Salome

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.)

Director

J. Gordon Edwards

Written by

Adrian Johnson

Studio

Fox Film Corporation

Released

10 August 1918

Genres

Drama, History