A Modern Salome

1921 • Directed by

Léonce Perret

Drama

A startling story of a young girl's dramatic trials

When her father's death leaves Virginia Hastings facing a life of poverty, she breaks her engagement to Robert Monti to marry millionaire James Vandam. Unaccustomed to wealth, she entertains lavishly and flirts with many men, although her husband's secretary remains immune to her wiles.