Blood and Sand (1922) |
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| Director(s) | Fred Niblo, Dorothy Arzner (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Jesse L. Lasky, Fred Niblo |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance, Silent Films, Sports |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
Featured Cast of Blood and Sand See More »
Leo White
(as Antonio)
Rudolph Valentino
(as Juan Gallardo)
Lila Lee
(as Carmen)
Charles Belcher
(as Don Joselito)
Walter Long
(as Plumitas)
Nita Naldi
(as Doña Sol)
George Periolat
(as Marquis of Guevera)
Blood and Sand Overview:
Blood and Sand (1922) was a Silent Films - Drama Film directed by Fred Niblo and Dorothy Arzner (uncredited) and produced by Jesse L. Lasky and Fred Niblo.
Blood and Sand BlogHub Articles:
TSFF Preview: Blood and Sand (1922) (1)
Bieber-fever is a trifling allergy attack compared to the fan fueled adoration of cinema’s “Latin Lover,” Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D’Antonguolla – or Rudolph Valentino, if you’re nasty. Valentino was the first movie star and... Read full article
TSFF Preview: Blood and Sand (1922) (2)
Bieber-fever is a trifling allergy attack compared to the fan fueled adoration of cinema’s “Latin Lover,” Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D’Antonguolla – or Rudolph Valentino, if you’re nasty. Valentino was the first movie star and... Read full article
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Rudolph Valentino wanted George Fitzmaurice to direct this film, but the studio forced him to work with the less highly regarded Fred Niblo instead.
According to author James Kirkwood, Jr., whose mother Lila Lee played Carmen in "Blood and Sand," Rudolph Valentino liked to eat traditional Italian foods, heavily spiced with garlic. Therefore Lee asked that her love scenes with Valentino be shot in the morning so she wouldn't have to deal with his garlic breath after lunch.