Set in New Caledonia (though filmed in Hawaii), Miss Sadie Thompson is a heavily laundered adaptation of Somerset Maugham's Rain, with Rita Hayworth in the title role and José Ferrer as the pious Alfred Davidson. 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 lay preacher. The end result, however, is about the same, with Davidson trying to save Sadie's soul, only to lose his own in the process. Aldo Ray
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A watered-down adaptation of Somerset Maugham's Rain.
Passionate roles like this aren´t really Rita Hayworth´s strong side, which results in that nothing she does in this movie feels natural or spontaneous. And José Ferrer as a missionaire moralist? They must be kidding! The movie is about a free spirited girl named Sadie Thompson, who works on a bar on a tropical
June 7, 2009
WONDERFUL REMAKE, NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL, BUT VERY GOOD IN IT'S OWN RIGHT. RITA HAYWORTH SIZZLES. SOME GOOD MUSICAL NUMBERS. FINE SUPPORTING CAST. CHARLES BRONSON (BUCHINSKY) HAS A VERY EARLY CAREER ROLE.
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