![]() Queen Herodias greets her daughter warmly when she arrives at the palace, and becomes aware of the lecherous intentions of the king, who marvels at the beauty of his stepdaughter/niece. He interrupts her angry tirade by stealing a long kiss, which shocks her. When he brings sea water instead, she slaps him. He is amused by her haughty behavior and thwarts her attempt to order him around when she demands to use drinking water instead of sea water for her bath aboard the ship. On the boat escorting her home, Salome meets Claudius, a Roman soldier assigned to the palace of Herod. When Marcellus does nothing to protest Caesar's decree, she declares that she shall never love another Roman. The king believes John the Baptist is the Messiah because of the mistaken belief of some peasants.Īfter Marcellus, nephew of Caesar, petitions his uncle to marry Herodias's daughter, Salome, he receives a message stating that he is forbidden to marry a "barbarian." Salome is also sent a message stating that she is banished from Rome for seeking to rise above her station, and will be escorted back to Galilee, despite having lived in Rome since childhood. The prophecy states that if a king of Judea kills the Messiah, he will suffer an agonizing death. ![]() The king is not pleased with the Baptist condemning his rule, but fears he will face the same fate his father, the elder Herod, suffered after ordering the murder of firstborn males when Jesus was born. Herodias resents John's denunciation of her marriage to the king, her former husband's brother, for which John labels her an adulteress. In Galilee, during the rule of Rome's Tiberius Caesar ( Cedric Hardwicke), King Herod ( Charles Laughton) and Queen Herodias ( Judith Anderson) sit on the throne and are condemned by a prophet known as John the Baptist ( Alan Badel). The film stars Rita Hayworth as Salome, as well as Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson, with Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Badel and Basil Sydney. This film was the last produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation. Hayworth's dances for this film were choreographed by Valerie Bettis. Rita Hayworth's costumes were designed by Jean Louis. ![]() The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Charles Lang. From Rita stars alongside Robert Taylor and Robert Preston in the Lux Radio Theatre presentation of “Test Pilot.Salome is a 1953 American drama Biblical film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr.From March 23, 1942, the Lux Radio Theatre presentation of “The Strawberry Blonde” starring Rita, Don Ameche, and Gail Patrick:.From Rita reprising her movie role in “Only Angels Have Wings” along with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur in this Lux Radio Theatre presentation:.Rita Hayworth did not appear in the number of radio shows appropriate for a star of her caliber, but there is still plenty to enjoy. Today I celebrate Rita in the best way I can, by gathering her radio performances in preparation for my workday. Hayworth was one of a kind, adored by every classic movie fan I know – the love goddess who breaks my heart a little whenever I think of her. Rita has been appearing on TCM all month in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday and I certainly hope you’ve been watching her memorable film appearances. ![]() (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Of course I’m referring to Rita Hayworth who epitomizes the dream factory in many ways and who reached the top echelon of fame when the star system reigned supreme. When Margarita Carmen Cansino was born 100 years ago this week no one could have known she’d become the movie star of movie stars, one of the silver screen’s greatest beauties, and a woman who would keep an entire Hollywood studio running on her talent alone.
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