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Weak Short to Say the Least
Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties (1923)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
This short was pretty much just thrown together by David O. Selznick to make a quick buck off of Valentino's popularity. What basically takes place is that 88 different cities had one woman selected to go to New York City where they'd compete in a beauty contest. The winner would be selected by Valentino and that winner would be very happy. That's pretty much what we get here as we get quick clips of the women and of course plenty of shots of Valentino. There's no question that this thing was cheaply thrown together as there's no artistic merit to be found and it's really nothing more than a newsreel with added clips of the star to sell to theater owners to cash in on his name. The only interesting things are seeing what was considered beauty in 1923 and we also get some clips inside Madison Square Garden.
* 1/2 (out of 4)
This short was pretty much just thrown together by David O. Selznick to make a quick buck off of Valentino's popularity. What basically takes place is that 88 different cities had one woman selected to go to New York City where they'd compete in a beauty contest. The winner would be selected by Valentino and that winner would be very happy. That's pretty much what we get here as we get quick clips of the women and of course plenty of shots of Valentino. There's no question that this thing was cheaply thrown together as there's no artistic merit to be found and it's really nothing more than a newsreel with added clips of the star to sell to theater owners to cash in on his name. The only interesting things are seeing what was considered beauty in 1923 and we also get some clips inside Madison Square Garden.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Sep 5, 2010
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- $500 (estimated)
- Runtime13 minutes
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