Sally of the Sawdust (1925)

D.W. Griffith's circus comedy.

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.

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Stars: Carol Dempster, W.C. Fields, Alfred Lunt, Erville Alderson, Effie Shannon