The Red Lily (1924)

Summary: Two young lovers run away to Paris in order to marry. But when fate separates them, both wander into the grittier side of the city in order to survive.

Stars: Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, Wallace Beery, Frank Currier, Mitchell Lewis, Rosita Marstini, Sidney Franklin
Directed By: Fred Niblo

Viewed Via: TCM/VCR
Current Commercial Availability: Warner Archive DVD-R Program

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Watch this film for Enid Bennett's performance and the inspired direction. Just don't be surprised when the rest of the film can't rise to the occasion.

Stolen Moments (1920)

Summary: A young woman gives her heart to a novelist and he promptly breaks it. When he comes back into her life, he promises to out their previous relationship to her husband unless she gives him what he wants.

Stars: Marguerite Namara, Rudolph Valentino, Albert L. Barrett, Henrietta Simpson, Arthur Earle, Walter Chapin, Aileen Pringle, Alex Shannon, Jean Gauthier DeTrigny
Directed By: James Vincent

Viewed Via: TCM/DVR
Current Commercial Availability: The Valentino Collection (R0 - Flicker Alley)

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Check this out if you're interested in pre-fame Valentino. Just don't go in expecting a good movie.