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In the South Pacific, the passengers of a boat must disembark prematurely at the island of Pago Pago due to a cholera scare. Among them are missionaries Alfred Davidson (Walter Huston) and his wife (Beulah Bondi), and a spirited prostitute, Sadie Thompson (Joan Crawford). On the island, Thompson lives it up with the American soldiers stationed in the village, and captures the heart of Sgt. Tim O'Hara (William Gargan). But Thompson's wild ways are too much for Davidson, who tries to convert her.
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Derek Smith Slant Magazine Sep 18, 2022
Rain’s sometimes blunt portrait of a familiar conflict is complicated by a milieu that is indifferent to demands for piety. Go to Full Review TIME Staff TIME Magazine Apr 14, 2020
Director Lewis Milestone has made semi-respectable, unexciting, the old sure-fire melodrama. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jun 28, 2026
1.5/4
...a progressively tiresome endeavor... Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 25, 2022
3/4
Its pre-Code standing means that it doesn't pull many punches in its portrayal of religious hypocrisy. Go to Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Sep 9, 2021
If you only know her work from the Golden Age of Hollywood, or from her later career adventures in exploitation films and the infamy brought by Mommie Dearest, you are in for quite a surprise. Go to Full Review Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair Jun 5, 2019
Joan Crawford gives an amiable and shrewd characterization: a performance, in fact, which is not so much deep or tender as it is a facile demonstration of how to work before a camera. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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T M @RT55749265 Jun 29, 2026 Powerful drama of loose morals, uncontrolled lust , hypocrisy and human nature. Joan Crawford is phenomenal in this. The film's A bit creaky, yes, and the wife of the doctor is so wooden you could hammer nails in her. But what a plot! What an end! Spectacular pre-code Hollywood. See more Della V @RT18071439 Jun 28, 2025 Young Joan Crawford was excellent and much more attractive than in her older years. She stole the show. See more Erik T @RT40893773 Mar 6, 2025 One of Crawfords best. The scene where she chews him out and doesn't even wink or close her eyes once is epic. Crawford at her best! See more Steven M @RT67981172 Feb 23, 2025 A compelling film with plenty of rain in it. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Jun 27, 2023 Not the best vision but a really good one. See more georgan g @RT98616417 Sep 24, 2021 This old movie was surprisingly good. Crawford played the prostitute perfectly. The truth about who was "bad" shows in the end. See more Read all reviews
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Lewis Milestone

Director

Joan Crawford

Sadie Thompson

Walter Huston

Alfred Davidson

William Gargan

Sergeant Tim O'Hara

Guy Kibbee

Joe Horn

Walter Catlett

Quartermaster Bates

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Synopsis In the South Pacific, the passengers of a boat must disembark prematurely at the island of Pago Pago due to a cholera scare. Among them are missionaries Alfred Davidson (Walter Huston) and his wife (Beulah Bondi), and a spirited prostitute, Sadie Thompson (Joan Crawford). On the island, Thompson lives it up with the American soldiers stationed in the village, and captures the heart of Sgt. Tim O'Hara (William Gargan). But Thompson's wild ways are too much for Davidson, who tries to convert her.
Director
Lewis Milestone
Producer
Joseph M. Schenck
Distributor
Reel Media International [us], United Artists, The Roan Group
Production Co
Feature Productions, Lewis Milestone Productions Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 1932, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 12, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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