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Stars of the Silent Screen: Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand

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on BBC Two England

The great lover of the 20s in one of his most celebrated films, presented in a specially tinted version with piano soundtrack.
Amid the passionate rhythms of the tango and the excitement of the bull-ring, the legendary Valentino plays Juan Gallardo , a small-town lad who becomes Spain's most celebrated matador. He marries his childhood sweet-heart but soon falls under the spell of the alluring Dona Sol. ...
Screenplay by JUNE MATHIS
Based on the novel by IBANEZ
Directed by FRED NIBLO. Films: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Juan Gallardo
Unknown:
Dona Sol.
Play By:
June Mathis
Directed By:
Fred Niblo.
Juan Gallardo:
Rudolph Valentino
Carmen:
Lila Lee
Widow Gallardo:
Rose Rosanova
Marquis de Moraima:
George Periolet
His niece, Dona Sol:
Nita Naldi
Plumitas, the bandit:
Walter Long
Source: Radio Times

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