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Sadie Thompson is a fictional American prostitute in W. Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain" (1921). Learn about the character, the story, and the adaptations of this classic tale of love and morality in the South Seas.
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A 1928 silent drama film based on W. Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain" about a prostitute in Pago Pago. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, and Raoul Walsh, and features a sound version with musical score and theme song.
Sadie Thompson is the main character from a short story by W. Somerset Maugham. The page lists different adaptations of the story and a historical inn in American Samoa with the same name.
Miss Sadie Thompson is a 1953 musical film based on W. Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain". It stars Rita Hayworth as a bar girl in Hawaii who faces a moral dilemma with a religious zealot and a Marine.
Sadie Thompson: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Friderici, Charles Lane, Florence Midgley. A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.
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- Raoul Walsh
- 1928-01-07
Miss Sadie Thompson: Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. With Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, Aldo Ray, Russell Collins. A self-righteous missionary man seeks to save the soul of a former prostitute.
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Rain is a story about a missionary couple and a rebellious woman named Sadie Thompson, who are stranded on a tropical island and face a moral dilemma. The story explores the themes of nature, culture, hypocrisy and redemption in a powerful and unexpected way.
