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Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson

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!

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$7000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

07 January 1928

Country

United States of America

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

Florence Midgley

Mrs. Angus McPhail

James A. Marcus

James A. Marcus

Joe Horn

Sophia Artega

Sophia Artega

Ameena

Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Quartermaster Bates

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Marine (Uncredited)

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