Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee (1934)

She rose from calicos to silks, with men as the stepping stones!

A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.

Date of release
1934-05-09
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (26)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Clarence Brown

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $612K

Sadie McKee is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic-drama film directed by Clarence Brown, starring Joan Crawford, and featuring Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, and Esther Ralston. The film is based on the 1933 short story "Pretty Sadie McKee", by Viña Delmar. Crawford plays the title character, from young working girl through poverty, a marriage into enormous wealth and finally a (seemingly) settled life on her own terms.

Production notes

Actors James Dunn, Leif Erickson, Arthur Jarrett, Donald Woods, and Robert Young were considered for the role of Tommy Wallace. Gene Raymond eventually was cast.

Musicians Otto Heimel and Candy Candido, who were considered "the hottest boys this side of Hades", made their screen debuts as Coco and Candy in this film.

Footage from this movie is included in the 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? to represent the 1930s acting of Joan Crawford's character Blanche Hudson.

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