The Wings of a Moth (1913) watch online HD

A picture of a love that a woman thinks is true. A working girl (played by Florence Turner) is attracted by a man (played by Rogers Lytton) as a moth by a flame. Her mother (played by Mrs. Maurice) is worried about her girl's new acquaintance, and perhaps this puts her somewhat on her guard; at any rate, at the crucial moment she breaks away from him and, though burned, is not destroyed. Florence Turner carries the lead very well, though we don't think that she is strongest in just this kind of character; it isn't one that gives her much chance to reach the high strings on which she makes her best music. There is no deep emotion or poetry in it. This kind of offering pleases a certain kind of audience, an audience that doesn't like to be deeply stirred. This kind of picture, done with true sincerity, would be much more displeasing; it would be counted depressing. It will hardly give offense anywhere. It was artistically produced by Larry Trimble from a script by Frances Cook, and is a safe offering; may even be called big in some places. - The Moving Picture World, January 18, 1913