My first Valentino film. I had some expectations on what he'd be like on screen, but he was quite different. Throughout the years I've heard about him being The Sex Symbol, but when I saw him I got the same feeling that I did when I saw Mr Fairbanks Sr. in The Thief of Bagdad : he came across as a brotherly dude. These two men and William Haines fall into the big brother category in my book. Which is good.The film was a bit too schmaltzy for my liking, but then again it wasn't supposed to be anything dramatic or superbly heavy in the first place.
The legendary Rudolph Valentino, 26 - that cat owned the screen the second he appeared on it
Agnes Ayres (23) as Lady Diana Mayo, with a suitor. Her acting was quite dull, and I'm sorry to say something as nasty as that but that's the truth.
the scenes with a lot of horses were grand
oh, cheeky !
"charming" boy ?
I was damn impressed with Adolphe Menjou, 31. He was CHARMING.
Oh my.
Coolness prevails.
What a dress...
They certainly don't make them like that anymore.
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Directed by George Melford
Directed by George Melford
Great post! I just found your blog while searching for screencaps since I'm reading Hull's novel now - and thoroughly enjoying the heck out of it, btw! I love the bodice rippers from the 1970s and 80s, and this book is definitely the grandmother of them. So many similarities. The movie is actually pretty tamed down from it.
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