The Film
Rain
A woman without shame. A woman without soul.
The Story
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
cholera epidemic rainy setting public domain christian missionary fallen woman tropics reformer general store moral reformation samoa south sea island record player persecution u.s. marine based on short story pre-code religious hypocrisy religious fundamentalism pacific island remake deluge rain missionary quarantine prostitute
Runtime
94 min
Released Oct 1932
Gallery
The Stills.
