Salome Movie: Seductive Silent Film Goddesses Vamp to the Hilt
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Salome Movie: Seductive Silent Film Goddesses Vamp to the Hilt

ByBill LeFurgy

As the motion picture industry took off, Salomania stormed the silver screen—Salome movies shocked, scandalized, and mesmerized people around the globe. It is hard to overstate how influential the Salome story was in silent film. The British Film Institute lists 21 films containing “Salome” in the title for films made before 1930, but this is…

Salome dance: Maud Allan with the head of John the Baptist
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Salome Dance: Scandalous But High-Minded

ByBill LeFurgy

In early 20th-century performance, art dance emphasized expressive movement, innovation, and aesthetic depth, as seen in modern dance and ballet. Erotic dance focused on sensual display and physical allure, often for popular entertainment. Art dance sought cultural legitimacy; erotic dance catered to titillation, though the boundaries often were blurred, especially when it came to Salome…