Vintage original 3.25 x 4 in. US “coming attraction” glass slide from the 1920s South Pacific-themed silent film drama,
THE LOVER FLOWER
, released in 1921 by United Artists and
directed by D.W. Griffith
.
A man murders his wife’s lovers and escapes with his daughter to the South Pacific. A detective pursues him, joined by a young man who eventually falls in love with the daughter.
Manufactured by the Excelsior Illustrating Company of NYC, the image depicts co-stars Carol Dempster and Richard Barthelmess along with a large portrait of D.W. Griffith. It is in very fine condition as shown.
D.W. Griffith and crew experienced a perilous voyage from Miami to the Bahamas during the making of this film, with two washed overboard and no food for the crew for three days. This
was to be Griffith’s third picture for First National Exhibitors Circuit. After they changed the title from
Black Beach
(which was the working title) to
The Gamest Girl
, Griffith bought the film back, reportedly for $400,000, changed the title to
The Girl Who Dared
, and shot some additional water scenes of Carol Dempster “in a bathing suit performing picturesque and novel feats,” according to a news item. Before the film’s opening, the title again was changed, this time to
The Love Flower
.