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Sadie Thompson
“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!”
6.6 / 10• 1928• 1h 37m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Lead
Lionel Barrymore
Alfred Davidson
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Charles Lane
Dr. Angus McPhail
FM
Florence Midgley
Mrs. Angus McPhail
James A. Marcus
Joe Horn
SA
Sophia Artega
Ameena
Will Stanton
Quartermaster Bates
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Walsh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sadie Thompson is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
