Miss Sadie Thompson

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Miss Sadie Thompson

1953,

1h 31m,

Drama

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3 Reviews

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35%

250+ Ratings

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3 Reviews

35%

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250+ Ratings

In the Pacific after the war, a U.S. Marine unit that includes Sgt. Phil O'Hara (Aldo Ray) is awaiting discharge when missionary Alfred Davidson (Jose Ferrer), physician Dr. Robert McPhail (Russell Collins) and singer Sadie Thompson (Rita Hayworth) arrive at the base. The soldiers are delighted by the spirited, friendly Sadie, and Phil falls in love with her. Davidson, however, unearths a secret in Sadie's past and, blocking her attempt to leave the island, demands that she repent.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 7, 2016

2.5/4

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] Crisp dialogue can't completely disguise the abrupt character transformations and the choppy narrative -- the result, as was usually the case, of the need to appease Will Hays and his Production Code prudes.

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Dennis Schwartz

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Apr 26, 2007

C+

A watered-down adaptation of Somerset Maugham's Rain.

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Susan Granger

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Sep 22, 2006

3/5

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Theodore R

Dec 21, 2018

Miss Sadie Thompson is a decent film. It is about self-righteous missionary man who seeks to save the soul of a former prostitute. Rita Hayworth and Jose Ferrer give okay performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Curtis Bernhardt did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and romance.

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Anakin R

Jan 11, 2018

"The Heat Is On" alright... ;)

Hermione P

Jan 11, 2018

LOVED! Hope they don't 'remake" this as the origional is perfect!

Han W

Jan 11, 2018

Rita in the twilight of her beauty, but still a troublemakrer. Some nice songs, including "The Heat is On," her last fling at a "Put the Blame on Mame" type-number. Aldo Ray! My heart be still!!!

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Hermione M

Jan 11, 2018

A forgettable film, poorly acted by all concerned with Rita Hayworth far from her screen-siren best.

Draco P

Jan 11, 2018

Good film for Rita Hayworth fans, as she is particularly good in this film, as the Miss Thompson of the title, and Jose Ferrer is a nasty piece of work as a missionary with a thoroughly Old Testament (not to say mysogynistic) view of good time girls like Sadie, what ethy're worth and what they deserve. It goes into areas which Hollywood films could not address 'full on' due to the constraints of the code, doubly so in a film so outwardly sunny, but does so sufficiently for the viewer to fully understand. Interesting film.

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Curtis Bernhardt

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Rita Hayworth

Sadie Thompson

José Ferrer

Alfred Davidson

Aldo Ray

Sgt. Phil O'Hara

Russell Collins

Dr. Robert MacPhail

Diosa Costello

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Synopsis

In the Pacific after the war, a U.S. Marine unit that includes Sgt. Phil O'Hara (Aldo Ray) is awaiting discharge when missionary Alfred Davidson (Jose Ferrer), physician Dr. Robert McPhail (Russell Collins) and singer Sadie Thompson (Rita Hayworth) arrive at the base. The soldiers are delighted by the spirited, friendly Sadie, and Phil falls in love with her. Davidson, however, unearths a secret in Sadie's past and, blocking her attempt to leave the island, demands that she repent.

Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Producer: Jerry Wald
Screenwriter: Harry Kleiner
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 31m

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