Movie

Salome (1918)

• August 10, 1918
• 1h 20m

• Drama
• History

Overview

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.)

Director

J. Gordon Edwards

Writers

Adrian Johnson

Starring

Theda Bara, G. Raymond Nye, Alan Roscoe