German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 1535/2, 1927-1928. Distributed in Italy by Casa Editrice Ballerini & Fratini, Firenze. Photo: United Artists. Publicity still for The Son of the Sheik (George Fitzmaurice, 1926). Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) was Hollywood’s ultimate ‘Latin Lover’. The Italian-born American actor starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of…

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