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Jun 27, 2024 · She produced and starred in the 1928 film Sadie Thompson, earning her a nomination for Best Actress at the first annual Academy Awards. Her sound film debut performance in 1929's The Trespasser , earned her a second Academy Award nomination.
- Gloria Swanson
- 1980
Jun 11, 2024 · The story was made into a silent film in 1928, with Gloria Swanson starring and with the title Sadie Thompson. A few years later it was made into a talkie, Rain (1932) , with Joan Crawford and Walter Huston.
Jun 13, 2024 · A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work, and falls for Timothy O'Hara (Raoul Walsh), an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past.
Jun 22, 2024 · A woman of driving ambition, Eagels achieved fame in a single role, that of Sadie Thompson in Rain, an adaptation of a Somerset Maugham story that opened in November 1922 and played for four years, nearly 1,500 performances.
Jun 16, 2024 · In the Pacific after the war, a U.S. Marine unit that includes Sgt. Phil O'Hara (Aldo Ray) is awaiting discharge when missionary Alfred Davidson (Jose Ferrer), physician Dr. Robert McPhail (Russell Collins) and singer Sadie Thompson (Rita Hayworth) arrive at the base.
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5 days ago · George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work in The Magic Flame, The Devil Dancer and Sadie Thompson. The film promoted itself as the Romeo and Juliet of the circus upon its release.
Jun 17, 2024 · Rita Hayworth, American film actress and dancer who rose to glamorous stardom in the 1940s and ’50s and was a favorite pinup girl during World War II. Her movies included Only Angels Have Wings, You’ll Never Get Rich, Cover Girl, Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai, Pal Joey, and Separate Tables.
