The Sawdust Ring (1917)
Janet sets out to find her circus ringleader father, who her mother abandoned believing him to be unfaithful. Along the way, Janet and her friend Peter join Colonel Simmonds's circus, she as a trick horse rider and he as a clown, but Janet cannot help but wonder why she finds Simmonds so familiar. The original, feature-length release of "The Sawdust Ring" is not known to survive.
- Date of release
- 1917-07-15
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Paul Powell, Charles Miller
Casting
- Bessie Love — Janet Magie
- Harold Goodwin — Peter Weldon
- Jack Richardson — Colonel Simmonds
- Josephine Headley — Mrs. Magie
- Daisy Dean — Paquita
- Alfred Hollingsworth — Steve Weldon
Interesting facts
The Sawdust Ring is a 1917 American silent drama film distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation and starring Bessie Love. A shortened version of the film survives in 9.5 mm reduction print at Cineteca Nazionale, Pacific Film Archive, and the BFI National Archive. The film has also been released, in its shortened version, by Harpodeon.
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