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Topical Budget 784-2: The Passing of Rudolph Valentino (1926)
 

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"Intimate glimpses of the great star in private life hitherto unpublished". Valentino with a companion at a railway tation. "Lying-in-state: first day - huge crowds throng to pay last respects despite atrocious weather". The enormous crowds being controlled by mounted police. "Third day: the endless human stream still flows on". A further shot of the crowds and a very brief shot of the body lying in state.