Sadie Thompson

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.

Cast

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

as Sadie Thompson

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

as Alfred Davidson

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

as Mrs. Alfred Davidson

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

as Dr. Angus McPhail

Florence Midgley

Florence Midgley

as Mrs. Angus McPhail

James A. Marcus

James A. Marcus

as Joe Horn

Sophia Artega

Sophia Artega

as Ameena

Will Stanton

Will Stanton

as Quartermaster Bates

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

as Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

as Marine (Uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Gloria Swanson pretty much owned this production - on and off screen - as she depicts the eponymous character. A charming lady of dubious repute, she finds herself on a small Pacific island that’s populated by a squad of American marines and a fairly zealous Scottish minister. She is a bit skint, so...

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