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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.
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. The short story was adapted.
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Contents. hide. (Top) See also. 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 (film), a 1928 silent film starring Gloria Swanson as Sadie Thompson.
Sadie Thompson (1944), a two act three scene play starring June Havoc on Broadway. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953), a film starring Rita Hayworth . Sadie (1980), a pornographic film directed by Bob Chinn .
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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- Drama
- Raoul Walsh
- 1928-01-07
But, things take a dreadful and unexpected turn when Mr. Davidson takes it upon himself to rescue the soul of their neighbor downstairs from second cabin—the insolent, carousing, and inimitable Miss Sadie Thompson.
For residents on the idyllic South Seas island of Pago Pago, life is simple until a boat arrives carrying two couples, the Davidsons (who are missionaries), the MacPhails and a prostitute named Sadie Thompson. Davidson is more than just a religious zealot; he's a mad man.
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