The Moth and the Flame is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott and is based upon the play of the same name by Clyde Fitch.
Cast Stewart Baird as Edward Fletcher Edward Mordant as Mr. Dawson Bradley Barker as Douglas Rhodes Arthur Donaldson as Mr. Walton Adele Rey as Marion Walton (Adele Ray?) Dora Mills Adams as Mrs. Walton Irene Howley as Jeannette Graham Maurice Stewart as Jeannette's child
Production notes The film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida.
Themes and reception The film was noted for Adele Ray's costumes (a jupe-culotte and "lampshade" tunic; both Poiret-style designs) in an analysis of glamour and seduction in early film.
Bioscope called the film "a celebrated morality play".
References
External links
The Moth and the Flame website dedicated to Sidney Olcott Film stills at silentfilmstillarchive.com