Sadie, Sadie - Barbra Streisand
Sadie, Sadie - Barbra Streisand
Sadie, Sadie, Married Lady and I
Pretty Sadie McKee works as a serving maid in the same household where her mother is a cook, and is admired by the son of her employer, lawyer Michael Alderson. However, when Michael defames her boyfriend, Tommy Wallace, during a family dinner, Sadie openly denounces her employers as cruel and insensitive. Sadie then flees to New York City with Tommy, who was fired from his job in the Alderson factory for alleged cheating. Nearly broke, Sadie and Tommy are befriended in New York by Opal, a hardened club performer, who takes them to her boardinghouse. The next morning, Sadie leaves the boardinghouse to look for a job but makes plans with Tommy to meet at the marriage license bureau at noon. Soon after she leaves, however, neighbor Dolly Merrick hears Tommy singing in the bathroom and seduces him into joining her traveling club act, which is leaving town that morning. Heartbroken and embittered by Tommy's desertion, Sadie struggles to find reputable employment but eventually joins Opal as a dancer in a nightclub. Ten days later, Jack Brennan, a jovial, rich alcoholic, helps Sadie handle an abusive customer and then demands that she sit at his table, which he is sharing with friend--Michael Alderson. Still angry at Michael, Sadie ignores his admonitions to leave his intoxicated companion alone and goes home with Brennan that evening. Soon after, Sadie marries the adoring Brennan and, while enjoying her newfound wealth, does her best to handle his constant drunkenness. Then one afternoon, Sadie, who has been following Tommy's crooning career, goes to see him performing with Dolly at the Apollo Theater and is thrilled by the loving looks he throws her during his number. However, when Sadie returns home that evening, she learns from Michael and the family physician that unless Brennan stops drinking, he will die within six months. Sobered by the diagnosis, Sadie sacrifices her chance to reunite with Tommy and, after rallying the servants to her side, imprisons her husband in his house and forces him to quit drinking. Later Sadie goes with Michael and the now recovered Brennan to the club where she used to dance and is startled to see Dolly there performing without Tommy. After she confronts Dolly and finds out that Tommy was dumped in New Orleans, Sadie confesses to Brennan that she is in love with another man and wants a divorce. The understanding Brennan grants Sadie her request, and Michael, anxious to win her forgiveness, undertakes to find Tommy. Michael eventually locates Tommy in the city and deduces that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Aided by Michael, Tommy is admitted to a hospital and begins gradually to recuperate. However, by the time Sadie is allowed to see him, Tommy's condition has suddenly worsened, and he dies after telling her that it was Michael who had helped him. Four months later, Michael celebrates his birthday with Sadie and her mother, and looks into Sadie's forgiving eyes before making his birthday wish.
Cast & Crew
Clarence Brown Director
Charles Dorian Assistant Director
Joan Crawford Sadie [McKee Brennan]
Gene Raymond Tommy [Wallace]
Franchot Tone Michael [Alderson]
Edward Arnold [Jack] Brennan
Esther Ralston Dolly [Merrick]
Earl Oxford Stooge
Jean Dixon Opal
Leo Carroll Phelps ["Finnegan"]
Akim Tamiroff Riccori
Zelda Sears Mrs. Craney
Helen Ware Mrs. McKee
Gene Austin Cafe entertainer
Candy and Coco Cafe entertainers
Helen Freeman Maid
Charles Williams Pest in cafe
Billie Van Every Chorus girl in cafe
Florence Dudley Chorus girl in cafe
Selmer Jackson Tiffany salesman
Lee Phelps Chauffeur
Francis McDonald Chauffeur
James Burke Motor cop
Wade Boteler Motor cop
Matt McHugh Taxi driver
Edward Le Saint Dr. Branch
Norman Ainsley Second butler
Samuel S. Hinds Dr. Lamson
Mable Colcord Cook, Brennan home
Minerva Urecal Assistant cook, Brennan home
Nellie Bly Baker Laundress
Barlowe Borland Gardner
Mimi Lawler Downstairs maid
Alice Mae Secretary at Michael's
Wyndham Standing Butler at Alderson's
Gertrude Sutton Swedish maid
Walter Walker Alderson
Mary Forbes Mrs. Alderson
Eva Dennison Aunt Sara
Charles Hill Mailes Uncle Ben
Frederick Burton Uncle Snowden
Sam McDaniel Red Cap
Jack Baxley Short order cook
Frank Conroy Dr. Briggs
Harry C. Bradley Dr. Taylor
Richard Tucker Dr. Patrick
Hooper Atchley Intern
William Welsh Conductor
Doris Kemper Nurse
Eugene Borden Ship's bugler
Ethel Griffies Woman in subway
Tom Mahoney Policeman
Oliver T. Marsh Photography
John Meehan Screenwriter
Lawrence Weingarten Producer
Hugh Wynn Film Editor
Dr. William Axt Synchronization
Arthur Freed Composer
Nacio Herb Brown Composer
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Fredric Hope Art dir assoc
Edwin B. Willis Art dir assoc
Adrian Gowns
Douglas Shearer Recording Director
Art Wilson Mixer
Clarence Brown Company
Lucille Day Stand-in for Joan Crawford
Additional Details
MPAA Ratings:
Premiere Info:
not available
Release Date:
1934
Production Date:
Clarence Brown's Production
none available
Color/B&W:
Black and White
Distributions Co:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
Sound:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Production Co:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
Duration(mins):
90 or 95
Country:
United States
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