The Isle of Love

The Isle of Love 1920

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The original film featured the then unknown Rudolph Valentino. To cash in on his rise to stardom, it was re-edited to feature more of him. Various shots were repeated several times; long shots were blown up into close-ups and inter-cut with other footage; some scenes were projected on a loop, so that Rudolph Valentino repeated the same motions several times over; one scene was used as a flashback; and out-takes from the original were inserted into the new film. In addition, the locale of the new picture was switched from World War 1 Germany to a desert island by the simple expedient of inserting shots of bathing beauties on a palm-fringed beach throughout the film.

  • Released: 1920-04-10
  • Runtime: 50 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Stars: Julian Eltinge, Frederick Ko Vert, William Clifford, Leo White, Rudolph Valentino, Virginia Rappe, Stanton Heck, Charles Millsfield, Lydia Knott, Fontaine La Rue, Frank Gastrock, Alma Francis, William Pearson, Frederick Heck
  • Director: Fred J. Balshofer