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Miss Sadie Thompson

film by Bernhardt [1953]
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Miss Sadie Thompson is a 1953 film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film stars Rita Hayworth as Sadie Thompson, a prostitute in the South Seas. This character was originally created by W. Somerset Maugham in his 1921 short story "Rain." The story, and subsequently the film, centers on Sadie Thompson's interactions and the downfall of a fanatical missionary, Reverend Mr. Davidson. This narrative has been adapted into film multiple times, with earlier versions including Sadie Thompson (1928) and Rain (1932).12

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