The Isle of Love
The original film featured the then unknown Rudolph Valentino. To cash in on his rise to stardom, it was re-edited to feature more of him. Various shots were repeated several times; long shots were blown up into close-ups and inter-cut with other footage; some scenes were projected on a loop, so that Rudolph Valentino repeated the same motions several times over; one scene was used as a flashback; and out-takes from the original were inserted into the new film. In addition, the locale of the new picture was switched from World War 1 Germany to a desert island by the simple expedient of inserting shots of bathing beauties on a palm-fringed beach throughout the film.
Director
Fred J. Balshofer
Writer
Charles A. Taylor, Fred J. Balshofer, Thomas J. Geraghty
Cast
Julian Eltinge
Clifford Townsend / Julie
William Clifford
Dick Sayre
Leo White
Prince Halbere
Virginia Rappe
Vanette
Rudolph Valentino
Jacques Rudanyi
Stanton Heck
Grand Duke Nebo
Alma Francis
Eunice
Lydia Knott
Clifford Townsend's mother
