Subway Sadie

Subway Sadie
Directed byAlfred Santell
Screenplay byAdele Comandini
Paul Schofield
Based onSadie of the Desert
by Mildred Cram
Produced byAl Rockett
StarringDorothy Mackaill
Jack Mulhall
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Edited byHugh Bennett
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • September 12, 1926 (1926-09-12)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with intertitles

Subway Sadie is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adapted from Mildred Cram's 1925 short story "Sadie of the Desert", the film focuses on a relationship between New York salesgirl Sadie Hermann (Dorothy Mackaill) and subway guard Herb McCarthy (Jack Mulhall), who meet on the subway and become engaged. However, after Sadie receives a promotion, she must choose between her new job and marrying Herb. The cast also includes Charles Murray, Peggy Shaw, Gaston Glass, and Bernard Randall.

The film began production in May 1926. Arthur Edeson served as cinematographer, shooting around Central Park in areas like casinos and nightclubs. Distributed by First National Pictures, the film premiered in New York on September 12, 1926. Many publications wrote positively of the film, praising its acting and Santell's direction. Today, it remains unknown if a print of Subway Sadie has survived.