Sally of the Sawdust | |
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | Forrest Halsey |
Based on | Poppy by Dorothy Donnelly |
Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
Starring | Carol Dempster W. C. Fields Alfred Lunt Erville Alderson Marie Shotwell Glenn Anders |
Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck Hal Sintzenich |
Edited by | Russell G. Shields James Smith |
Production company | D.W. Griffith Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists Paramount Pictures(UK, Canada, Australia) |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $337,000 [2] |
Box office | $1,750,000 [2] |
Sally of the Sawdust is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring W. C. Fields. It was based on the 1923 stage musical Poppy . [3] Fields would later star in a second film version, Poppy (1936).
Because she married a circus performer, Judge Foster (Erville Alderson) casts out his only daughter. Just before her death a few years later, she leaves her little girl Sally (Carol Dempster) in the care of her friend McGargle (W. C. Fields), a good-natured crook, juggler and fakir. Sally grows up in this atmosphere and is unaware of her parentage. McGargle, realizing his responsibility to the child, gets a job with a carnival company playing at Great Meadows, where the Fosters live. A real estate boom has made them wealthy. Sally is a hit with her dancing. Peyton (Alfred Lunt), the son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in love with Sally. To save him, the Judge arranges to have McGargle and Sally arrested. McGargle escapes, but Sally is hunted down and brought back. McGargle, hearing of Sally's plight, steals a Flivver, and after many delays, reaches the courtroom and presents proof of Sally's parentage. The Judge dismisses the case and his wife takes Sally in her arms, but Peyton's claim is stronger and she agrees to become his wife. McGargle is persuaded to remain and is found an outlet for his peculiar talents in selling real estate.
Sally of the Sawdust was filmed at Paramount Pictures' Long Island studios. [5]
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