Salome (1918)
80 min
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.)
- Release date
- August 10, 1918
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- 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 Marian
- Vera Doria as Naomi
- Al Fremont as Galla
- Rex Ingram
Crew
- J. Gordon Edwards · Director
- Adrian Johnson · Writer
- Flavius Josephus · Writer
- William Fox · Producer
- George M. Rubinstein · Composer
- John W. Boyle · Cinematographer
- Harry W. Gerstad · Cinematographer
- George Schneiderman · Cinematographer
- George James Hopkins · Production designer