The Moth
Drama
Spoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she falls in love with a man who loves only her money. She marries him, and after their child is born, she is confronted with life's har...
Director
Edward José
Writers
William Dana Orcutt, John B. Clymer, Harry O. Hoyt
Stars
Norma Talmadge, Hassard Short, Eugene O'Brien
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast
Norma Talmadge
as Lucy Gillam
Hassard Short
as A. Valentine Spencer
Eugene O'Brien
as Cpt. Bridgey
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Virginia Dare
as Nita Marbridge
Adolphe Menjou
as Teddy Marbridge
Donald Hall
as Ned Cunningham
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Maude Allen
as Mrs. Cunningham
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Frank Kingdon
as Lawrence Gillam
Robert Vivian
as Tutor
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Kenneth Worms
as Larry
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Norma Talmadge Film Corporation
🏷️ Keywords
mistressbattered womansuicideheiressmarriage
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
Only the first four reels of The Moth (1917) survive at the Library of Congress.
📖 Synopsis
Spoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she falls in love with a man who loves only her money. She marries him, and after their child is born, she is confronted with life's har...