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Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Lionel Barrymore
Alfred Davidson
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Charles Lane
Dr. Angus McPhail
Florence Midgley
Mrs. Angus McPhail
James A. Marcus
Joe Horn
Sophia Artega
Ameena
Will Stanton
Quartermaster Bates
Raoul Walsh
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Charles Sullivan
Marine (Uncredited)
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Review 1DiscussionA 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