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This episode is a response to, and includes a brief excerpt from, Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger.

Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino by Emily W. Leider

Silent Stars by Jeanine Basinger

Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro by Anthony Slide

Zeppo's Marion Benda and Valentino's Marion Benda: A Legacy of Confusion by Mallory Curley



My Private Diary by Rudolph Valentino



“Swanson and Valentino” Episode 6 of Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, directed by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill