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Samson and Delilah ()


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When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

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Delilah
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Samson
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The Saran of Gaza
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Semadar
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Ahtur
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Miriam
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Hazelelponit
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Hisham
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Saul (as Russell Tamblyn)
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Tubal
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Teresh
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Targil
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Story Teller (as Francis J. McDonald)
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Garmiskar (as William Davis)
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Lesh Lakish
Arthur Q. Bryan ...
Fat Philistine Merchant Wearing No Robe
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Spectator (as Laura Elliot)
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Lord of Ashdod
John Parrish ...
Lord of Gath
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Lord of Ekron
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Lord of Ashkelon
Boyd Davis ...
First Priest of Dagon
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Lord Sharif
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Leader of Philistine Soldiers
Davison Clark ...
Merchant Prince
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Wounded Messenger
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Bar Simon (as Pedro De Cordoba)
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Village Barber
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Prince
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
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Courtier / Soldier / Guest / Spectator (uncredited)
Joel Allen ...
Courtier (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Slave Fanning Royal Couple (uncredited)
Carl Andre ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Vaughn Anthony ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Vendor (uncredited)
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Prince (uncredited)
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Jester (uncredited)
Kay Bell ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Gristmill Overseer (uncredited)
Wanda Jay Bieber ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Wilda Bieber ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Raymond Bond ...
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Albert A. Cavigga ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Victim (uncredited)
Russ Clark ...
Mill Slave (uncredited)
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Victim (uncredited)
Edward Coch Jr. ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Guest / Big Soldier (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad ...
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Prince (uncredited)
Delmar Costello ...
Slave (uncredited)
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Prince (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Isabel Cushin ...
Girl (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr. ...
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Charles Dayton ...
Midget at Arena (uncredited)
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Tax Collector (uncredited)
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Narrator (uncredited)
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Priest (uncredited)
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Victim (uncredited)
Allan Douglas ...
Courtier (uncredited)
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Art Dupuis ...
Soldier / Spieler (uncredited)
Rosemary Dvorak ...
Lady (uncredited)
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Spectator (uncredited)
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Lord (uncredited)
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Herdswoman (uncredited)
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Manoah (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ...
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Villager (uncredited)
Margaret Field ...
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Budd Fine ...
Priest (uncredited)
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Soldier at Temple (uncredited)
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Howard Gardiner ...
Priest (uncredited)
Gene Gary ...
Prince in Box (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
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Priest (uncredited)
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
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Gristmill Guard (uncredited)
Michael Hall ...
Prince (uncredited)
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Philistine Captain (uncredited)
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Tax Collector (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
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Master of Exchequer (uncredited)
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Ed Hinton ...
Makon (uncredited)
Wesley Hopper ...
Priest (uncredited)
James Horne Jr. ...
Prince (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes ...
Merchant (uncredited)
T. Arthur Hughes ...
Brawny Porter (uncredited)
Perry Ivins ...
Herdsman (uncredited)
Curtis Loys Jackson Jr. ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
Miriam Jaye ...
Woman in Box (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett ...
Fat Man (uncredited)
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Danite Merchant (uncredited)
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
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Wide-Eyed Girl (uncredited)
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Court Astrologer in Council Chambers (uncredited)
Mike Killian ...
Young Herdsman (uncredited)
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Soldier at Temple (uncredited)
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Vendor (uncredited)
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Tax Collector (uncredited)
Paul Lees ...
Spectator (uncredited)
Jackie the Lion ...
Lion (uncredited)
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Merchant's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Lunard ...
Temple Dancer (uncredited)
Leoncio Madero ...
Pottery Worker (uncredited)
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Courtier / Soldier (uncredited)
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Captain Killed with Jawbone (uncredited)
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Jester (uncredited)
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Master Architect (uncredited)
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Merchant (uncredited)
Leo J. McMahon ...
Charioteer (uncredited)
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High Priest of Dagon (uncredited)
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Assistant Tax Collector (uncredited)
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John 'Skins' Miller ...
Man with Burro (uncredited)
Joyce Miller ...
Guest (uncredited)
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Spectator at Temple (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty ...
Guest (uncredited)
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Joel Nestler ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Beggar (uncredited)
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Gnarled Worker (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff ...
Sword-Dancer (uncredited)
Crissy Ellen Pickup ...
Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Pragon ...
Snake-Dancer (uncredited)
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Tax Collector (uncredited)
Sally Rawlinson ...
Guest (uncredited)
Allan Ray ...
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
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Guide (uncredited)
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
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Bergam (uncredited)
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Midget at Arena (uncredited)
Carl Saxe ...
Slave (uncredited)
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Beggar (uncredited)
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Saddlemaker (uncredited)
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Courtier (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Priest (uncredited)
Erica Strong ...
Rich Girl in Rear of Box (uncredited)
Tanner ...
Lion (uncredited)
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Tax Collector (uncredited)
Harry Templeton ...
Priest / Soldier (uncredited)
Larry Thompson ...
Victim (uncredited)
Mort Thompson ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Gristmill Captain (uncredited)
Brahm van den Berg ...
Temple Dancer (uncredited)
Tyra Vaughn ...
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Bess Wade ...
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Townsman (uncredited)
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2nd Priest of Dagon (uncredited)
Crane Whitley ...
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Chief Scribe in Council Chambers (uncredited)
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Saran's Charioteer (uncredited)
Ward Wood ...
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Gammad (uncredited)
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Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Zendar ...
Soldier / Spectator (uncredited)
Grace Ziebarth ...
Chief Dancer (uncredited)
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Sword-Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Cecil B. DeMille

Written by

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Jesse Lasky Jr. ... (screenplay) &
Fredric M. Frank ... (screenplay)
 
Harold Lamb ... (original treatment) &
Vladimir Jabotinsky ... (treatment)
 
Vladimir Jabotinsky ... (novel "Judge and Fool, aka Samson the Nazarite, Samson & Prelude to Delilah")

Produced by

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Cecil B. DeMille ... producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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George Barnes ... director of photography

Editing by

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Anne Bauchens

Editorial Department

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Robert Brower ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Gladys Carley ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Harvey Clermont ... (uncredited)
Joe Egli ... (uncredited)
Bill Greenwald ... (uncredited)
Tish Morgan ... (uncredited)
Edward R. Morse ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Hans Dreier
Walter H. Tyler ... (as Walter Tyler)
John Meehan ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Ray Moyer
Maurice Goodman ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head
Dorothy Jeakins
Elois Jenssen ... (as Elois W. Jenssen)
Gile Steele
Gwen Wakeling

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Doris Clifford ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Hal Lierley ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Nellie Manley ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Elaine Ramsey ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Lenore Weaver ... hair stylist: Hedy Lamarr (uncredited)
William Woods ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Richard Blaydon ... assistant production manager (uncredited)
Russ Brown ... production manager (uncredited)
Frank Caffey ... production manager (uncredited)
Richard Johnston ... production manager (uncredited)
Don Robb ... assistant production manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edward Salven ... assistant director
Bud Brill ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Francisco Day ... assistant director (uncredited)
Gordon Jennings ... third unit director (uncredited)
Daniel McCauley ... assistant director (uncredited)
Richard McWhorter ... assistant director (uncredited)
James A. Rosenberger ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gordon Cole ... props (uncredited)
Dwight Franklin ... illustrator (uncredited)
Dan Sayre Groesback ... illustrator (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Jack Senter ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Dwight Thompson ... props (uncredited)
Joe Thompson ... props (uncredited)
Dick Webb ... property shop manager (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Harry Lindgren ... sound recordist
M.A. Boyce ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Herman Lewis ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Harold V. McKenzie ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Barney Wolff ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Devereaux Jennings ... special photographic effects (as Devereux Jennings)
Gordon Jennings ... director of photographic effects
W. Wallace Kelley ... process photography (as Wallace Kelley)
Paul K. Lerpae ... special photographic effects (as Paul Lerpae)
Jan Domela ... matte artist (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser ... effects camera operator: Technicolor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Carl Andre ... stunts (uncredited)
Frank Cordell ... stunt double: Victor Mature (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Ed Hinton ... stunt double: fight sequences (uncredited)
Roy Jenson ... stunts (uncredited)
Mel Koontz ... stunt double: lion-fighting sequence (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... stunts (uncredited)
Leo J. McMahon ... stunts (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Talmadge ... stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dewey Wrigley ... photographer: holy land
Guy Bennett ... camera operator (uncredited)
Ed Crowder ... grip (uncredited)
Soldier Graham ... electrician (uncredited)
Ed Henderson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Paul Hill ... camera technician (uncredited)
Harry Marsh ... camera operator (uncredited)
Lorne Netten ... electrician (uncredited)
Gus Peters ... grip (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire ... grip (uncredited)
Paul Uhl ... camera technician (uncredited)
Edward Wahrman ... camera operator (uncredited)
Buck Walters ... grip (uncredited)
John F. Warren ... camera operator (uncredited)
Murray Young ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Edith Head ... costumer
Dorothy Jeakins ... costumes
Elois Jenssen ... costumes (as Elois W. Jenssen)
Gile Steele ... costumes
Gwen Wakeling ... costumes
Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
George Clark ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Julie Cockerill ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Hazel Hegarty ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Frank Richardson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Lloyd Ritchie ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Edna Shotwell ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Frank Tait ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Roger J. Weinberg ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Young ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Claire Behnke ... script supervisor (uncredited)
Bill Shanks ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Francis Dawson ... dialogue supervisor (as Frances Dawson)
Ralph Jester ... unit director
Theodore Kosloff ... choreographer
Henry Noerdlinger ... researcher
Gladys Percey ... researcher
Arthur Rosson ... unit director
James Vincent ... dialogue supervisor
Pat Anthony ... animal trainer: lion/stunt double: V. Mature (uncredited)
Kay Bell ... double: Victor Mature (uncredited)
Roy Burns ... business manager (uncredited)
Joseph Davies ... physical trainer: Victor Mature (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus ... assistant business manager (uncredited)
George Emerson ... animal trainer: lion (uncredited)
Louis Goebel ... head animal trainer: lion (uncredited)
Bill Hurley ... horseman (uncredited)
Frank Inn ... animal trainer: horses and dogs (uncredited)
Juanita Inn ... animal trainer: horses and dogs (uncredited)
Mel Koontz ... owner: Tanner the Lion (uncredited)
Phil Koury ... publicist (uncredited)
Sylvia Lamarr ... stand-in for Hedy Lamarr (uncredited)
Bert Nelson ... animal coordinator: lion (uncredited)
Glenn H. Randall Sr. ... head animal trainer: horses (uncredited)
Curly Twiford ... animal supplier: horses and dogs (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson (Victor Mature), strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar (Dame Angela Lansbury), whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur (Henry Wilcoxon), and his soldiers. Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah (Hedy Lamarr), who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, The Saran of Gaza (George Sanders). Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines HISTORY'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TREACHEROUS WOMAN! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (United States)
  • Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (United Kingdom)
  • Samson et Dalila (France)
  • Samson und Delilah (Germany)
  • Sansón y Dalila (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Box Office

Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $670,957

Did You Know?

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Trivia For the scene in which Samson kills the lion, Victor Mature refused to wrestle a tame movie lion. Told by Producer and Director Cecil B. DeMille that the lion had no teeth, Mature replied, "I don't want to be gummed to death, either." The scene shows a stuntman wrestling the tame lion, intercut with close-ups of Mature wrestling a lion skin. See more »
Goofs Just after Delilah rings for her servant to bring dinner, the mike boom casts a shadow on one of the curtain walls of her tent. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in History Brought to Life (1950). See more »
Soundtracks For To Win A Bride See more »
Crazy Credits Although the opening credits mention "Holy Land Photography," the second-unit location shooting occurred in North Africa (Algiers and Morocco), not Israel or the Middle East. See more »
Quotes Samson: You came to this house as wedding guests. Fire and death are your gifts to my bride. For all that I do against you now, I shall be blameless. I'll give you back fire for fire, and death for death!
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