

Sadie Thompson
1928 · Movie · 1h 37m · NR
DramaRomance
"Sadie could storm any barrack she attacked! Magnetism had never been heard of until she hit town! What a woman! You'll say so, too!"
Overview
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to "save" Sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported back to San Francisco.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
Cast
- Gloria SwansonSadie Thompson
- Lionel BarrymoreAlfred Davidson
- Blanche FridericiMrs. Alfred Davidson
- Charles LaneDr. Angus McPhail
- Florence MidgleyMrs. Angus McPhail
- James A. MarcusJoe Horn
- Sophia ArtegaAmeena
- Will StantonQuartermaster Bates
- Raoul WalshSergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
- Charles SullivanMarine (Uncredited)
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Themes
suicidesouth seasmissionaryreligionsilent filmreligious hypocrisyu.s. marinezealotpartially lost filmfallen womanrainy setting























