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Plot. The full film. As described in a film magazine, [ 3] during a banquet at Herod's palace, the Tetrarch (Lewis) pays too much attention to his stepdaughter Salomé (Nazimova), angering his wife Herodias (Dione). Salomé goes out into the courtyard adjoining the banquet hall and induces the soldier on guard to let her see Jokanaan (De ...
Salomé: Directed by Charles Bryant, Alla Nazimova. With Alla Nazimova, Nigel De Brulier, Mitchell Lewis, Rose Dione. 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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- Biography, Drama, History
- Charles Bryant, Alla Nazimova
- 1923-02-15
Salomé (1922) - * Title Card: In a chaos of crime and wickedness, Herod ruled Judea but was himself ruled by Passion. He had murdered his brother, usurped his throne, he had stolen his wife, Herodias, and now covets his brother's daughter, Salomé.
Salomé is a 1922-23 American silent drama film directed by Charles Bryant and Alla Nazimova, [1] who also stars. It is an adaptation of the 1891 Oscar Wilde play of the same name.
Salome tells the pseudo-biblical story of how Jesus’ predecessor John the Baptist came to be executed. In the Bible the story is short - Herod the governor of Judea doesn’t want to kill the imprisoned John for fear of a riot but as a favor to his stepdaughter he regretfully carries out the…
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- Nazimova Productions
- Charles Bryant, Alla Nazimova
Salomé is a 1922-23 silent film directed by Charles Bryant and Alla Nazimova, who also stars. It is an adaptation of the 1891 Oscar Wilde play of the same name. The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and his execution of John the Baptist at the request of Herod's stepdaughter, Salomé, whom he lusts after.
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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.
