The Sawdust Ring

The Sawdust Ring
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Directed byCharles Miller
Paul Powell
Written byL. V. Jefferson
Produced byNew York Motion Picture Corporation
Thomas H. Ince
StarringBessie Love
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Harry Bredesen[1]
Distributed byTriangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 15, 1917 (1917-07-15) (U.S.)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sawdust Ring (also known as The Little Equestrienne)[2] is a 1917 American silent drama film distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation and starring Bessie Love. A shortened version of the film survives in 9.5 mm reduction print at Cineteca Nazionale, Pacific Film Archive, and the BFI National Archive.[3][4][5] The film has also been released, in its shortened version, by Harpodeon.[2]

Plot

Janet Magie (Love) and an elephant

Two children who want to become circus performers run away from home. The mother of the girl is ill and has been sent to the hospital, while the father of the boy is a junk dealer. They finally arrive at the circus of Colonel Simmonds (Richardson) and obtain employment. When Janet Magie (Love) falls from a horse, Simmonds learns that she is actually his daughter and through her is able to contact his wife, who had left him due to a misunderstanding. This results in a happy reunion.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 149. OCLC 734075937.
  2. ^ a b "The Sawdust Ring". Harpodeon.
  3. ^ Bennett, Carl (February 5, 2010). "Progressive Silent Film List: The Sawdust Ring". Silent Era.
  4. ^ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 682. ISBN 9780520215214. OCLC 664500075.
  5. ^ The Sawdust Ring / Charles Miller
  6. ^ "Reviews: Bessie Love in The Sawdust Ring". Exhibitors Herald. Vol. 5, no. 6. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. August 4, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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