7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sadie Thompson (1928)
Sadie Thompson (1928)
Overview
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. 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 back to San Francisco.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. 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 back to San Francisco.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques the destructive nature of religious hypocrisy and rigid moral judgment through its sympathetic portrayal of a marginalized woman's struggle for autonomy, aligning with left-leaning themes of challenging oppressive social norms.
The film features traditional casting practices prevalent in its era, with no evidence of intentional race or gender swaps for DEI purposes. Its narrative explores themes of individual morality and hypocrisy, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity through the character of Alfred Davidson, a self-righteous and hypocritical missionary whose judgmental zealotry leads to his own moral downfall and suicide. The narrative critiques this oppressive and destructive form of faith, highlighting its capacity for harm rather than redemption.
The film "Sadie Thompson" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and moral conflicts, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "Sadie Thompson" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on cisgender individuals and their struggles with morality and religion on a South Pacific island, offering no portrayal of transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1928 film "Sadie Thompson" is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain." All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's canonical gender being altered for the screen portrayal.
The 1928 film "Sadie Thompson" is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain." The main characters, including Sadie Thompson, were established as white in the source material and are portrayed by white actors in this film, with no instances of a character's race being changed from their original depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.5
Critic Ratings
8.3
N/A
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