About this title: The pleasures of the flesh confront the discipline of the Lord's teachings in this screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's story Miss Sadie Thompson. Sadie Thompson (Joan Crawford) is a sassy streetwalker who lands in Pago Pago in the South Pacific after an epidemic grounds the ship on which she's booked passage. Sadie's shapely legs, free spirit, and quick wit soon attract the attention of a group of American soldiers stationed on the island; while most are motivated by simple lust, the naive Sgt. O'Hara (William Gargan) falls head over heels for Sadie, thoroughly unaware of her checkered ...
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Format: VHS Tape
Studio: United Artists
Date: 1997-04-22
UPC:012233202335
Description: Like New. Shipped with Free Delivery Confirmation, IN STOCK IMMEDIATE SHIPPING, Original uncut box and tape, NOT a Rental from a private collection. read more
Description: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, William Gargan, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi. New in new packaging. 1932 Run time: 92. Minister and his wife are forced to dock at remote Pago Pago on the same ship as a prostitute, whom he attempts to reform to his own destruction. Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Based on the play "Rain" by Colton & Randolph and the story "Miss Thompson" by W. Somerset Maugham. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: ALPHA VIDEO
UPC:089218432896
Description: BRAND NEW. Prostitute Sadie Thompson strikes-up a relationship with a moralistic reverend and various American military men on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago. 1932 B&W drama directed by Lewis Milestone, & starring Joan Crawford & Walter Huston. 94 minutes. Alpha. 2004. Attributes: BLACK & WHITE, UNRATED VERSION. read more
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