Poor Benjamin Platt, "slim and bespectacled" who went the extra mile to please his love Marian. (see below from The Wisconsin State Journal, October 20, 1939) We just take it for granted we can watch Valentino online without waiting for one of his movies to be shown anywhere. It was not always so easy. Platt received a "smile" from the judge and probation so he did ok in this Valentino caper but poor Marian "remained under treatment for painful burns" and she paid the price. In the continuing coverage of Valentino after effect:
