Rudolph Valentino.     Photograph: Silent Era low-res     collection.

Cast: Rudolph Valentino [Vladimir Dubrovsky], Vilma Banky [Mascha Troekouroff], Louise Dresser [The Czarina], Albert Conti [Kuschka], James Marcus [Kyrilla Troekouroff], George Nichols [the judge], Carrie Clarke Ward [Aunt Aurelia], Michael Pleschkoff [Captain Kuschka], Spottiswoode Aitken [Dubrovsky’s father], Gustav von Seyffertitz, Mario Carillo, Otto Hoffman, Eric Mayne, Jean de Briac, Mack Swain, Gary Cooper [extra], Chapo the horse

Art Finance Corporation production; distributed by United Artists Corporation. / Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Scenario by Hans Kraly (Hanns Kräly), from the story “Dubrovsky” by Aleksandr Pushkin. Production design by William Cameron Menzies. Costume design by Adrian (Gilbert Adrian). Technical advisor, Michael Pleschkoff. Assistant director, Charles Dorian. Cinematography by George Barnes and J. Devereaux Jennings. Intertitles by George Marion Jr. Edited by Hal C. Kern. Presented by John W. Considine Jr. / © 16 November 1925 by Art Finance Corporation [LP22011]. Released 8 November 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working titles: The Untamed and The Lone Eagle.

Drama.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the EmGee Film Library film holdings [16mm reduction positive], and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Authors: Aleksandr Puskin - Dances - Masks - Transportation: Carriages - Vengeance - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 12 November 2009.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Baer-Film p. 74; Bohn-Light p. 96; Brownlow-Parade pp. 138, 145, 146, 245; Carroll-Matinee p. 125; Cary-Hollywood p. 126c; Dardis-Keaton p. 137; Everson-American pp. 167, 310; FilmDaily-1926 p. 39; Kael-Kiss p. 285; Lahue-Collecting p. 48; Limbacher-Feature p. 69; Maltin-Guide p. 356; Quirk-Colman p. 107; Sklar-Movie pp. 99, 100; Smith-Colman p. 79; Sweeney-Coming p. 89; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 126-128, 255 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.