---
title: 'The Queen of Sheba (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Gordon Edwards'
released: '1921-04-10'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-queen-of-sheba-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012600/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Queen of Sheba (1921)

1921 · 90 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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. The film is well known amongst silent film buffs for the risqué costumes worn by Blythe, as evidenced by several surviving stills taken during the production. Only a short fragment of the film survives.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Gordon Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-gordon-edwards)
- **Screenplay:** [J. Gordon Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-gordon-edwards)
- **Producer:** [William Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fox-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [John W. Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-w-boyle)

## Cast

- [Winifred Cartwright Holahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/winifred-cartwright-holahan)
- [Fritz Leiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-leiber-2)
- [George Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-nichols)
- [Betty Blythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-blythe)
- [Claire de Lorez](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-de-lorez)
- [George Siegmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-siegmann)
- [Herbert Heyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-heyes)
- [Herschel Mayall](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschel-mayall)
- [G. Raymond Nye](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-raymond-nye)
- [Genevieve Blinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-blinn)
- [John Cosgrove](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cosgrove-3)
- [Nell Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/nell-craig)
- [Frederick Kovert](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-kovert)

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