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7 January 1928 (USA) moreTagline:
Sadie could storm any barrack she attacked! Magnetism had never been heard of until she hit town! What a woman! You'll say so, too! morePlot:
Sadie Thompson arrives in Pago-Pago to start a new life, but when extremist missionary Davidson lashes... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
One of the best silent movies ever made moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Lionel Barrymore | ... | Alfred Davidson |
 | Blanche Friderici | ... | Mrs. Alfred Davidson |
| Charles Lane | ... | Dr. Angus McPhail |
| Florence Midgley | ... | Mrs. Angus McPhail |
| James A. Marcus | ... | Joe Horn, the trader |
| Sophia Artega | ... | Ameena |
| Will Stanton | ... | Quartermaster Bates |
| Raoul Walsh | ... | Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara |
 | Gloria Swanson | ... | Sadie Thompson |
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USA:91 min (reconstructed version) | USA:97 min (original version)Country:
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Stills from the original shoot had to be used to approximate the eight-minute last reel because it had decayed while in storage. moreQuotes:
Sadie Thompson: [to Mr. Davidson] You've got the power to hang me but I've got the power to tell you - hang me and be damned!Alfred Davidson: [to his wife, wiping his forehead] That girl is possessed with devils!
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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.