Sadie Thompson (1928)

6.6/10 97 min Drama Romance

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.

Cast

Gloria Swanson

Sadie Thompson

Lionel Barrymore

Alfred Davidson

Blanche Friderici

Mrs. Alfred Davidson

Charles Lane

Dr. Angus McPhail

James A. Marcus

Joe Horn

Will Stanton

Quartermaster Bates

Raoul Walsh

Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

Charles Sullivan

Marine (Uncredited)

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