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Harriet L emm...don't quite know : I liked the fact that RELIGION was really DAMNED in this film, as I happen to feel that ALL religions are the source of all evil, 'evil' ...so to speak, in the vein of it s religious followers..nutcases...all of them..speak. However...in terms of PLOT ...who killed Robertson? Why did Crawford turn from brainwashed back into hussy? anyone able to explain THAT to me? Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Steve D Not the best vision but a really good one. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/23 Full Review 56music SPOILER ALERT: One of Joan's best performances. I own this DVD and watched it again last night. I like that I noticed some nuances I missed previously. Obviously all humans can be tempted by the flesh, but I came to a possiblity in the storyline I may have missed previously, perhaps Sadie knew there was one sure way to get the missionary off her back, perhaps she set a trap and was not as innocent as I previously thought? Perhaps she outsmarted everyone. An oldie but a goodie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review georgan g This old movie was surprisingly good. Crawford played the prostitute perfectly. The truth about who was "bad" shows in the end. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The rain falls incessantly in this movie, bringing to mind Matthew 5:45, "he sendeth rain on the just and the unjust alike". In this case, it seems clear that the 'unjust' are actually the devout Christians (Walter Huston and Beulah Bondi), as they sanctimoniously judge Joan Crawford's character and cruelly use their influence to get orders for her immediate deportation from Pago Pago, where this film is set. She is likely a prostitute, but the reason for his action stems from her (gasp) moral crime of listening to music and dancing with some soldiers on the Sabbath. As a more tolerant man observes, "we've all crossed thresholds we don't brag about", but Huston is relentless in cross-examining her about her past, and demanding that she get on the right side of the Lord, even though they've just met. It's interesting to see Crawford stand up to him in what are the best scenes of the film. "You keep yellin' at me to go back and be punished, to suffer - how do you know what I've suffered? You don't know, you don't care, and you don't even ask - and you call yourself a Christian!", she yells, and "Your God and me will never be shipmates, and the next time you talk to him you can tell him this for me - that Sadie Thompson is on her way to hell!" However, she is eventually cowed and resigned to be repentant, which is the first unbelievable part of an unbelievable ending, which I won't spoil. The movie is a little hard to watch because the main characters are so unlikeable. Huston and Bondi are righteous prigs. Crawford is heavily made up and often over-acts her part. There are a few good scenes, however, and it may be of interest to see this adaptation of the short story by W. Somerset Maugham, which spurred several other movies and plays. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A beautifully-shot, well-acted train wreck with a holier-than-thou, carrot-and-stick approach and a confusing ending which renders it pointless. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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