With his smoldering-eyed good looks and his mesmerising performances in movies like The Sheik and Blood and Sand, Rudolph Valentino became the legendary Latin lover of the silent cinema. When he died in 1926 at the age of thirty-one, he left behind a string of broken hearts and a lot of unanswered questions. In an attempt to uncover the truth behind the myths and rumors, journalist Noel Botham traveled thousands of miles to speak to those who knew the star. Now he reveals the answers to many of the questions surrounding Valentino, including why his two wives left him (one on their wedding night), why he was arrested for bigamy, and why it was claimed that he had been murdered. A fascinating portrait of the first Hollywood star.  Photographic illustrations.