Review – Samson and Delilah

Ah, there’s much to be said for the days when the only way Hollywood could saturate the silver screen with steamy sex was to hide it in the disguise of a Bible story. Cecil B. DeMille, Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr collaborate to slaughter a few verses of the Book of Judges, the actors chewing their way through plenty of lavish sets and bad dialogue. The truly astonishing part is that one of the most completely unbelievable lines, “if you had not plowed with my heifer you would not have guessed my riddle,” is actually taken from scripture. A young Angela Lansbury and an old lion also co-star. If you’re looking for only the finest in high, vintage camp, you’ve come to the right place. Worth seeing