Stolen Moments (1920)

Director:

James Vincent

Writers:

H. Thompson Rich (story)
Richard Hall (scenario)

Release Date:

December 1920 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Vera Blaine, a young woman in the deep South, is passionate and romantic. So, she's easy prey for José Dalmarez...

Plot Keywords:

Brazil | Letter | Guardian | Marriage | Book

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Marguerite Namara	...	Vera Blaine
Rudolph Valentino	...	Jose Dalmarez (as Rudolph Valentine)
Albert L. Barrett	...	Hugh Conway
Henrietta Simpson	...	Hugh's Mother
Arthur Earle	...	Carlos, the Butler (as Arthur Earl)
Walter Chapin	...	Richard Huntley
Aileen Pringle	...	Inez Salles (as Aileen Savage)
Alex Shannon	...	Campos Salles, Her Father (as Alex K. Shannon)
Jean Gauthier DeTrigny	...	Alvarez, His Son (as Gene Gauthier)

Runtime:

35 min (2006 alternate version)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company:

American Cinema Corporation

Trivia:

The film was originally a vehicle for Marguerite Namara. After Valentino achieved stardom, the film was cut by approximately half its original running time with the new edit favoring Valentino. Only the edited version is known to exist. The film had its American television debut on Turner Classic Movies on May 22, 2006.

An incomplete print of this early Valentino film exists.

Of the six films made by Rudolph Valentino in 1920, only three survive. This film is housed in the UCLA archives although it is incomplete. It is unknown at this time if it is available for screening. Valentino's work for 1918 (three films) is all extant but that for 1920 and especially for 1919 (seven films, four lost), is sketchy.