User: M-le-mot-dit
File: Sally of the Sawdust (1925).webm
Author: David Llewelyn Wark Griffith
Publisher: David Wark Griffith
Year: 1925
PD: PD/US|1948
Note: A 1925 American comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the musical play ''[[w:Poppy (1923 musical)|Poppy]]'' and starring Carol Dempster and W. C. Fields.
Cat: Comedy film, Silent film
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00:00
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{{Center|{{X-larger|"SALLY OF THE}}<br />
{{X-larger|SAWDUST"}}<br />
{{X-smaller|''with''}}<br />
Carol Dempster {{X-smaller|''and''}} W. C. Fields}}
{{{!}} {{ts|sm90}}
{{!}}{{Fine|''From a play by''}}<br />Dorothy Donnelly
{{!}} {{ts|ar|pl2}} {{!}}{{Fine|''Screen Version by''}}<br />Forrest Halsey
{{!}}}
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00:16
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{{Center|''Produced under the''<br />''personal direction of''<br />{{X-larger|D. W. GRIFFITH}}
{{Dhr}}
{{Smaller|''Copyright 1925 by''}}<br />{{Larger|D. W. Griffith Inc.}}<br />
{{X-smaller|''Passed by the National Board {{Smaller|of}} Review''}}}}
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00:27
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{{Center|CAST}}
{{Custom rule|tl|40|c|6|tr|40}}
{{{!}} {{ts|sm}}
{{!}}
{{Larger|Sally}}<br />
Professor Eustace McGargle<br />
Peyton Lennox<br />
Mrs. Foster<br />
Judge Foster<br />
Leon, the acrobat<br />
Mr. Lennox<br />
The Detective
{{!}} {{ts|ar|fsi}} {{!}}
Carol Dempster<br />
W. C. Fields<br />
Alfred Lunt<br />
Effie Shannon<br />
Erville Alderson<br />
Glenn Anders<br />
Charles Hammond<br />
Roy Applegate
{{!}}}
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00:49
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|G}}reen Meadow, Connecticut, near the suburban area of New York.
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00:58
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he home of Judge Foster, an austere New Englander, rich in acres but poor in cash—Mrs. Foster and her daughter.
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01:24
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}}nd then{{Bar|2}}
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01:39
{{ft/d|
"I told you if you married that circus man there would be no place for you in this house. You have made your bed, now lie in it."
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02:52
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|I}}n the far West, five years later.
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03:10
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}cGargle, a circus fakir, who sometimes finds it convenient to use the name of Harkness.
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03:43
{{ft/d|
"Since my husband was taken, you have been my only friend, McGargle. Do what is best for Sally."
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03:58
{{ft/d|
"Perhaps my people in Green Meadow might help."
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05:07
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|U}}sing the name of Harkness, McGargle writes to the Fosters of their daughter's death—
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05:35
{{ft/s|
—but tells them nothing of the child.
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05:56
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he letter.
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06:24
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}}fter years, in Western Pennsylvania.
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06:32
{{ft/i|
{{Smaller|B}}I{{Larger|G}} {{X-larger|S}}{{Larger|H}}O{{Smaller|W}}
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06:50
{{ft/i|1=
{{{!}} align=center {{ts|lh12}}
{{!}}{{ts|vtt|pr1|ac}}{{!}}{{Larger|'''MAJARO'''}}<br />HINDU<br />WONDER WORKER
{{!}}{{ts|pr1}}{{!}}'''HANKY PANKY'''<br />{{sc|Side}}<br />{{sc|Shows}}<br />{{sc|ContinuousPerformance}}
{{!}}{{ts|ar|lh10}}{{!}}{{Larger|'''Rosetta'''}}<br />{{Xx-smaller block|{{Larger|QUEEN}}<br />OF ALL<br />DANCERS}}
{{!}}}
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07:10
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{{{!}} align=center {{ts|ac|lh12}}
{{!}}{{ts|ar}}{{!}}{{Larger|'''TRIXIE'''}}
{{X-smaller block|WORLD'S<br />FATTEST WOMAN}}
{{!}}{{ts|pl1}}{{!}}{{Smaller|LIVING}}<br />WONDERS<br />{{X-smaller|ENTRANCE}}
{{!}}{{ts|pl1}}{{!}}THE<br />STRONG<br />{{X-smaller|MAN}}
{{!}}{{ts|pl1}}{{!}}{{Larger|'''MAJARO'''}}<br />HINDU<br />WONDER WORKER
{{!}}}
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07:34
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|W}}e find Sally a strange, whimsical creature, part tomboy, part woman, her only world the easy-going circus.
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07:46
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Let's go, Lucy."}}
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08:01
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ally of the sawdust.
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08:09
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|E}}lephants for playmates.
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09:02
{{ft/i|1=
{{{!}} align=center {{ts|ac}}
{{!}}PRICE<br />ADMISSION<br />{{Xx-larger|50}}{{Sups|¢}}
{{!}}{{ts|pl4}}{{!}}DOOR OPEN<br />MAT 1 P.M.<br />EVENING<br />7 P.M.
{{!}}}
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09:37
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Let's go."}}
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10:31
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ide-show spielers.
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10:41
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Hey, Pop."}}
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10:46
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller block|'''PROFFESSOR'''<br />'''{{Mc}}GARGLE'''}}}}
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11:30
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|W}}orking up applause for Pop.
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12:50
{{ft/d|
"Step inside and see the greatest show on earth!"
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13:12
{{ft/d|
"It's not a game of chance—it's a game of science and skill—the old army game!"
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13:22
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Your eye against my hand."}}
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14:30
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Under which shell is the little pea?"}}
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15:47
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}cGargle, whom Sally has always worshipped as her real father, suddenly realizes a father's responsibility.
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16:00
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You're growing up, Sally."}}
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17:10
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"We want our money back."}}
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17:32
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}} circus call for help—"Hey Rube!"
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18:35
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"This money is my Pop's."}}
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20:59
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Here's your money, Pop."}}
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21:14
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}hinking to investigate her family in Green Meadow, and if they prove the right sort, restore Sally to them.
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21:34
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he influx of the city rich into country homes has put Green Meadow on the map, and made the fortune of the Fosters.
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22:01
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|W}}eatlh and luxury fail to erase from the mother's heart the memory of that only daughter, driven from home on account of her marriage.
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22:14
{{ft/i|
{{Smaller|M}} <!-- for Mary -->
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23:15
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he stranding of the circus in Connecticut has given McGargle a new idea in his investigation of Sally's family—
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23:33
{{ft/s|
—so he spent his last cent on a telegram.
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23:44
{{ft/i|{{Block center|width=30em|
{{Center|{{X-larger block|'''WESTERN UNION'''<br />'''TELEGRAM'''}}
{{Font-size|50%|NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT{{Gap}}GEORGE W. E. ATKINE, VICE-PRESIDENT}}}}
{{Rule}}{{Rule}}
{{Smaller block|{{Monospace block|
{{Fine|{{Lsp|-1px|RECEIVED AT}}}}{{Em}}BURRVILLE STATION<br />
229PY 11<br />
{{Spaces|17}}GREEN MEADOWS CONN JULY 12 1925<br />
PROF EUSTACE MCGARGLE<br />
{{Spaces|11}}BURRVILLE CONN<br />
{{Spaces|5}}JOIN AT GREEN MEADOW PAY YOUR OWN<br />
{{Spaces|24}}WORLD CARNIVAL CO.
}}}}
}}}}
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23:52
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{{Center|{{X-smaller|'''BURRVILLE'''}}}}
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24:05
{{ft/d|
"I've been keeping a quarter for a long while Pop, so we'll eat and walk."
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24:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Sandwiches."}}
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24:35
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Mustard?"}}
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24:40
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Hey, Pop."}}
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24:56
{{ft/d|
"{{Bar|2}}for the great Professor McGargle—he's ''very'' particular!"
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26:42
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|F}}ootsore, they take a desperate chance.
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27:40
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|R}}ough going—
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28:09
{{ft/s|
—into smooth meadows.
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29:50
{{ft/i|
{{Center|'''GREEN MEADOW'''}}
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{{Center|"Daughter, we have ''arrived!''"}}
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30:15
{{ft/i|
{{Right|{{X-smaller block|G. SCHULTZ<br />{{Smaller block|BAKERY<br />GREEN MEADOW}}}}}}
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30:44
{{ft/d|
"Give her a little coal in about fifteen minutes, and you can dry yourselves while I'm away at breakfast."
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31:05
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}hivering needs{{Bar|2}}desperate remedies!
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32:12
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}r. Lennox, whose friendship has been largely responsible for the Fosters' good fortune.
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32:44
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|P}}eyton Lennox, upon whom is centred all his father's family pride.
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33:19
{{ft/d|
{{Center|{{Larger|"POP{{Bar|2}}POP!"}}}}
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34:57
{{ft/d|
{{Center|{{Larger|"SALLY!"}}}}
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36:34
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Sally, you ''are'' growing up!"}}
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36:44
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller block|'''GREEN MEADOW ANNUAL CARNIVAL'''<br />{{Smaller|FOR THE BENEFIT OF}}<br />'''HOMELESS ORPHANS'''}}}}
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36:47
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{{Initial|T}}he carnival is held on the Lennox property, adjoining their home.
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37:05
{{ft/i|1=
{{Center|{{Larger|[WONDERLAND]}}<br />
[COMBINED SHOWS]<br />
{{Larger|{{sp|MUSE[UM]}}}}}}
{{{!}} align=center {{ts|ac|sm}}
{{!}}colspan=3{{!}}LIVING CURIOS[ITIES]
{{!}}-
{{!}}RARE<br />BIRDS
{{!}}STRANGE<br />PEOPLE
{{!}}[ANIMAL<br />ACTORS]
{{!}}}
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37:12
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{{Initial|T}}he girl—the father's choice.
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38:16
{{ft/d|
"Can you inform me where I can locate the manager?"
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38:36
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}}fter java—
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38:53
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"No card games, no gambling."}}
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38:59
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ally goes a-walking.
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{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he pilgrimage.
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39:39
{{ft/i|
{{Smaller|←{{lsp|-.06em|CARNIVAL}}}}
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39:57-40:09
{{ft/i|
{{Center|MOTHER
{{Smaller block|IN LOVING<br />MEMORY}}
MARY {{Bar|3}}}}
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41:26
{{ft/d|
"By the way, do you know a Henry C. Foster?"
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41:36
{{ft/d|
"Yes, sir. He's a judge—one of the richest men in town—don't like show people, though!"
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41:57
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"That's Judge Foster."}}
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42:03
{{ft/d|
"Got a face that looks like it wore out four bodies."
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43:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I live right up here."}}
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43:43
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Yes? That's ''my'' house over there."}}
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45:05
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}} rich young man—a homeless waif—the eternal bond of youth.
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46:58
{{ft/d|
"Do you know that boy of yours has lost his head over that show girl?"
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47:25
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}o Judge Foster begins persecuting the daughter of their beloved only child.
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47:38
{{ft/d|
"Keep your eye on this McGargle and his daughter. They are a menace to the community."
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48:03
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"That's Judge Foster's place."}}
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48:11
{{ft/i|
{{Center|'''PRIVATE'''<br />'''NO TRESPASSING'''}}
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49:25
{{ft/d|
"I don't want to hear anything from you. Get off the grounds!"
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49:41
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}cGargle quiets his conscience with the thought that Sally would be happier in ignorance of her parentage.
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50:23
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"What did you go there for, Pop?"}}
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51:46
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{X-smaller block|PROF<br />EUSTACE<br />{{Mc}}GARGLE}}}}
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51:51
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|O}}n the old job again{{Bar|2}}determined to keep secret and hold Sally for himself.
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52:10
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he lonely Mrs. Foster—
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53:17
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|Y}}oung Lennox{{Bar|2}}a committee member.
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54:00
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ally is engaged to dance at the Foster home, which has been loaned to the committee for a charity function.
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54:13
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Hey, Pop!"}}
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54:18
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|F}}or the first time McGargle sees Sally as more than a loving daughter—as a money getter, a business asset.
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54:50
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}}s the carnival nears its close—
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57:07
{{ft/d|
"Come to your senses! You're making a show of yourself over this girl—the daughter of that faking scoundrel!"
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57:21
{{ft/d|
"Don't you say anything about my Pop!"
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57:32
{{ft/d|
"If we're not good enough for you, you're not good enough for us!"
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57:53
{{ft/d|
"Now that you've made so much fuss, if she'll have me, I'll marry her!"
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58:25
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|D}}etermined to save his friend from the scandal of Peyton marrying "this guttersnipe nobody of the circus".
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59:19
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"They said I wasn't any good."}}
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59:25
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|I}}ndignation tempts McGargle to reveal the secret—
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59:50
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"They said you weren't any good."}}
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1:00:00
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I'll get them both, Judge."}}
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1:00:10
{{ft/s|
{{Center|—but again the weakens.}}
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1:00:24
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he ball at the Foster home.
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1:00:40
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ally, anxious to see the inside of the great house—
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1:00:55
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|N}}ever dreaming it was, by right, her own.
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1:01:19
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Entertainers use the side entrance, please."}}
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1:02:26
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller block|{{Xx-smaller|FRESH ROASTERS}}<br />'''PEANUTS'''<br />'''2·3·5&10'''<br />{{Xx-smaller|A MEASURE}}}}}}
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1:03:06
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ally, slightly frightened, but{{Bar|2}}
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1:04:04
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he grandmother, strangely drawn to the waif.
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1:04:41
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|P}}eyton's scheme to show that Sally could hold her own with any of them.
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1:05:17
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|S}}ally in her splendor—
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1:06:15
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Telegram for the lady."}}
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1:06:31
{{ft/d|
"Please, don't talk now, it'll only bring on another scene."
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1:06:45
{{ft/d|
"The carnival is over to-morrow, and after that I'll see you again, I promise."
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1:07:41
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|A}}nd so Sally—
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1:08:37
{{ft/d|
"Excuse me—I just wanted to sit in a chair and look at the room."
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1:08:54
{{ft/d|
"I enjoyed your dancing ''so'' much. You know—I always liked to dance—"
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1:09:07
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"—but the Judge was so austere."}}
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1:11:51
{{ft/d|
"I don't believe that talk, Henry. I believe she is a good girl, no matter what anyone says."
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1:12:33
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}cGargle introduces the natives to the mysteries of three card Monte.
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1:12:44
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he friendly constable.
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1:12:52
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he unfriendly constable.
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1:13:12
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}r. Lennox invents urgent business to send his son away.
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1:13:59
{{ft/d|
"Don't Pop, please—you promised me you wouldn't do this again."
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1:14:42
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"McGargle, you are under arrest."}}
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1:15:09
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}o save Pop, she takes the cards, the evidence.
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1:16:03
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You are under arrest as an accomplice."}}
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1:16:38
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Pop—they've ''got me''!"}}
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1:16:46
{{ft/d|
"Wait 'til my Pop gets you{{Bar|2}}he'll knock your block off!"
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1:17:24
{{ft/d|
"Please don't put my name down—that's a terrible disgrace."
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1:17:47
{{ft/i|
{{Center|{{Smaller block|Cracker Jack<br /><br />
{{Monospace|{{Dual line|J{{em}}A{{em}}J|♠{{em}}♠{{em}}♦}}}}}}}}
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1:18:43
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"We've got the girl."}}
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1:19:09
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}cGargle stumbles on a most carefully guarded cache.
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1:20:40
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"It's that Revenuer."}}
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1:21:50
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}orning.
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1:21:56
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|N}}ow knowing that young Lennox had been sent away, Sally fears everyone has deserted her through her disgrace.
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1:22:35
{{ft/d|
"That's McGargle of the carnival. He's all right."
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1:22:46
{{ft/d|
"They arrested your girl—they're going to send her up."
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1:23:00
{{ft/d|
"When Professor McGargle comes, tell him where I am, please."
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1:23:19
{{ft/d|
"You know too much about us. You're going with the truck to Albany tonight."
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1:23:42
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Judge Foster is about to open Court."}}
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1:25:11
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|E}}xpecting every moment that the next would bring him{{Bar|2}}
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1:25:30
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You saw the money passed?"}}
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1:26:26
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You identify this girl as an accomplice?"}}
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1:26:43
{{ft/d|
"She helped him to escape, Your Honor. We found the cards on her."
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1:27:01
{{ft/d|
"You believe this girl's father to be an absolutely improper guardian for her?"
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1:27:12
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"McGargle is a worthless crook, Your Honor."}}
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1:28:16
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|M}}cGargle decides to give himself up, pay the penalty, and take Sally away forever.
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1:29:42
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"What is your age?"}}
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1:30:04
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|I}}f the little grandmother only knew that the Judge was torturing their baby's baby.
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1:30:23
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Your father's name?"}}
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1:30:29
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Professor Eustace McGargle."}}
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1:30:37
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Your mother's name?"}}
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1:30:43
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Pop—he's the only mother I've ever had."}}
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1:30:58
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Don't trifle with this Court. Answer me!"}}
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1:31:07
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"I said he's the only mother I've ever had."}}
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1:31:18
{{ft/d|
"I'll tell everybody he's a ''noble, honorable'' gentleman!"
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1:31:43
{{ft/s|
{{Initial|T}}he wrong turn.
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1:32:03
{{ft/d|
"When my Pop gets back, he's gonna lay you all flat!"
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1:32:16
{{ft/d|
"I am going to send you to a home for wayward girls, where you will be away from your evil associates."
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1:32:41
{{ft/d|
"Please wait until Professor McGargle comes back, and he'll fix everything."
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1:33:55
{{ft/i|
{{Block center|{{Gap}}'''GREEN MEADOW'''{{em}}><br />
<{{em}}'''NICKSVILLE'''}}
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1:34:15
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"Won't somebody please find Professor McGargle?"}}
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1:34:33
{{ft/d|
"Professor McGargle of the carnival. Teel him to hurry, they've ''got me''."
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1:36:38
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"POP—POP!"}}
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1:38:41
{{ft/i|
{{Center|<{{em}}'''GREEN MEADOW'''}}
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1:44:02
{{ft/d|
"I'd ha' been here sooner, but I was thrown by a Ford."
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1:44:30
{{ft/d|
"Her mother was Mary Foster{{Bar|2}}your daughter, Judge."
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1:47:25
{{ft/d|
{{Center|"You are accused of gambling."}}
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1:47:38
{{ft/d|
"It was not gambling, Your Honor! It was a game of science and skill{{Bar|2}}the old army game!"
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1:48:05
{{ft/s|1=
{{Initial|S}}o finally{{Bar|2}}<span style="border: 1px solid #d4e2db; background-color: #ecfcf4;">"Case Dismissed".</span>
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{{{!}} {{ts|ac}}
{{!}}{{ts|vtt}}{{!}}{{Smaller|J. EUSTACE {{Mc}}GARGLE}}<br />{{Larger|'''{{sp|REALTOR}}'''}}
{{!}}{{ts|pl2|pt2|fwb}}{{!}}{{X-smaller block|CHOICE LOTS<br />FOR SALE}}
{{X-smaller block|EVERY INVESTOR<br />{{Smaller|SHARES IN PROFITS}}}}
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{{Center|{{X-smaller|'''SOLD'''}}}}
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1:52:25
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{{Initial|T}}he old army game!
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{{Center|"SALLY OF THE SAWDUST"
{{Dhr|2em}}
{{X-larger|{{Cursive|''The End''}}}}}}
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