| ~A Sainted Devil~ 1924 |
| ~Rudolph Valentino~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
There's something very calculated about this Rudolph Valentino vehicle. As he did in Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the star plays an Argentine with a talent for the tango. The production
and costuming are elaborate, and the story was based on the Rex Beach novel Rope's End. But none
of this can help a weak plot line which is stretched mighty thin to last for nine reels. It is arranged
for Don Alonzo de Castro to marry Julietta (Helen D'Algy), who comes from a noble Spanish family.
Castro's jealous ex-girlfriend, Carlotta (Nita Naldi), schemes with bandit El Tigre (George
Siegmann) to destroy their happiness. On the couple's wedding night, El Tigre stages a raid and
kidnaps Julietta. Carlos goes after him, but is enraged when he sees a woman with a bridal veil
embracing the bandit. He believes it is Julietta, when it's actually Carlotta. Castro plans revenge on
El Tigre. Meanwhile, Julietta escapes to a nunnery with the help of Carmelita, a dancing girl (Louise
Lagrange). Although Carmelita loves Castro herself, she eventually reveals Julietta's hiding place
and the couple are reunited.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the star plays an Argentine with a talent for the tango. The production
and costuming are elaborate, and the story was based on the Rex Beach novel Rope's End. But none
of this can help a weak plot line which is stretched mighty thin to last for nine reels. It is arranged
for Don Alonzo de Castro to marry Julietta (Helen D'Algy), who comes from a noble Spanish family.
Castro's jealous ex-girlfriend, Carlotta (Nita Naldi), schemes with bandit El Tigre (George
Siegmann) to destroy their happiness. On the couple's wedding night, El Tigre stages a raid and
kidnaps Julietta. Carlos goes after him, but is enraged when he sees a woman with a bridal veil
embracing the bandit. He believes it is Julietta, when it's actually Carlotta. Castro plans revenge on
El Tigre. Meanwhile, Julietta escapes to a nunnery with the help of Carmelita, a dancing girl (Louise
Lagrange). Although Carmelita loves Castro herself, she eventually reveals Julietta's hiding place
and the couple are reunited.
Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
| Directed by: Joseph Henabery Written by: Forrest Halsey - adaptation Based on the short story "Rope's End" by Rex Beach in Cosmopolitan (May 1913). |
| ~Cast~ Rudolph Valentino ... Don Alonzo Castro Nita Naldi ... Carlotta Helena D'Algy ... Julietta (as Helen D'Algy) Dagmar Godowsky ... Doña Florencia Jean Del Val ... Casimiro Tony D'Algy ... Don Luis (as Antonio D'Algy) George Siegmann ... El Tigre L. Rogers Lytton ... Don Baltasar (as Rogers Lytton) Isabel West ... Doña Encarnación Louise Lagrange ... Carmelita Rafael Bongini ... Congo Frank Montgomery ... Indian Spy William Betts ... Priest Edward Elkas ... Notary A. De Rosa ... Jefe Politico Ann Brody ... Duennnna Evelyn Axzell ... Guadulupe Marie Diller ... Irala Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Genevieve Belasco Mary Miles Minter |
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| ~661-231: Nita Naldi & Rudolph Valentino~ |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced by: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Executive Producer: Jesse L. Lasky Executive Producer: Adolph Zukor Cinematography by: Harry Fischbeck Art Direction by: Lawrence Hitt Length: 9 Reels Released: November 17, 1924 |
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