Salome
(1922) American
B&W : Six reels / 5595 feet
Directed by Charles Bryant

Cast: Nazimova (Alla Nazimova) [Salome], Rose Dione [Herodias], Mitchell Lewis [King Herod], Nigel de Brulier [Jokaanan], Earl Schenck [young Syrian], Arthur Jasmine [page], Frederic Peters [Naaman, the executioner], Louis Dumar [Tigellinus]

The Nazimova Productions production; distributed by Allied Production and Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Peter M. Winters (Alla Nazimova), from the play Salomé by Oscar Wilde. Set design by Natacha Rambova. Costume design by Natacha Rambova, based on drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. Cinematography by Charles Van Enger. / Premiere 31 December 1922 in New York, New York. General release 15 February 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama: Historical.

Survival Status: Print exists [abridged 16mm reduction positive, abridged 8mm reduction positive].

Keywords: Art Nouveau - Authors: Oscar Wilde

Listing updated: 21 December 2007.

References: Bardèche-History p. 210; Card-Seductive p. 80; Limbacher-Feature p. 211; Maeder-Hollywood pp. 198, 199; Mandelbaum-Screen p. 10; Parish-Glamour p. 139; Sherwood-Best p. 185; Smith-Epic p. 259; Vermilye-Twenties p. 63 : Website-AFI.

Home Video: DVD.