Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
AKA Valentino Beauty Contest in the USA
(1923) American
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Rudolph Valentino [himself], Norma Niblock [Miss Toronto], Eugenia Gilbert [Miss Los Angeles], Reba Owen [Miss New York City], Mildred Adams [Miss Baltimore], Gloria Hellar [Miss Wichita], Thelma Trotter [Miss Birmingham]

Produced by David O. Selznick. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film features beauty contest contests from Toronto, Ontario; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Baltimore, Maryland; Wichita, Kansas; Boston, Massachusetts; Rochester, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Seattle, Washington; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dayton, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah; Vancouver, British Columbia; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Fort Worth, Texas; Providence, Rhode Island; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; and Birmingham, Alabama. This was Selnick’s second film production.

Documentary.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Film Preservation Associates film collection [35mm positive].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Artists - Business cards - Crowds - Crowns - Drawings - Flowers: Roses - Fur coats - Glasses - Hats - Motion picture cameras - Pens - Police: Policemen - Street scenes - Transportation: Automobiles - Trophies - Tuxedos - USA: New York: New York: Madison Square Garden

Listing updated: 29 October 2007.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Brownlow-Parade p. 433.

Home Video: DVD.