An Adventuress

Fred J. Balshofer
1920-04-10

A Genuine Novelty in Photoplay Entertainment
5
50 min

Filmed by Fred J. Balshofer in 1918 as the anti-German war drama Over the Rhine, the project was reshaped and released in 1920 as An Adventuress—a cross-dressing caper set in the fictional republic of Alpania and headlined by female-impersonation star Julian Eltinge, with early appearances by Rudolph Valentino and Virginia Rappe. The film was later re-edited and reissued in 1922 as The Isle of Love.

Cast

Name Character Team
Julian Eltinge Clifford Townsend / Julie Unowned
Frederick Ko Vert Lyn Brook Unowned
William Clifford Dick Sayre Unowned
Leo White Prince Halbere Unowned
Virginia Rappe Vanette Unowned
Rudolph Valentino Jacques Rudanyi Unowned
Stanton Heck Grand Duke Nebo Unowned
Charles Millsfield Pom Pom Unowned
Alma Francis Eunice Unowned
Lydia Knott Clifford Townsend's mother Unowned
Fontaine La Rue Unowned
Frank Gastrock Unowned
William Pearson Unowned
Frederick Heck Unowned