About this release
W.C. Fields stars a sideshow conman who reunites his adopted daughter with her real parents at the cost of his own heart in this moving silent comedy directed by D.W. Griffith that made Fields a star in Hollywood.
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Disc 1
DVD
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
114 min
ComedyDramaRomance
Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. She leaves her baby girl with Professor McGargle before she dies. Years later Sally is a dancer with whom Peyton, a son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in love. When Sally is arrested McGargle proves her real parentage.
Credits
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer
Forrest Halsey
Cast
Carol Dempsteras Sally
W.C. Fieldsas Professor Eustance McGargle
Alfred Luntas Peyton Lennox
Erville Aldersonas Judge Henry L. Foster
Effie Shannonas Mrs. Foster
Charles Hammondas Lennox, Sr.
Roy Applegateas Detective
Glenn Andersas Leon - the Acrobat (as Glen Anders)
Florence Fairas Miss Vinton
Marie Shotwellas Society Lady
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 17, 2026