A penniless, skirt-chasing Italian nobleman finds love and scandal when he travels to New York City.A penniless, skirt-chasing Italian nobleman finds love and scandal when he travels to New York City.A penniless, skirt-chasing Italian nobleman finds love and scandal when he travels to New York City.
Hector V. Sarno
- Vittorio Minardi
- (as Hector Sarno)
Henry A. Barrows
- Henry Madison
- (as Henry Barrows)
Michael Dark
- Antique Salesman
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Bud Geary
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
George Hickman
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
- Cafe Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Natacha Rambova
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first film from the production company of star Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova, who had a small part. Reportedly, Rambova began to rewrite the script almost immediately after filming began, and made such a mess of it that the studio called in veteran screenwriter June Mathis to do a complete rewrite.
- ConnectionsFollows The Hooded Falcon (1924)
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Titled sex addict
If this rather melodramatic piece were redone today you might get a psychological explanation for Rudolph Valentino's behavior. Quite simply put Rudy is a sex addict, title and all.
Cobra has Valentino cast as a man with a title going back many generations, but he's cash poor and he has a compulsion to bed every woman he meets. You can imagine that such behavior has left him with few friends. But he gets a lifeline from America in the form of vacationing millionaire Casson Ferguson offering him a job in New York City where he's got a certain expertise in antiques and that's Ferguson's business.
It doesn't take long for Rudy to start returning to his old ways. It means tragedy for one woman he's involved with. In the end he does an honorable thing.
The Cobra did not do all that well as the movie going public liked to see Valentino in costume dramas. There is a small flashback sequence where you see him as one of his ancestors. Maybe had the whole film been set in the 15th century it might have worked better.
As it is The Cobra is second tier Valentino.
Cobra has Valentino cast as a man with a title going back many generations, but he's cash poor and he has a compulsion to bed every woman he meets. You can imagine that such behavior has left him with few friends. But he gets a lifeline from America in the form of vacationing millionaire Casson Ferguson offering him a job in New York City where he's got a certain expertise in antiques and that's Ferguson's business.
It doesn't take long for Rudy to start returning to his old ways. It means tragedy for one woman he's involved with. In the end he does an honorable thing.
The Cobra did not do all that well as the movie going public liked to see Valentino in costume dramas. There is a small flashback sequence where you see him as one of his ancestors. Maybe had the whole film been set in the 15th century it might have worked better.
As it is The Cobra is second tier Valentino.
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- bkoganbing
- Mar 20, 2017
Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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