The Love Mart is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice starring Billie Dove, Gilbert Roland and Noah Beery, and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is lost.[1][2][3]

The Love Mart
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Directed byGeorge Fitzmaurice
Written byEdward Childs Carpenter
Benjamin Glazer
Edwin Justus Mayer
StarringBillie Dove
Gilbert Roland
Noah Beery
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byStuart Heisler
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • December 18, 1927 (1927-12-18)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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This film had the original title of Louisiana, as surviving publicity materials indicate; it was First National Pictures' production #103.[4]

Survival status

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No copies of The Love Mart are currently known to exist. However, the Library of Congress has preserved some footage related to the production featuring Billie Dove. The purpose of the footage appears to have been to test some of Dove's hairstyles for the film. Still frames taken from this 'Hair Test' were posted on internet forums in February 2012.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Love Mart". silentera.com. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files First National Pictures
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Love Mart
  4. ^ Silent Film Stills Archive
  5. ^ Nitrateville
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