Videodisc release of the 1922 motion picture. Based on the novel "Sangre y arena" by Vincente Blasco Ibáñez and the play by Tom Cushing. Special features: Filmed introduction by Orson Welles ; Parody starring Will Rogers from his 1924 film "Big moments from little pictures" produced by Hal Roach ; original theatrical trailer ; footage of Valentino's funeral procession ; audio recording of the love theme, Susan Rogers soloist ; Vicente Blasco Ibanez and the novel: a 1922 essay by Isaac Goldberg ; Valentino "speaks," excerpts from Photoplay Magazine ; about the score. Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee, Nita Naldi, Walter Long.
Summary:
A romantic tragedy about the rise and fall of a matador. Juan Gallardo, Spain's most idolized matador, returns to his home town and finds himself the victim of his own desires and the sinister charms of the exotic Don̋a Sol.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)48189096
Locations:
ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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