The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Release: 1923-11-23
·Runtime: 136m
·★ 6.5
Drama
History
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Pat Moore
as The Son of Pharaoh - Prologue
Edythe Chapman
as Mrs. Martha McTavish
Agnes Ayres
as The Outcast
Rod La Rocque
as Dan McTavish
Robert Edeson
as Redding - an Inspector
Arthur Edmund Carewe
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Charles Ogle
as The Doctor
Roscoe Karns
as The Boy in the Rain (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Richard Dix
as John McTavish
Leatrice Joy
as Mary Leigh
Nita Naldi
as Sally Lung - a Eurasian
Julia Faye
as The Wife of Pharaoh
James Neill
as Aaron - Brother of Moses: Prologue
Noble Johnson
as The Bronze Man - Prologue
Charles De Rochefort
as Rameses - the Magnificent: Prologue
Gino Corrado
as Extra (uncredited)
Lawson Butt
as Dathan - The Discontented
Clarence Burton
as The Taskmaster - Prologue
Charles Farrell
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Rex Ingram
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Theodore Roberts
as Moses - The Lawgiver
Estelle Taylor
as Miriam - the Sister of Moses: Prologue
Virginia Bradford
as Extra (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
as Elderly Israelite (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
