The Legend of Valentino

1975 television film directed by Melville Shavelson

The Legend of Valentino

Genre| Biography
Drama
Written by| Melville Shavelson
Directed by| Melville Shavelson
Starring| Franco Nero
Music by| Charles Fox
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Producers| Shelly Hull
Leonard Goldberg
Aaron Spelling
Production locations| 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography| Archie R. Dalzell
Editor| John Woodcock
Running time| 100 minutes
Production company| Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| November 23, 1975 (1975-11-23)

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

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* 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

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

## References

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1. ^ Arthur Unger (November 21, 1975). "Valentino biography a clinker". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
2. ^ Jay Sharbutt (November 21, 1975). "The Legend Of Valentino Due Sunday". Kingman Daily Miner. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
3. ^ Alvin H. Marill (1984). Movies made for television. New York Zoetrope, 1984. ISBN 091843260X.
4. ^ 4 Movies Shake Up Week's Nielsen List Los Angeles Times 26 Nov 1975: d15.

## External links

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* The Legend of Valentino at IMDb

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Films directed by Melville Shavelson

* The Seven Little Foys (1955)
* Beau James (1957)
* Houseboat (1958)
* The Five Pennies (1959)
* It Started in Naples (1960)
* On the Double (1961)
* The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
* A New Kind of Love (1963)
* Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
* Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
* The War Between Men and Women (1972)
* Mixed Company (1974)
* The Legend of Valentino (1975)
* The Great Houdini (1976)
* The Other Woman (1983)

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Works by Aaron Spelling

TV series created|

* Johnny Ringo (1959–60)
* The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–63)
* The Smothers Brothers Show (1965–66)
* The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–69)
* The New People (1969–70)

Films written|

* Guns of the Timberland (1960)
* One Foot in Hell (1960)
* Carter's Army (TV, 1970)

Films produced only|

* The Over-the-Hill Gang (TV, 1969)
* The Monk (TV, 1969)
* The Ballad of Andy Crocker (TV, 1969)
* The Love War (TV, 1970)
* But I Don't Want to Get Married! (TV, 1970)
* Wild Women (TV, 1970)
* The House That Would Not Die (TV, 1970)
* The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (TV, 1970)
* Run, Simon, Run (TV, 1970)
* Yuma (TV, 1971)
* Congratulations, It's a Boy! (TV, 1971)
* Five Desperate Women (TV, 1971)
* A Taste of Evil (TV, 1971)
* The Death of Me Yet (TV, 1971)
* The Trackers (TV, 1971)
* Two for the Money (TV, 1972)
* Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (TV, 1972)
* The Bounty Man (TV, 1972)
* Satan's School for Girls (TV, 1973)
* Hijack! (TV, 1973)
* Letters from Three Lovers (TV, 1973)
* The Affair (TV, 1973)
* Death Squad (TV, 1974)
* The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (TV, 1974)
* Cry Panic (TV, 1974)
* Savages (TV, 1974)
* Death Sentence (TV, 1974)
* Hit Lady (TV, 974)
* Death Cruise (TV, 1974)
* The Legend of Valentino (TV, 1975)
* Baby Blue Marine (1976)
* Cruise Into Terror (TV, 1978)
* Velvet (TV, 1984)
* 'night, Mother (1986)
* Surrender (1987)
* Satisfaction (1988)
* Loose Cannons (1990)
* Soapdish (1991)

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