Directed by:
Curtis BernhardtCinematography:
Charles Lawton Jr.Cast:
Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, Aldo Ray, Charles Bronson, Rudy Bond, Russell Collins, Diosa Costello, Harry Bellaver, Frances Morris, Peggy Converse (more)VOD (1)
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Life is dull for a squad of marines stationed on a sleepy south Pacific island, but their routine is turned upside-down with the arrival of Sadie Thompson (Rita Hayworth), a fun-loving gal who is stuck in Hawaii for a week as she waits for the ship that will take her to her new job as a nightclub singer. The rowdy fun she provokes quickly draws the attention of Alfred Davidson (Jose Ferrer), a pious missionary who suspects that Sadie has had a shady past. Davidson uses his influence to expel Sadie from the island, just as she and a friendly sergeant (Aldo Ray) have begun to fall in love. This act leads to a fiery emotional climax. The fourth adaptation of a short story by Somerset Maugham, Hayworth's Sadie is certainly the brassiest and most sensual depiction that the character has received. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Rita Hayworth
USA
Best movies:
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
José Ferrer
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Aldo Ray
USA
Best movies:
We're No Angels (1955)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Men in War (1957)
Charles Bronson
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rudy Bond
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Russell Collins
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
The Enemy Below (1957)
Diosa Costello
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
Harry Bellaver
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Frances Morris
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Caged (1950)
Conflict (1945)
Peggy Converse
USA
Best movies:
Drum Beat (1954)
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
Robert Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
Wilton Graff
USA
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Compulsion (1959)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Peter Chong
China
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
On the Town (1949)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Henry Slate
USA
Best movies:
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Bedtime Story (1964)
Al Kikume
USA
Best movies:
The Hurricane (1937)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Ted Jordan
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
The Band Wagon (1953)