Nevertheless, many of silent Hollywood’s biggest stars were homosexual, and most of their adoring fans were none the wiser. The inimitable Bianca brings her star power to the role of female private investigator in Valentino Will Die, a propulsive Hollywood mystery novel, sure to thrill fans of Golden Age movies. We all know that homosexuals have had a hard time for most of the previous century. Ted Oliver she dives into investigating the end of what had seemed to be the charmed life of Valentino. Was it one of his many lovers? A delusional fan? Or perhaps Rudy had run afoul of a mobster whose name Bianca knows all too well? With the help of P.I.
It could be poison, but it's definitely not a coincidence.Īs Rudy lies dying, Bianca promises him that she will find out who is responsible. She was part of the Golden Age of the silent cinema of the 1920s and was one of the few actors who made a glorious transition to the talkies. Swedish Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was one of the greatest and most glamorous film stars ever produced by the Hollywood studio system. In a matter of days, filming comes to an abrupt halt when Rudy falls deathly ill. French postcard by Cinémagazine-Edition, no. Like most stars of the age he began his career on the vaudeville stage developing a rough and tumble act reliant on the usual mix of pratfall and slapstick and he was noted for his athleticism. This had a lot to do with his permanently crossed-eyes. Despite their success, one evening at Bianca's fabulous Beverly Hills estate, a troubled Rudy confesses that he has received anonymous death threats. Born in 1869 in New Orleans, Turpin was one of the most distinctive faces of the era.
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Though Bianca LaBelle, star of the wildly popular silent movie serial "The Adventures of Bianca Dangereuse", and Rudolph Valentino, the greatest screen idol of all time, have been friends for years, in the summer of 1926 they are finally making their first picture together. WHO IS TRYING TO KILL HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST LOVER?