Salome of the Tenements

Salome of the Tenements is a 1925 American silent drama film adapted to the screen by Sonya Levien from the Anzia Yezierska novel of the same name. Made by Jesse L. Lasky and Adolph Zukor's Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, a division of Paramount Pictures, it was directed by Sidney Olcott and starred Jetta Goudal and Godfrey Tearle.

The film, which was inspired by accounts of the real life of Rose Pastor Stokes, tells the story of poor immigrants living in New York's Jewish Lower East Side. It was shot in Paramount Astoria studios.

Salome of the Tenements is a lost film.

Cast
Jetta Goudal as Sonya Mendel
Godfrey Tearle as John Manning
José Ruben as Jakey Salomon
Lazar Freed as Jacob Lipkin
Irma Lerner as Gittel Stein
Sonia Nodell as Mrs Peltz
Elihu Tenenholz as Banker Ben
Fanny Weintraub as Mrs Solomon
Nettie Tobias as The Widow

Death of Fanny Weintraub
The movie used several elderly extras who were residents at the Home of Old Israel. The residents were told the morning of the premier that they were invited to attend, to see Fanny Weintraub's performance. Mrs. Weintraub was overwhelmed and died from the excitement.

References

External links

 Salome of the Tenements website dedicated to Sidney Olcott

Category:1925 films
Category:American films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films directed by Sidney Olcott
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:Famous Players-Lasky films
Category:Films based on actual events
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Lost American films
Category:Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien
Category:1920s romantic drama films
Category:Films based on works by Anzia Yezierska