The Sap from Syracuse

The Sap from Syracuse

Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Screenplay by Jack O'Donnell
John Griffith Wray
John Hayden
Gertrude Purcell
Starring Jack Oakie
Ginger Rogers
Granville Bates
George Barbier
Sidney Riggs
Betty Starbuck
Verree Teasdale
Music by Vernon Duke
Johnny Green
Cinematography Larry Williams
Edited by Helene Turner
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • July 26, 1930 (1930-07-26)
Running time
68 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Sap from Syracuse is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by John Griffith Wray, along with Jack O'Donnell, John Hayden and Gertrude Purcell. The film stars Jack Oakie, Ginger Rogers, Granville Bates, George Barbier, and Verree Teasdale. The film was released on July 26, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

Jack Oakie (left) in The Sap from Syracuse

Everybody enjoys playing pranks on Littleton Looney, so when he wins a voyage on a luxury liner, word is mischievously sent ahead to the captain that Looney is a rich and famous mining engineer.

Aboard ship, Looney makes the acquaintance of Ellen Saunders, who is being followed by two strangers trying to steal her money. Befriended by kindly Senator Powell, he comes up with a suggestion that saves a company a considerable amount of time and money, impressing both Ellen and the senator, who turns out to be the famed engineer, traveling incognito.

Cast

References

  1. "The-Sap-from-Syracuse - Trailer - Cast". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  2. "The Sap From Syracuse (1930) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2015.


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