3-020-427 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

The Coffin of Rudolph Valentino Being Carried Into Malachy's Church Actor's Chapel as a Large Crowd of People Watch, 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...and for untold numbers of the world's women, it was as though their own hearts had stopped...100,000 lined the route [of the funeral cortege]'. From "Time to Remember 1926 - Short Sharp Shower"- Reel 1; a documentary about 1926 - General Strike, international politics, dancing, weather and record breaking feats.