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1953 Certificate 12
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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 .. Read more

Starring Peggy Converse, Diosa Costello, Wilton Graff, Frances Morris
Director Curtis Bernhardt
Genres Music/Musical

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Miss Sadie Thompson

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 the character has received. For this reason, the film was banned in certain areas of the United States at the time of its original release. MISS SADIE THOMPSON was originally filmed in 3-D, and features lush scenery and several jazzy songs, including The Heat is On and Blue Pacific Blues. Moreover, the film marks one of Hayworth's best all-time performances.

Starring Peggy Converse, Diosa Costello, Wilton Graff, Frances Morris, Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer, Charles Bronson, Aldo Ray, Harry Bellaver, Rudy Bond, Peggy Convers
Director Curtis Bernhardt
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Music/Musical
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released Production year: 1953

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DVD: 18 Aug 2003

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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 ...

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