Sadie Thompson

1h 37min

Drama

Romance

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

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
Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Quartermaster Bates
Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Marine (Uncredited)

Release date

7th Jan 1928

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language