The Love Mask

The Love Mask is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Cecil B. DeMille and Jeanie MacPherson. The film stars Cleo Ridgely, Wallace Reid, Earle Foxe, Bob Fleming, Dorothy Abril and Lucien Littlefield. The film was released on April 13, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.

Location shooting for the film was done in the Mojave Desert.

Plot
As described in a film magazine, Kate Kenner (Ridgely) has her claim to a gold mine jumped and both the sheriff (Reid) and a bandit try to help her. Inspired by the bandit, Kate masquerades as a bandit herself to reclaim her mine. She finds herself unfit for the work and is arrested. To make matter worse, Kate is mistaken for a famous bandit known as "Silver Spurs." While Kate is being tried for her banditry, the real Silver Spurs (Foxe) launches a heist.

Cast

 * Cleo Ridgely as Kate Kenner
 * Wallace Reid as Dan Derring
 * Earle Foxe as Silver Spurs
 * Bob Fleming as Jim
 * Dorothy Abril as Estrella
 * Raymond Hatton as The Mexican
 * Lucien Littlefield

Preservation
With no prints of The Love Mask located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. In October of 2019, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.