Two Lovers (1928)

Set during the 16thcentury 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 derringdo 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 ones surprise however Van Ryke and Donna Leonara eventually fall in love hence the title The pulsepounding climax finds Van Ryke riding hellforleather 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 Orczys novel Leatherface and adapted for the screen by Alice Duer Miller