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Sadie Thompson (1928) 7.5
A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist. Director:Raoul Walsh |
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Sadie Thompson arrives in Pago-Pago to start a new life, but when extremist missionary Davidson lashes out against her lifestyle and tries to force her back to San Francisco, she may lose her second chance. Written by Mike Myers <mmyers@ucsd.edu>
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south seas | reformer | u.s. marine corps | prostitution | written and directed by cast member |Taglines:
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! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
7 January 1928 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La frágil voluntad See more »Company Credits
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Alfred Davidson: [to his wife, wiping his forehead] That girl is possessed with devils!
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The play, written by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, opened on Broadway in New York City, New York on 7 November 1922 and had 256 performance with Jeanne Eagels as Sadie. There were 2 New York revivals, the last in 1935 with Tallulah Bankhead as Sadie. See more »Quotes
Sadie Thompson: [to Mr. Davidson] You've got the power to hang me but I've got the power to tell you - hang me and be damned!Alfred Davidson: [to his wife, wiping his forehead] That girl is possessed with devils!
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This was the first version of the W. Somerset Maugham novel "Rain," which was remade in 1932 by the original title and again in 1953 as "Miss Sadie Thompson." Gloria Swanson is amazing in the title role as a prostitute who becomes stranded on the remote Island of Pago Pago. She flirts with a soldier (Raoul Walsh, who was the director), then seduces a respected preacher played by Lionel Barrymore. This certainly can be called one of the "pre-code" films of the 1920s/1930s, before the Hays Code was in effect. For many years the final scenes were lost, so now the restored versions use still photos and new title cards to complete the picture.