A Sainted Devil
{{short description|1924 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Sainted Devil
| image = A Sainted Devil theatrical poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Joseph Henabery
| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
| writer = Forrest Halsey (adaptation)
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{based on|"Rope's End"|Rex Beach}}
| starring = Rudolph Valentino
| cinematography = Harry Fischbeck
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1924|11|17|United States}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
A Sainted Devil is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SaintedDevil1924.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: A Sainted Devil |access-date=July 7, 2008|work=silentera.com}}[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11852 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Sainted Devil]
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine,{{cite journal |last=Sewell |first=Charles S. |author-link= |title=A Sainted Devil; Argentine Again Furnishes Locale for Valentino Film That Should Prove a Winner |journal=The Moving Picture World |volume=71 |issue=6 |pages=548 |publisher=Chalmers Publishing Co. |location=New York City |date=6 December 1924 |url=https://archive.org/details/movingpicturewor71novd/page/548/mode/1up |access-date=24 June 2021}} in accordance with custom, Castro arranges the marriage of his son, Don Alonzo (Valentino), with Julietta (Helena D'Algy), the daughter of a proud Spanish family, and she comes to the South American state for the wedding. Carlotta (Naldi), daughter of the major domo, is jealous and with her father arranges with a bandit, El Tigre (Siegmann), who loots the estate on the Don's wedding night and kidnaps Julietta. The Don goes to her rescue, but believes she is unfaithful when he sees El Tigre embracing Carlotta, who is wearing Julietta's mantilla. The Don becomes disgusted with women and seeks to become revenged on El Tigre. Julietta and Carmelita (Lagrange), a dancer, escape and Julietta goes to a convent. Finally the Don meets El Tigre and his friend, Don Luis (Antonio D'Algy), stabs him in a fight. Carmelita, who loves the Don, hides the truth, but eventually takes him to Carmelita and they begin life anew together.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Rudolph Valentino as Don Alonzo Castro
- Nita Naldi as Carlotta
- Helena D'Algy as Julietta (credited as Helen D'Algy)
- Dagmar Godowsky as Doña Florencia
- Jean Del Val as Casimiro
- Antonio D'Algy as Don Luis
- George Siegmann as El Tigre
- Rogers Lytton as Don Baltasar
- Isabel West as Doña Encarnación
- Louise Lagrange as Carmelita
- Rafael Bongini as Congo
- Frank Montgomery as Indian Spy
- William Betts as Priest
- Edward Elkas as Notary
- A. De Rosa as Jefe Politico
- Ann Brody as Duenna
- Evelyn Axzell as Guadulupe
- Marie Diller as Irala
- Genevieve Belasco as Minor Role (uncredited)
}}
Reception
A Sainted Devil was not very well received by Photoplay, saying the film "lacks force, as well as the charm of Monsieur Beaucaire. There are several reasons. Rex Beach's romance has been clumsily told and Rudy himself isn't real in his stressed emotional moments," concluding with "the story gets involved in inessentials and misses anything like a big sensation."{{cite journal |author= |date=February 1925 |title=The Shadow Stage |url=https://archive.org/stream/pho28chic#page/n181/mode/2up |journal=Photoplay |location=New York |publisher=Photoplay Publishing Company |access-date=August 21, 2015}}
Preservation
With no prints of A Sainted Devil located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8880/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Sainted Devil] it is a lost film.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|A Sainted Devil}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0015299|title=A Sainted Devil}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100602190122/https://www.silenthollywood.com/asainteddevil1924.html Lobby cards and stills] at silenthollywood.com
- [https://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/sainted_devil.htm Still] at silentfilmstillarchive.com
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Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Famous Players-Lasky films
Category:Films directed by Joseph Henabery
Category:Films shot in New York City
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films based on works by Rex Beach
Category:1920s English-language films