Melville brown heads up this drama, starring mary astor. She received much advice from joe schenck who also was the uncredited executive producer of rain. Other articles where miss sadie thompson is discussed. Sadie thompson had the great raoul walsh as director and costar, but studying the history of the film leaves little doubt that gloria swanson has a strong claim. In the short story miss thompson and in the play rain, sadie thompsons language or. The silent film sadie thompson and its sound remake rain are both. Perhaps its greatest achievement was the film s uncompromising translation of somerset maughams controversial story of a san francisco prostitute and a south pacific reformer.
This production exploited her and made her unattractive. Actually, i think this was better than the two sound features of sadie thompson rain and miss sadie thompson werent so memorable as this was for me. Ben dooleys rating of the film sadie thompson ben dooley this precode chamber play has funloving swanson in a hostel in the south seas with a christian reformer who wants her to return to an unfair prison sentence in san francisco. Grover crisp and his restoration team at sony have done all the work. Miss sadie thompson arrives on bluray in both 3d and 2d versions, and is packaged in a standard case. She was first portrayed in 1928 by gloria swanson and then in 1932 by joan crawford. She jumped through hoops to acquire the property, fought the censors to get it produced, cowrote the script with walsh, chose the cast largely herself, sold one of her houses to keep it going, helped finish the editing. Sadie thompson proved to be a landmark of the silent era. Overview of sadie thompson, 1928, directed by raoul walsh, with gloria swanson, lionel barrymore, raoul walsh, at turner classic movies.
Joan crawford 1932 pre code public domain film duration. Set in new caledonia though filmed in hawaii, miss sadie thompson is a heavily laundered adaptation of somerset maughams rain, with rita hayworth in the title role and jose ferrer as the pious alfred davidson. Join facebook to connect with sadie thompson and others you may know. That story, initially titled miss thompson and later retitled rain, served as the basis for a hit play in 1922, a silent film starring gloria swanson and raoul walsh. Step daughter sadie holmes raises the bar for messed up roleplay sex. The entire cameraman problem was extremely costly to the production, yet. Anal slut sadie holmes cheats with a bbc in her marriage bed. One day a ship arrives in pago pago, capital of american samoa. The film stars gloria swanson, lionel barrymore, and raoul walsh, and is one of swansons most successful films. A dire, updated, absurdly bloated 3d version of somerset maughams rain a tale of sin and redemption in the tropics completely missing out on the. For the 1953 version entitled miss sadie thompson, columbia cast rita hayworth in the title role and they couldnt have picked a better star. The role of sadie thompson is a classic female film role. Gloria swanson sadie thompson, raoul walsh sergeant timothy ohara, lionel barrymore alfred davidson, blanche friderici mrs.
Sadie thompson 1928 film complet en francais a 20170810t23. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. If the rita hayworth of the 1940s the hayworth of gilda 1946 and cover girl 1944 is the ultimate glamour icon, the hayworth of the 1953 miss sadie thompson is a glamour queen whos a little more tarnished, and perhaps a little more interesting. Davidson, charles lane doctor angus mcphail, florence midgley mrs. If youre a fan of maugham, swanson, or silent film in general, sadie thompson is a musthave. The most memorable is hayworths songanddance number the heat is on, in which sadie raises the marines collective temperature by shimmying and shaking across. The film stars gloria swanson, lionel barrymore, and raoul walsh, and is one of. This is one of the most important and entertaining films here at the internet archive. Sadie thompson 1928 and rain 1932 carensclassiccinema. Sadie thompson had the great raoul walsh as director and costar, but studying the history of the film leaves little doubt that gloria swanson has a strong claim as its auteur. My impressions of sadie thompson are based on a single viewing of the eastman house archive print.
Swanson and barnes were nominated for oscars, in the first year of the academy awards. The film would be remade under the original title rain in 1932, with joan crawford in the lead. Dec 17, 2002 the 1944 vernon dukehoward dietz musical, sadie thompson, has been preserved on a studio cast album featuring melissa errico, davis gaines and ron raines. The wikipedia article is worth a read the film was quite controversial in its day and there are numerous intriguing stories that surround it, note. Later on, after her film was completed, she received a reply from. I am not saying joan crawford and rita hayworth gave bad performances but gloria truly was the best sadie. The building is noted as the guest house where from middecember 1916 author w. At a lonely military outpost on american samoa, sticky heat alternates with torrential rain. After living and working in new york for two years, she moved back to. Other film versions include sadie thompson 1928 starring gloria swanson, rain 1932 starring joan crawford, and dirty gertie from harlem u.
Somerset maugham resided for six weeks during an extended trip through the south sea islands. The 1944 vernon dukehoward dietz musical, sadie thompson, has been preserved on a studio cast album featuring melissa errico, davis gaines and ron raines. Miss sadie thompson 1953 is the third filmed version of a w. Sadie thompson click to enlarge rated nr 1 hr 37 min 1928. The completion of the final scenes with stills and occasional bits of film are not a great. With sadie ready to go, its a very simple process to author and release on 3d bluray. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies.
Aug 10, 2017 sadie thompson 1928 film complet en francais a 20170810t23. Sadie thompson, fictional character, the protagonist of the short story rain 1921 by w. Comparison with the 1953 rita hayworth version, titled miss sadie thompson, is not made. Sadie thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages to stir up the blood of every marine on the base. George barnes kreeg een nominatie voor beste camerawerk. Religious hypocrisy is the main theme of sadie thompson, based on a short story by w. The film has a rather startling conclusion, not because i dont agree with it but rather because a mere ten years later after enforcement of the production code. A ship quarantine strands here sadie thompson, a breezy dame who sets the marines afire and selfrighteous mr. Miss sadie thompson 1953 curtis bernhardt synopsis. A selfrighteous missionary man seeks to save the soul of a former prostitute. Sadie thompson uc press ebooks collection california digital.
Somerset maugham short story miss thompson later retitled rain. We again can thank dennis doros, joseph turrin, and kino video for protecting, reconstructing, and. Sadie thompson is a 1928 silent film directed by raoul walsh, starring gloria swanson, lionel barrymore, and walsh. In 1925, at the age of 26, gloria swanson joined united artists ua and set up her own production company. Cut back to the same closeup of sadie completing the words of the title in. Thompson is a lighthearted american prostitute who plies her trade in the south seas and causes the downfall of reverend mr. The sadie thompson inn is a historic building in malaloa, one of the constituent villages of pago pago in american samoa. With lionel barrymore, blanche friderici, charles lane, florence midgley.
Find sadie thompsons phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Rita hayworth was perfect casting for this semimusical version. Although hayworth was at less than her best, she held her own in this oftfilmed role. Capri cavanni sadie holmes take turns on dick in threeway. Sadie thompson e tambem o ultimo trabalho do diretor walsh como ator, exceto por uma aparicao nao creditada na comedia musical its a great feeling. The first was in 1928s sadie thompson starring gloria swanson, and it was remade as rain in 1932 and had joan crawford in the leading role. One of my favorite scenes from miss sadie thompson. To satisfy the censors, sadie is no longer a whore but a nightclub entertainer with a past, while davidson is not a minister but a. Rains sadie thompson is one of crawfords most scandalously entertaining but often overlooked performances. Perhaps, its greatest achievement was the film s uncompromising translation of maughams controversial story of a san francisco prostitute and a south pacific reformer. Laurence stallings and maxwell anderson, after their play. Sadie thompson 1928 raoul walsh, william cameron menzies. Reputedly the only existing copy of the film, it is incomplete the final reel is missing.
It would also be remade in 1953 with rita hayworth in the title role as miss sadie thompson. Miss sadie thompson 1953, directed by curtis bernhardt film. Somerset and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She so deserved a nomination for the academy award for this film. Miss sadie thompson 1953 curtis bernhardt, rita hayworth. Sadie thompson is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1928 onder regie van raoul walsh. Miss sadie thompson film by bernhardt 1953 britannica. With rita hayworth, jose ferrer, aldo ray, russell collins. Miss sadie thompson, directed by curtis bernhardt, was at first intended to be a musical, and lester lee and ned washington contributed a few songs which made it into the final cut. Sadie thompson is a 1928 american silent drama 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. A young, beautiful prostitute named sadie thompson gloria swanson arrives on the south pacific island of pago pago looking for honest work, and falls for timothy ohara raoul walsh, an.
Marcus joe horn, the trader, sophia artega ameena, will stanton quartermaster. A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist. On gorilla, we would need to identify the current transfer hopefully its the same side from start to finish, scan the opposing side from 35mm and then do shotbyshot panelmatching. Kino video has done a tremendous job of restoring, preserving, and once more making this memorable film available. Sadie thompsons phone number, email, address spokeo. Through loew, mgm loaned oliver marsh, who completed the picture. Sadie thompson is a 1928 american silent drama film that tells the story of a fallen woman. Nov 27, 2007 one of my favorite scenes from miss sadie thompson. Though the story is watered down due to the hays commission. Lewis milestones sound remake, rain 1932, is considered the more successful and artier film, but walshs rambunctious. Miss sadie thompson is a 1953 american 3d film starring rita hayworth, aldo ray and jose ferrer, and was released by columbia pictures. Join facebook to connect with sadie thompson hunter and others you may know. Somerset maughams short story rain, hayworth plays the sadie thompson of the title, a woman of.
An eightpage booklet featuring an essay by film historian julie kirgo, color and sepiatinted photos, and a reproduction of the movies poster art is tucked inside the front cover. Sadie thompson is a wonderful, gripping, pulsatingly real, ripsnortin, alive film. Somerset maugham story that proved surprisingly enduring in the decades following its 1921 publication. Davidson, powerful head of the mission board, who suspects sadie is a fugitive from the notorious emerald club of honolulu.
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