The silent screen’s original “Latin lover,” Rudolph Valentino, is seen to good advantage in this two-disc compilation of rarities, including four previously unavailable films: A Society Sensation (1918), Stolen Moments (1920), The Young Rajah and Moran of the Lady Letty (both 1922). Two of these have been digitally reconstructed, with the only available footage augmented by production stills illustrating missing scenes. All four boast newly recorded musical scores (including one by the incomparable Robert Israel) and show the iconic matinee idol at his romantic best. And they are accompanied by a dazzling array of supplemental features that alone would be worth the price of admission.

Shelf Talk: Strictly a “boutique” program supplier, Flicker Alley is well known in the institutional market and film-buff community for the tender loving care it gives to each of its releases. The Valentino Collection might be a tough sell outside these constituencies, but only because its subject is, alas, totally forgotten—despite the fact that he was a major star. You’ll be offering this set to a select clientele, but within that group, you’ll find strong support based on Flicker Alley’s previous successes.