Sadie Thompson

    Sadie Thompson
    1928

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Gloria SwansonSadie Thompson
    • Lionel BarrymoreAlfred Davidson
    • Blanche FridericiMrs. Alfred Davidson
    • Charles LaneDr. Angus McPhail
    • Florence MidgleyMrs. Angus McPhail
    • James A. MarcusJoe Horn
    • Sophia ArtegaAmeena
    • Will StantonQuartermaster Bates
    • Raoul WalshSergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
    • Charles SullivanMarine (Uncredited)

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