MISS SADIE THOMPSON (BLU-RAY)

“Hayworth, in great form, [carries] the picture with her magnetism, personality, and sensuality. These come through most effectively in the handful of musical numbers, especially the incredible ‘The Heat Is On,’ one of the most blazingly erotic dance segments to be put on the screen.” - Craig Butler, AllMovie.com

“The dramatic pacing of Curtis Bernhardt’s direction achieves a frenzied jazz tempo, quite in keeping with the modernization, and most of the performances respond in kind, especially that of Rita Hayworth.” - Variety

Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) is yet another version of the Somerset Maugham story, “Miss Thompson” (later retitled “Rain”), this one gussied up with music, Technicolor, and 3D - to eye-popping effect. The story of the titular “party girl” (Rita Hayworth), who raises temperatures all over the South Pacific, the film also features Aldo Ray as a love-struck Marine and Jose Ferrer as a religious zealot who, like many such folk, protests against the lady a bit too much.

LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 2D and 3D
AUDIO: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1953 / Color
91 MINUTES
NOT RATED

Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros / Introduction by Actress Patricia Clarkson / Original Theatrical Trailer