The Legend of Valentino explained

Genre:	Biography Drama
Director:	Melville Shavelson
Starring:	Franco Nero
Music:	Charles Fox
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Shelly Hull Leonard Goldberg Aaron Spelling
Location:	20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography:	Archie R. Dalzell
Editor:	John Woodcock
Runtime:	100 minutes
Company:	Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Network:	ABC

The Legend of Valentino is a 1975 American made-for-television biographical film written and directed by Melville Shavelson. It deals with real life events about the actor and sex symbol of the 1920s Rudolph Valentino.^{[1] [2]}

It was broadcast by ABC on November 23, 1975.^[3]

Not to be confused with the 1961 documentary film "The Legend of Valentino".

Cast

• Franco Nero as Rudolph Valentino
• Suzanne Pleshette as June Mathis
• Judd Hirsch as Jack Auerbach
• Lesley Ann Warren as Laura Lorraine (as Lesley Warren)
• Milton Berle as Jesse L. Lasky
• Yvette Mimieux as Natacha Rambova
• Harold J. Stone as Sam Baldwin
• Alicia Bond as Nazimova
• Constance Forslund as Silent Star
• Brenda Venus as Constance Carr

Reception

It was the 16th highest rated show of the week when it aired.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Arthur Unger. Valentino biography a clinker. https://archive.today/20130131154635/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/98960567.html?dids=98960567:98960567&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Nov+21,+1975&author=By+Arthur+Unger&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Valentino+biography+a+clinker&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. 30 July 2012. The Christian Science Monitor. November 21, 1975.
2. News: Jay Sharbutt. The Legend Of Valentino Due Sunday . 30 July 2012. Kingman Daily Miner. November 21, 1975.
3. Book: Alvin H. Marill. Movies made for television. 1984. New York Zoetrope, 1984. 091843260X. registration.
4. 4 Movies Shake Up Week's Nielsen ListLos Angeles Times 26 Nov 1975: d15.