It is simply an epic of a compelling biblical story. I doubt that I should count that against it. It's all very old fashion in everything from tone to style to acting. Hedy Lamarr is playing the vixen for all her worth. He is a big guy and he plays Samson as a self assured brute. Of course, Victor Mature is wrestling a stuffed lion. There is a nice stunt wrestling a real lion early on. He burns everything down and Delilah vows vengeance against Samson. It all crumbles as Samson battles Ahtur and his 30 men. She convinces her father to marry Semadar off to Ahtur while trying to get Samson for herself. Samson robs passing Philistines to pay the debt, but Delilah's scheming isn't finished. The jealous Delilah pushes Ahtur, and he frightens Semadar into betraying Samson. Samson has a riddle and makes a bet for 30 cloaks with Ahtur. Ahtur brings his 30 warriors to the wedding. Semadar was originally promised to Ahtur (Henry Wilcoxon) and he's not happy. He is awarded a hunter's prize after beating Garmiskar in wrestling, but he takes Semadar's hand in marriage instead. He kills a lion with his bare hands while with Delilah but Lord Saran (George Sanders) doesn't believe them. Her younger sister Delilah (Hedy Lamarr) is infatuated with the brute. Samson is in love with Semadar (Angela Lansbury) from a wealthy Philistine family. Samson (Victor Mature) is a Danite Hebrew in the village of Zorah under the domineering rule of the Philistines. Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10 Old fashion Biblical drama She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, The Saran of Gaza (George Sanders). Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah (Hedy Lamarr), who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur (Henry Wilcoxon), and his soldiers. Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson (Victor Mature), strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar (Dame Angela Lansbury), whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength.
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