The Sawdust Paradise
She dances- The Dance of Death. She Sings- The song of Life. Scintillating, Fascinating, Desirable, Swifty She Weaves the Web of Destruction and then Regeneration. A Drama of Lights and Shadows.
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The Sawdust Paradise
1928
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Carnaval
Duration: 0 h 26 m | 1990
Drama
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