Samson and Delilah
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Samson and Delilah

Duration:
131 min | Argentina:134 min
Genres:
Adventure | Drama | History | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Cecil B. DeMille
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $3,000,000
Gross: $28,800,000 (USA) Rentals $11,500,000 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Hedy Lamarr
Delilah
Victor Mature
Samson
George Sanders
The Saran of Gaza
Angela Lansbury
Semadar
Henry Wilcoxon
Ahtur
Olive Deering
Miriam
Fay Holden
Hazelelponit
Julia Faye
Hisham
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
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 (as Pedro De Cordoba)
Frank Reicher
Village Barber
Colin Tapley
Prince
Dorothy Adams
Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Courtier / Soldier / Guest / Spectator (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Courtier (uncredited)
Robert J. Anderson
Boy (uncredited)
Sugarfoot Anderson
Slave Fanning Royal Couple (uncredited)
Carl Andre
Spectator (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
(uncredited)
Vaughn Anthony
Soldier (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Vendor (uncredited)
Nils Asther
Prince (uncredited)
Jerry Austin
Jester (uncredited)
Kay Bell
Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
Gristmill Overseer (uncredited)
Wanda Jay Bieber
Dancer (uncredited)
Wilda Bieber
Dancer (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
(uncredited)
David Bond
(uncredited)
Raymond Bond
(uncredited)
Betty Boyd
(uncredited)
Albert A. Cavigga
Soldier (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Victim (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Mill Slave (uncredited)
Jack Clifford
Victim (uncredited)
Edward Coch Jr.
Boy (uncredited)
Rus Conklin
Guest / Big Soldier (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
(uncredited)
Harry Cording
Prince (uncredited)
Delmar Costello
Slave (uncredited)
James Craven
Prince (uncredited)
Fairy Cunningham
Girl (uncredited)
Isabel Cushin
Girl (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr.
(uncredited)
Charles Dayton
Midget at Arena (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Tax Collector (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille
Narrator (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Priest (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Victim (uncredited)
Allan Douglas
Courtier (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Soldier / Spieler (uncredited)
Rosemary Dvorak
Lady (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Spectator (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Lord (uncredited)
Fernanda Eliscu
Herdswoman (uncredited)
Charles Evans
Manoah
Betty Farrington
(uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Villager (uncredited)
Margaret Field
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Priest (uncredited)
Dick Foote
Soldier at Temple (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
(uncredited)
Howard Gardiner
Priest (uncredited)
Gene Gary
Prince in Box (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
(uncredited)
Fred Graham
Priest (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Gristmill Guard (uncredited)
Michael Hall
Prince (uncredited)
William Hall
Philistine Captain (uncredited)
John Halloran
Tax Collector (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Captain (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
(uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Master of Exchequer (uncredited)
Weldon Heyburn
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)
Gary Lee Jackson
Boy (uncredited)
Miriam Jaye
Woman in Box (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
Fat Man (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Danite Merchant (uncredited)
John Kellogg
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy
Wide-Eyed Girl (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Court Astrologer in Council Chambers
Mike Killian
Young Herdsman (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.
Soldier at Temple (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Vendor (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Tax Collector (uncredited)
Paul Lees
Spectator (uncredited)
Jackie the Lion
Lion (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Merchant's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Lunard
Temple Dancer (uncredited)
Leoncio Madero
Pottery Worker (uncredited)
George Magrill
Courtier / Soldier (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Captain Killed with Jawbone (uncredited)
Jerry Maren
(uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Master Architect (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Merchant (uncredited)
Leo J. McMahon
Charioteer (uncredited)
Charles Meredith
High Priest of Dagon
John Merton
Assistant Tax Collector (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger
(uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
Man with Burro (uncredited)
Joyce Miller
Guest (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Spectator at Temple (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine
Soldier (uncredited)
Karen Morley
(uncredited)
Frances Morris
(uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
(uncredited)
Joel Nestler
Boy (uncredited)
John Northpole
Beggar (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Gnarled Worker (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
Sword-Dancer (uncredited)
Crissy Ellen Pickup
Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Pragon
Snake-Dancer (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
Tax Collector (uncredited)
Sally Rawlinson
Guest (uncredited)
Allan Ray
(uncredited)
Rodd Redwing
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Gordon Richards
Guide (uncredited)
Keith Richards
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Bergam (uncredited)
Carl Saxe
Slave (uncredited)
Paul Scardon
Beggar (uncredited)
Ynez Seabury
(uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Saddlemaker (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Courtier (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo
Soldier (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Priest (uncredited)
Erica Strong
Rich Girl in Rear of Box (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Tax Collector (uncredited)
Harry Templeton
Priest / Soldier (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
Victim (uncredited)
Mort Thompson
Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
Gristmill Captain (uncredited)
Brahm van den Berg
Temple Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Wade
(uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Townsman (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
2nd Priest of Dagon (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
(uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Chief Scribe in Council Chambers (uncredited)
Henry Wills
Saran's Charioteer (uncredited)
Ward Wood
(uncredited)
Harry Woods
Gammad (uncredited)
Jeff York
Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Zendar
Soldier / Spectator (uncredited)
Grace Ziebarth
Chief Dancer (uncredited)
George Zoritch
Sword-Dancer (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Phyllis Calvert was originally cast as Semadar, but due to illness was replaced by Angela Lansbury.
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Among Cecil B. DeMille's most serious candidates for the role of Delilah were Jean Simmons, Lana Turner and Rita Hayworth. In the case of the latter two actresses, their respective studios (MGM and Columbia) refused to loan them to Paramount.
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According to the biography "The Presidents and the Preacher," Cecil B. DeMille originally offered the role of Samson to the young Billy Graham, then experiencing his first national fame as an evangelist. Graham turned the offer down flat, telling DeMille that he had no ambitions beyond his calling to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The director told Graham that he'd been certain that the young evangelist would refuse the offer, but that in actually doing so Graham had restored DeMille's faith.
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Goofs
Just after Delilah rings for her servant to bring dinner, the mike boom can be seen casting a shadow on the inside wall of her tent.
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As the huge statue of Dagon toppled in the climax, the flames in the fire within the stature "lean" as the statue leaned, before finally toppling over. This clearly shows the flames were images being manipulated, and was not real fire.
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Quotes
Delilah: [being tormented by the Saran's words that she "cannot undo" her betrayal of Samson, his subsequent blinding, and his bondage of grinding grain in the gristmill] I can! I can! Round and round, day after day, month after month. He never stops! I'm being crushed like the grain beneath the stone. This night must end sometime. O God of Samson, help me. He said you are everywhere. That you are almighty. Hear me. Give back the light to his eyes. Take my sight for his. O god of Samson... Help me.
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Targil: [about Samson's riddle] That scurvy riddle has no answer.
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Prince Ahtur: This Samson has some unknown power, some secret that gives him superhuman strength. No man can stand against him.
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Photos from cast
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