Salome, Where She Danced

A famous ballerina flees Europe during the Austro-Prussian War after she is accused of being a spy. Eventually, she reaches a small town in Arizona where she captivates her audience with a performance of Salome and falls in love with a local bandit.

1945 American Western Drama Adventure Music Film

The film that catapulted Yvonne DeCarlo to stardom! It tells the story of Anna Marie, a Viennese ballerina who flees Europe after she is accused of being a spy. She ends up in a lawless western town in Arizona, where she proceeds to vamp numerous men in order to get what she wants. She falls in love with an American journalist, but their relationship is complicated by the arrival of a Russian diplomat.

Salome, Where She Danced is a 1945 American Technicolor Western drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a dancer in 19th-century Europe and the United States. It is loosely based on the story of Lola Montez. The choreography was by Lester Horton. It was a box office success, and it helped to launch De Carlo's career as a leading lady. The film was praised for its lavish production values and De Carlo's performance.