Salome Where She Danced (1945)

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writers:

Laurence Stallings (screenplay), Michael J. Phillips (from an original story by)

Stars:

Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, David Bruce

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Salome
Rod Cameron	...	Jim
David Bruce	...	Cleve
Walter Slezak	...	Dimitrioff
Albert Dekker	...	Von Bohlen
Marjorie Rambeau	...	Madam Europe
J. Edward Bromberg	...	Prof. Max
Abner Biberman	...	Dr. Ling
John Litel	...	General Lee
Kurt Katch	...	Count Von Bismarck
Arthur Hohl	...	Bartender
Nestor Paiva	...	Panatela
Gavin Muir	...	Henderson
Will Wright	...	Sheriff
Joe Haworth	...	Jed (as Joseph Haworth)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

1860s | dancing | gang member | barroom | stagecoach robbery | 

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Taglines:

THE Tale THAT SET THE WEST Afire! (original ad - many caps)

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Genres:

Drama | Music | War | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Salomé

Filming Locations:

Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Biography: Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Rovin Gambler"
Traditional
Sung by Male Chorus

User Reviews

Salome, Where She Flopped

Ms. De Carlo did some great films - "Criss Cross", "Band of Angels" - but her acting skills never had anything to do with it. Both films I mentioned had her teaming with excellent directors and leads who made up for her limited range. One of the (many) problems with "Salome" is that De Carlo is on her own, neither director nor actors being good enough to provide any supply. David Bruce in particular is so non-expressive he makes Sylvester Stallone looking like Alec Guinness. His love scenes with De Carlo are ridiculous, as he conveys as much love feeling as he had a cow in his arms. So sad, for a better acting *might* have made the screenplay a pill easier to swallow. It takes much humor or abnegation to believe in such a mess of a story, blending Lee and Bismarck, Prussia and West America, and filled with implausible characters and situations. I guess some viewers may find it funny, but I found it simply dull and boring. The only good thing about this flick is its looks: photography is splendid, worthy of a better material, and Ms. De Carlo is really beautiful - if not in an emotive way.

Bombs like this one belong to Golden Age of Hollywood as well as celebrated masterpieces, so one has to accept their existence. But it is not a reason to waste one's time watching them.