Alla Nazimova, Earl Schenck, Louis Dumar
Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist.
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Nazimova was the most mysterious, most alluring and most dynamic of all movie stars and here is her masterwork. The direction may be credited to her "Boston marriage" husband Charles Bryant but the film simply belongs to Nazimova. Every shot without her feels like a prelude to ...( read more)
More of an interesting artifact then a good film. The sets and costumes are impressive the acting for the time was probably condidered emotive and deep but know seems overripe and hammy.
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