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

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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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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Jetta Goudal Sonya Mendel (segment "Salome") Sonya Mendel (segment "Salome") See fewer	Open All Night (1924)
Godfrey Tearle John Manning John Manning See fewer	The 39 Steps (1935)
José Ruben Jakey Solomon Jakey Solomon See fewer	The Man from Home (1922)
Lazar Freed Jacob Lipkin Jacob Lipkin See fewer	Jiskor (1924)
Irma Lerner Gittel Stein Gittel Stein See fewer	Salome of the Tenements (1925)
Sonia Nodell Mrs. Peltz Mrs. Peltz See fewer	East Side, West Side (1927)
Tenen Holtz Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz) Banker Ben (as Elihu Tenenholz) See fewer	Exit Smiling (1926)
Mrs. Weintraub Mrs. Solomon Mrs. Solomon See fewer	Salome of the Tenements (1925)
Nettie Tobias Widow Widow See fewer	Salome of the Tenements (1925)