COBRA (1925) Rudolph Valentino Comforts His Friend Casson Ferguson Silent Drama

Description: Vintage 8 x 10 in. U.S. single-weight glossy copy photograph (not a vintage original photo printed at the time it was taken) from the silent film drama/romance, COBRA, released in 1925 by Paramount Pictures and directed by Joseph Henabery, based upon the play by Martin Brown. Rudolph Valentino stars as a penniless skirt-chasing Italian nobleman who finds love and scandal when he travels to New York City. The image depicts an interior shot of the handsome Italian Count Rodrigo Torriani (Rudolph Valentino) as he comforts his friend, Jack Dorning (Casson Ferguson). Printed most likely in the 1950s, it is in very fine- condition as shown. Cobra was the first film from the production company of star Rudolph Valentino and his wife, Natacha Rambova, who had a small part. Reportedly, Rambova began to rewrite the script almost immediately after filming began, and made such a mess of it that the studio called in veteran screenwriter June Mathis to do a complete rewrite. Rambova was initially brought on to design sets and costumes but became "bored" and left to work on another project. Director Joseph Henabery later admitted that none of the cast members of this film would have been his first choices, had he been given any say in the matter. He also didn't like the script and was very sick throughout the production due to the lack of heating at the studio. Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi, Casson Ferguson, Gertrude Olmstead, Hector V. Sarno, Claire de Lorez, Eileen Percy, Lillian Langdon, Henry A. Barrows, Rosa Rosanova.

Price: 35 USD

Location: Valley Village, California

End Time: 2025-02-10T17:09:58.000Z

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