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Sadie Thompson
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6.6A 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.
Released: 1928-01-0797 minDir: Raoul WalshDrama, RomanceBudget: $1.0MBox office: $7.0M
Cast
- Gloria Swanson as Sadie Thompson
- Lionel Barrymore as Alfred Davidson
- Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Alfred Davidson
- Charles Lane as Dr. Angus McPhail
- Florence Midgley as Mrs. Angus McPhail
- James A. Marcus as Joe Horn
Themes
- suicide
- south seas
- missionary
- religion
- silent film
- religious hypocrisy
- u.s. marine
- zealot
- partially lost film
- fallen woman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- silent film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Based on
- Rain
- Main subject
- prostitution
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Screenwriter
- Gloria Swanson
- Cast member
- James A. Marcus
- Producer
- Raoul Walsh
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Oliver T. Marsh
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 693488
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Sadiethompsonlobbycard.jpg
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- publication date
- 1928-01-07
- film editor
- C. Gardner Sullivan
- title
- Sadie Thompson
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- production designer
- William Cameron Menzies
- distributed by
- Netflix
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 83%
- Commons category
- Sadie Thompson (film)
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