Miss Sadie Thompson

Miss Sadie Thompson
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCurtis Bernhardt
Screenplay byHarry Kleiner
Based on"Miss Thompson"
by W. Somerset Maugham
Produced byJerry Wald
Starring
CinematographyCharles Lawton Jr.
Edited byViola Lawrence
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
The Beckworth Corporation
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 23, 1953 (1953-12-23)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.9 million (US)[1]

Miss Sadie Thompson is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1921 short story "Miss Thompson" (later retitled "Rain"). Other film versions include Sadie Thompson (1928) starring Gloria Swanson, Rain (1932) starring Joan Crawford, and Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946).

The film received a nomination for Best Original Song ("Sadie Thompson's Song") at the 26th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1954', Variety Weekly, January 5, 1955