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- ↑ "Like many women who long for a life of ease and grandeur the Princess Ora listens to the promises of Jackson Crane and unthinkingly, on the impulse of the moment, she consents to take her little girl and leave with the ringmaster for the promise of a fine life in a different atmosphere. Leaving a farewell note to her husband, she goes with Crane. The elopement of his wife and child with the ringmaster brings great grief to the heart of Sparrow, who is comforted by his clown friend, Pantaloon. To carry a tragedy in his soul, and comedy to the hearts of thousands, is the task Sparrow accomplishes, yet in the end, his fine manhood dominates the great wrong done him and the hand of Providence, kind ever to the suffering, rewards the patience of Sparrow by a happy reunion." Moving Picture World synopsis. [2]
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- ↑ "Films Week by Week". Supplement to the Bioscope : 482. July 30, 1914. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- 1 2 IMDb plot summary IMDb
- ↑ Sparrow of the Circus. Early Cinema History Online retrieved January 21, 2023
