''The Sideshow'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring

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, and

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Plot

A circus is threatened by acts of sabotage organized by a rival company.

Cast

Preservation status

Prints of ''The Sideshow'' exist at the French archive

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and the

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.The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Sideshow''
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References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub