The Sawdust Paradise
| The Sawdust Paradise | |
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Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Luther Reed |
| Screenplay by | Julian Johnson Louise Long George Manker Watters |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Esther Ralston Reed Howes Hobart Bosworth Tom Maguire George B. French Alan Roscoe Mary Alden |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Otho Lovering |
| Music by | Gerard Carbonara |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes; 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) English intertitles) |
The Sawdust Paradise is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Luther Reed and written by Julian Johnson, Louise Long, and George Manker Watters. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process. The film stars Esther Ralston, Reed Howes, Hobart Bosworth, Tom Maguire, George B. French, Alan Roscoe, and Mary Alden. The film was released on September 1, 1928, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
A showgirl in a crooked carnival attraction becomes the enthusiastic aide of an elderly evangelist.[4]
Cast
- Esther Ralston as Hallie
- Reed Howes as Butch
- Hobart Bosworth as Isaiah
- Tom Maguire as Danny
- George B. French as Tanner (credited as George French)
- Alan Roscoe as Ward
- Mary Alden as Mother
- J. W. Johnston as District Attorney (credited as J.W. Johnston)
- Frank Brownlee as Sheriff
- Helen Hunt as Organist
- Robert Wilber as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Censorship
When The Sawdust Paradise was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of a scene with a close-up of a young woman's legs where a man is staring at them.[5]
Preservation
With no prints of The Sawdust Paradise located in any film archives,[6] it is a lost film.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Movie Review - Oh Kay - The Screen; The Victorious Evangelist. A British Picture. Other Photoplays". Nytimes.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Sawdust Paradise". Afi.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Sawdust Paradise at silentera.com
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (August 27, 1928). "The Screen; The Victorious Evangelist. A British Picture. Other Photoplays". Nytimes.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Eliminations Ordered in 1928 by Kansas Censor Board with Woman Members". Variety. 94 (6). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 5 February 20, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ "The Sawdust Paradise". Memory.loc.gov. November 12, 1928. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Lost Film Files - Paramount Pictures". Silentsaregolden.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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