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05/08/1922 Drama, Romance 1h 50m
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You Haven't Seen Valentino Till You've Seen "Blood and Sand"

Overview

Juan is the son of a poor widow in Seville. Against his mother's wishes he pursues a career as toreador. He rapidly gains national prominence, and takes his childhood sweetheart Carmen as his bride. He meets the Marquis' daughter Doña Sol and finds himself in the awkward position of being in love with two women, which threatens the stability of his family and his position in society. He finds interesting parallels in the life of the infamous bandit Plumitas when they eventually meet by chance.

  1. Fred Niblo

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rudolph Valentino

    Juan Gallardo

  2. Nita Naldi

    Doña Sol

  3. Walter Long

    Plumitas

  4. Lila Lee

    Carmen

  5. Rosa Rosanova

    Angustias

  6. George Field

    El Nacional

  7. Leo White

    Antonio

  8. Rosita Marstini

    Encarnacion

  9. Charles Belcher

    Don Joselito

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
Vicente Ibáñez wrote the book, Tom Cushing the play - so it was only a matter of time before this came to a big screen - and Fred Niblo and a really rather dead-behind-they eyes Rudolph Valentino went to work. They recreate a tale that follows the rags to riches toreador ("Juan") from Seville, who marries his childhood sweetheart "Carmen" (Lila Lee) but is soon infatuated with the stunning, wealthy, electric "Doña Sol" (Nita Naldi) and his world comes crashing about his ears thanks to his behaviour, and to his somewhat hypocritical, and puritanical, fellow citizens. There's something of the...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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