A Modern Salome
A Modern Salome is a lost[1] 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Leonce Perret and starring Hope Hampton. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures.[2][3] The film is based on the 1891 Oscar Wilde play Salome.
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| Directed by | Leonce Perret |
| Produced by | Metro Pictures |
| Written by | Leonce Perret |
| Based on | Salome by Oscar Wilde |
| Starring | Hope Hampton |
| Cinematography | Alfred Ortlieb Harry D. Harde |
Production company | Hope Hampton Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Period advert.
A display advert of the time states: "Her fancy swept her back through the ages, and she was dancing before king Herod for the head of John the Baptist. Yet she was a modern woman, a hot-house product of Twentieth Century Society."[4]
Cast
- Hope Hampton as Virginia Hastings
- Sidney Mason as Robert Monti
- Percy Standing as James Vandam
- Arthur Donaldson as Walter Greene
- Wyndham Standing as Harry Torrence
- Agnes Ayres as Helen Torrence
References
- The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Modern Salome
- A Modern Salome at silentera.com
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Modern Salome
- Display advert, San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Tuesday May 4, 1920, Volume XLVII, Number 65, page 2.
External links
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- A Modern Salome at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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