Story of movie Salome Of The Tenements : Salome of the Tenements is a 1925 American silent drama film adapted to the screen by Sonya Levien from the Anzia Yezierska novel. Made by Jesse L. Lasky and Adolph Zukor's Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, a division of Paramount Pictures, it was directed by Sidney Olcott and starred Jetta Goudal and Godfrey Tearle.
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| Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
| Produced by | Jesse L Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Written by | Sonya Levien |
| Based on | Salome of the Tenements by Anzia Yezierska |
| Starring | Jetta Goudal Godfrey Tearle |
| Cinematography | David W. Gobbett Al Liguori |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film, which was inspired by accounts of the real life of Rose Pastor Stokes, tells the story of poor immigrants living in New York's Jewish Lower East Side. It was shot in Paramount Astoria studios.
Salome of the Tenements is a lost film.
Screenplay
- Jetta Goudal as Sonya Mendel
- Godfrey Tearle as John Manning
- José Ruben as Jakey Salomon
- Lazar Freed as Jacob Lipkin
- Irma Lerner as Gittel Stein
- Sonia Nodell as Mrs Peltz
- Elihu Tenenholz as Banker Ben
- Fanny Weintraub as Mrs Solomon
- Nettie Tobias as The Widow
The movie used several elderly extras who were residents at the Home of Old Israel. The residents were told the morning of the premier that they were invited to attend, to see Fanny Weintraub's performance. Mrs. Weintraub was overwhelmed and died from the excitement.
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