10 August 1918 Drama, History 80 mins
Palestine, under the rule of Rome. Salome, daughter of Herodias and both niece and stepdaughter of King Herod, becomes infatuated with the prophet John the Baptist, who publicly denounces the depravity of the royal family and proclaims the arrival of a new messiah. (Film presumed lost.)
Watch the official Salome 1918 trailer in HD below.
Theda Bara as Salome
G. Raymond Nye as King Herod
Alan Roscoe as John the Baptist
Herbert Heyes as Sejanus
Bertram Grassby as Prince David
Genevieve Blinn as Queen Miriam
Vera Doria as Naomi
Al Fremont as Galba
J. Gordon Edwards Director
William Fox Producer
George James Hopkins Production Design
Adrian Johnson Screenplay
John W. Boyle Director of Photography
George Schneiderman Director of Photography
Harry W. Gerstad Director of Photography
United States 10 August 1918
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