The Sawdust Paradise

1928 film by Luther Reed

September 1, 1928 (1928-09-01)

Running time

62 minutes; 7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles)

The Sawdust Paradise is a lost^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Plot

A showgirl in a crooked carnival attraction becomes the enthusiastic aide of an elderly evangelist.^[6]

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)

References

^ "The Sawdust Paradise". Memory.loc.gov. November 12, 1928. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "Lost Film Files - Paramount Pictures". Silentsaregolden.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "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.
^ 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.