Valentino (1951)

Valentino (1951)

„Valentino“ is a 1951 biographical film directed by Lewis Allen and written by George Bruce.

Hollywood has always been intrigued by the legend of Rudolph Valentino. In this film biography, Anthony Dexter brings this Latin lover to the screen. Eleanor Parker plays one of Valentino’s co-stars, who may have been the mysterious „lady in black.“

Cast:

• Eleanor Parker – Joan Carlisle/Sarah Gray
• Richard Carlson – Bill King
• Patricia Medina – Lila Reyes
• Joseph Calleia – Luigi Verducci
• Dona Drake – Maria Torres
• Lloyd Gough – Eddie Morgan
• Otto Kruger – Mark Towers
• Anthony Dexter – Rudolph Valentino
• Charles Coleman – Albert
• Jack Tornek – Arab
• Robin Raymond – Blonde Waitress
• Richard Bartell – Cab Driver at Cemetery
• Jack Gargan – Cameraman
• William Henry – Cheating Husband
• Fred Graham – Chef
• Edward Gargan – Cop in Central Park
• Lester Dorr – Cynic at Cemetery
• Wilson Wood – Cynical Night Club Patron
• William Forrest – Dr. Verne
• Ralph Brooks – Extra Casting Director
• Emmett Lynn – Extra Sent to Stage 5
• Almira Sessions – Fan Mail Sorter
• Alphonse Martell – Headwaiter
• Suzanne Ridgway – Movie Set Extra
• Kathryn Givney – Mrs. Williams
• Carl M. Leviness – Nightclub Patron
• James Gonzalez – Nightclub Patron
• Monty O’Grady – Nightclub Patron
• Wilbur Mack – Nightclub Patron
• Hal Taggart – Nightclub Patron/Party Guest
• Bert Stevens – Party Guest
• George Ford – Party Guest
• Hans Moebus – Party Guest
• Norman Stevans – Party Guest
• Steve Carruthers – Party Guest
• Jimmie Horan – Pedestrian
• Paul Bryar – Photographer
• George Barrows – Pirate in „Moran of the Lady Letty“
• Colin Kenny – Servant
• Leon Tyler – Teenager Outside Valentino’s Crypt
• Marietta Canty – Tilly, Joan’s Maid
• Phyllis Coates – Universal Studios Casting Clerk
• Eric Wilton – Valentino’s Butler
• Charles La Torre – Waiter
• Jack Chefe – Waiter
• Art Gilmore – Narrator at End (voice)

„Valentino – Liebling der Frauen“ (Valentino) ist ein biografischer Film aus dem Jahr 1951 unter der Regie von Lewis Allen und dem Drehbuch von George Bruce.

Hollywood war schon immer von der Legende von Rudolph Valentino fasziniert. In dieser Filmbiografie bringt Anthony Dexter diesen Latin Lover auf die Leinwand. Eleanor Parker spielt eine von Valentinos Co-Stars, die die mysteriöse „Lady in Black“ gewesen sein könnte.