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Film / 1920
An Adventuress
Directed by
Fred J. Balshofer
Filmed by Fred J. Balshofer in 1918 as the anti-German war drama Over the Rhine, the project was reshaped and released in 1920 as An Adventuress—a cross-dressing caper set in the fictional republic of Alpania and headlined by female-impersonation star Julian Eltinge, with early appearances by Rudolph Valentino and Virginia Rappe. The film was later re-edited and reissued in 1922 as The Isle of Love.
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Filmed by Fred J. Balshofer in 1918 as the anti-German war drama Over the Rhine, the project was reshaped and released in 1920 as An Adventuress—a cross-dressing caper set in the fictional republic of Alpania and headlined by female-impersonation star Julian Eltinge, with early appearances by Rudolph Valentino and Virginia Rappe. The film was later re-edited and reissued in 1922 as The Isle of Love.
Cast
Julian EltingeClifford Townsend / Julie
Frederick Ko VertLyn Brook
William CliffordDick Sayre
Leo WhitePrince Halbere
Virginia RappeVanette
Rudolph ValentinoJacques Rudanyi
Stanton HeckGrand Duke Nebo
Charles MillsfieldPom Pom
Alma FrancisEunice
Lydia KnottClifford Townsend's mother
Fontaine La Rue
Frank Gastrock
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