Sylvia Field

The camp classic drama that catapolted De Carlo into stardom. During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie (De Carlo) is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she is accused of being a spy. She ends up in a lawless western town in Arizona, where she uses her charms and dancing skills to transform herself into "Salome" during her dance routines. She makes such an impact on the town, eventually taming it, that they re-name the town "Salome, Where She Danced." Later on, she moves to San Francisco, where she meets a wealthy Russian man, seduces him, and has him build her her own opera house to perform in. Anna Marie spends her life manipulating one man after another to get what she wants, and they fall fall for her.

The camp classic drama that catapolted De Carlo into stardom. During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie (De Carlo) is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she is accused of being a spy. She ends up in a lawless western town in Arizona, where she uses her charms and dancing skills to transform herself into "Salome" during her dance routines. She makes such an impact on the town, eventually taming it, that they re-name the town "Salome, Where She Danced." Later on, she moves to San Francisco, where she meets a wealthy Russian man, seduces him, and has him build her her own opera house to perform in. Anna Marie spends her life manipulating one man after another to get what she wants, and they fall fall for her.

This is the story of the romance, the defeat and the triumph of Dr. William Morton (Joel McCrea), the Boston dentist who over a century ago discovered anesthesia. Also starring Betty Field, William Demarest, and Harry Carey; the film (based on the book by René Fülöp-Miller) is written and directed by Preston Sturges.

This is the story of the romance, the defeat and the triumph of Dr. William Morton (Joel McCrea), the Boston dentist who over a century ago discovered anesthesia. Also starring Betty Field, William Demarest, and Harry Carey; the film (based on the book by René Fülöp-Miller) is written and directed by Preston Sturges.