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Sadie Thompson

  • 7.2 /10

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Plot

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

Gloria Swanson as Sadie Thompson
Gloria Swanson

as Sadie Thompson

Lionel Barrymore as Alfred Davidson
Lionel Barrymore

as Alfred Davidson

Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Blanche Friderici

as Mrs. Alfred Davidson

Charles Lane as Dr. Angus McPhail
Charles Lane

as Dr. Angus McPhail

Florence Midgley as Mrs. Angus McPhail
Florence Midgley

as Mrs. Angus McPhail

James A. Marcus as Joe Horn
James A. Marcus

as Joe Horn

Sophia Artega as Ameena
Sophia Artega

as Ameena

Will Stanton as Quartermaster Bates
Will Stanton

as Quartermaster Bates

Raoul Walsh as Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Raoul Walsh

as Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

Charles Sullivan as Marine (Uncredited)
Charles Sullivan

as Marine (Uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Unrated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 7, 1928

Production Companies

  • Gloria Swanson Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • No Language

Budget

  • $1,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $7,000,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.62 hrs

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Reviews

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 t…