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  2. Sadie Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Sadie Thompson refers to the main character from "Rain" by W. Somerset Maugham (1921). Several adaptations of that story exist with that title: Miss Sadie Thompson, a 1953 film starring Rita Hayworth as Sadie Thompson; Sadie Thompson, a 1928 silent film starring Gloria Swanson as Sadie Thompson

  3. Sadie Thompson (film) - Wikipedia

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    Sadie Thompson is a 1928 American silent drama film that tells the story of a "fallen woman" who comes to Pago Pago to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco.

  4. Miss Sadie Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Miss Sadie Thompson is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1921 short story "Miss Thompson" (later retitled "Rain").

  5. Rain (short story) - Wikipedia

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    Sadie Thompson (1928), a silent film starring Gloria Swanson. Rain (1932), a film starring Joan Crawford. Sadie Thompson (1944), a two act three scene play starring June Havoc on Broadway. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953), a film starring Rita Hayworth. Sadie (1980), a pornographic film directed by Bob Chinn. [10] Rain (1997), an opera by Richard ...

  6. Rain (1932 film) - Wikipedia

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    Rain is a 1932 pre-Code drama film that stars Joan Crawford as prostitute Sadie Thompson. Directed by Lewis Milestone and set in the South Seas, the production was filmed in part at Santa Catalina Island and what is now Crystal Cove State Park in California.

  7. Rita Hayworth - Wikipedia

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    She continued to star in a string of successful pictures. In 1953, she had two films released: Salome with Charles Laughton and Stewart Granger, and Miss Sadie Thompson with José Ferrer and Aldo Ray. She was off the big screen for another four years, mainly because of a tumultuous marriage to the singer Dick Haymes.

  8. The 30 Best Kids’ Movies on Netflix Right Now - AOL

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    Courtesy of Netflix. Director: Glen Keane Cast: Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho Rating: PG Run time: 95 minutes Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes 82%; IMDb 6.3/10 Genre: Musical Fantasy ...

  9. W. Somerset Maugham - Wikipedia

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    Among the best-known examples are "Rain" (1921), charting the moral disintegration of a missionary attempting to convert the sexual sinner Sadie Thompson; [161] "The Letter" (1924), dealing with domestic murder and its implications; [162] "The Book Bag" (1932), a story of the tragic result of an incestuous relationship; [163] and "Flotsam and ...