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The Sap from Syracuse

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1930 | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved How to Marry a Millionaire or Amadeus, start here.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 8 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1930: an older pace and style.

Ellen Saunders is an heiress on a cruise to Europe being pursued by a day laborer mistaken for a prominent mining engineer. During the cruise, he foils two crooks trying to get their hands on her lucrative nickel mine.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by A. Edward Sutherland

  • Jack OakieLittleton Looney
  • Ginger RogersEllen Saunders
  • Granville BatesSidney Hycross
  • George BarbierSenator Powell
  • Sidney RiggsNick Pangolos
  • Betty StarbuckFlo Goodrich
  • Verree TeasdaleDolly Clark
  • J. Malcolm DunnCaptain Barker (uncredited)
  • Bernard JukesBells (uncredited)
  • Walter FennerHenderson (uncredited)