Two Lovers (1928)

Two Lovers

Set during the 16th-century Spanish occupation of Flanders, the story concentrates on the fiercely patriotic Mark Van Ryke (Colman). Donning the guise of "Leatherface," a swashbuckling masked avenger, Van Ryke performs his derring-do on behalf of the Prince of Orange (Nigel de Brulier). Naturally, Van Ruke considers beautiful Spanish aristocrat Donna Leonora de Vargas (Vilma Banky) to be a bitter enemy, and the feeling is mutual. To no one's surprise, however, Van Ryke and Donna Leonara eventually fall in love (hence the title). The pulse-pounding climax finds Van Ryke riding hell-for-leather through a rainstorm to warn the Flemish troops about the Spaniards' plans to burn the city of Ghent to the ground. Two Lovers was based on Madame Orczy's novel Leatherface, and adapted for the screen by Alice Duer Miller.

Two Lovers

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Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
as Mark van Rycke
Vilma Banky
Vilma Banky
as Donna Leonora de Vargas
Noah Beery
Noah Beery
as The Duke of Azar
Nigel De Brulier
Nigel De Brulier
as The Prince of Orange
Virginia Bradford
Virginia Bradford
as Grete
Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
as Don Ramon de Linea
Fred Esmelton
Fred Esmelton
as Meinherr Van Rycke, the Bailiff of Ghent
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Lydia Yeamans Titus
as Innkeeper's Wife
Scotty Mattraw
Scotty Mattraw
as Dandermonde Innkeeper
Marcella Daly
Marcella Daly
as Marda
Harry Allen
Harry Allen
as Jean

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Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo
Director
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Viola Lawrence
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Carl Oscar Borg
Carl Oscar Borg
Art Direction
H. Bruce Humberstone
H. Bruce Humberstone
Assistant Director
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Novel
Alice D.G. Miller
Alice D.G. Miller
Adaptation
George Barnes
George Barnes
Director of Photography

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