TheSapheadisa1920comedyfilmfeaturingBusterKeaton.Itwastheactor'sfirststarringroleinafull-lengthfeatureandthefilmthatlaunchedhiscareereee
Theplotwasamergingoftwostories,BronsonHoward'splayTheHenriettaandthenovelTheNewHenriettabyVictorMapesandWinchellSmith,whichwasmeanttobeanadaptionofHoward'splay.