
Sadie Thompson
Drama · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson


Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Alfred Davidson
Lionel Barrymore
Alfred Davidson


Blanche Friderici
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Alfred Davidson


Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Dr. Angus McPhail
Charles Lane
Dr. Angus McPhail
Florence Midgley
Florence Midgley
Mrs. Angus McPhail
Florence Midgley
Mrs. Angus McPhail


James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
Joe Horn
James A. Marcus
Joe Horn
Sophia Artega
Sophia Artega
Ameena
Sophia Artega
Ameena


Will Stanton
Will Stanton
Quartermaster Bates
Will Stanton
Quartermaster Bates


Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara
Raoul Walsh
Sergeant Timothy 'Tim' O'Hara


Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
Marine (Uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Marine (Uncredited)
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