Most authorities since St. Mark have regarded Salome as at least a willing accessory in the killing of john the Baptist by her stepfather Herod. But the record is being set to rights by a new movie made in 1953 called Salome.
Its heroine played by gorgeous Rita Hayworth, is seen to be a nice good-natured Idumaean girl who in history's most famous dance routine strips off six of her seven veils - the one in the picture below is number 6 - in an effort to save John, not to do him in.
Below is the first promo photo for Salome. Rita dances against a backdrop of drawing by Aubrey Beardsley.
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photos and documentation: LIFE Magazine (US) | Zetu Harrys collection.
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