The peace of a hotel on a south sea island is broken with the arrival of a boat that has to stay longer than expected due to cholera and heavy rain. The passengers include a missionary (Walter Huston) and a prostitute (Joan Crawford). The two clash after she dances, smokes and entertains men on the sabbath. The centrepiece of the film is the performance of Joan Crawford as the fallen woman with the murky past who does not want to return to America up against the religious bigot trying to convert her. This is a remake of the silent Sadie Thompson starring Gloria Swanson.
4/5 
Joan Crawford
Walter Huston
William Gargan
Guy Kibbee
Beulah Bondi
Matt Moore
Walter Catlett