Rudolph Valentino as Dracula instead

I was reading an article that suggested that Rudolph Valentino would've been very interesting if he had played Count Dracula instead:

"Valentino also would have made one heck of a Dracula. Had he lived to make it, it would have had to be a real pre-code Dracula, to boot. I state this with my apologies to Bela Lugosi fans (and I Love Lugosi). Valentino would have taken the whole “dangerous sex” thing to a new level with a part like that."

http://www.altfg.com/film/rudolph-valentino-donna-hill/

And after seeing 2 of his films (The Sheik & The Son of Sheik), I see what she means. Lugosi is very dangerously exotic and eerie but he isn't really dangerously sexual nor sensual like Valentino was. And he was a tad too old too while Valentino would've been about 36 at the time.

Even this quote from Valentino is certainly vampiric:

https://twitter.com/PattiFromNYC/status/667186127107989504/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

LOL, I've even found some pics, gifs, and a clip from 1 of his films that exudes that mysterious charismatic sexuality:

https://i2.wp.com/moviessilently.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/married-virgin-dracula.gif

https://68.media.tumblr.com/da088ece35af9e7f4bfb9ba45bbe1a1d/tumblr_nipnedge6f1qfrhhpo4_400.gif

http://tinypic.com/r/2chswlh/9

http://i68.tinypic.com/j61r7s.gif

http://i68.tinypic.com/2n8sv4j.jpg

http://i63.tinypic.com/16k7s68.gif


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eruhkz7DTTY ------ 1:01:36 mark


PS. BTW, how do you post links here?