Miss Sadie Thompson

"RITA TURNS ON THE HEAT IN 3D"

Feb 17 1954 Approved 1h 31m
Drama, Musical, Romance

Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages to stir up the blood of every marine on the base.

Plot

At a lonely military outpost on American Samoa, sticky heat alternates with torrential rain. A ship quarantine strands here Sadie Thompson, a "breezy dame" who sets the Marines afire... and self-righteous Mr. Davidson, powerful head of the Mission Board, who suspects Sadie is a fugitive from the notorious Emerald Club of Honolulu. Meanwhile, Sadie is courted by crude but good-hearted Marine Sgt. Phil O'Hara.

Written by

Harry Kleiner, W. Somerset Maugham

Directed by

Curtis Bernhardt

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, The Beckworth Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
1,871
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA