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Sadie Thompson   1928     3 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Raoul Walsh, Blanche Friderici, Charles(1) Lane, James A. Marcus, Florence Midgley, Sophia Artega, Will Stanton, Charles Sullivan

  Gloria Swanson plays the prostitute Sadie Thompson who arrives on Pago Pago in the South Pacific and finds true love with Marine Sgt. Tim O'Hara (Raoul Walsh). Now, Sadie runs head-on into hypocritical preacher Alfred Hamilton (Lionel Barrymore) who is not pleased with her relationship with Tim and tells her that he will expose Sadie's prostitution background to the authorities if she will not leave the island. But, one night Hamilton seduces Sadie, and then his guilt causes him to commit suicide. This allows Sadie to reunite with Tim, and they prepare to begin a new life together. Swanson received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.



Cast
Gloria Swanson Sadie Thompson
Lionel Barrymore Alfred Davidson
Raoul Walsh Sgt. Timothy "Tim" O'Hara
Blanche Friderici Mrs. Aldred Davidson
Charles(1) Lane Dr. Angus McPhail
James A. Marcus Joe Horn, the Trader
Florence Midgley Mrs. Angus McPhail
Sophia Artega Ameena
Will Stanton Quartermaster Bates
Charles Sullivan Marine

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Sadie Thompson (1928)
Lionel Barrymore
Oscar: Best Actor for A Free Soul (1931)


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