🎬 Drama, Romance

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!"

⭐ 6.6/10 1928 1h 37m Dir. Raoul Walsh

About this movie

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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6.6/10 41 votes

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Year
1928
Runtime
1h 37m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
41
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$1.0M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Raoul Walsh 👤 Gloria Swanson 👤 Lionel Barrymore 👤 Blanche Friderici
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Questions about Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson has a runtime of 1h 37m (1 hour and 37 minutes).
Sadie Thompson was directed by Raoul Walsh and released in 1928.
Sadie Thompson is a Drama, Romance film (1928).
The cast of Sadie Thompson includes Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Friderici, Charles Lane, Florence Midgley.
Sadie Thompson has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 41 votes.

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