(Clarence Brown, US 1926, 73 min., 16 mm)

Rudolph Valentino, the 1920s romantic idol, never appeared to better advantage than in films where his passionate aura was tempered with sly wit, as in The Eagle, where he is an elegant Russian soldier compelled to lead a double existence after running afoul of man-hungry Catherine the Great (played by Louise Dresser). Gorgeous Hungarian co-star Vilma Banky is tougher than she looks and plays off Valentino superbly. Live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.