There have been three film adaptations of somerset maugham s short story miss thompson which was renamed rain for a short story collection. Thus, the silent film version of rain went out as sadie thompson, which happened to be the name of the. This silent film from 1928 is the best version of the story miss thompson, written by somerset maugham in 1921. She eventually went through three additional cinematographers before settling on oliver marsh. Sadie thompson 1928 sadie thompson is one of those silent films that make enthusiasts cry in utter anguish and despair, for not only does the one known existing print have quite a bit of damage including the total loss of picture during some of swansons most pivotal scenes and generally during her closeups, but, and this is where it. Sadie thompson swanson arrives in pagopago to start a new life, but when extremist missionary davidson barrymore lashes out against her lifestyle and tries to force her back to san francisco, she may lose her second chance. Sadie thompson 1928 was almost the film that didnt get made. A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.
Somerset maugham short story miss thompson, also known as rain this 1928 silent feature stars a powerhouse pairing of gloria swanson as sadie thompson and lionel barrymore as fundamentalist reformer davidson under spirited and judiciously impassioned direction by raoul walsh. For a complete list of my favorite actors, click here. Sadie is an exprostitute on the run from the law for a crime she says she didnt commit, and davidson holds enough power over the island to ship sadie back to san francisco. Sadie thompson proved to be a landmark of the silent era. Thompson is a lighthearted american prostitute who plies her trade in the south seas and causes the downfall of reverend mr. Most of the film consists of their conversations, her trying to convince him to just leave her. Friderici january 21, 1878 december 23, 1933 was an american film and stage actress, sometimes credited as blanche frederici. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
With lionel barrymore, blanche friderici, charles lane, florence midgley. While the execution trips and stumbles here and there, and the missing last reel was reconstructed by using stills, this story of a fallen woman is absolutely fascinating. Davidson lionel barrymore being a reformer who has come to samoa to bring christian morality and stop what he sees as the immoral lifestyle and. Buy sadie thompson movie posters from movie poster shop. Why we need to keep searching for lost silent films. Nearly as famous was sadie thompson 1928, for which walsh wrote the screenplay based on w. In this 1987 restoration by kino international, the final minutes have been carefully recreated, using the original script, the stars own collection of stills, film footage where appropriate, and an orchestral score commissioned. Gloria swanson, sadie thompson, united artists, 1928, i.
A restored version substitutes film stills and title cards for the final eight minutes of lost footage. But then her boat needs to be quarantined for ten days and she waits the time out by staying in a hotel along with religious zealot alfred davidson lionel barrymore. But we are lucky to have had this film preserved when it was, since it is likely at best the decomposition of the original print been arrested or at worst it may have even progressed further. After living and working in new york for two years, she moved back to. George barnes kreeg een nominatie voor beste camerawerk. Silent screen star gloria swanson 1897 1983, born gloria svensson, who began her career as a mack sennett bathing beauty plays a woman of ill repute in the film sadie thompson. Sadie thompson 1928 and rain 1932 carensclassiccinema. Blanche friderici friderici in man of the forest 1933. Protagonistica je bivsa prostitutka iz san francisca koja je nasla novi dom na. Davidson, and the ending from the 1928 and 1932 versions.
Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Sadie thompson gloria swanson picturesunited artists. The film was sadie thompson, produced by and starring gloria swanson in her second film under contract to united artists, filmed in 1927 and released in 1928 and, alas, extant only in a heavily nitratedamaged print with the last reel missing completely the version in circulation today attempts to reconstruct the last reel from production stills and fragments of outtake footage found. Sadie thompson had the great raoul walsh as director and costar, but. 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. In 1925, at the age of 26, gloria swanson joined united artists ua and set up her own production company. Somerset maughams story rain and in which he also starred as the rowdy sgt. She received much advice from joe schenck who also was the uncredited executive producer of rain.
Film je producirala tada popularna hollywoodska glumica gloria swanson, koja je takoder nastupila u naslovnoj ulozi. Sadie thompson movie posters from movie poster shop. And, as before with love of sunya, the production went over budget and money had to be borrowed to complete the film. Sadie thompson is a 1928 silent film directed by raoul walsh, starring gloria swanson, lionel barrymore, and walsh one day a ship arrives in pago pago, capital of american samoa. 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. I admire her for it, but admire her more for producing the movie despite pressure because of its content, and considered a slightly higher rating. Somerset maughams short story miss thompson later renamed rain from 1921. She jumped through hoops to acquire the property, fought the censors to get it produced, cowrote the script with walsh, helped finish the editing when walsh had to leave for another project, and, above all, gave a sensational performance in the title role. This disc includes background information on sadie thompson, from the real life version to the stage version to the film versions, all of which was interesting to read about. Rain, the famous john coltonclemence randolph theatrical adaptation of somerset maughams short story about religious hypocrisy, was such a hot potato in 1928 that the hays office, hollywoods selfappointed censorship bureau, would not allow the play to be filmed under its original title. One of the extra features of this dvd is a comparison of scenes sadies entrance, her ensuing wrath at mr.
Tim ohara, opposite gloria swanson in the title role. You can also compare text treatments from different editions of this story, which let you see how different authors handled a couple scenes in particular and i found it to. Sadie she smokes by joe bataan disco video mix by glenn rivera duration. From the very beginning, actressproducer gloria swanson faced an uphill battle against the censors and her fellow producers. Somerset maughams short story miss thompson has made it to the big screen several times.
One of the most interesting things about 1928s sadie thompson is the two words that arent used in the film. 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. However, on the island there is also a reactionary. Raoul walsh usa 1928 97 min sadie thompson is a film adaption of w. Sadie thompson was considered a lost film for years and years and was found again at gloria swansons estate after her death in 1983. Sadie thompson, fictional character, the protagonist of the short story rain 1921 by w. Swanson had been one of the reigning queens of hollywoods silent. The story takes place on the island pago pago, where the fallen woman sadie thompson gloria swanson, of course arrives in hope to start her life anew. The tragedy of sadie thompson is that, for many decades, the last scenes were missing from the sole existing print. Sadie thompson 1928 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to save sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported. A young, beautiful prostitute named sadie thompson arrives on the south pacific island of pago pago looking for honest work, and falls for timothy ohara, an american sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past.
Overview of sadie thompson, 1928, directed by raoul walsh, with gloria swanson, lionel barrymore, raoul walsh, at turner classic movies. Now, what energizes the last quarter of each film is the debased fascination that mr. Sadie thompson is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1928 onder regie van raoul walsh. Other film versions include sadie thompson 1928 starring gloria swanson, rain 1932 starring joan crawford, and dirty gertie from harlem u. The film was directed by raoul walsh for gloria swanson pictures corporation and united artists. 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. Twilight times package of the 1953 miss sadie thompson brings another classic golden age 3d release to lovers of the genre. Part of the parkway theater 3d film festival in minneapolis starts march 6, 2009. Sadie thompson 1928 when prostitute sadie thompson gloria swanson arrives on the island of tutuila, she expects to only be making a brief stopover before going on to apia. In her 1980 autobiography, gloria swanson issued a plea for the recovery of the missing last reel of sadie thompson 1928, for which she received a. Somerset maugham short story miss thompson later retitled rain. The film really only has two characters, sadie thompson and alfred davidson.
For the 1953 version entitled miss sadie thompson, columbia cast rita hayworth in the title role and they couldnt have picked a better star. With such stellar talent not to mention production design by william. Davidson feels for the humbled, repentant sadie who has become putty in his hands. Regardless of the setbacks, however, sadie thompson proved to be a critical and a box office success. There is symmetry in swansons dominance of the sadie thompson saga. Swanson correctly maintained that the film s silence was its greatest asset, for the churches and the hays office could not censor what they couldnt hear. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert.