Salome (1918)

7.0/10 • 80 min • 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.)

Cast

Theda Bara

G. Raymond Nye

Alan Roscoe

John the Baptist

Herbert Heyes

Bertram Grassby

Vera Doria

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