The Sawdust Ring

Story

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Charles Miller, Paul Powell

Writers

L.V. Jefferson

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

15 July 1917

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Bessie Love

  Janet Magie

• 

  Harold Goodwin

  Peter Weldon

• 

  Jack Richardson

  Colonel Simmonds

• Josephine Headley

  Mrs. Magie

• Daisy Dean

  Paquita

• 

  Alfred Hollingsworth

  Steve Weldon