Sadie Thompson

1928
Unrated
1h 37m

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A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.

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7.2/10

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Unseen for many years because the last reel had decomposed, the final eight minutes have been reconstructed using production stills and title cards, allowing modern audiences to see an approximation of the complete film.

Goofs
At the beginning of the film, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson each write a quotation in the ship's autograph book. Their handwriting appears identical, revealing that neither actor actually wrote what is shown on screen.

Quotes
Sadie Thompson: [screaming at Alfred Davidson] Was I doing you any harm? You bloodthirsty buzzard! Was I? Who gave you the right to pass judgement on me? You psalm-singing louse! You'd tear out your own mother's heart, if she didn't agree with you, and call it saving her soul!

Alternate versions
Originally released at 97 minutes. Out of circulation for decades because the final reel of the picture was destroyed due to film decay.

Connections
Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)

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One of the best silent movies ever made

This was the first version of the W. Somerset Maugham novel "Rain," which was remade in 1932 by the original title and again in 1953 as "Miss Sadie Thompson." Gloria Swanson is amazing in the title role as a prostitute who becomes stranded on the remote Island of Pago Pago. She flirts with a soldier (Raoul Walsh, who was the director), then seduces a respected preacher played by Lionel Barrymore. This certainly can be called one of the "pre-code" films of the 1920s/1930s, before the Hays Code was in effect. For many years the final scenes were lost, so now the restored versions use still photos and new title cards to complete the picture.