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…
Sadie Thompson (1928)
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.
Top Cast
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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What is Sadie Thompson about?
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…
When was Sadie Thompson released?
Sadie Thompson was released in 1928.
What genres does Sadie Thompson belong to?
Sadie Thompson is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in Sadie Thompson?
The cast of Sadie Thompson includes Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Friderici, Charles Lane, Florence Midgley.