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Hace 4 días · 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.
22 de jun. de 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.
28 de jun. de 2024 · Her answer was the film Sadie Thomas, a drama about a "fallen woman" who flees to Samoa and meets a missionary who tries to bring her back to San Francisco. The subject matter made the film hugely controversial—but it also didn’t stop it from becoming a huge hit.
Hace 6 días · She also produced her own films during this period, including The Love of Sunya (1927) and Sadie Thompson (1928). In 1929, Swanson transitioned into talkies with her performance in The Trespasser. Personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s and she subsequently ventured into theater and television.
Hace 6 días · If you think the best Aldo Ray role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Aldo Ray performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand. List films include Miss Sadie Thompson, Drug Runners and more.
Hace 1 día · GREATNESS AND DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM 1. What do we look for, today, in American cinema? 1) in Hollywood: Jerry Lewis. 2) off Hollywood: Goldman (Echoes of Silence). And the others? They either splendidly update themselves only to later shut themselves in the lucid awareness of their own old age (of the fact that they belong – culturally, ideologically – to another age): Hawks, Red ...
Hace 1 día · On December 19, 1912, English writer William Somerset Maugham arrived in Pago Pago, allegedly accompanied by a missionary and Miss Sadie Thompson. His visit inspired his short story " Rain " which later became plays and three major motion pictures.
