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.
Directed by Raoul Walsh
suicide
south seas
missionary
religion
silent film
religious hypocrisy
u.s. marine
zealot
partially lost film
fallen woman
rainy setting
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Lionel Barrymore
Alfred Davidson
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Charles Lane
Dr. Angus McPhail
James A. Marcus
Joe Horn
Will Stanton
Quartermaster Bates
Raoul Walsh
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Charles Sullivan
Marine (Uncredited)
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Director
C. Gardner Sullivan
Editor
Robert Kurrle
Director of Photography
Raoul Walsh
Producer
Raoul Walsh
Adaptation
William Cameron Menzies
Art Direction
W. Somerset Maugham
Story
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
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Tolerance is such a splendid virtue it’s a pity so few of us have it. — Dr. and Mrs. Angus McPhail
Tolerance is such a splendid virtue it’s a pity so few of us have it. — Dr. and Mrs. Angus McPhail
