After 94 years he can still reach right out of that screen and take hold of you. Such a fantastic talent, sometimes doesn't get credit for what an excellent actor he was because he was drop dead gorgeous!
Oh I agree with you ... in some ways his looks held him back ... he had the potential to have been good at so many other things not just acting ... he could have been a painter, a boxer, a director ... or even a humble land owner! But for an untrained, not especially well educated young man he really knew how to act!
@@ourrudy3209 He was also a writer, wrote his own exercise book, how to be fit. During his strife with the studio he wrote poems about his plight and he and Natasha danced the tango for audiences for a fee. I agree with you wholeheartedly, he could have been anything. He was in my opinion, extremely intelligent, ambitious and a knockout. Such a shame we lost him so young. It tugs at my heart... my grandmother LOVED him!!! One time we were watching Burt Reynolds and she said he's nothing compared to Rudolph Valentino. Oh I SO agree with her!!!
He actually was a method actor before there was method acting! And, basically, along with the "sex symbol thing, he was a fine character actor! I think most people think of the Sheik films and maybe the dancing and never know the range of his roles.
@@secretariatgirl4249 I wholeheartedly agree with everything you say. He leaps out of the screen just when he's fooling around or taking questions. Then when he's acting he's so spectacular. I LOVE him!!!
Some really unusual clips here (Fairbanks, Jolson), and the laugh after finishing the boxing display seems to have been cut off in other video...loved how he threw his had back and laughed! Also that still in what looked like a hearing of some sort... Thanks!
The court appearance was with regard to his arrest because he married Natacha Rambova without waiting a year after his divorce from Jean Aker, which was the law back then. And, yes, I love seeing film of his hearty laugh! I noticed that as well. Ahh, Rudy.
I really love the boxing scene ... it just shows his friend - the admirable Douglas Gerrard playing a little jest on Valentino - who obviously had no idea - the way Valentino throws back his head and laughs really reveals his sense of humour - it's a lovely insight!
@@ourrudy3209 oh really that was Jerry" w black eye?! Oh that was so cute...R really boxing good...bet like u said they played trick on R..he laughs so hard..love it see that..great comrades here....had lots a friends!! So glad found this again....
This beautiful soul immigrated to this country, and he did everything! He is the most successful immigrant who achieved so much in such a short period of time. I am truly impressed. Damn. 🇺🇸
Can i ask where did you find these footage?? Because although i have look a lot of Rudolph stuff on the internet there are some pics/footage that i never seen. Sorry for my english im italian 🤗
A lot of this footage is available in film archives online ... some on Getty ... I can't remember all the sites I went to but if you remind me I might be able to scrape up the sources for you!
She did have a beautiful smile but she rarely cracked it in photo's .... not even in her wedding pictures .... it didn't do her much good as she seemed so aloof and a bit snooty.
I could have wished him a good sweet wife and a lot of children he loved them so dearly. He would have bin a wonderful father, happy, funny a good teacher and above all a loving caring person every single day. That was not to be, he loved two women, the rest was fans going bananas, but any of these two women hat any idea how to live with him. I dont think he was easy, but I do think they could have wanted the stars, and he would have taken them down to them. He was italian of birth and his life was among american women, and that is another story, because they came from another culture. It can really make me sad to think of how Rudy ended his short life, because even he had so many friends and so many fans, I think he died lonely and unhappy......R.I.P. Darling Rudy....
I agee with EVERYTHING u said.....BUT i DO feel He woulda found nice girl & had children...GOD willing..i think it would of been great a girl outside" Celebrity status" let HIM be star & come home to normal life....................
@@karenhill3970 Karen he did not understand the american way, Wilma Banky was from Hungary, and he adored her really, but had they bin together shortly, she was only a fling, because he was buried in sorrows and problems at work and with Rampova. I think an italian wife outside the screenworld, might have bin the best answer to secure a stabil future with the sweet home and kids, because italian women are born into these family traditions, but it was not ment to be, because Rudy wanted to live the american way, and the women around him wanted the italian way, so family life was not easy to establish. We have to love the memories of Rudy and respect the fact that he left......
A thoughtful comment .... I think he was dazzled by an ideal beauty in his own mind and he mistakenly thought the women he married were the one ... he just didn't see their flaws ... happens to the best of us!
@@jannepetersen4660 alot of what you say Janne very true...but NO i dont agree w he could never be Happy" BOLOGNA......& yes it does happen to the best if us...we get hurt or choose or relationship w toxic" person....it has happened TO ME...And i dont think its DESTINY...i think there 're some dam selfish people out there...Rudy isnt the ONLY man married to a " blanket-ty blank " rhymes w witch........ALSO NOT the only movie star either to get stuck w one......and also disagree w you saying.."his time was up"....why be SO doom & gloomy....i dont think G- wants us to suffer & die...BUT we are NOT in garden of Eden ...plus bad / sad things happen everyday..........i feel Rudy got infection in that HOSPITAL.....WHERE were his girlfriends then...??? ...ALSO i think HE LOVED becoming an AMERICAN. Thats why he came over here heWANTED TOO....i feel like He would of been fine...sure he was hurt over Natacha.....of coarse....i dont wanna get started on her😠....but he was a big boy. He was dealing w it...& doing great.....some things only G- understands....but i do know ONE thing...strangers & women who NEVER met him in person. Loved & LOVE him MORE than so called Loved ONES.....he had lots guy friends i think......look at his pallbearer s.....& what Charlie Chaplin said...ect....& Doulglas Fairbanks....he might of had bouts of loneliness we ALL do....& sometimes unhappy..sure ...but NO i dont THINK he was the least bit unhappy.....life is up & down...in all his pictures. He s smiling
I agree WITH ALL u say ..oh i think he would of been AWESOME Daddy....BUT i dont think he was lonely & unhappy!! .all u have 2 do do is look at these pic & see he was having a ball.....lots of friends....beautiful home...beloved pets....sure he had hartbreak...we ALL do.....but he was a big boy ..he was getting over it........bless his hart....
I used to have a door sized poster of this amazing man in the ‘80’s. With time, I had to throw it because very damaged. Does anyone know how can I find another one (from any movie, I don’t care) the same size though.
@@karenhill3970 me too! When you are young, you don’t really know and appreciate the value of certain things you have until you lose them. I will continue to look around in the hope I will find another one.
There are many photo services that make super enlargements from any size photos you have. But your photos must be sharp because when they are enlarged any and all fuzziness becomes greater. Fuzzy enlargements are ugly and hard on our eyes! Call around and check out prices, good luck 🍀
Douglas Fairbanks ... exactly right - the older thinner guy is William S Hart ... he played cowboys and was strangely considered something of a heart throb by some ladies back then .... still scratching my head about that ... lol
Strange choice ... my choice ... reflecting my individuality as a person and content creator. Both yours and my tastes are personal and subjective .. I like the wistful atmosphere and sounds of the sea and seabirds in the beginning which dovetailed with the beach scene.
I LOVE this!! Especially when He throws his head bk laughing at them joking..those guys are real buddies...proves it right there...i dont believe now some of the garbage written..!! Good
I think He was a Total hunk in Mon BAUCAIRE...something about acting & dressing afeminate in French Aristocracy attire...JUST makes him MORE masculine...oh my G- ....ive never seen a man kiss a woman like he did......G--...& how he kisses in this movie...then rips off his finery to fence!!! Deadly !! Im swooning!!!!!!!!😰😰😘😘😮😍😍😍😍
@@ourrudy3209 Thought maybe nieces and nephew. I read somewhere that Natacha was leaving him for good when kissing him on the train and he knew. If so they really played it up for the cameras.
@@pillsie This footage was shot after his divorce from Rambova ... he had returned from a big European bender ... Rudy had only one nephew ... Jean, who was about 12 years old - who looked very much like his father Alberto. After the footage of Natasha departing to make her film, Valentino had her removed from any of his business contracts ... they both knew the marriage was over ... Rambova having had an affair with a cameraman who was married with four children. At that point she was more interested in becoming a big film maker rather than being married to Valentino.
@@ourrudy3209 I knew about Jean and saw his interview. Definitely a strong family resemblance. I wasn't sure if there were others from his brother and sister. I'm wondering why they put on that scene after the divorce? Was it not public knowledge yet? Sounds like she used him. Just wondering if Pola and he were really engaged since he didn't tell anyone if they were. Did she have a ring?
Valentino was a very sexually-charged man. When I look at him, I can just picture him making love to me. I am not trying to be disrespectful, but it is my truth.
Just read another book about is younger days says he was a male escourt for older women and he used to dance and have sex. With George raft seems a lot of the old stars were bisexual.
THAT'S SO TRUE 👍 👏 💯 %!❤🤣 😅 😢 👍 👏 💯%!❤ 🤣 😅 😢 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO 😀 😉 😜 😄 🤣 😳 OLDER WOMEN JUST LOVE RUDY ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 AS AN MALE ESCORT !❤A DANCE PARTNER 🕺 🙄 🤣 😀 😉 😆 💃 AND HAVING SEX WITH 🙄 THE WOMEN ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER!❤
After 94 years he can still reach right out of that screen and take hold of you. Such a fantastic talent, sometimes doesn't get credit for what an excellent actor he was because he was drop dead gorgeous!
Oh I agree with you ... in some ways his looks held him back ... he had the potential to have been good at so many other things not just acting ... he could have been a painter, a boxer, a director ... or even a humble land owner! But for an untrained, not especially well educated young man he really knew how to act!
@@ourrudy3209 He was also a writer, wrote his own exercise book, how to be fit. During his strife with the studio he wrote poems about his plight and he and Natasha danced the tango for audiences for a fee. I agree with you wholeheartedly, he could have been anything. He was in my opinion, extremely intelligent, ambitious and a knockout. Such a shame we lost him so young. It tugs at my heart... my grandmother LOVED him!!! One time we were watching Burt Reynolds and she said he's nothing compared to Rudolph Valentino. Oh I SO agree with her!!!
@@jayneweaver8695 Lol ... I actually forgot about all that! He was most certainly a very talented man! Your grandmother was so right!
He actually was a method actor before there was method acting! And, basically, along with the "sex symbol thing, he was a fine character actor! I think most people think of the Sheik films and maybe the dancing and never know the range of his roles.
@@secretariatgirl4249 I wholeheartedly agree with everything you say. He leaps out of the screen just when he's fooling around or taking questions. Then when he's acting he's so spectacular. I LOVE him!!!
Just the most desirable man who ever lived he had it all
Enjoyed this so much, lovely video of him here. Thank you for posting these great clips of Rudy...
Bellissimo..la morte purtroppo...che tristezza..
My beautiful Valentino..
Beautiful video. I would call it Valentino’s Dream
Thank you for the lovely comment ... it does have a rather poignant dream like feel to it ... if only I had thought of that title lol!!!
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO IS SO DREAMY 🔥 👌 👏 👍 😍 😳 🔥 👌 👏 👍 😍 😳!❤
Some really unusual clips here (Fairbanks, Jolson), and the laugh after finishing the boxing display seems to have been cut off in other video...loved how he threw his had back and laughed! Also that still in what looked like a hearing of some sort... Thanks!
The court appearance was with regard to his arrest because he married Natacha Rambova without waiting a year after his divorce from Jean Aker, which was the law back then. And, yes, I love seeing film of his hearty laugh! I noticed that as well. Ahh, Rudy.
@@mom917 Yes, after I posted I found more on that court case!
I really love the boxing scene ... it just shows his friend - the admirable Douglas Gerrard playing a little jest on Valentino - who obviously had no idea - the way Valentino throws back his head and laughs really reveals his sense of humour - it's a lovely insight!
@@mom917 well he fr Italy..he didnt know....lol
@@ourrudy3209 oh really that was Jerry" w black eye?! Oh that was so cute...R really boxing good...bet like u said they played trick on R..he laughs so hard..love it see that..great comrades here....had lots a friends!! So glad found this again....
This beautiful soul immigrated to this country, and he did everything! He is the most successful immigrant who achieved so much in such a short period of time. I am truly impressed. Damn. 🇺🇸
When he leaves the beach I feel he is not ever coming back. Good bye sweet love.
So sad he died so young!
I KNOW😟
@@ourrudy3209 WHy ...what really HAPPENED..im sure dealing w a brokenhart didnt help him...?!!
His ARMS drive me wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those legs! 😊
Can i ask where did you find these footage?? Because although i have look a lot of Rudolph stuff on the internet there are some pics/footage that i never seen. Sorry for my english im italian 🤗
A lot of this footage is available in film archives online ... some on Getty ... I can't remember all the sites I went to but if you remind me I might be able to scrape up the sources for you!
They called Rambova the ice queen but when she smiled the world lit up
She did have a beautiful smile but she rarely cracked it in photo's .... not even in her wedding pictures .... it didn't do her much good as she seemed so aloof and a bit snooty.
I could have wished him a good sweet wife and a lot of children he loved them so dearly. He would have bin a wonderful father, happy, funny a good teacher and above all a loving caring person every single day.
That was not to be, he loved two women, the rest was fans going bananas, but any of these two women hat any idea how to live with him. I dont think he was easy, but I do think they could have wanted the stars, and he would have taken them down to them. He was italian of birth and his life was among american women, and that is another story, because they came from another culture.
It can really make me sad to think of how Rudy ended his short life, because even he had so many friends and so many fans, I think he died lonely and unhappy......R.I.P. Darling Rudy....
I agee with EVERYTHING u said.....BUT i DO feel He woulda found nice girl & had children...GOD willing..i think it would of been great a girl outside" Celebrity status" let HIM be star & come home to normal life....................
@@karenhill3970 Karen he did not understand the american way, Wilma Banky was from Hungary, and he adored her really, but had they bin together shortly, she was only a fling, because he was buried in sorrows and problems at work and with Rampova.
I think an italian wife outside the screenworld, might have bin the best answer to secure a stabil future with the sweet home and kids, because italian women are born into these family traditions, but it was not ment to be, because Rudy wanted to live the american way, and the women around him wanted the italian way, so family life was not easy to establish.
We have to love the memories of Rudy and respect the fact that he left......
A thoughtful comment .... I think he was dazzled by an ideal beauty in his own mind and he mistakenly thought the women he married were the one ... he just didn't see their flaws ... happens to the best of us!
@@jannepetersen4660 alot of what you say Janne very true...but NO i dont agree w he could never be Happy" BOLOGNA......& yes it does happen to the best if us...we get hurt or choose or relationship w toxic" person....it has happened TO ME...And i dont think its DESTINY...i think there 're some dam selfish people out there...Rudy isnt the ONLY man married to a " blanket-ty blank " rhymes w witch........ALSO NOT the only movie star either to get stuck w one......and also disagree w you saying.."his time was up"....why be SO doom & gloomy....i dont think G- wants us to suffer & die...BUT we are NOT in garden of Eden ...plus bad / sad things happen everyday..........i feel Rudy got infection in that HOSPITAL.....WHERE were his girlfriends then...??? ...ALSO i think HE LOVED becoming an AMERICAN. Thats why he came over here heWANTED TOO....i feel like He would of been fine...sure he was hurt over Natacha.....of coarse....i dont wanna get started on her😠....but he was a big boy. He was dealing w it...& doing great.....some things only G- understands....but i do know ONE thing...strangers & women who NEVER met him in person. Loved & LOVE him MORE than so called Loved ONES.....he had lots guy friends i think......look at his pallbearer s.....& what Charlie Chaplin said...ect....& Doulglas Fairbanks....he might of had bouts of loneliness we ALL do....& sometimes unhappy..sure ...but NO i dont THINK he was the least bit unhappy.....life is up & down...in all his pictures. He s smiling
I agree WITH ALL u say ..oh i think he would of been AWESOME Daddy....BUT i dont think he was lonely & unhappy!! .all u have 2 do do is look at these pic & see he was having a ball.....lots of friends....beautiful home...beloved pets....sure he had hartbreak...we ALL do.....but he was a big boy ..he was getting over it........bless his hart....
I used to have a door sized poster of this amazing man in the ‘80’s. With time, I had to throw it because very damaged. Does anyone know how can I find another one (from any movie, I don’t care) the same size though.
How neat a door size poster of Rudy...wish i knew whr 2 get one .hon
@@karenhill3970 me too! When you are young, you don’t really know and appreciate the value of certain things you have until you lose them. I will continue to look around in the hope I will find another one.
There are many photo services that make super enlargements from any size photos you have. But your photos must be sharp because when they are enlarged any and all fuzziness becomes greater. Fuzzy enlargements are ugly and hard on our eyes! Call around and check out prices, good luck 🍀
@@holidays4825 thank you for the suggestion.
4:44. Do you know who these other guys are? Is the one with the stache Douglas Fairbanks?
Notice Valentino didn't try to upstage them, so much class. When you're top you don't have to say it or prove it.
@@jayneweaver8695 It kinda looked like they were teasing him with the punching and dance moves.
I noticed that too ... he was just laughing along with them like a great guy.
Thant thought crossed my mind too!
Douglas Fairbanks ... exactly right - the older thinner guy is William S Hart ... he played cowboys and was strangely considered something of a heart throb by some ladies back then .... still scratching my head about that ... lol
That film clip at 3:24 has me going crazy. He was so impeccably dressed, looking for his next cigarette. So sexy.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO IS SO SEXY 🔥 👌 👏 👍 😍 😳 🔥 👌 👏 👍 😍 😳!❤
Gorgeous face and body.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO DEFINITELY HAS A GORGEOUS 😍 FACE 😍 👌 😀 👍 😄 😉 😍 👌 😀 👍 😄 😉 😍 👌 😀 AND A GREAT SEXY BODY 😀 😉 😜 😄 🤣 😳!❤
Yes he did. I’m totally in love with him ♥️
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO IS A GREAT 🥰 👏 😍 👌 🙌 😀 👍 👏 😍 👌 🙌 😀 👍 👏 😍 👌 🙌 😀 BOXER 🤼♂️AND FENCER🤺
Song is distracting...strange choice
Strange choice ... my choice ... reflecting my individuality as a person and content creator. Both yours and my tastes are personal and subjective .. I like the wistful atmosphere and sounds of the sea and seabirds in the beginning which dovetailed with the beach scene.
@@ourrudy3209 I love the song here - dreamy and pretty, think it's perfect!
The Same Here About RUDY VALENTINO DEFINITELY LOVES ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 GOING TO THE BEACH ⛱ 😀 😎 😄 👍 😉 ⛱ 😀 😎 😄 👍 😉 SO THE 🎶 😳 🤣 😆 🤔 😀 SOUNDS OF THE OCEAN WAVES 🌊 👋 😳 🤣 🤔 😆 AND THOSE SEAGULLS SOUNDS GREAT 👍 👌 😳 🤣 😆 🤔 👍 👌 😳 🤣 😆 🤔 THE ITALIANS ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 JUST LOVE ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 BEING ON THE BEACH ⛱ 😳 🤔 🤣 🙄 👌 GETTING A GREAT TAN 👍 👌 😳 🤣 👏 🙄 👍 👌 😳 🤣 👏 🙄 RUDY VALENTINO 💘!❤
От,чего, он умер?
Bleeding gastric ulcer
I LOVE this!! Especially when He throws his head bk laughing at them joking..those guys are real buddies...proves it right there...i dont believe now some of the garbage written..!! Good
I love that part too .... he had a great sense of humour and you know how good he was showing his humour in The Eagle and Monsieur Beaucaire!
@@ourrudy3209 YES.....love BOTH movies.....but laugh out loud in Mon Baucaire......" if you daught me i'll shave you".....lol
I think He was a Total hunk in Mon BAUCAIRE...something about acting & dressing afeminate in French Aristocracy attire...JUST makes him MORE masculine...oh my G- ....ive never seen a man kiss a woman like he did......G--...& how he kisses in this movie...then rips off his finery to fence!!! Deadly !! Im swooning!!!!!!!!😰😰😘😘😮😍😍😍😍
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO HAS A GREAT SINCE OF HUMOR TOO 🙄 😀 😄 🤣 😆 😉 🙄!❤
@@karenhill3970 THAT WAS HILARIOUS 😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣 😸 😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣 😸 !❤
Who are the kids?
I'm not sure ... possibly the station master's ... if I remember correctly!
@@ourrudy3209 Thought maybe nieces and nephew. I read somewhere that Natacha was leaving him for good when kissing him on the train and he knew. If so they really played it up for the cameras.
@@pillsie This footage was shot after his divorce from Rambova ... he had returned from a big European bender ... Rudy had only one nephew ... Jean, who was about 12 years old - who looked very much like his father Alberto.
After the footage of Natasha departing to make her film, Valentino had her removed from any of his business contracts ... they both knew the marriage was over ... Rambova having had an affair with a cameraman who was married with four children. At that point she was more interested in becoming a big film maker rather than being married to Valentino.
@@ourrudy3209 I knew about Jean and saw his interview. Definitely a strong family resemblance. I wasn't sure if there were others from his brother and sister. I'm wondering why they put on that scene after the divorce? Was it not public knowledge yet? Sounds like she used him. Just wondering if Pola and he were really engaged since he didn't tell anyone if they were. Did she have a ring?
@@ourrudy3209 What a fool Natasha was...
Valentino was a very sexually-charged man. When I look at him, I can just picture him making love to me. I am not trying to be disrespectful, but it is my truth.
The Same Here About RUDY VALENTINO OOOOOHHHHH RUDY MAKE LOVE ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 TO ME!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You’ll have to join the queue!
Just read another book about is younger days says he was a male escourt for older women and he used to dance and have sex. With George raft seems a lot of the old stars were bisexual.
THAT'S SO TRUE 👍 👏 💯 %!❤🤣 😅 😢 👍 👏 💯%!❤ 🤣 😅 😢 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO 😀 😉 😜 😄 🤣 😳 OLDER WOMEN JUST LOVE RUDY ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 AS AN MALE ESCORT !❤A DANCE PARTNER 🕺 🙄 🤣 😀 😉 😆 💃 AND HAVING SEX WITH 🙄 THE WOMEN ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 💘 WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER!❤
I’m an older woman so I wish he was still around! I’d pay a fortune to go to bed with him 😜
He was not bisexual.
Most books suspect he was seemed to have problems in bed with women lots o very good looking stars were bi or gay flynn. Steven boyd Tyrone power etc
Write to the woman who wrote the book about rudi. Not me she is the expert on his private life
Well you mentioned ..it here...not very respectful..all im saying....😳
@@karenhill3970 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT RUDY VALENTINO!❤Karen!❤