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A prostitute newly arrived in the South Pacific finds herself at odds with a stern missionary determined to save her soul.
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Sadie Thompson
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Alfred Davidson
Fred Howard ...
Hodgson (as Frederic Howard)
Ben Hendricks Jr. ...
Griggs (as Ben Hendricks)
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Sergeant O'Hara
Mary Shaw ...
Ameena
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Joe Horn
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Mrs. Macphail
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Mrs. Davidson
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Dr. Macphail
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Quartermaster Bates

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Lewis Milestone ... (uncredited)

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John Colton ... (play) and
Clemence Randolph ... (play) (as C. Randolph)
 
W. Somerset Maugham ... (story)
 
Maxwell Anderson ... (screen adaptation)

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Lewis Milestone ... producer
Joseph M. Schenck ... executive producer (uncredited)

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Alfred Newman ... (musical score)

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Oliver T. Marsh ... (photography) (as Oliver Marsh)

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Duncan Mansfield ... (as W. Duncan Mansfield)

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Richard Day

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Nate Watt ... assistant director

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Frank Grenzback ... sound (as Frank Grenzbach)

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John Miehle ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Milo Anderson ... costumer (uncredited)

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V.L. McFadden ... technical director
Joseph M. Schenck ... presenter
Jack Wagner ... additional dialogue
Satini Pualoa ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

For residents on the idyllic South Seas island of Pago Pago, life is simple until a boat arrives carrying two couples, the Davidsons (who are missionaries), the MacPhails and a prostitute named Sadie Thompson. Davidson is more than just a religious zealot; he's a mad man. When the boat, which was en route to another port, is temporarily stranded on the island due to a possible Cholera outbreak on-board, Sadie spends her time "partying" with the American soldiers stationed on the island. Her behavior, however, is more than the Davidsons can stand and soon Mr. Davidson confronts Sadie about her evil ways and offers salvation. When Sadie rebels and the attempted redemption does not go as planned, Davidson arranges to have her sent back to San Francisco, where she fled some years ago due to mysterious personal issues. Davidson soon becomes unhinged and thus begins a series of surprising events which culminate in disaster. Written by Eva1-1

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Taglines A woman without shame. A woman without soul. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Sins of Sadie Thompson (United States)
  • Pluie (France)
  • Regen (Germany)
  • Bajo la lluvia (Spain)
  • Pioggia (Italy)
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  • 94 min
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Cumulative Worldwide Gross $1,534,720

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Trivia Costumer Milo Anderson bought Joan Crawford's checkered dress at a department store and later recalled that the dress required extensive alteration, being far too large for Crawford everywhere except in the shoulders. Still new to the business, Anderson did not realize that multiple copies would be needed of a costume worn so extensively throughout the film. When it came time for a second copy, Anderson discovered that the dress had sold out and was now not available anywhere. Nor could the checkered fabric be located. Since the dress had already been seen in numerous scenes, the only solution was to have the design laboriously painted onto cloth and then have the dress duplicated. The dress had originally been store-bought to save money--and ultimately, with all the work, it added considerably to the film's budget. See more »
Goofs At the beginning, where the ship's passengers are handing over their passports and shore passes to be checked, the serial number on all the passes is the same. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Rain (2016). See more »
Soundtracks St. Louis Blues See more »
Quotes Sadie Thompson: You men! PIGS!
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