Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
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60% of users liked it
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Moran of the Lady Letty was a successful attempt to establish "Latin Lover" Rudolph Valentino as a brawling he-man hero (both this film and Valentino's breakthrough picture The Sheik were directed by George Melford). Rudy plays a Spanish aristocrat who is shanghaied by burly ship's… More Moran of the Lady Letty was a successful attempt to establish "Latin Lover" Rudolph Valentino as a brawling he-man hero (both this film and Valentino's breakthrough picture The Sheik were directed by George Melford). Rudy plays a Spanish aristocrat who is shanghaied by burly ship's captain Walter Long, the head of a smuggling gang. While at sea, Valentino rescues a young man from a burning vessel. The young man turns out to be a young woman (Dorothy Dalton), who had earlier spurned Valentino in his pampered-aristocrat days. Rudy tries to conceal the girl's identity from the lustful Long, but soon the truth is out, setting the stage for a bloody mano-y-mano battle between hero and villain. Moran of the Lady Letty was based on a novel by Frank Norris, whose best-known work McTeague was filmed by Erich Von Stroheim as Greed (1924). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Melford
- Written By
- Frank Norris, Monte M. Katterjohn
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 5, 1922 Limited
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Valentino gives a subdued thrilling performance as a swashbuckler.
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Cast
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Dorothy Dalton
as Letty Stemersen, Moran
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Rudolph Valentino
as Ramon Laredo
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Walter Long
as Capt. "Frisco" Kitchell
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Emilius Jorgensen
as Nels
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Maude Wayne
as Josephine Herrick
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Cecil Holland
as Bill Trim
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George Kuwa
as "Chopstick" Charlie
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Charles Brinley
as Capt. Stemersen
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Charles K. French
as Tavern Owner
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George O'Brien
as Deck Hand
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William "Hopalong" Boyd
as Bit
- Emil Jorgenson
