3-020-426 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

Actress Pola Negri Weeping at the Funeral of Rudolph Valentino, 1926. 'He was the screen idol of millions - of just how many millions we were only to find out...when one day in 1926, unexpectedly, he died. Famous friends such as Douglas Fairbanks walked with the coffin, and for untold numbers of the world's women, it was as though their own hearts had stopped. Even stars like Pola Negri broke down and wept...100,000 lined the route...'. From "Time to Remember 1926 - Short Sharp Shower"- Reel 1; a documentary about 1926 - General Strike, international politics, dancing, weather and record breaking feats.