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Sadie Thompson( 1928)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gloria Swanson

      Sadie Thompson

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      Lionel Barrymore

      Alfred Davidson

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      Blanche Friderici

      Mrs. Alfred Davidson

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      Charles Lane

      Dr. Angus McPhail

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      Florence Midgley

      Mrs. Angus McPhail

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      James A. Marcus

      Joe Horn

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      Sophia Artega

      Ameena

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      Will Stanton

      Quartermaster Bates

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      Raoul Walsh

      Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

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      Charles Sullivan

      Marine (Uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Apr 16 2025
    Gloria Swanson pretty much owned this production - on and off screen - as she depicts the eponymous character. A charming lady of dubious repute, she finds herself on a small Pacific island that’s populated by a squad of American marines and a fairly zealous Scottish minister. She is a bit skint, so she is relying on a degree of good will to sustain her until she can make her way on to Apia and to her job aboard a steamship. The aforementioned preacher “Davidson” (Lionel Barrymore) immediately reckons she’s a bad ‘un and starts pouring poison in the ears of anyone who will listen. Rapidly runni...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    7000000.00

    Keywords

    • suicide
    • south seas
    • missionary
    • religion
    • silent film
    • religious hypocrisy
    • u.s. marine
    • zealot
    • partially lost film
    • fallen woman
    • rainy setting