Movie: Sadie Thompson

Top 10 Billed 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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    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.

  • Release Date

    1928-01-07

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    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!

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