Vintage original 22 x 28 in. US half-sheet poster from the 1920s silent film drama/romance, THE LOVE FLOWER, released in 1920 by United Artists and directed by D.W. Griffith. Based upon the story The Black Beach, 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. The image depicts Stella Bevan (Carol Dempster) as she leans back to keep her distance from Jerry Trevethon (Richard Barthelmess). This example was rolled and has seven vertical creases as shown, along with a chip of varying sizes on the top border (which were replaced as shown in the pictures) and other signs of wear. The color tints are fresh and vibrant with no indications of fading. 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 D. W. 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.