Sadie Thompson (1928)
1928 · Feature film · 91 min · dir. Raoul Walsh
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!
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Writer
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Cinematography
- George Barnes
- Studio
- Gloria Swanson Pictures
- Released
- 1928-01-07
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 2 nominations total
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Sadie Thompson
Cast & crew
Raoul Walsh Director
Gloria Swanson
Lionel Barrymore
Blanche Friderici
Charles Lane- Florence Midgley
James A. Marcus- Sophia Artega
Will Stanton
