For the first video on my channel, I decided to focus on someone I had never really paid much attention to in film school: Rudolph Valentino. From just watching a few clips and hearing about how women lost their minds over his untimely passing, I figured he was just an overrated sex symbol; all sex and no substance.
However, after watching as many of his films as I could get my hands on recently, my thoughts have changed. Rudolph Valentino was truly made for silent pictures. I hope I have captured in this video how much emotion he could portray with just a look…a look that could melt butter. He wasn’t just a pretty face, but a face that could say in a glance what might today require a whole paragraph of dialogue.
I was very impressed with his charisma and charm. It’s hard to look at the other actors in the screen because he pulls focus every time unintentionally.
His best known role is probably as the Sheik in the aptly titled, “The Sheik,” but he showed a lot of versatility in a variety of roles, as you’ll see here. One minute he’s wooing a lady, the next he’s shooting a gun or dancing flamenco.
I hope this video encourages you to check out some of films, which can easily be found on the internet for free, or on my channel. Watch, like, and subscribe!
Talking Silents 
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