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Kathryn Adams

May 25, 1893 - February 17, 1959

☆ American silent film actress active primarily between 1915 and 1925, she was known for her roles in films like The Squaw Man (1914), Riders of the Purple Sage (1918), and The Brute Breaker (1919). She worked for companies such as Thanhouser and Vitagraph before retiring in the 1930s.

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View of an outdoor film set at Vitagraph Studios, showing a film shoot in progress c. 1917

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Rudolph Valentino as an Apache Dancer in the silent crime drama ‘A Rogue’s  Romance’ 1919. 

“The night life of the great French city is presented in all it’s gayety and splendour with gorgeous cafe and tavern scenes - Mystery - Adventure - and Romance blended into a story both thrilling and entertaining.”

It was as a dancer that Valentino first won public admirations and in this feature he gyrates through a couple of wild Apache dances, in which his fair partner undergoes some rough treatment. Valentino distinguishes himself in the role of ‘The Ferret,’ a Montmartre hard-boiled egg. The girls will undoubtedly rush to see Rudy dance, so this picture has a real box office value.

The Story - M. Picard, a master criminal, antagonises ‘The Ferret,’ a dangerous Apache. The Ferret in return hounds Picard (Williams), informing the police and escapes. A girls induces Picard to turn his powers to the aid of society. He helps the police capture a dangerous band of grafters as well as recover a valuable pearl necklace. He is cornered several times, but always gets away.

Classification - One of those interesting French crook stories that always appeal.

Production Highlights - The Apache dances performed by Valentino and a sprightly little partner. The exciting escapes. The theft and discovery of the necklace. The fine photography, directions and lighting effects. The correct Montmartre atmosphere. The climax.

The story is full of surprises and unexpected twists, furnishing both Earle Williams and Valentino difficult and exacting roles. The action is exceptionally tricky and the business of a kind that keeps the players on the alert at all times.

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Anita Stewart ~born February 17, 1895 in Brooklyn, New York

🎞 American actress and producer of the silent film era who starred in at least 60 to 70 films between 1911 and 1928. She was a major star for Vitagraph Studios and later formed her own production company, producing 17 feature films between 1918 and 1922. A significant number of her silent films starring or produced by her, are considered lost.

For her contribution to motion picture industry as an actress, Stewart was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6724 Hollywood Boulevard

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Earl Williams (centre), Kathryn Adams & Rudolph Valentino (credited as Rudolph Volantino) in a scene from the Vitagraph production, ‘A Rogue’s Romance’ in 1919.

‘She’s mine- and what’s hers belongs to me! Don’t mix in the affairs of The Ferret, Monsieur Picard!’

It was the beginning of the battle of wits between the two outstanding figures in the night life of Paris. Monsieur Picard, daring, self-possessed, always in the white light as he flitted between The Montmarte and the city’s social heights. The Ferret, stealthy, cunning, handsome-the chief of the Apaches. Grey wolves that strike in the dark. It is a battle worthy two such leaders. They are the despair of the prefect of the Police, until Monsieur Picard finds the Girl, who redeems him to society.

Two great stars in a great picture, each with parts exactly suited to them, splendidly produced. ‘A Rogue’s Romance’ will supply a new insight into the wherefore of Valentino’s greatness. A new slant at his infinite variety.

‘A Rogue’s Romance’ by H. H. Loan and directed by James Young.

Earle Williams as Monsieur Picard and Rudolph Valentino as ‘The Ferret.’

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Earl Williams, the dapper hero is undaunted although Valentino attacks him with a dagger after a quarrel over a woman in ‘The Rogues Romance’ distributed by Vitagraph Studios in 1919.

‘A story of Paris and its gay night life, gorgeous cafe and tavern scenes - Mystery, adventure and romance blended into a story with the atmosphere of Paris and its environs.’ Rudy played an Apache Dancer.

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Fox Trot Finesse 1915 Ferdie's wife is fox-trot crazy, wanting to go dancing all the time. To get out of it, Ferdie fakes an ankle injury.