

20 minutes of 1928 Cleopatra chaos — silent film drama with zero chill.
Production
1928 budgets doing LOTS with very little.
Costume
Egyptian glamour on a shoestring.

Director
Roy William Neill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of multiple Cleopatra films from the silent era, competing with Theda Bara's infamous 1917 version (now mostly lost).
Roy William Neill later found his true calling directing 11 Sherlock Holmes films with Basil Rathbone — Egypt was just a pit stop.