Salome of the Tenements
Salome of the Tenements | |
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Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
Written by | Sonya Levien |
Based on | Salome of the Tenements by Anzia Yezierska |
Produced by | Jesse L Lasky Adolph Zukor |
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) |
Salome of the Tenements is a 1925 American silent drama film adapted to the screen by Sonya Levien from the Anzia Yezierska novel of the same name. 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.
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.[1][2]
Cast
- 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
Death of Fanny Weintraub
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.[3]
References
- ^ Salome of the Tenements at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount films - 1925
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Salome of the Tenements
- ^ "Little Old Lady Who Acted a Bit in a Film Dies of Excitment as It Opens on Broadway" New York Times, Feb 24 1925, p1
External links
- Salome of the Tenements at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Salome of the Tenements at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- (in French) Salome of the Tenements website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
- 1925 films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Sidney Olcott
- American black-and-white films
- American romantic drama films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- Films based on actual events
- Films based on American novels
- Lost American films
- Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien
- 1920s romantic drama films
- Films based on works by Anzia Yezierska
- 1925 drama films
- Silent romantic drama film stubs