Samson and Delilah (1949) - film review

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Samson and Delilah is an American romantic film drama first released in 1949, directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Henry Wilcoxon. It has also been released under the title: Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Script: Jesse Lasky Jr., Fredric M. Frank, Harold Lamb, Vladimir Jabotinsky
Photo: George Barnes
Music: Victor Young
Cast: Hedy Lamarr (Delilah), Victor Mature (Samson), George Sanders (The Saran of Gaza), Angela Lansbury (Semadar), Henry Wilcoxon (Prince Ahtur), Olive Deering (Miriam), Fay Holden (Hazelelponit), Julia Faye (Haisham), Russ Tamblyn (Saul), William Farnum (Tubal), Lane Chandler (Teresh), Moroni Olsen (Targil), Francis McDonald (Story Teller), William ’Wee Willie’ Davis (Garmiskar), John Miljan (Lesh Lakish), Arthur Q. Bryan (Fat Philistine Merchant Wearing No Robe), Kasey Rogers (Spectator), Victor Varconi (Lord of Ashdod), John Parrish (Lord of Gath), Frank Wilcox (Lord of Ekron), Russell Hicks (Lord of Ashkelon), Boyd Davis (First Priest of Dagon), Fritz Leiber (Lord Sharif), Mike Mazurki (Leader of Philistine Soldiers), Davison Clark (Merchant Prince), George Reeves (Wounded Messenger), Pedro de Cordoba (Bar Simon), Frank Reicher (Village Barber), Colin Tapley (Prince), Dorothy Adams (Screaming Spectator at Temple), Eric Alden (Courtier), Joel Allen (Courtier), Robert J. Anderson (Boy), Sugarfoot Anderson (Slave fanning the Royal Couple), Carl Andre (Spectator), Stanley Andrews (Bit Role), Vaughn Anthony (Soldier), Sam Ash (Vendor), Nils Asther (Prince), Jerry Austin (Jester), Kay Bell (Soldier), Ray Bennett (Overseer at Gristmill), Wanda Jay Bieber (Dancer), Wilda Bieber (Dancer), Stanley Blystone (Bit Role), David Bond, Raymond Bond, Betty Boyd (Bit Role), Albert A. Cavigga (Soldier), Wheaton Chambers (Victim), Russ Clark (Mill slave), Jack Clifford (Victim), Edward Coch (Boy), Rus Conklin (Guest), Charles J. Conrad, Harry Cording (Prince), Delmar Costello (Slave), James Craven (Prince), Fairy Cunningham (Girl), Isabel Cushin (Girl), Fred Datig Jr., Charles Dayton (Midget at Arena), Edgar Dearing (Tax collector), Cecil B. DeMille (Narrator), Joe Dominguez (Priest), Lester Dorr (Victim), Allan Douglas (Courtier), Claire Du Brey (Spectator at Temple), Art Dupuis (Soldier), Rosemary Dvorak (Lady), Sarah Edwards (Spectator), George Eldredge (Lord), Fernanda Eliscu (Herdswoman), Charles Evans (Manoah), Betty Farrington (Bit Role), Al Ferguson (Villager), Margaret Field (Spectator at Temple), Budd Fine (Priest), Dick Foote (Soldier at Temple), Byron Foulger (Bit Role), Howard Gardiner (Priest), Gene Gary (Prince in box), Kenneth Gibson (Bit Role), Fred Graham (Priest), Greta Granstedt (Spectator at Temple), Frank Hagney (Gristmill guard), Michael Hall (Prince), John Halloran (Tax Collector), William Hall (Philistine captain), Chuck Hamilton (Captain), Lew Harvey, Thomas Browne Henry (Master of the exchequer), Weldon Heyburn (Spectator at Temple), Ed Hinton (Makon), Wesley Hopper (Priest), James Horne Jr. (Prince), Charles Anthony Hughes (Merchant), T. Arthur Hughes (Brawny porter), Perry Ivins (Herdsman), Gary Lee Jackson (Boy), Curtis Loys Jackson Jr. (Boy), Miriam Jaye (Woman in box), Sheldon Jett (Fat man), Charles Judels (Danite Merchant), John Kellogg (Spectator at Temple), Phyllis Kennedy (Wide-eyed girl), Crauford Kent (Court Astrologer in Council Chambers), Mike Killian (Young herdsman), Fred Kohler Jr. (Soldier at Temple), Bob Kortman (Vendor), Ethan Laidlaw (Tax Collector), Paul Lees (Spectator), Leota Lorraine (Merchant’s wife), Charles Lunard (Temple dancer), Leoncio Madero (Pottery Worker), George Magrill (Courtier), Ted Mapes (Captain killed with jawbone), Jerry Maren (Bit Role), Frank Mayo (Master Architect), Philo McCullough (Merchant), Leo J. McMahon (Charioteer), Charles Meredith (High Priest of Dagon), John Merton (Assistant tax collector), Gertrude Messinger (Bit Role), John ’Skins’ Miller (Man with burro), Joyce Miller (Guest), Bert Moorhouse (Spectator at Temple), Lyle Moraine (Soldier), Karen Morley (Bit Role), Frances Morris, Ottola Nesmith (Bit Role), Joel Nestler (Boy), John Northpole (Beggar), Edward Peil Sr. (Gnarled worker), Hamil Petroff (Sword Dancer), Crissy Ellen Pickup (Girl), Marjorie Pragon (Snake Dancer), Hugh Prosser (Tax collector), Sally Rawlinson (Guest), Allan Ray, Rodd Redwing (Spectator at Temple), Gordon Richards (Guide), Keith Richards (Spectator at Temple), Stephen Roberts (Bergam), Angelo Rossitto (Midget at Arena), Carl Saxe (Slave), Paul Scardon (Beggar), Ynez Seabury (Bit Role), Lester Sharpe (Saddle maker), Douglas Spencer (Courtier), Robert St. Angelo (Soldier), Larry Steers (Priest), Erica Strong (Wealthy girl in rear of box), Ray Teal (Tax Collector), Harry Templeton (Priest), Larry Thompson (Victim), Mort Thompson (Spectator), Tom Tyler (Gristmill captain), Brahm van den Berg (Temple Dancer), Bess Wade, Charles Wagenheim (Townsman), Pierre Watkin (Second Priest of Dagon), Crane Whitley (Bit Role), Lloyd Whitlock (Chief Scribe in Council Chambers), Henry Wills (Saran’s charioteer), Harry Woods (Gammad), Ward Wood, Jeff York (Spectator at Temple), Paul Zendar (Soldier), Grace Ziebarth (Chief dancer), George Zoritch (Sword Dancer)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 131 min
Aka: Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah

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