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Serpent of the Nile (1953)
Cleopatra shows Mark Antony a golden dancer and a chest of coins
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The 1953 film "Serpent of the Nile" is based on the story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, the Egyptian
queen and her Roman lover, set from around BC 44 to BC 30.
Early in the film when Antony and his assistant Lucilius arrive in Tarsus to meet Cleopatra, she welcomes
both men with a lavish production where a "golden girl", a dancer covered with gold paint, accompanies a
large chest of gold coins.
1. Title
The film is subtitled "The Loves of Cleopatra."
It is 44 BC and the Roman Emperor Caesar has been murdered.
Lucilius (William Lundigan), a Roman officer who worked for one of the assassins, is hired by Mark Antony
(Raymond Burr) as an assistant.
2. Lucilius, Cytheris, Antony
The two men and Antony's current girlfriend Cytheris (Jane Easton) discuss love and politics.
Antony is going to meet the Egyptian queen Cleopatra to discuss an alliance.
The two men go to the city of Tarsus to meet Cleopatra, who had previously had an affair with Caesar
which produced a son.
3. Antony and Lucilius welcomed
The two men are greeted by women dancers with large feathered fans.
A curtain is opened revealing Cleopatra (Rhonda Fleming) herself.
4. Cleopatra in red white and blue
She welcomes the men.
5. Cleopatra talks business with Antony
Antony wants to know if Cleopatra has the money to support an alliance and she shows him the money.
A group of dancing girls bring out the treasure in a large wagon with what appears to be a gold statue of a
standing woman.
6. Cleopatra's treasure
The girls cavort while the treasure box is rolled out.
7. Cleopatra's coins
The coins are prop coins of course.
The gold woman is revealed to be a live dancer.
8. The Golden Girl poses
The dancer is Julie Newmar who was then credited as Julie Newmeyer.
9. The Golden Girl dances
While the dancer performs Antony examines the coins.
10. Antony handles the money
Antony picks up a pile of coins.
11. Handling the money
Antony throws some coins onto the floor for the dancers.
12. Golden Girl
The golden dancer continues her performance as the other dancers scramble for the money.
13. Dancers in the money
Cleopatra gets Lucilius alone and they discuss Caesar whom they both knew.
14. Cleopatra and Lucilius remember Caesar
Later Antony and Lucilius arrive in Alexandria and are welcomed again.
15. Another Cleopatra welcome
This welcome is more subdued.
16. No golden girl this time
The bear appears to be an Asian Sun Bear.
Cleopatra and Antony have formed an alliance intending to conquer Rome and the Roman general
Octavian sends an army to stop them.
17. Romans battle Egyptians
Octavian's army defeats the Romans.
18. Antony and Cleopatra discuss defeat
The Romans attack Cleopatra's palace.
19. Romans battering the gate
Facing capture and humilation, Antony visits Cleopatra and then kills himself.
A servant girl brings Cleopatra a box of fruit.
20. What's in the box?
The box has something else.
21. Snake in the fruit
Cleopatra picks up the snake.
22. The end of Cleopatra
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Rhonda Fleming as Cleopatra
Raymond Burr as Mark Antony
William Lundigan as Lucilius
Jane Easton as Cytheris
Julie Newmar (Julie Newmeyer) as the golden dancer
Director: William Castle
Writers: Robert E. Kent
Raymond Burr as Mark Antony
William Lundigan as Lucilius
Jane Easton as Cytheris
Julie Newmar (Julie Newmeyer) as the golden dancer
Writers: Robert E. Kent
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