Sadie Thompson

IMDb 6.5 1928 • 97 min • DramaRomance

Director

Raoul Walsh

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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