The Isle of Love

The Isle of Love is a 1922 recut of a 1918 silent drama film Over the Rhine starring female impersonator Julian Eltinge. The film also contained two actors unknown during filming Virginia Rappe and Rudolph Valentino. The film went through various recuts and rereleases during the 1920s and is generally known for its cast.

Cliff invites his friend Jacques Rudolph Valentino to help, though Jacques spends most of his time with his love Vanette Virginia Rappe. Meanwhile, Cliff dresses up as a female as part of the plan and after much chaos all is well and he returns to America safe and sound.The original film was titled Over the Rhine and was an anti German propaganda piece starring Julian Eltinge, a transvestite actor, who was extremely popular at the time. Filmed in 1918 Over the Rhine was shelved without release as World War I ended before it could go into distribution. ........

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