Sadie Thompson
1928 · 97 min · US
Directed by Raoul Walsh
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.
Drama · Romance
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1928 · Source: Oscar Awards
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Cast
Principal players
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Lionel Barrymore
Alfred Davidson
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Charles Lane
Dr. Angus McPhail
F
Florence Midgley
Mrs. Angus McPhail
James A. Marcus
Joe Horn
S
Sophia Artega
Ameena
Will Stanton
Quartermaster Bates
Raoul Walsh
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Charles Sullivan
Marine (Uncredited)
Crew
George Barnes
cinematographer
W. Somerset Maugham
writer
Robert Kurrle
cinematographer
Oliver T. Marsh
cinematographer
