Name: A Modern Salome
Released: 1920
Cast: Hope Hampton, Sidney L. Mason, Percy Standing, Arthur Donaldson, Wyndham Standing

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Mar 1920

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Hope Hampton Productions, Inc.

Distribution Company

Metro Pictures Corp.

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the play Salomé by Oscar Wilde (Paris, 1893).

Synopsis

When the death of her father leaves Virginia Hastings facing a life of poverty, she breaks her engagement to Robert Monti in order to marry millionaire James Vandam. Unaccustomed to wealth, Virginia entertains lavishly and flirts with many men, although her husband's secretary, Harry Torrence, remains immune to Virginia's wiles. Using her old love letters, Monti attempts to blackmail Virginia, and when he attacks her, she throws the blame on Torrence, who is then discharged. As a result of the incident, Torrence loses his wife, child and home, and becomes a tramp. Later, upon seeing the wreck of a man that she ruined, Virginia dreams that she is Salome of the Bible and, awakening full of remorse, confesses the truth, thus bringing about a reconciliation between Torrence and his wife. Upon learning the story of his wife's plight, Vandam thrashes Monti, rehires Torrence and forgives Virginia.