The Sawdust Paradise | |
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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 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]
A showgirl in a crooked carnival attraction becomes the enthusiastic aide of an elderly evangelist. [6]