Sally of the Sawdust

Name: Sally of the Sawdust
Genre: Comedy
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 75

1925, Comedy, 1h 31m

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Movie Info

When her circus mother dies after being disowned, young Sally (Carol Dempster) is raised by Professor Eustace McGargle (W.C. Fields), a juggler and small-time con man. McGargle trains Sally to dance for his opening act, and the pair joins a carnival based in Green Meadow, Conn. Sally's grandparents, the Fosters, still live in the area, but neither the young girl nor stern Judge Foster (Erville Alderson) and his wife (Effie Shannon) know they are related.

Genre:

Comedy
Director:

D.W. Griffith
Producer:

D.W. Griffith
Writer:

Dorothy Donnelly, Forrest Halsey
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 2, 1925 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 16, 1999
Runtime:

1h 31m
Distributor:

Grapevine Video, United Artists, Image Entertainment Inc., Reel Media International [us]
Aspect Ratio:

Academy (1.33:1), 35mm

Cast & Crew

Carol Dempster
Sally

W.C. Fields
Professor Eustance McGargle

Alfred Lunt
Peyton Lennox

Erville Alderson
Judge Henry L. Foster

Effie Shannon
Mrs. Foster

Charles Hammond
Lennox, Sr.

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Critic Reviews for Sally of the Sawdust

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Audience Reviews for Sally of the Sawdust

Jan 28, 2012

A fantastic, heartfelt, and funny dramatic film with a great cast and a somewhat simple, yet very exciting emotional story. I really liked it. It has that suspense of the audience knowing that this girl really belongs to a rich family but this guy is pretending to be her father to keep her in the circus business. You're not sure to have sympathy for him or not throughout, but the ending is very good. I recommend this movie.

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