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Salomé

1922-12-31 Drama 1hr 14m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    1922-12-31
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $350,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 14m
  • Genre
    Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    No Language
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Nazimova Productions

Crew

Charles Bryant
Director
Natacha Rambova
Screenplay
Alla Nazimova
Producer
Keywords:
princess transvestism based on play or musical remake religion prophet king silent film woman director

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Cast

Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova
Salomé
Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier
Jokaanan, the Prophet
Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis
Herod, Tetrarch of Judea
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Rose Dione
Herodias, wife of Herod
Earl Schenck

Earl Schenck
Narraboth, Captain of the Guard
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Reviews for Salomé
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-14

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 o... read more

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's your typical lecherous coward and though she tantalises him relentlessly, he is afraid to challenge the religious establishment or the people whom he knows will not approve of any attempt to separate "Jokaanan" from his head. Finally, she manages to exhort a promise from him and that's where the legend takes over and the seven veils do their stuff! It is very theatrically staged with precision and skill, if not a great deal of humanity. Indeed, it doesn't look natural at all as the characters deliver such stylised performances, but that also helps to capture it's very seaminess. The court of this king is debauchery central, and there is a clear sense from the photography that director Charles Bryant is showing us as much as he dare whilst simultaneously teasing our imagination provocatively. Some of the supporting cast look like they came straight from a "Tarzan" film and the others straight from Cleopatra's court of eunuchs and hairless men clad only in short kilts and curly wigs. It could do with an injection of pace at times, but if you sit back and let the whole tawdry thing wash over you, it's quite enjoyable.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 sight...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-14

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 tak...

read more