Rudolph Valentino

Born: 1895-05-05

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik. His sudden death at age 31 caused mass hysteria among his female fans, propelling him into icon status. Though his films are not as well known today, his name is still widely known. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolph Valentino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​


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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

as Julio Desnoyers
Released: 1921-03-06

Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich...

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The Sheik

as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Released: 1921-11-20

Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries...

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The Eagle

as Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc
Released: 1925-11-08

Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II....

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Blood and Sand

as Juan Gallardo
Released: 1922-08-05

Juan is the son of a poor widow in Seville. Against his mother's wishes he pursues a career as...

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The Son of the Sheik

as Ahmed, the Sheik's Son / Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Released: 1926-09-05

Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who...

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Moran of the Lady Letty

as Ramon Laredo
Released: 1922-02-05

Wealthy young man Ramon Laredo is abducted and put into service aboard a ship commanded by a...

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The Conquering Power

as Charles Grandet
Released: 1921-07-08

Young playboy Charles Grandet is sent to live with his miserly uncle after his father loses his...

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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

as (archive footage)
Released: 1990-01-01

Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a...

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Camille

as Armand Duval
Released: 1921-09-26

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand...

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Blue Skies

as Valentino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1946-10-15

Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1942-01-01

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...

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Death Scenes 2

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1992-01-01

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended...

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The Wonderful Chance

as Joe Klingsby
Released: 1920-09-27

Upon leaving prison, an ex con vows to go straight, but circumstances force him to return to...

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-04-19

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she...

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Cobra

as Count Rodrigo Torriani
Released: 1925-01-02

Rodrigo, an impoverished Italian nobleman takes a job with a New York antique dealer he met...

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The Golden Twenties

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1950-04-08

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports,...

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The Big Little Person

as Arthur Endicott
Released: 1919-05-12

After Arathea Manning loses her hearing during an epidemic of scarlet fever among the children...

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1961-05-24

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life,...

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Character Studies

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1927-11-20

Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him...

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All Night

as Richard Thayer
Released: 1918-11-29

A married society couple (Dorian and Warren) persuade an unmarried pair (Valentino and Myers) to...

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Uncharted Seas

as Frank Underwood
Released: 1921-04-25

After her drunken husband Tom brings home three cabaret women, Lucretia can no longer bear the...

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Sigrid Holmquist

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2010-10-08

The story of Swedish silent film actress Sigrid Holmquist's life (1899-1970), by using the...

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Beyond the Rocks

as Lord Hector Bracondale
Released: 1922-05-07

A young woman dutifully marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome...

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Monsieur Beaucaire

as Duke de Chartres / Beaucaire
Released: 1924-08-11

The Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do...

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The Delicious Little Devil

as Jimmy Calhoun
Released: 1919-05-01

A poor hat-check girl loses her job and is forced to get a job as a dancer at a roadhouse. There...

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Patria

as Dancer in Club (uncredited)
Released: 1917-01-14

Spies from Japan conspire to steal the Channing "preparedness" fortune and invade the United...

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Seventeen

as Extra
Released: 1916-11-02

Seventeen year old William Sylvanus Baxter has fallen madly in love with young coquette, Lola...

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A Society Sensation

as Richard Bradley
Released: 1918-09-22

A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman. After Valentino...

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A Trip to Paramountown

as Self
Released: 1922-07-10

Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood,...

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The Married Virgin

as Count Roberto di San Fraccini
Released: 1918-12-01

In order to save her wealthy father from disgrace and a possible prison sentence, a daughter...

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Eyes of Youth

as Clarence Morgan
Released: 1919-11-29

A young woman, confronted by four options for proceeding in her life, is granted the ability to...

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The Young Rajah

as Amos Judd
Released: 1922-11-11

A young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken...

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The Isle of Love

as Jacques Rudanyi
Released: 1920-04-10

The original film featured the then unknown Rudolph Valentino. To cash in on his rise to...

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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-05-23

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was,...

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Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)
Released: 1953-12-02

A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of...

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Once to Every Woman

as Juliantimo
Released: 1920-09-06

Aurora Meredith is the daughter of the village blacksmith. Because she has a promising voice,...

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The Battle of the Sexes

as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1914-04-12

Frank Andrews is a successful businessman. He has always found pride and joy in the company of...

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The Foolish Virgin

as (uncredited)
Released: 1916-09-26

A 1916 film.

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Alimony

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1917-12-03

Bernice Bristol Flint, an attractive grass widow (a woman divorced or separated from her...

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A Sainted Devil

as Don Alonzo Castro
Released: 1924-11-17

A nobleman seeks to rescue his bride, who has been kidnapped by his former lover and a bandit.

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Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow

as Himself / Various Roles (archive footage)
Released: 2019-07-06

The adventurous life of Natacha Rambova (1897-1966), an American artist, born Winifred Kimball...

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The Cheater

as Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1920-06-07

Lilly Meany has grown up amongst charlatans, including her father. She decides to become a faith...

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Passion's Playground

as Prince Angelo Della Robbia
Released: 1920-04-01

Mary Grant has a gambling father and a mother who has disappeared. Even though she has been...

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Virtuous Sinners

as uncredited
Released: 1919-05-25

A near-forgotten film, Virtuous Sinners tells the story of Dawn Emerson (Wanda Hawley), an...

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A Rogue's Romance

as Apache Dancer (as Rudolph Volantino)
Released: 1919-06-19

A welcome guest of the French aristocracy, Monsieur Picard having been awarded the Croix De...

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Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover

as uncredited
Released: 2006-01-01

When a young Italian named Rudolfo Guglielmi found his way to America, he became Rudolph...

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Nobody Home

as Maurice Rennard
Released: 1919-08-24

A young woman is so superstitious that she cannot make a move or a decision without the approval...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1945-09-06

A look back at 25 years of Columbia's series of newsreels chronicling the film industry and the...

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Stolen Moments

as Jose Dalmarez
Released: 1920-12-08

Vera Blaine, a young woman in the deep South, is passionate and romantic. So, she's easy prey...

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My Official Wife

as Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1914-07-12

This LOST film was Clara Kimball Young's first feature, and her last film for Vitagraph, where...

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Stars of Yesterday

as Self
Released: 1931-12-31

Stars of Yesterday documentary film.

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Rudolph Valentino - Idol of the Jazz Age

as (Archive footage)
Released: 1965-01-01

A short look back on the legacy of Rudolph Valentino, produced by Castle Films for the home...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as Actor in Silent Film (archive footage)
First aired: 1962-09-26

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...

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