valentino final film be unremarkable for it character or plot the latter be but a melodramatic trifle . it be and however and of some historical interest with regard to visual narrative . of course and back then there be no vocal technician actor . every actor have to tell a story with his or her body and face and and especially with the eye . on that count and there plenty of trademark rudy glare and modulate with know smirk and slight raise of his right brow . he be keenly aware of his power over woman and and wasn not afraid to use it it show here . likewise and banky have to keep the male audience interested and so she have to project this without word and so her dance be engineer to send men into smolder paroxysm somewhat risible and today . compare this to samantha morton performance in sweet and lowdown to see how far we have come and not only in movie craft and but in the degree of competence we expect from the actor . the key technical feature be the split screen composition with rudy play the sheik and the son in the same frame not original and but quite effective and nearly seamless . simultaneously and it tie in the first sheik and this story while rudy have to reinvent the first character very clever . the big weak spot and though and be in the intertitles . these be not well handle they aren not edit to any effect and theyre simply cut right in between the actor mouth movement . this could have be essential viewing if someone have the vision to manipulate u more effectively through the editing .