Rodolfo Valentino

For some days now, movie fans have been living in constant anxiety. Rodolfo Valentino, the pale-faced man with the loving gaze, is seriously ill. His ailment has attracted as much interest as D’Annunzio’s neurasthenia or Lloyd George’s colds. Valentino is a kind of cinematic prince charming. His admirers believe they see in him the embodiment of love and the intoxication of a promise. His very adventures contributed to the fascination. To the dismay of his admirers, his condition worsened and there is despair to save him.