Young rajah. Stolen moments. Society sensation. Round about Hollywood. Rudolph Valentino. Moran of the Lady Letty. Trip through Paramountown. Screen snapshots. Character studies. When love grows cold [trailer].
Notes:
Silent films with musical accompaniment and intertitles. Program notes by Emily Leider. Title from disc label and menu. Originally produced as motion pictures, 1918-1922.
Contents:
Disc 1. The young rajah (1922; 53 min.) / Famous Players-Lasky Corporation ; directed by Philip Rosen ; starring Rudolph Valentino, Wanda Hawley; from the play Amos Judd by Althea Luce and the novel by J. A. Mitchell ; musical score by Jon Mirsalis -- Young Rajah scrapbook -- Stolen moments (orig. 1920, re-released in 1922 cut from a feature to short film; 35 min.) / American Cinema Corporation ; directed by James Vincent ; starring Marguerite Namara, Aileen Pringle (as Aileen Savage) ; musical score by Jon Mirsalis -- Stolen moments scrapbook -- A society sensation (orig. 1918, re-released in 1924 cut from a feature to a short film; 25 min.) / Universal ; directed by Paul Powell ; starring Carmel Myers, Rudolph Valentino, Zasu Pitts ; organ score by Bib Mitchell ; based on the story The borrowed duchess by Perley Poore Sheehan -- A society sensation scrapbook -- Valentino in memoriam maps -- Round about Hollywood (1921; 7 min.) -- Rudolph Valentino (1941; 10 min.) -- History of Aspiration [statue in DeLongre Park, Los Angeles]. Disc 2. Moran of the Lady Letty (1922; 68 min.) / produced by Paramount Pictures ; scenario by Monte Katterjohn ; directed by George Melford ; staring Rudolph Valentino, Dorothy Dalton, Walter Long ; musical score by Robert Israel -- Valentino landmarks maps -- A trip through Paramountown (1922; 11 min.) -- Screen snapshots (1921; 11 min.) -- Character studies (1925; 7 min.) -- Bearded Valentino (1924 ; 38 sec.) -- Rudy meets cowboy star Roy Stewart (1925; 13 sec. ) -- When love grows cold trailer (1925; 4 min.) / starring Natacha Rambova -- Who's who in Hollywood.
Summary:
Digital reconstructions of Rudolph Valentino films The Young Rajah and Stolent moments from existing footage, restored intertitles of Moran of the Lady Letty, extensive bonus short films, audio recordings of songs about Valentino's death, previously unpublished photos, promotional materials, production photos, biographical information on Valentino and his associates.
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