2 Page Magazine Advertisement for The Sheik

This is a wonderful 2 page magazine ad for the 1921 film, "The Sheik." Besides this being a fantastic ad, with great art work and photos of the film, there are a few things to take note of. This was Valentino's 5th and final film from 1921. His first being The Four Horsemen, which was his first big role. The studio's did not credit the success of The Four Horsemen exclusively because of Valentino, but continued to feature him in various roles in 1921. The Sheik turned Valentino into a major star overnight. Notice the top of this ad it reads: a George Melford Production with Agnes Ayres and Rudolph Valentino. One final thing to mention is the photo on the second page depicts Valentino in a white suit which is from the lost ending. I call it the lost ending because all of the variations of The Sheik I have seen does not depict Valentino in a white suit. I have posted some photos of this scene. This is a great piece and is great for framing. These are not too valuable; however they are great pieces of original memorabilia from 1921.

The Young Rajah Magazine Advertisement

This is a magazine ad for the 1922 film, The Young Rajah. Many of the movie studios in the 20's used various magazines to advertise their films. Some were small ads in the back on the magazine, some were one to two pages ads. This particular one is a one page ad. Most of these types of ads are not as valuable as you think they would be; however, they look great framed and displayed on a wall....that is if you have any wall space left to display them.

Danish Magazine Ad for The Young Rajah

This is a Danish Magazine Ad from the film, "The Young Rajah." Most magazine ads are not too rare. The foreign ads are not as common. Some of these magazine ads are similar to the different variations of movie posters, each one can be different movie art.

Four Seasons Magazine Ad

This is a magazine ad for the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel. The ad features Valentino and Alice Terry. I found this in Hollywood a few years ago, I am sure this ad was massed produced; however, I have not seen it since.

RC Cola, Royal Crown Cola Ad

This is a magazine ad for Royal Crown Cola. This is a unique ad, but a rather strange ad, it talks about how Valentino enjoyed exercising and playing with his dogs, then it goes on to say drick Royal Crown Cola for a lift and a fresh start. I am not to sure about the correlation, but is it cool to see Valentino in an ad.