29 Aug 1908
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.
Married by Satan
A fortune teller helps a woman gain the affections her beloved, with deathly consequences.
Top Billed Cast
Варвара Янова Yelena
Konstantin Khokhlov Prince Basargin, Yelena's husband
Александр Морозов Ivnev, Yelena's childhood friend and second husband
N. Stal Fortune teller Sybilla
V. Dalskaya Dunya, the housemaid
Pyotr Leontyev Semyon, Dunya's fiancé
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