Samson and Delilah

Acclaimed director Cecil B DeMille takes the helm for this wildly lavish, visually breath-taking adaptation of the biblical tale. For those who are unaware, it concerns an incredibly strong man, whose strength lies in his hair, and a vengeful woman who resolves to bring his heroism to an end by robbing him of the source of his power. Victor Mature is on striking form as the courageous warrior, and manages to make Hedy Lamarr look positively restrained as the vampish seductress. George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Henry Wilcoxon lend able support, but it was the sets and costumes that scooped the Oscars