Product Details

• Actors: W.C. Fields, Carol Dempster
• Directors: D.W. Griffith
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Silent
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: KINO INTERNATIONAL
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 113 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001G5T6NK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,113 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Sally Of The Sawdust" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SALLY OF THE SAWDUST - DVD Movie

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for Fields fans, February 12, 2000

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Robert Ashton (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sally of the Sawdust (DVD)

A sentimental comedy with an inevitable happy ending but still good fun. Carol Dempster does a convincing job as a free spirited circus girl, Sally, brought up by McGargle (Fields, of course)after the death of her parents. The silent Fields shows his physical comedy skills, which are often forgotten due the later strength of his spoken comedy. The quality of the picture is excellent - again showing for me that B & W movies gain most from DVD if the manufacturers make an effort. A good movie for anyone to watch, it is a must for the Fields fans to see the earlier stages of the character that was to become so familiar in the later films.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Fields at his best in the role he was born to play!, October 29, 1999

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David Watts ([e-mail]) (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sally of the Sawdust (DVD)

Quality of the DVD; The picture quality was great, and was taken from an obviously well restored print. Sound was excellent as well, (although this is a silent movie). I have seen very good silent movies with terrible sound tracks of ill fitting music, but with this movie they used the original sheet music that was made for it, with delightful results. This is a silent movie, but if you are a Fields fan, you will not want to miss this one. The movie captures the essence of all of Fields' future movies, utilizing the formula of where he is the down trodden father with the loving and devoted daughter and they see it through with each other's help and find the golden lining of the grey clouds. You even get a peek at some of Fields' juggling. Best viewing wishes, Dave

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Introducing Professor Eustace McGargle, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sally of the Sawdust [VHS] (VHS Tape)

W.C. Fields made his first real mark on the movie world with this film. In fact, this film was also the first to present Bill Fields in his "traditional" costume: gray top hat, cutaway coat, checked pants, and spats. One longs to hear that nasal drawl spouting flowery epigrams and thinly veiled insults, but Fields does an excellent job nonetheless. His pantomime background (from his years as a silent juggling act in vaudeville) provides him with a wealth of funny bits of business."Sally" is based on "Poppy," a Broadway musical that was a hit largely because of Fields. The same is true here: Carol Dempster gets top billing, but it's Bill's show all the way. He does part of his juggling act, displays a couple of Rube Goldbergish props built for other stage shows, and presents us with the initial version of his marvelous carnival/medicine show grifter, who would resurface later under such patently phony monickers as Larson E. Whipsnade and J. Cuthbert Twillie.