Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1928-01-07) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | W. Somerset Maugham, Raoul Walsh, C. Gardner Sullivan |
| Productions: | Gloria Swanson Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | No Language |
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Casts
- 8629: Gloria Swanson - Sadie Thompson
- 17753: Lionel Barrymore - Alfred Davidson
- 30159: Blanche Friderici - Mrs. Alfred Davidson
- 1292226: Charles Lane - Dr. Angus McPhail
- 148865: Florence Midgley - Mrs. Angus McPhail
- 148866: James A. Marcus - Joe Horn
- 148867: Sophia Artega - Ameena
Crews
- 8823: Raoul Walsh - Director - Directing
- 27916: W. Somerset Maugham - Story - Writing
- 8823: Raoul Walsh - Adaptation - Writing
- 8823: Raoul Walsh - Producer - Production
- 3356: George Barnes - Director of Photography - Camera
- 128358: Robert Kurrle - Director of Photography - Camera
- 127523: Oliver T. Marsh - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
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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 ....
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