Valentino groped then decided that the cinema was the most flourishing industry of California. During about eight months, no one can say that Rudolph worked for the screen: he appeared here and there in some movies, and the first role that was offered in the film Alimony . Meanwhile he continued to dance for a living.
One day he made the acquaintance of "metteur-en-scène 'Emmett Flynn who offered him a role in the film La Vierge Manriée . Valentino had the role of an Italian count. Then he appeared in the following productions: A Big Little Person , All Night and A Society Sensation . He had just finished this last film that he fell ill and stayed for a long time without working.
The metteur-en-scène James Young, who had to make a film titled A Rogue's Romance for the "Vitagraph" was looking for a capable actor to dance "The Chaloupeé" and to work side by Earl Williams who was the protagonist of this film . Rudolph appeared therefore A Rogue's Romance and finally saw the good fortune smiled again when he was working in Out of Luck for Griffith. He then worked in films such as: Once to Every Woman and Passion's Playground . In this Meanwhile Rudolph married Miss Jean Acker, an artist, but he soon realized that it did not represent their ideal.
Rudolph turned again Stolen Moments and The Thung . He then met in New York, June Mathis, who was adapting to the screen the famous movie: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse novel by Blasco Ibanez. June Mathis who appreciated the talent of Valentino's promised to reserve the role of Julio. June Mathis kept his promise and engage Valentino by Metro. He then played the role of Julio, which was to make it known all over the world. While preparations were
Four Horsemen and far from thinking that the success expected, Valentino ran another film titled Uncharted Seas.
Nazimova cast him in The Lady of the Camellias and then was again the 'Metro', which offered him a role in Eugenie Grandet and finally the 'Famous Players' decided to sign a contract with Valentino who made the mistake of accept without thinking of his future.
The first film that Valentino made for the 'Famous Players' was: The Sheik in which the actor had the opportunity to rely on its quality, it is thanks to him that this film, quite absurd as history, had the power to become interesting.
Valentino had the desire work for the Arts, as this film for which he had only $ 5,000 compared to the Company Paramount has two million and a half. Wasting no time, and just
The Shiek was completed, Valentino is still Beyond the Rocks with Gloria Swanson and the lovely Gertrude Astor.
Beyond the Rocks was an unlikely story written by Rudolph Elynor Glynn and declared himself opposed to being the star of such films. Among other things, he must be an English lord in this production, while Valentino is the perfect type of Latino. As always, Rudolph did his best and the audience received with pleasure ... not the movie ... but her favorite artist. Gradually became more and Valentino more popular not only in the United States, but worldwide.
Beyond the Rocks was followed by Moran of the Lady Lety, but the film only really interesting that Rudolph did for the Famous Players was Blood and Sand under the direction of Fred Niblo.
And after finishing this film, Valentino left for Mexico to marry Natacha Rambova, an artist of great talent. It was she who drew the costumes and decoration of Salomé, starring Nazimova, who were much mention. The authorities in California
proceedings with Valentino, then a trial because he had not expected the time to marry again, because he had obtained a divorce Only a year earlier.
Rudolph was left alone in Hollywood while his gracious wife went to New York. It was then that he first played the role of The Young Rajah , inverosimilissima story from every point of view, and, tired of having to produce a similar condition, he decided to break his contract and left for New York, I attended the premiere of Young Rajah, and Rudolph, who was with me had tears in his eyes to see how his talent disappeared in this "chaotic" production.
He told me that he was disgusted to see this kind of films and made me part of his intention to leave the screen rather than to continue to produce at similar conditions.
and that was how Rudolph Valentino, the most popular U.S. actor, Rudolph Valentino, whose fame had reached, and in some cases surpassed that of Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino in less than two years had become known and became famous in the whole world, he found himself in New York without a job waiting patiently for the decision of the Court of that city from which it was convened because of the process intentategli "Famous Players."
But rather than wait, unable to resume his career elsewhere to view a film actor in the process of the 'Famous Players' Valentine accepted the offer of an American impresario leave "en tour" in the U.S. with his distinguished gentleman - Natacha Rambova - to dance the tango famous Four Horsemen of . He was a tremendous success and the American public showed him what was so popular. Many were those who were not placed in front of the theaters where Valentino was announced.
After this tour, Valentino returned to New York, always accompanied by his lady, and decided to come to Europe and to travel to Italy.
few days before boarding, JD Williams, the famous business-man who had hired the manager, Charlie Chaplin years ago for the "First National", proposed to Rudolph writing for two films.
And when Valentino was sure that this time, under the new contract, he could have chosen the scenario, metteurs-en-scène, adapters, etc.. and that he had enough time to complete each film, and has agreed to sign so that now he is found to be the first actor of this new organization that has the name 'Ritz Carlton Pictures Corporation. "
Currently, Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova are located in Juan-les-Pins, France, where Natacha's relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hudnut own a castle. That 's where the famous artist takes a few days off before traveling to Italy, around the second week of September, after which he will return to Paris and then embark for New York where the last episode will assist with the process of "Famous Players Lasky." E 'to be hoped that the courts will allow Valentino to take his job immediately without waiting for the spring of 1924, the date of expiry of his contract with the "Famous Players." In this case, Rudolph Valentino will return to Italy in November to begin work next to the first film. At this time will be exactly 18 months that the celebrated artist has worked for the screen.
And I have no doubt that Italy is proud to have such a great ambassador abroad, it has remained ever Valentino Italian, will welcome prodigargli larger and more enthusiastic than he is made in America, England and France.
Robert Florey
Image in post: Robert Florey (right), and Wallace Reid in Hollywood, 1922
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