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

Sadie Thompson (1928)

Poster for 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!

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

Director
Raoul Walsh
  • Profile picture of Gloria Swanson
    Sadie Thompson Gloria Swanson
  • Profile picture of Lionel Barrymore
    Alfred Davidson Lionel Barrymore
  • Profile picture of Blanche Friderici
    Mrs. Alfred Davidson Blanche Friderici
  • Profile picture of James A. Marcus
    Joe Horn James A. Marcus
  • Profile picture of Will Stanton
    Quartermaster Bates Will Stanton
  • Profile picture of Raoul Walsh
    Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara Raoul Walsh
  • Profile picture of Charles Sullivan
    Marine (Uncredited) Charles Sullivan

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Keywords

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