LouvrePigeon — 7 months ago(August 19, 2025 12:33 AM)

Years ago I saw a Chinese movie taking place around the early 1930s and there was a Chinese woman who had a photo of Rudolph Valentino in one scene. She was swooning how Valentino was the man of her dreams.
As I prepare for my first trip visiting Italy-well to be technical I did stop by an Italian town at the borders when I was visiting the rest of Europe but it doesn't count because it was just a few hours passby on bus- I learned that in his home town, Rudolph Valentino has a museum dedicated to him while doing research for my trip and destinations to visit.
So I'm wondering how popular was Valentino worldwide during the silent cinema era? Was he a star in his native Italy?