RUDOLPH VALENTINO "COBRA" 1926 ORIGINAL MOVIE HERALD

Description

Original vintage movie herald from Uruguay (South America). This kind of heralds are truly scarce, they were printed to advertise the movies and used actual photos and graphics from the original advertising campaigns. Most of the time they advertise a double program on two close dates, usually during the same week. We're lucky to have gotten these a long time ago, now being offered on eBay for the first time, including some sought-after classic titles from the golden era of movies.
Local Title:
COBRA, LA VENENOSA
Original Title:
COBRA
Year / Country:
1925 - USA
Company:
Paramount Pictures
Director:
Joseph Henabery
Starring:
Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi, Casson Ferguson, Gertrude Olmstead, Hector V. Sarno, Claire de Lorez, Eileen Percy,
Lillian Langdon, Henry A. Barrows, Rosa Rosanova
Size (unfolded):
317 mm x 240 mm
Condition:
Excellent- Overall
Herald advertises this movie as shown at
Cine Lutecia
from Uruguay on
Wednesday, October 27, 1926
Comments:
Cobra is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi. It is the screen adaptation of the play Cobra written by Martin Brown, which played at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway in 1924.
Plot:
Valentino plays Count Rodrigo Torriani, an Italian noble. A charming libertine, his weakness is women, who mesmerise and fascinate him - hence the "cobras" referred to in the title of the film, based on the myth that cobras mesmerise their prey. Roridgo accepts an invitation from friend Jack Dorning (Ferguson) to come to New York City to work as an antiques expert. While the job is rewarding, Rodrigo finds the temptation from the women surrounding him, including Dorning's secretary Mary Drake (Olmstead) and wife Elise (Naldi), challenging. When Jack is away, Elise says to Rodrigo that she is in love with him. The two embrace and arrange to meet at a hotel. However, after meeting in a room, Rodrigo decides that he cannot betray his friend and leaves the hotel. It turns out to be a fortunate decision; the hotel burns to the ground in the middle of the night, killing Elise. Rodrigo desperately wants a relationship with Mary. However, after Elise's death, he turns Mary's attentions toward Jack and decides to leave New York. The film ends with Rodrigo gazing out at the sea and the Statue of Liberty as he sets sail back to Europe.