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Auction History Result w554 SALLY OF THE SAWDUST movie lobby card '25 WC Fields in border art Date Sold 5/15/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Sally of the Sawdust, the 1925 D.W. Griffith silent circus family relationship comedy ("Adapted by Forrest Halsey from a story by Dorthy Donnelly"; about a sleazy carnival sideshow performer who takes in a young girl and treats her like his daughter, but also has her helping him in his act; he learns that her grandparents are still alive, and they are wealthy, and he tries to figure out a way to reunite them where he will make money; things backfire when she is arrested, but the judge turns out to be her own grandfather, and once that is explained to the judge, he forgives her and even helps the sideshow man who was so kind to her) starring Carol Dempster (in the title role as Sally), W.C. Fields (as Professor Eustace McGargle), Alfred Lunt, Erville Alderson, Effie Shannon, and Charles Hammond. Note that this movie represents the joining together of two of the greatest legends of American cinema, director D.W. Griffith and star W.C. Fields! Also note that W.C. Fields re-made this silent movie into one of his classic sound comedies, "Poppy". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: very good. There are two tiny areas of paper loss in the right of the top blank border and some faint smudges around the edges of the card. There are a few pinholes in the borders and a few smudges in the solid background areas. Learn More about condition grades 
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