This was made in one of the last years years of totally silent films. While it is slow moving it does do an excellent job telling a tragic story, with Lionel Barrymore providing a solid male lead performance to Gloria Swanson's title role.
Sadie Thompson is the woman of ill reputation who needs to be saved. This film centers around this story. She has escaped from San Francisco to an island where she is heading to Australia to escape a prison sentence for what she has done. The rest centers around her decision on what she decides to do.
Gloria & Lionel are both shown in a good light as the photography in this film is very well done. This is a silent well worth checking out for a student of how silent drama should be done.
Sadie Thompson is the woman of ill reputation who needs to be saved. This film centers around this story. She has escaped from San Francisco to an island where she is heading to Australia to escape a prison sentence for what she has done. The rest centers around her decision on what she decides to do.
Gloria & Lionel are both shown in a good light as the photography in this film is very well done. This is a silent well worth checking out for a student of how silent drama should be done.