Who played Delilah opposite Victor Mature?

Lamarr, who retired from the screen in the 1950s, now lives in Seminole County. Playing opposite Lamarr’s Delilah was beefy actor Victor Mature as muscleman Samson.

Who played the original Samson?

Victor Mature
Victor Mature, 86, the brawny film star of the 1940s and ’50s who played Samson in “Samson and Delilah” and Doc Holliday in John Ford’s “My Darling Clementine,” died Aug. 4.

Did Samson and Delilah sleep together?

The Talmud says that Delilah used sex to get Samson to reveal his secret, in spite of the fact that the biblical text does not state that the two had a sexual relationship, while midrash state that Delilah harassed Samson verbally and physically during sex to get him to tell her the source of his strength.

Was George Reeves in Samson and Delilah?

A false story has circulated that George Reeves auditioned for the role of Samson in Samson and Delilah but lost the role to Victor Mature. Reeves was never under consideration for the role of Samson.

Who are the actors in Samson and Delilah?

Samson and Delilah: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury. When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

Who was the composer of Samson and Delilah?

Paramount bought the film rights to the music and libretto of the 1877 opera Samson et Dalila. DeMille paid $10,000 to historian Harold Lamb to write a film treatment of the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, which DeMille regarded as “one of the greatest love stories of all time.”

How is the cinematography in Samson and Delilah?

DeMille took off a couple of years now between films to create the opulent splendor that typifies his work. Well Samson and Delilah abounds in opulence. The color cinematography is first rate and reason enough to see the film. Of course it has the usual stilted dialog that is common in DeMille’s costume work.

What happens at the end of Samson and Delilah?

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