Lawless Love (1918) Poster, US

Lawless Love (1918) Poster, US

Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm)

Exceptionally rare. Only a few of these antique posters are known to have survived.

This silent western comedy from 1918 was directed by Robert Thornby. The film stars Jewel Carmen as LaBelle Geraldine, a Vaudeville artist, and her dancing partner, Freddie Montgomery, played by Edward Hearn. In order to raise funds when their troupe breaks up and they're stuck in Arizona, Geraldine gets Freddie to impersonate the masked outlaw Black Jim, in an attempt to collect the $2,000 reward for turning him in. When the real Black Jim appears all does not go to plan. There is an interesting twist to the story, when the lawless Black Jim falls in love with Geraldine. She in turn comes to greatly admire him, and instead of grabbing the chance to escape, she warns him of a plot to kill him. Together they ward of the gang set on killing Black Jim, and when their cabin is set on fire, the two jump on their horses and escape.