The Lure of the Sawdust

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The Lure of the Sawdust
Directed by Tom Ricketts
Starring Charlotte Burton
George Field
Distributed by Mutual Film
Release date
  • July 13, 1914 (1914-07-13)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Lure of the Sawdust is a 1914 American silent drama short directed by Tom Ricketts starring Charlotte Burton, George Field, Ed Coxen, Edith Borella, Ida Lewis and John Steppling.


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