The Sawdust Ring

Release Date: 1917-07-15

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5 / 10

Cast

Bessie Love

as Janet Magie

Harold Goodwin

as Peter Weldon

Jack Richardson

as Colonel Simmonds

Josephine Headley

as Mrs. Magie

Daisy Dean

as Paquita