The beard that drove the Barbers of America crazy. They threatened a boycott of Rudolph Valentino's movies if he did not shave it off. He did and all was... | By Affairs
![1925 , USA : The silent screen movie actor RUDOLPH VALENTINO ( 1895 - 1926 ) in COBRA by Joseph Henaberry , from the play by Martin Brown , Paramount Productions - 1925 , USA : The silent screen movie actor RUDOLPH VALENTINO ( 1895 - 1926 ) in COBRA by Joseph Henaberry , from the play by Martin Brown , Paramount Productions -](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2nhbxej/1925-usa-the-silent-screen-movie-actor-rudolph-valentino-born-rodolfo-guglielmi-1895-1926-return-from-a-travel-in-europe-with-a-beard-ixpired-from-a-portrait-by-the-painter-el-greco-at-el-prado-museum-in-madrid-valentino-desire-play-the-role-of-el-cid-at-movie-in-the-hooded-falcon-but-this-movie-never-relized-cinema-muto-rodolfo-attore-cinematografico-latin-lover-italoamericano-italo-americano-italo-americano-emigrant-emigrante-italo-american-portrait-ritratto-tie-cravatta-pochette-fazzoletto-nel-taschino-collar-colletto-sguardo-magnetico-2nhbxej.jpg)
1925 , USA : The silent screen movie actor RUDOLPH VALENTINO ( 1895 - 1926 ) in COBRA by Joseph Henaberry , from the play by Martin Brown , Paramount Productions -
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