played by Eddie Izzard
  2. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
    Bertie Hexham Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 played by Harry Hadden-Paton
  3. Mrs. Brown
    Bertie, Prince of Wales Mrs. Brown 1997 played by David Westhead
  4. The Little Princess
    Bertie Minchin The Little Princess 1939 played by Arthur Treacher
  5. The Lesson
    Bertie Sinclair The Lesson 2023 played by Stephen McMillan
  6. The Journey
    Bertie Ahern The Journey 2016 played by Mark Lambert
  7. Mister V
    Bertie Gregson Mister V 1941 played by Manning Whiley
  8. Convicted
    Bertie Williams Convicted 1950 played by Martha Stewart
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