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Sadie Thompson, fictional character, the protagonist of the short story “Rain” (1921) by W. Somerset Maugham. Thompson is a lighthearted American prostitute who plies her trade in the South Seas and causes the downfall of Reverend Mr. Davidson, a fanatical missionary.
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Sadie Thompson. Sadie Thompson refers to the main character from "Rain" by W. Somerset Maugham (1921). Several adaptations of that story exist with that title: Miss Sadie Thompson, a 1953 film starring Rita Hayworth as Sadie Thompson.
Sadie Thompson is a 1928 American silent drama film that tells the story of a "fallen woman" who comes to Pago Pago to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco.
Miss Sadie Thompson is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1921 short story "Miss Thompson" (later retitled "Rain").
Sep 10, 2012 · A silent movie adaptation of Somerset Maugham's novella about a prostitute in the South Pacific, directed by Raoul Walsh. The film features Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore and Walsh himself in the cast, and has a lost final reel.
Sadie Thompson began shooting in June 1927 at the United Artists Studios on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood. Rather than spend thousands to go on location to Pago Pago, the company shot the South Seas locations at nearby Catalina Island.
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SADIE THOMPSON proved to be a landmark of the silent era. Perhaps its greatest achievement was the film's uncompromising translation of Somerset Maugham's controversial story of a San Francisco prostitute and a South Pacific reformer.
