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Sadie Thompson (1928)

Movie"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!"
Audience Score
68
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NR 1 hr 37 minJan 7th, 1928Drama, Romance
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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.
StarringGloria SwansonLionel BarrymoreBlanche Friderici
DirectorRaoul Walsh

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 7th, 1928
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 20th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$7,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Gloria Swanson Pictures
Movie Tags:
silent filmsuicidereligionpartially lost filmmissionaryu.s. marinesouth seasreligious hypocrisyfallen womanzealot