Sadie Thompson Movie Review 1928

Swanson plays a harlot with a heart of gold, bawdy and good-natured, in the South Seas. A zealot missionary (Barrymore) arrives and falls in love with her. The last eight minutes of footage have been recreated by using stills and the original title cards, to replace the last reel which had decomposed. Remade as "Rain," "Dirty Gertie From Harlem," and "Miss Sadie Thompson." Based on W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain."

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Silent Films, Restored Footage, Books to Film: W. Somerset Maugham

Screenplay

Raoul Walsh

Cast

Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Raoul Walsh, Blanche Frederici, Charles Lane, James A. Marcus

Cinematography

George Barnes, Robert B. Kurrle, Oliver Marsh

Director

Raoul Walsh

Producer

United Artists