The Sap From Syracuse


1h 8m 1930

Brief Synopsis

Ginger Rogers plays 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 try to get rid of Ginger.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
Jul 26, 1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Paramount-Publix Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "A Sap From Syracuse" by John Wray, Jack O'Donnell, John Hayden (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 8m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,108ft (7 reels)

Synopsis

Littleton Looney, a crane driver and general handyman in Syracuse, is a constant target for local practical jokers. When an unexpected inheritance gives him the chance to travel to Europe, jokesters send word to the ship captain that he is a famous mining engineer, traveling incognito; as a result, he is courted and pursued all over the ship. He meets Ellen Saunders, a mine owner, and two men who are plotting to rob her of her property, and when she seeks his aid, his identity is vouched for by the prominent Senator Powell. Meanwhile, Looney is pursued by two gold diggers, though he is trying to court Ellen. In Europe, a conference of engineers is called to plan a means of transporting machinery to the mine; Looney, learning of a low river bed, suggests damming the stream and using it as a road, an idea hailed by the experts. The plotters are unmasked by Powell, actually the engineer, and Looney wins the girl.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
Jul 26, 1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Paramount-Publix Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "A Sap From Syracuse" by John Wray, Jack O'Donnell, John Hayden (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 8m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6,108ft (7 reels)

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