The Love Mart (1927)

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.

Released Dec. 18, 1927 80 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.duel, tmdb.barber, imdb.barber, imdb.duel, imdb.forged-papers, imdb.slavery, imdb.new-orleans-louisiana + 4 more, imdb.melodrama, imdb.based-on-novel, tmdb.lost-film, aspectratio.1-33-1