Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Samson and Delilah, This telling of the Old Testament tale as Samson, a playful Hebrew who suffers from an ill-fated attraction to Philistine women, particularly a golden-haired huntress named Semadar. Through the machinations of Semadar’s conniving advisors, Samson earns the hand of a Philistine woman in marriage. Instead of Semadar, they give him Delilah, whom he spurns, which sets in motion her elaborate plans to find the secret of Samson’s strength, and avenge herself of the jilting. She delivers the helpless Samson to the Philistines, ordering that he be put to work as a slave. Blinded and humiliated by his enemies.
