Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson

1928 · 97 min · EN · NR · 6.8 (29 votes)
Dir. Raoul Walsh · Starring Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Friderici, Charles Lane, Florence Midgley, James A. Marcus

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!

DramaRomance

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.

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A visually striking silent drama where repressed religious fervor clashes with raw human desire. It's a tale of temptation and judgment, set against a lush, exotic backdrop, building to a powerful, emotional climax.

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