Rudolph Valentino Collection: Volume 2 - BLU-RAY

Representing the definitive collection of rare films starring Rudolph Valentino, one of Hollywoods most legendary stars, the Rudolph Valentino Collection brings newly remastered classics to Blu-ray disc for the first time. A Society Sensation A rarely seen gem from very early in Valentinos career, A Society Sensation dates back to when he was billed as Rodolpho de Valentina. These remaining two reels of an original five-reel feature mark the worlds introduction to Valentinos famous physique. Dick Bradley (Valentino), a wealthy playboy, falls in love with Margaret, a fishermans daughter (Carmel Myers). When her father mistakenly believes Bradley has kidnapped her, Dick must defend himself - and Margaret - from her true abductor, a devious local fisherman. Virtuous Sinners A near-forgotten film, Virtuous Sinners - here in it's most completed form since it's in 1919, and featuring a Robert Isreal score, - tells the story of Dawn Emerson (Wanda Hawley), an abused wife cast out into the street by her uncaring husband. Rescued by a gang of down-and-out patrons of the End of the Trail mission, Dawn soon falls for a dapper mission benefactor, Hamilton Jones (Norman Kerry), who is also a high-end burglar. When a member of the mission gang, McGregor, is run over by a car while saving a child, Hamilton robs a home to pay his medical bills. Ratted out by a informant, Hamilton goes on trial, but Dawn and the rest of the gang - including a young Rudolph Valentino in a bit part - stand by his side. Stolen Moments The only remaining version of an original six-reel film, the shortened Stolen Moments features is an early starring role for Rudolph Valentino, featured here with a score by John Mirsalis. It was truncated for a re- after the huge successes of The Four Horsemen and The Sheik. Valentino stars as Jose, a South American novelist, who seduces the beautiful Vera Blaine, playe

Christopher Lee's most monstrous film portrayal may have been of a real person, Grigori Rasputin, in this Hammer Films look at the charismatically menacing Russian holy man who used hypnosis to gain power in the court of Czar Nicholas II, where he seduced women and mercilessly crushed any potential rivals. Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews co-star. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English.

The world's most celebrated dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, portrays Rudolph Valentino, the silent screen's most renowned lover, in this flamboyant film fantasia that also features Leslie Caron and Michelle Phillips.