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07/01/1928 Drama, Romance 1h 37m
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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!

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.

  1. Raoul Walsh

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gloria Swanson

    Sadie Thompson

  2. Lionel Barrymore

    Alfred Davidson

  3. Blanche Friderici

    Mrs. Alfred Davidson

  4. Charles Lane

    Dr. Angus McPhail

  5. Florence Midgley

    Mrs. Angus McPhail

  6. James A. Marcus

    Joe Horn

  7. Sophia Artega

    Ameena

  8. Will Stanton

    Quartermaster Bates

  9. Raoul Walsh

    Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-04-16
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 steamship. The aforementioned preacher “Davidson” (Lionel Barrymore) immediately reckons she’s a bad ‘un and starts pouring poison in the ears of anyone who will listen. Ra...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,000,000.00

Revenue
$7,000,000.00

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