Two Lovers
23/03/1928
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.
Movie Information
Ronald Colman
as Mark van Rycke
Vilma Banky
as Donna Leonora de Vargas
Noah Beery
as The Duke of Azar
Nigel De Brulier
as The Prince of Orange
Virginia Bradford
as Grete
Paul Lukas
as Don Ramon de Linea
Fred Esmelton
as Meinherr Van Rycke, the Bailiff of Ghent
Lydia Yeamans Titus
as Innkeeper's Wife
Scotty Mattraw
as Dandermonde Innkeeper
Marcella Daly
as Marda
Harry Allen
as Jean
