THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1921) - Original U.S. Silent Film Photograph #12 with Rudolph Valentino, John St. Polis, Alice Terry and Josef Swickard

Vintage original 8x10 in. U.S. single-weight glossy photograph, near-fine condition. The epic silent film drama THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE was released in 1921 by Metro Pictures Corporation and directed by Rex Ingram. Up-and-coming Rudolph Valentino was prominently featured in this film and it made him a star, so it represents a very important point in his career. The image depicts one of the key scenes from the film as an angry Etienne Laurier (John St. Polis) slaps the face of Julio Desnoyers (Rudolph Valentino) after he discovers his much younger wife, Marguerite (Alice Terry) inside Julio's apartment as Julio's father, Marcelo (Josef Swickard), watches while standing next to Marguerite. On the verso is a typewritten caption surrounded by a border of asterisks which reads: METRO - presents - VINCENTE BLASCO INBANEZ'S - THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (the extreme left portion of the credits has been cut off since it was printed too close to the left border). Printed on single-weight stock with a glossy finish, this is a vintage original photograph that was printed at the time of the film's initial theatrical release. It is in near-fine condition with one pinhole in each corner; a light 1 in. and a 0.25 in. diagonal crease with signs of surface wear on the top right corner; a 0.75 in. diagonal crease with light signs of wear on the bottom right corner; a 0.25 in. vertical tear on the center of the bottom border; and a 0.25 in. diagonal crease and a tiny chip on the bottom left corner. Within Valentino's right shoulder is a fingerprint smudge but this was printed into the photograph and is not a flaw to this example offered here. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Metro Pictures Corporation; 1921; dir: Rex Ingram; cast: Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Alice Terry, Rudolph Valentino, John St. Polis, Bridgetta Clark, Virginia Warwick, Alan Hale, Mabel Van Buren, Stuart Holmes, Mark Fenton, Derek Ghent, Nigel De Brulier, Bowditch M. Turner.