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The Queen of Sheba is a american film directed by J. Gordon Edwards released in USA on 10 april 1921 with Betty Blythe

The Queen of Sheba (1921)

Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba
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Released in USA 10 april 1921
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating67% 3.3554153.3554153.3554153.3554153.355415

The Queen of Sheba (1921) is a silent film produced by Fox studios about the story of the ill-fated romance between Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. Written and directed by J. Gordon Edwards, it starred Betty Blythe as the Queen and Fritz Leiber, Sr. as King Solomon. The film is well known amongst silent film buffs for the risqué costumes worn by Blythe, as evidenced by several surviving stills taken during the production. This was a rarity in mainstream Hollywood films at the time. Only a short fragment of the film survives.

Synopsis

Au X siècle av. J.-C., David transmet la couronne du royaume d'Israël à son fils Salomon et dans le même temps, Armud se proclame souverain du royaume de Saba voisin, épousant une jeune femme qui l'a séduit. Celle-ci le tue le jour de leurs noces et, devenue la reine de Saba, rend visite à Salomon, le séduisant à son tour. Le frère de ce dernier, Adonias, complote pour récupérer la couronne et espère utiliser la jalousie de la reine Amrath, épouse de Salomon...

Actors

Betty Blythe

(Queen of Sheba)Fritz Leiber

(King Solomon)George Nichols

(King David)George Siegmann

(King Armud of Sheba)Herbert Heyes

(Tamaran)
And :
G. Raymond Nye
Herschel Mayall
Al Fremont
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