“Battling Butler” (1926)
Rudolph Valentino (May 6th, 1985 - August 23rd, 1926) Photo by Edward Steichen
The death of Valentino is a terrific loss to the screen. He brought it happiness„ beauty, and art as perhaps no other has. His loss can never be replaced; there was and can be only one Valentino; a great artist and one of the finest gentlemen it has ever been my privilege to term ‘friend’.” - John Gilbert
Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926)
The first full length animated film and all of the characters and details were hand cut out of paper, one by one.













