Italino The press is not very generous with news about Rudolph Valentino to the hype of the movie The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse , who arrives in Italy with much delay. This is one of the first: Wandering, March 1923. The focus of the film world, and indeed the attention of all the great American public, is the center, at the moment, in the person of Rudolph Valentino and Roscoe Arbuckle (Fatty)
do not know if the fame of Rudolph Valentino (Mr Guglielmi , Our countryman, in private life) has been received now in Italy, but the certain thing is that here in America his name is synonymous with "idol" and means "out of theater," consistently and fabulous prices.
Valentino highlighted by The Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Ibanez, staged by the "Metro" was, consequently, hired by the "Famous Players-Lasky," for a period of three years, with a weekly salary of $ 1250. No doubt his films have made the fortunes, and he, believing that the wage premium did not represent a fair return, has seen fit to break off all relations with the "Lasky" and filed a lawsuit for the cancellation of his contract. At the same time he is losing in New York, perhaps, a precious time waiting for trial.
Mr. Lasky himself, interviewed several times about it, has always given very evasive answers, still run as insistent voice that Valentino has been pushed to its step by offers infinitely better and more or less affected by advisers. Things seem to be now so, "Lasky" is ready to close the incident by offering a review of the contract, while Valentino sontemplando think is a ... patri temporary return to shore, always waiting for further events. (cinema, March 11, 1923)
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