October 31, 1949 –
Cecil B. DeMille’s wonderfully campy (although not intentional) version of Samson and Delilah, starring Hedy LaMarr and Victor Mature debuted on this date.
Much discussion took place during the shooting of the scene where Samson kisses Delilah as to whether a man kisses a woman with his eyes closed or open. Victor Mature insisted that “a fellow would be a chump to close his eyes” when kissing Hedy Lamarr. In the final shot, Mature closed, opened, and then closed his eyes again.
The Haus of Dcaligari 