The man could have had a huge ego but he had NONE. Do you see how he shook all those cops hands he didnt have to do it he was grateful to them. the man had true humility. Real class.
I love that film of him coming from the train and shaking hands with the police officers. He was so graceful and elegant. Then, after he lights up his cigarette, he is sort of surprised by the close camera, but smiles into it. Totally amazing. His smile was playful, magnificent, infectuous and malicious all at the same time. Who else had or has that trait today? No one that I have seen. Rudy will never be replaced by anyone.
He's a 1920's mafioso, complete with the swag and death stare... and then he politely removes his hat and smiles at all of us from across the centuries! **dies** (Leaving "centuries" as plural for those of you watching this in 3017!) Thanks for sharing!
@403 Forbidden NO, he was NOT in the mafia!!! No more than my Sicilian family were! However, he pulled something in NYC that was rather duplicitous. He could be an S.O.B. when he felt it was for his own ends. He basically set up his dancing partner Joan Sawyer as the other party in the Bianca de Saulles divorce trial. Pretty ratty thing to do. And we still don't know for sure (as a few of the key court documents are mysteriously "lost") if he was pimping for that older woman he was found with in that apt. or if he was just part of an extortion operation which snared rich men ...this sort of thing was rampant around the country at the time he was in NYC.
@TealCircle ??? Did you miss my post above about some of the less than perfect aspects of Valentino??? He was human and he wasn't perfect. He was a magnificent screen personality, definitely had a lot of sadness in him, but he had his negatives, as we all do! And some of his early transgressions just after arriving the US alone and very young were most likely not duplicated!
@@secretariatgirl4249 never heard that b4..wow....MAYBE He got caught up in things ...not good...a little suprised he left the lady he was involved w ...who ended up shooting her husband...i ( can understan that EVEN wrong! Because my ex ..took my baby & was horrible to me yrs ago ..so i can UNDERSTAND how u would be driven 2 do something horrible ..like shoot your childs Father...when they put u thru H....!! Thank GOODNESS i did NOT do anything like that ...now things are MUCH better 17 yrs later.......back to RV, He was always SO chivalrous where women concerned.....idk......
Rudy was probably the most handsome man who ever lived. As if that wasn't enough, he had a warm and somewhat playful personality. I do notice the bags under his eyes and it could be an indication that he was sick. Apparently, he was in denial about it and next thing ya know, he died.
@Barbara Shernoff Yes, they are NOT symtoms of a an ulcer/perforated ulcer. What I wrote above are...as I did the research, too. LOL I am not sure exactly of when this was filmed, but lack of sleep sure can show up as as dark circles...also, allergies! As far as Italians fearing sickness and hospitals....back then, for sure. A bunch of my older relatives stayed away until it was too late...one, with colon cancer and the other, my aunt who was having some issues so my mother arranged for an appointment for a barium study. She picks up my aunt (5 miles away) comes back to town to the doctor, where she announced that she had not done the pre-test stuff...my mother was mortified and no test was ever done. She died in her apt. alone, found about a week later, age 82. This aunt also loved to dance and during the 30's would go into NYC to dance at the Harvest Moon Ball, among other dances! She was in her 20's then.
Oh, to have men dressed so beautifully, in modern society... I have photos of my grandfather, in gorgeous suits... My grandmother combed her hair, and put on lipstick, to take out the trash.... Those were the days, of personal pride, and presentation.... Valentino was a " Natural....!!!" What allure.....
PS - I forgot this - Rudy was quite the snappy dresser. In every photo I have seen of him, his clothing is impeccable and he would probably be in GQ today.
Kathleen Wells Back then every man wanting to be presentable dressed in suits. Sweat shirts and casual jackets and other casual clothing weren't invented yet.
plumeria66 very true but those things were usually used as pajamas or undergarments rather than clothing so some casual clothing like tank tops and sweatshirts were invented they just didn't wear them out for reasons while now a days you can wear pajamas and no one cares
He was highlighed in a fashion magazine then and even as recently as around 1992...found it on the internet...even his house was discussed in the 90's.
what a gorgeous beautiful handsome man. Not surprised rudy was called latin lover. I fantazise that we are married with children. Rudy is old enough to be my great-great-great grandfather.
@Barbara Shernoff He waffled on that, though...he said a lot of contradictory things about a lot of subjects, LOL! I don't think he really knew what he wanted...He craved the publicity but at the same time was fed up with it. I think being in the Hollywood machine took its toll on him...He knew his life was running him (sic) near the end...but didn't know how to get off the hamster wheel.
It's been way too long since we chatted and I told you how awesome your videos are, so, I just want to say your video is AWESOME!!! :-) I love the music and the film clips you use. . .I've never seen these film clips of Rudy before, so I am so in awe while watching him, not just because I'm seeing these for the first time, but he is just soooooooo incredible. And your video is incredible, too. :-)
Como pasan los años. A más de cien años y el recuerdo perdura. Mucho por este hombre que lucho por sobresalir. He ahí su imagen eterna en nuestros pensamientos, es de nosotros los que lo amamos y recordamos.
Oh my gosh ..how sweet your comment...i KNOW. Today He would of been treated ..serious but. Im sure hospitalized release....so darn sad.....well it broke millions of womens. Harts..........its breaking our harts 100 yr later!!!!!!😟💜💔🙏🙏
Thank you so much for posting!! I have been watching this over and over again. Is it just me or does he look tired with the circles under his eyes? I think it is a pitty he had to shave his beard.. it sure looks good on him.. *and again I hit the button on replay LOL*
Yes i noticed it too😟.i feel like he didn't feel good...but he acted so nice & friendly...shaking everyone's hand...picking up little girls ......i love that......OH WHY DIDNT THAT DAM STUDIO SPEND THE $$$AND GET HIM 2 A SPECIALIST FOR HIS STOMACH!?...it still may NOT of saved Him...but still...........😟
He was a horseback rider and had several Arabians. He enjoyed riding around the Hollywood hills before it was developed. His house, Falcon Lair was eventually razed but his horse stables have been converted into a lovely home. If you see him riding in the sheik the The Eagle films, you know he was an excellent equestrian. He would often tack up his own horses before scenes and asked for specific well known Arabian "film" horses to be hired for his use during The Son of the Sheik. He could box and sword fight too. And then he was an EXCELLENT dancer. His erect posture, sweeping a lucky lady around the floor, engaging her in conversation all the while. In short, he was a kinetic actor, because he could use his body to express any emotion he wanted. The way he held himself dancing, photos of him controlling a shying horse, the way he'd even use his hands. So very expressive. Very fit (he worked out) with well developed muscles though he was only about 5'8". His only negative habit was incessant smoking. His downfall was his stomach trouble which led to an ulcer, infection in his stomach cavity and with no antibiotics it was only a matter of a few days until he died. So sad.
He actually wrote an article on fitness for a magazine back then. He was 1" shy of meeting the requirements for going into the service and that rejection spurred him on to build up...although he always had that narrow chest..
Precious footage, thanks for sharing. :)Gorgeous like always, though in some shots he looks older than a young man who is not even 30. I wonder if the ilness was already there.
@Barbara Shernoff I as surprised to learn that his skin was less than perfect...pockmarks. But who cares? He really had charisma. He did age that last year in particular. He was worried about his hair thinning. His lifestyle seemed to become very destructive. And, with that family with him in CA...that was really an additional source of stress to add to the financial and career pressures.
@Barbara Shernoff Another stressor not often considered is that after his first 2 pictures under his new contract, the other 3 had to be financed by HIM...he had to come up with the money to produce them!!
He frowned in private. He turned on for the cameras but he was quiet at home. He had sadness in him....He actually did put a gun to his head at Falcon Lair and was stopped by the painter who was his guest. He was pretty depressed near the end...
@Barbara Shernoff Zumaya but even on page 347 of Leider's book...Sept. 1, 1925 on the day he wrote his new will, according to Beltran-Masses (the artist who painted him and who was staying as a houseguest). He wrestled the gun from Valentino's hand
@DL I don't claim to be an expert, but I do like to research beyond the repeated "lore".I just fill in gaps that are in sources that people may be unfamiliar with. Why don't YOU try to find information that adds to the picture? He was a complex human being, not just an image for fantasy. The stories at the time are a reflection of how the publicity machine was unrelenting, the hostility was cruel, and the stressors were intense.
@DL Well, at least you appreciate Ullman! Many don't. However, there are other people/reporters who he was open with who reveal other anecdotes. Ullman is not the only source. There is also Villalobos, his own relative's PhD thesis aa a source, which I have. Also, RV gave many interviews to key publications as part of the PR push and worked WITH them. I have found plenty of discrepancies/gaps in the "accepted" stories which have negative biases or are just not accurate. So, what is your issue? I am a trained librarian/researcher and I examine things and try to get facts. I question everything I read, cross-reference, etc. I do not categorically accept everything so when I say "from what I've read" I am indicating how I have sifted through many older sources closer to the RV era, newer stuff, and fill in the picture, recognizing that there are new documents or facts that are still coming to light. There are things held in private hands that should be in historical archives. That is where my collection will go as older materials disappear over time. I don't make "bold" statements that are not researched. My blog is fully sourced, BTW with full citations. I was trained that way. I don't have definitive answers to every question but am willing to raise them on the basis of research about the era, academic studies, etc. As an Italian I find it very interesting, the very different life RV had from most Italian immigrants. At the end he was ill at ease about where his life was...as H.L. Mencken recounts after RV sought him out only days before he died.
Yes, Rudy did like much older than 30 or 31, but to me, he looked like he was aging like a fine wine. He still had "it" and plenty more. Had he lived a lot longer, he would have probably not aged well. All that smoking and suffering he held inside would have done him in, I am deeply sorry to say. All I want is for him to continue resting in peace. And that he somehow know that he still has very devoted fans who will never forget him or his legacy.
Rudy had a flair that no other man ever displayed. His look from top to bottom was perfect. Wearing gloves sealed the entire outfit. Totally amazing.
Those gloves.❤
i love rudy's calmness and kindness loves everyone has awesome personality highly intelligent yet very innocent fun loving awesome video!
His gorgeous three piece suit with that pinched in waist. He's even wearing GLOVES. A super clothes horse! Always looked great.
Gorgeous Man 💞
Yes he did! He was always dressed to the nines, even in his home!
Rudy was an early fashion icon. I loved the way he put himself together. What a fashion sense the man had.
Tailored waist ma’am, not “pinched”😂😂😂😂
The man could have had a huge ego but he had NONE. Do you see how he shook all those cops hands he didnt have to do it he was grateful to them. the man had true humility. Real class.
I love that film of him coming from the train and shaking hands with the police officers. He was so graceful and elegant. Then, after he lights up his cigarette, he is sort of surprised by the close camera, but smiles into it. Totally amazing. His smile was playful, magnificent, infectuous and malicious all at the same time. Who else had or has that trait today? No one that I have seen. Rudy will never be replaced by anyone.
Exactly. That's why such videos are invaluable. Sometimes they tell us more about a person than a dozen books and a large folder with documents.
I agree
I love this.
I think this shows he was a friend to all these men...& so sweet to pick little girls up!! ...i wonder what they said yrs later about it...!!
Omg he is so incredibly charming!!! What a smile, what a man, such class...!
He's a 1920's mafioso, complete with the swag and death stare... and then he politely removes his hat and smiles at all of us from across the centuries! **dies** (Leaving "centuries" as plural for those of you watching this in 3017!) Thanks for sharing!
@403 Forbidden He was an actor. His swag + music added lends him a mafioso persona. It appears he was a great guy, one of the kindest men ever.
@403 Forbidden NO, he was NOT in the mafia!!! No more than my Sicilian family were! However, he pulled something in NYC that was rather duplicitous. He could be an S.O.B. when he felt it was for his own ends. He basically set up his dancing partner Joan Sawyer as the other party in the Bianca de Saulles divorce trial. Pretty ratty thing to do. And we still don't know for sure (as a few of the key court documents are mysteriously "lost") if he was pimping for that older woman he was found with in that apt. or if he was just part of an extortion operation which snared rich men ...this sort of thing was rampant around the country at the time he was in NYC.
@TealCircle ??? Did you miss my post above about some of the less than perfect aspects of Valentino??? He was human and he wasn't perfect. He was a magnificent screen personality, definitely had a lot of sadness in him, but he had his negatives, as we all do! And some of his early transgressions just after arriving the US alone and very young were most likely not duplicated!
@TealCircle I am one person, one account
I think you are nuts.
@@secretariatgirl4249 never heard that b4..wow....MAYBE He got caught up in things ...not good...a little suprised he left the lady he was involved w ...who ended up shooting her husband...i ( can understan that EVEN wrong! Because my ex ..took my baby & was horrible to me yrs ago ..so i can UNDERSTAND how u would be driven 2 do something horrible ..like shoot your childs Father...when they put u thru H....!! Thank GOODNESS i did NOT do anything like that ...now things are MUCH better 17 yrs later.......back to RV, He was always SO chivalrous where women concerned.....idk......
Rudy was probably the most handsome man who ever lived. As if that wasn't enough, he had a warm and somewhat playful personality. I do notice the bags under his eyes and it could be an indication that he was sick. Apparently, he was in denial about it and next thing ya know, he died.
Yes he was on denial. Italians feared sickness and hospitals. He should have been treated atlesst two years before. It would have prevented infection.
@Barbara Shernoff Yes, they are NOT symtoms of a an ulcer/perforated ulcer. What I wrote above are...as I did the research, too. LOL I am not sure exactly of when this was filmed, but lack of sleep sure can show up as as dark circles...also, allergies!
As far as Italians fearing sickness and hospitals....back then, for sure. A bunch of my older relatives stayed away until it was too late...one, with colon cancer and the other, my aunt who was having some issues so my mother arranged for an appointment for a barium study. She picks up my aunt (5 miles away) comes back to town to the doctor, where she announced that she had not done the pre-test stuff...my mother was mortified and no test was ever done. She died in her apt. alone, found about a week later, age 82. This aunt also loved to dance and during the 30's would go into NYC to dance at the Harvest Moon Ball, among other dances! She was in her 20's then.
Maybe didnt realize how sick...bless Him...
Oh, to have men dressed so beautifully, in modern society... I have photos of my grandfather, in gorgeous suits... My grandmother combed her hair, and put on lipstick, to take out the trash.... Those were the days, of personal pride, and presentation.... Valentino was a " Natural....!!!" What allure.....
I think our man Rudy was a simple soul.. he always seemed a bit bewildered by his fame.. but he was going with it. I think that was his appeal.
PS - I forgot this - Rudy was quite the snappy dresser. In every photo I have seen of him, his clothing is impeccable and he would probably be in GQ today.
Kathleen Wells Back then every man wanting to be presentable dressed in suits. Sweat shirts and casual jackets and other casual clothing weren't invented yet.
They had sweat shirts back in the 20's.
plumeria66 very true but those things were usually used as pajamas or undergarments rather than clothing so some casual clothing like tank tops and sweatshirts were invented they just didn't wear them out for reasons while now a days you can wear pajamas and no one cares
He was highlighed in a fashion magazine then and even as recently as around 1992...found it on the internet...even his house was discussed in the 90's.
Yes....such refinement..and class....his gloves...and all...bless him! And so mature for 20's!!
Wonderful clips of Rudy; he was so handsome. Thanks for sharing this video.
❤️❤️❤️ He was such a dream❤️❤️❤️
This man is beautiful! He looks so much like a nephew of mine, César.
what a gorgeous beautiful handsome man. Not surprised rudy was called latin lover. I fantazise that we are married with children. Rudy is old enough to be my great-great-great grandfather.
@Barbara Shernoff He waffled on that, though...he said a lot of contradictory things about a lot of subjects, LOL! I don't think he really knew what he wanted...He craved the publicity but at the same time was fed up with it. I think being in the Hollywood machine took its toll on him...He knew his life was running him (sic) near the end...but didn't know how to get off the hamster wheel.
I see why the ladies liked him.❤️💞
My grandmother had the biggest crush on Rudolph Valentino she's always saying how she swooned over him and she was born in 1911 so
Cindy ! That is sooo neat
What a warm smile.
It's been way too long since we chatted and I told you how awesome your videos are, so, I just want to say your video is AWESOME!!! :-) I love the music and the film clips you use. . .I've never seen these film clips of Rudy before, so I am so in awe while watching him, not just because I'm seeing these for the first time, but he is just soooooooo incredible. And your video is incredible, too. :-)
Thank you for sharing these nice clips with all of us!
-------Ellen
Como pasan los años. A más de cien años y el recuerdo perdura.
Mucho por este hombre que lucho por sobresalir. He ahí su imagen eterna en nuestros pensamientos, es de nosotros los que lo amamos y recordamos.
wonderful music, fantastic man
Thanks for sharing this video. I would love to go time travel and give my meds in ulcer to him.
Oh my gosh ..how sweet your comment...i KNOW. Today He would of been treated ..serious but. Im sure hospitalized release....so darn sad.....well it broke millions of womens. Harts..........its breaking our harts 100 yr later!!!!!!😟💜💔🙏🙏
Gorgeous man and a class act!
Thank you so much for posting!! I have been watching this over and over again. Is it just me or does he look tired with the circles under his eyes? I think it is a pitty he had to shave his beard.. it sure looks good on him.. *and again I hit the button on replay LOL*
Yes i noticed it too😟.i feel like he didn't feel good...but he acted so nice & friendly...shaking everyone's hand...picking up little girls ......i love that......OH WHY DIDNT THAT DAM STUDIO SPEND THE $$$AND GET HIM 2 A SPECIALIST FOR HIS STOMACH!?...it still may NOT of saved Him...but still...........😟
He must have had an athletic side to him too, to be able to do those back flips.
Fabian Rojas He was an athlete for sure. He was trained in boxing by Jack Dempsey who said he carried a heavy punch
he definitely did
He was a horseback rider and had several Arabians. He enjoyed riding around the Hollywood hills before it was developed. His house, Falcon Lair was eventually razed but his horse stables have been converted into a lovely home. If you see him riding in the sheik the The Eagle films, you know he was an excellent equestrian. He would often tack up his own horses before scenes and asked for specific well known Arabian "film" horses to be hired for his use during The Son of the Sheik. He could box and sword fight too. And then he was an EXCELLENT dancer. His erect posture, sweeping a lucky lady around the floor, engaging her in conversation all the while. In short, he was a kinetic actor, because he could use his body to express any emotion he wanted. The way he held himself dancing, photos of him controlling a shying horse, the way he'd even use his hands. So very expressive. Very fit (he worked out) with well developed muscles though he was only about 5'8". His only negative habit was incessant smoking. His downfall was his stomach trouble which led to an ulcer, infection in his stomach cavity and with no antibiotics it was only a matter of a few days until he died. So sad.
@@virginiasoskin9082 your analysis of his fitness was top drawer! the smoking probably contributed to the fatal ulcer
He actually wrote an article on fitness for a magazine back then. He was 1" shy of meeting the requirements for going into the service and that rejection spurred him on to build up...although he always had that narrow chest..
Thanks for this!
Pure Class❤️🩹❤️🩹
Love watching this video Joy! :-))
Precious footage, thanks for sharing. :)Gorgeous like always, though in some shots he looks older than a young man who is not even 30. I wonder if the ilness was already there.
I think you are right .Hate to say it but he perhaps felt pain and ignored it.like so many men until it's too late
@Barbara Shernoff I as surprised to learn that his skin was less than perfect...pockmarks. But who cares? He really had charisma. He did age that last year in particular. He was worried about his hair thinning. His lifestyle seemed to become very destructive. And, with that family with him in CA...that was really an additional source of stress to add to the financial and career pressures.
@Barbara Shernoff Another stressor not often considered is that after his first 2 pictures under his new contract, the other 3 had to be financed by HIM...he had to come up with the money to produce them!!
@@donnarusk1298I wish he would have seeked treatment much earlier than he actually did. I wish he would have been under a doctor's care all along.
Amazing guy
Love this videos!
better than George or Brad ...
Oh please. No one can ever fill Valentino's shoes. He was a unique character. No one like him will ever come again.
This is wonderful, thank you. Where did you find the footage of Rudy doing a back flip? Is it on a DVD?
The Music is "La Gloria" by Gotan Project
Beautiful music
Yes, a real dream. :-))
I feel the same, I would have killed to be in her place too.
What a lucky girl she was . :-))
Un giovane intelligente con apprezzabili interessi culturali. Elegante..... Il più importante divo del cinema muto con Greta garbo,secondo me me.
RUDY VALENTINO IS SO HANDSOME 🔥 👌 😍 💯 %!😳 ❤
I would like to know about the music in this one....nice post!
See the kids? Thsts what rudy. really wanted. Wrong woman for him. Hes always cheerful! Never gloomy or frowning!
He frowned in private. He turned on for the cameras but he was quiet at home. He had sadness in him....He actually did put a gun to his head at Falcon Lair and was stopped by the painter who was his guest. He was pretty depressed near the end...
@Barbara Shernoff Zumaya but even on page 347 of Leider's book...Sept. 1, 1925 on the day he wrote his new will, according to Beltran-Masses (the artist who painted him and who was staying as a houseguest). He wrestled the gun from Valentino's hand
@Barbara Shernoff Leider is out of date...Zumaya has more recent documents pertaining to some key aspects of RV"d life...
@DL I don't claim to be an expert, but I do like to research beyond the repeated "lore".I just fill in gaps that are in sources that people may be unfamiliar with. Why don't YOU try to find information that adds to the picture? He was a complex human being, not just an image for fantasy. The stories at the time are a reflection of how the publicity machine was unrelenting, the hostility was cruel, and the stressors were intense.
@DL Well, at least you appreciate Ullman! Many don't. However, there are other people/reporters who he was open with who reveal other anecdotes. Ullman is not the only source. There is also Villalobos, his own relative's PhD thesis aa a source, which I have. Also, RV gave many interviews to key publications as part of the PR push and worked WITH them. I have found plenty of discrepancies/gaps in the "accepted" stories which have negative biases or are just not accurate. So, what is your issue? I am a trained librarian/researcher and I examine things and try to get facts. I question everything I read, cross-reference, etc. I do not categorically accept everything so when I say "from what I've read" I am indicating how I have sifted through many older sources closer to the RV era, newer stuff, and fill in the picture, recognizing that there are new documents or facts that are still coming to light. There are things held in private hands that should be in historical archives. That is where my collection will go as older materials disappear over time. I don't make "bold" statements that are not researched. My blog is fully sourced, BTW with full citations. I was trained that way.
I don't have definitive answers to every question but am willing to raise them on the basis of research about the era, academic studies, etc. As an Italian I find it very interesting, the very different life RV had from most Italian immigrants. At the end he was ill at ease about where his life was...as H.L. Mencken recounts after RV sought him out only days before he died.
Hermoso!! ⭐🌹❤️🇮🇹
Gangster lol great video
I wish he had been placed in cryonic suspension.
Same here
Era un uomo di spessore.
0:31 ❤️
Oh Yes, I know what you mean !
@@tonyadenton9196Most handsome man to ever walk the Earth ❤️
Agree, and has a good body too, love it when he had a goatee. 💞
@JRudyLove
hahaha, I miss you girls. You say the funniest things. hahahaha
Title music plis
Would like to know it too, its fantastic
❤️
he seems much older than 30 year (maybe he was tired for the trevel)
He was probably in his 20s actually.. I know crazy people actually looked older in those days but he died when he was 31 so :/
Yes, Rudy did like much older than 30 or 31, but to me, he looked like he was aging like a fine wine. He still had "it" and plenty more. Had he lived a lot longer, he would have probably not aged well. All that smoking and suffering he held inside would have done him in, I am deeply sorry to say. All I want is for him to continue resting in peace. And that he somehow know that he still has very devoted fans who will never forget him or his legacy.
My idol and master hehe..
He looks like Mexican actor Pablo Montero !
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Se le veía su bella cara algo hinchada, quizás ya empezaba la enfermedad o no había descansado bien
Hello JRudyLove:
What's up I hope that all is well with you today"
I been very busy.
This and the comments made me understand how Donald Trump became president of the Us.
The music is hideous . Just saying .
I disagree. The music fits perfectly with the film clips being shown.
His nose is the nose of a very ambitious, greedy and pervers man, who wants everything so quickly. A mith, but with all fascinating shadows!