(Kay-Bee Pictures, 1917)
Janet sets out to find her circus ringleader father, who her mother abandoned believing him to be unfaithful. Along the way, Janet and her friend Peter join Colonel Simmonds's circus, she as a trick horse rider and he as a clown, but Janet cannot help but wonder why she finds Simmonds so familiar.
The original, feature-length release of The Sawdust Ring is not known to survive. This video was sourced from a 1926 home movie abridgment.
Starring Bessie Love · Directed by Charles Miller and Paul Powell