Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
In another version of the classic Sadie Thompson story, Rita Hayworth is perfectly cast as the titular hooker with a heart of gold. She brings a lot of Gilda to the role, making it believable that she’s been around and doesn’t fear for her immortal soul. Even though she was a sweet girl in real life, she certainly knew how to come across as grungy and seedy on the screen.
José Ferrer plays the missionary who first detests then tries to save Rita. He has a great aloofness to his character, and even though you don’t immediately see the passion brewing underneath (like Walter Huston had in 1932), you do see it when the time is right. In this 1953 version, Hollywood wanted to sell a more overt kind of sex, rather than the repressed kind of the 1930s. Rita pals around with a bunch of sailors, and particularly Aldo Ray, and when she entertains them by singing and dancing, it’s easy to imagine Gilda living in the tropics. If you like Rita’s style, you won’t want to miss this performance. I’m not even a fan of hers and I liked her in this movie1
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José Ferrer plays the missionary who first detests then tries to save Rita. He has a great aloofness to his character, and even though you don’t immediately see the passion brewing underneath (like Walter Huston had in 1932), you do see it when the time is right. In this 1953 version, Hollywood wanted to sell a more overt kind of sex, rather than the repressed kind of the 1930s. Rita pals around with a bunch of sailors, and particularly Aldo Ray, and when she entertains them by singing and dancing, it’s easy to imagine Gilda living in the tropics. If you like Rita’s style, you won’t want to miss this performance. I’m not even a fan of hers and I liked her in this movie1
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "john S" for posting!
More José Ferrer movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 1932's Rain here!