Plot Summary

Nita Moore, a circus performer, is mistreated by the ringmaster and runs away to join an old couple who are persuaded that Nita is their longlost daughter. Phillip Lessoway, the couple's lawyer, falls in love with Nita, but after a quarrel he discovers and reveals to the adoptive parents that Nita is an imposter.

Movie Details

Original Title
Sawdust
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Gladys Walton as Nita Moore

Gladys Walton

Nita Moore

Niles Welch as Phillip Lessoway

Niles Welch

Phillip Lessoway

Edith Yorke as Mrs. Nancy Wentworth

Edith Yorke

Mrs. Nancy Wentworth

Herbert Standing as Ethelbert Wentworth

Herbert Standing

Ethelbert Wentworth

Matthew Betz as Runner Bayne

Matthew Betz

Runner Bayne

Frank Brownlee as 'Pop' Gifford

Frank Brownlee

'Pop' Gifford

William Robert Daly as 'Speck' Dawson

William Robert Daly

'Speck' Dawson

Mattie Peters as Tressie

Mattie Peters

Tressie

Mike the Dog as Sawdust the Dog

Mike the Dog

Sawdust the Dog

Production Companies

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