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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%.
Synopsis
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
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
41 audience votes
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