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  • Salome of the Tenements (1925)
  • 70 min | Drama, Romance
Salome of the Tenements (1925)
70 min | Drama, Romance

Sonya Mendel (nicknamed Salome because of the string of scalps she wears at her belt!) is the daughter of poor Jewish immigrants on New York's Lower East Side. Clever and pretty, she works as a reporter for the Jewish Daily News. She ...See moreSonya Mendel (nicknamed Salome because of the string of scalps she wears at her belt!) is the daughter of poor Jewish immigrants on New York's Lower East Side. Clever and pretty, she works as a reporter for the Jewish Daily News. She pursues John Manning, a wealthy non-Jewish philanthropist who has been conducting a campaign against graft on the Lower East Side. They marry, but Sonya is in debt to the very same loan sharks whose grip on the neighborhood John has been trying to break. Will they succeed in blackmailing John into giving up his fight? Based on the novel by Anzia Yezierska, which was in turn inspired by the exploits of a real woman, Rose Pastor Stokes. Written by RK See less
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Director
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Sonya Levien (scenario) | Anzia Yezierska (novel)
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Updated Feb 23, 1925

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Feb 23, 1925 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Jetta Goudal
Sonya Mendel (segment "Salome") Sonya Mendel (segment "Salome")   See fewer
Godfrey Tearle
John Manning John Manning   See fewer
José Ruben
Jakey Solomon Jakey Solomon   See fewer
Lazar Freed
Jacob Lipkin Jacob Lipkin   See fewer
Irma Lerner
Gittel Stein Gittel Stein   See fewer
Sonia Nodell
Mrs. Peltz Mrs. Peltz   See fewer
Tenen Holtz
Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz) Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz)   See fewer
Mrs. Weintraub
Mrs. Solomon Mrs. Solomon   See fewer
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