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Salomé (1923)

15/02/1923 (US)Drama, Fantasy, Horror1h 14m
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Overview

Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Alla Nazimova

      Alla Nazimova

      Salomé

    2. Nigel De Brulier

      Nigel De Brulier

      Jokaanan, the Prophet

    3. Mitchell Lewis

      Mitchell Lewis

      Herod, Tetrarch of Judea

    4. Rose Dione

      Rose Dione

      Herodias, wife of Herod

    5. Earl Schenck

      Earl Schenck

      Narraboth, Captain of the Guard

    6. Arthur Jasmine

      Page of Herodias

    7. Frederick Peters

      Frederick Peters

      Naaman, the Executioner

    8. Louis Dumar

      Louis Dumar

      Tigellinus

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jan 14, 2025

    Yikes, but I wonder what the good old Code would have made of this hugely sexually fluid and charged interpretation of Oscar Wilde's story of the bible's ultimate temptress. It's Alla Nazimova who takes the top billing as she sets her sights on the prophet "Jokaanan" (a shockingly wooden Nigel De Brulier) who sees her as little better than the spawn of Satan. Determined that she isn't going to be spurned, she shifts her inclination from seduction to revenge, and to that end she goes to work on her sleazy step-father Herod (Mitchell Lewis) who was the Tetrarch of the Roman province of Judea. He...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$350,000.00

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • princess
    • transvestism
    • based on play or musical
    • remake
    • religion
    • prophet
    • king
    • silent film
    • woman director