Gloria Swanson in Silent Drama ‘Sadie Thompson’ (1928). Posted by Embla on May 11, 2018 Silent screen star Gloria Swanson (1897 – 1983) plays a woman of ill repute in the film ‘Sadie Thompson’, 1928. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh for Gloria Swanson Pictures Corporation and United Artists via Share this:TwitterFacebookLike Loading... Related