American Cinema Corporation (Made a movie starring Rudolph Valentino) - New York 1919

Beautifully engraved certificate from the American Cinema Corporation issued in 1919. This historic document was printed by the new York Banknote company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a bare breasted woman holding flowers lying on her side. This item is hand signed by the Company's President and Secretary and is over 88 years old.


Certificate Vignette

Stolen Moments was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida and Savannah, Georgia, by American Cinema Corporation. Stolen Moments is a silent movie starring Rudolph Valentino and Marguerite Namara.

It was released in 1920, before Valentino was elevated to stardom by his performance in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. In fact, filming of Stolen Moments was expedited so that Valentino could make it to Hollywood before filming began on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Stolen Moments also has the distinction of being the last film in which Valentino played a villain.

In its initial release in 1920, Stolen Moments was a six-reel feature. Two years later, it was re-edited to a three-reel feature that emphasized Valentino's character and rereleased in November 1922 by Select Pictures Corporation to capitalize on his stardom. The three-reel re-edit is the only version of the film known to exist.

Valentino plays José Dalmarez, a Brazilian author who is also popular with readers in the United States.

Cast In Order of Appearance)

Marguerite Namara ... Vera Blaine

Rudolph Valentino ... José Dalmarez

Albert L. Barrett ... Hugh Conway, an attorney

Henrietta Simpson ... Hugh's Mother

Walter Chapin ... Richard Huntley, Hugh's partner

Aileen Savage ... Inez Salles

Alex K. Shannon ... Campos Salles, Inez's father

Gene Gauthier ... Alvarez Salles, Inez's brother

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Other movies made by the American Cinema Corporation include:

His Brother's Keeper (1921)

The Inner Voice (1920)

What Women Want (1920)

Women Men Forget (1920)

History from Wikipeida and OldCompanyResearch.com.