The Love Mart

Title:

The Love Mart

Genres:

Drama

Companies:

First National Pictures

Countries:

United States of America

Release Date:

1927-12-18

Runtime:

Languages:

Status:

Released

Tagline:

She was his slave---bought and paid for---and now he was protecting her with his life. Would she ever understand why?

Overview

Victor, an adventurous young swashbuckler in 19th-century New Orleans, takes possession of a barber shop as the result of winning a duel, and decides to settle down to a life as a barber. He meets a beautiful young woman and pursues her, but she dismisses his attentions because she thinks he is just a barber. Also pursuing the woman is the evil Capt. Remy, whom she also brushes off. He, however, doesn't take rejection so lightly, and forges papers "proving" that the girl is a "quadroon"--part black, which means that she can be sold as a slave. She is sold to Capt. Remy, and when Victor hears of it, he determines to rescue her.