Samson and Delilah (1949)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • [Opening Narration]

      Cecil B. Demille

    • Delilah

      Hedy Lamarr

    • Samson

      Victor Mature

    • Saran of Gaza

      George Sanders

    • Semadar

      Angela Lansbury

    • Ahtur

      Henry Wilcoxon

    • Miriam

      Olive Deering

    • Hazelelponit

      Fay Holden

    • Hisham

      Julia Faye

    • Saul

      Tamblyn, Russell

    • Tubal

      William Farnum

    • Teresh

      Lane Chandler

    • Targil

      Moroni Olsen

    • storyteller

      Mcdonald, Francis J.

    • Garmiskar

      William Davis

    • Lesh Lakish

      John Miljan

    • Philistine merchant

      Arthur Q. Bryan

    • spectator

      Elliot, Laura

    • Lord of Ashdod

      Victor Varconi

    • Lord of Gath

      John Parrish

    • Lord of Ekron

      Frank Wilcox

    • Lord of Ashkelon

      Russell Hicks

    • first priest

      Boyd Davis

    • Lord Sharif

      Fritz Leiber

    • leader of Philistine soldiers

      Mike Mazurki

    • merchant prince

      Davison Clark

    • wounded messenger

      George Reeves

    • Bar Simon

      Pedro De Cordoba

    • village barber

      Frank Reicher

    • prince

      Colin Tapley

    • []

      George Zoritch

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Cecil B. Demille

    • Unit Director

      Arthur Rosson

    • Unit Director

      Ralph Jester

    • Assistant Director

      Salven, Edward

    Production:

    • ©/A Paramount Picture

      Paramount Pictures

    • Produced by

      Cecil B. Demille

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      Jesse L. Lasky Jr

    • Screenplay by

      Fredric M. Frank

    • From Original Treatments by

      Harold Lamb

    • From Original Treatments by

      Vladimir Jabotinsky

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      George Barnes

    • Holy Land Photography

      Dewey Wrigley

    • Technicolor Color Director

      Natalie Kalmus

    • Associate [Color Director]

      Robert Brower

    • Process Photography

      Farciot Edouart

    • Process Photography

      Kelley, Wallace

    Special Effects:

    • Director of Photographic Effects

      Gordon Jennings

    • Special Photographic Effects

      Lerpae, Paul

    • Special Photographic Effects

      Jennings, Devereux

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Anne Bauchens

    Design:

    • Art Direction

      Hans Dreier

    • Art Direction

      Walter Tyler

    • Set Decoration

      Sam Comer

    • Set Decoration

      Ray Moyer

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Edith Head

    • Costumes

      Gile Steele

    • Costumes

      Dorothy Jeakins

    • Costumes

      Gwen Wakeling

    • Costumes

      Jenssen, Elois W.

    Make-up:

    • Makeup Supervision

      Wally Westmore

    Music:

    • Music by

      Victor Young

    Choreography:

    • Choreographer

      Theodore Kosloff

    Sound:

    • Sound Recording by

      Harry Lindgren

    • Sound Recording by

      John Cope

    • Sound System

      Western Electric

    Consultant:

    • Research

      Henry Noerdlinger

    • Research

      Gladys Percey

    • Dialogue Supervision

      Frances Dawson

    • Dialogue Supervision

      James Vincent