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Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter; September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 sound films over the course of her career.
The Queen of Sheba is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Fox studios about the story of the ill-fated romance between Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. Written and directed by J. Gordon Edwards, it starred Betty Blythe as the Queen and Fritz Leiber Sr. as King Solomon. [2] .
- William Fox
- J. Gordon Edwards, Virginia Tracy
A silent film adaptation of the biblical story of Solomon and Sheba, with Betty Blythe as the queen who kills her husband and marries Solomon. The film is mostly lost, but some scenes of nudity and a chariot race survived.
- (65)
- Adventure, Drama
- J. Gordon Edwards
- 1921-04-10
Feb 12, 2024 · The silent film star Betty Blythe is little known today, yet she appeared in some 161 films, from Slander (Fox) in 1916 to My Fair Lady (WB) in 1964. She was dressed nearly topless in The Queen of Sheba ( Fox, 1921), where she drove her own chariot of four horses in a chariot race.
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May 9, 2023 · American actress Betty Blythe played the title role in the 1921 silent film, The Queen of Sheba. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) *Originally published on May 9, 2023. Ideas 53:59 The Many...
