some movie age very well and seem timeless . others and like rain and seem pretty silly when view decade later . however and on a purely camp level and joan crawford performance be well worth see a the tramp with a heart of gold and sadie thompson . she be indeed trampy in this performance and lack any subtlety whatsoever probably not a bad thing consider the character she play . the movie be a morality tale about a hypocritical preacher and his dry up old wife . both be nasty and self righteous and though down deep the preacher ( walter huston ) be all man ( hubba and hubba ) . please and . this seem less like real people but more like broad caricature which and when you watch this hoary ( it mean old and not trampy once again ) film and that about all you get . an interesting curio but hardly a film to get excite about or that will make any lasting impression .