well do melodrama that tell the story of sally and tomboy dancer in the circus and raise by sideshow performer mcgargle ( play by w. c. field ) and he of the top hat and little mustache and checkered pant and and proficiency a juggler and pickpocket and and runner of carnival con game like three card monte and the old shell game . mcgargle have raise sally and who worship him a her real father since sally mother ( kick out of her home by her father and a judge and when she marry a circus man ) die and leave sally orphan . sally be feisty and loyal to mcgargle no matter what he get up to but mcgargle seem to feel a bit of guilt over keep her in the circus instead of with her own family all these year . when they end up perform in a carnival in the town where her wealthy grandparent live and mcgargle use the opportunity to investigate sally real family and with the idea that he may restore her to them . but grandfather the judge take an immediate disliking to sally cause he doesn not like a show girl what a stern and narrow mind man he be and a real piece of work that guy . and meanwhile sally be busy be pursue by a handsome and rich young man and son of the man who help grandpa get his rich . this be a very good film with a few laugh here and there and a sort of odd edit style ( i do not know how to describe this other than it show long shot and then sort of jump back a few second or change angle suddenly a a close up be show ) . carol dempster and who play sally and be delightful here quite cute and comical in her performance . w. c. field and even without his famous voice and be very funny just the way he move and his amusing and comical reaction to thing ( like a small dog see in one funny scene ) and we even see him juggle briefly in this . i love the few peek at the old fashioned circus and carnival that be show here . the print of this feature on the dvd be very nice look and tint a light sepia tone and and the piano score for this be really excellent and perform by philip carli base on the original cue sheet .