The Butterfly Net (1912) watch online HD
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Romance develops between an English naturalist and a young woman who initially ignores him, but eventually succumbs to his charms.
Lord Roxbury, an English naturalist, determines to go to America to study, writes his solicitor to procure him a secluded place in the country and sails on the next steamer. The solicitor secures a delightful house in the country, but does not reckon on a group of pretty girls who are resorting nearby. Two of them discover Lord Roxbury is coming, and immediately spread the news to the others. Meanwhile, an English friend of Roxbury's who has promised to look him up in the States, arrives at the cottage and is immediately taken for the Lord by the infatuated girls, who load him with attentions and bright smiles. Roxbury arrives, gets out his specimen net, and starts on a hunt for a new species. He is chasing a beautiful one industriously when he comes upon one of the girls. Beverly, who tells him he is intruding on Lord Roxbury's grounds. Keeping his identity secret Roxbury tries to engage her in conversation, but she runs off before he can prevent. A few moments later he hears screams...
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| Cast overview: | |||
| Francis X. Bushman | - | Lord Roxbury | |
| Beverly Bayne | - | Beverly | |
| John Steppling | - | Roxbury's Friend | |
| Joseph Allen Sr. | - | (as Joseph Allen) | |
| Howard Missimer | - | (as Howard Messemer) |
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