The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.)
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
- J. Gordon EdwardsDirector
- Adrian JohnsonScreenplay
Cast
- Theda BaraSalome
- G. Raymond NyeKing Herod
- Alan RoscoeJohn the Baptist
- Herbert HeyesSejanus
- Bertram GrassbyPrince David
- Genevieve BlinnQueen Miriam
- Vera DoriaNaomi
- Al FremontGalba
Stills
Themes
palestineroman empirebiblesilent filmlost film