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1928·NR

Sadie Thompson

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!

DramaRomance1h 37m

🍅83%

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83%

Tomatometer

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74%

Popcornmeter

6.6

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

DirectorRaoul Walsh

ReleasedJan 7, 1928

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1M

Revenue

$7M

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Gloria Swanson Pictures

Cast

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Sadie Thompson

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Alfred Davidson

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Mrs. Alfred Davidson

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Dr. Angus McPhail

Florence Midgley

Mrs. Angus McPhail

James A. Marcus

James A. Marcus

Joe Horn

Sophia Artega

Ameena

Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Quartermaster Bates

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Marine (Uncredited)

Reviews

7 reviews · 5 critics · 1 fan

5 fresh · 1 rotten

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Robert E. Sherwood

RTLIFEOct 5, 2021

Miss Swanson has made a serious, sincere and largely successful effort to bring a great play to the screen, without sacrificing too much of its greatness.

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Emanuel Levy

RTEmanuelLevy.ComApr 27, 2011

Gloria Swanson received her first Best Actress Oscar nomination for the silent version of Somerset Maugham's famous story, directed by Raoul Walsh.

F

Fernando F. Croce

RTCinePassionSep 25, 2009

Confirms Walsh's robust chivalry and, as in Queen Kelly, Swanson's personal triumph

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Steve Crum

RTVideo-Reviewmaster.comJan 1, 2008

Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore are terrific.

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Information

Title

Sadie Thompson

Released

Jan 7, 1928

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Status

Released

Studio

Gloria Swanson Pictures

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