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Sawdust

1923 · 50 min

A gentle, old-fashioned melodrama that pulls you into its world of circus hardship and mistaken belonging, feeling both tender and quietly sad.

Directed by
Jack Conway
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gladys Walton, Niles Welch, Edith Yorke
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Jack Conway
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gladys Walton, Niles Welch, Edith Yorke
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • class
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jack Conway
Starring
Gladys Walton, Niles Welch, Edith Yorke, Herbert Standing, Matthew Betz, Frank Brownlee, William Robert Daly, Mattie Peters
Cinematography
Allen M. Davey
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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