The Heart of Salome

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The Heart of Salome
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Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Screenplay by Randall Faye
Based onThe Heart of Salome
by Allen Raymond
Starring Alma Rubens
Walter Pidgeon
Holmes Herbert
Robert Agnew
Erin La Bissoniere
Walter Dugan
Cinematography Glen MacWilliams
Edited by Margaret Clancey
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 8, 1927 (1927-05-08)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Heart of Salome is a lost 1927 American romance film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Randall Faye. It is based on the 1925 novel The Heart of Salome by Allen Raymond. The film stars Alma Rubens, Walter Pidgeon, Holmes Herbert, Robert Agnew, Erin La Bissoniere and Walter Dugan. The film was released on May 8, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Cast

Preservation

The film is now lost. [4]

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References

  1. "The Heart of Salome (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. Hal Erickson. "Heart of Salome (1927) - Victor Schertzinger". AllMovie. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. "The Heart of Salome". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Heart of Salome