Sadie Thompson (1928)
| Release Date | 07 January 1928 |
| Tagline | 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! |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA |
| Sound Mix | Silent |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama |
| Themes | Prostitutes, Americans Abroad |
| Tones | Lurid, Tense, Racy |
| Tags | Hypocrite, Religion, Seduction, Soldier, South Seas, Suicide, Woman |
Sadie Thompson (1928) is an American silent film that tells the story of a "fallen woman" who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, and Raoul Walsh, and was one of Swanson's better known silent films. The making of the film was extremely controversial. However, it was a financial and critical success for Swanson, one of her last. The film was based on the short story "Rain" by author W. Somerset Maugham and the 1923 play of the same name by John Colton and Clemence Randolph.
Cast and Crew
Cast
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
Charles Sullivan
Marine
Director
Writer
John Colton
uncredited
Clemence Randolph
uncredited
Producer
Cinematographer
Robert Kurrle
Oliver T. Marsh
Editor
Art Director
William Cameron Menzies
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Production Manager
Pierre Bedard
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Tummel
assistant director
Other Crew
Dennis Doros
archivist
Production Company
Gloria Swanson Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
United Artists
Kino Video
,
Passport Video
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