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The Candle and the Moth (1915)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Holger-Madsen
Writer : Holger-Madsen

Synopsis

Young hothead Billy, quick to speak and drifting into a life of crime, has many encounters the community's lay preacher, John Redmond. Billy's conscience stirs as Redmond recounts his life's story. Holger-Madsen supplied three different endings for the film's various releases.

Actors

Valdemar Psilander
Valdemar Psilander
John Redmond, Evangeliemanden
Philip Bech
Philip Bech
Dommer
Augusta Blad
Augusta Blad
Mrs. Redmond, Johns mor
Axel Boesen
Axel Boesen
Fange/festdeltager
Else Frölich
Else Frölich
En letlevende dame
Alma Hinding
Alma Hinding
Nelly Gray, syerske
Frederik Jacobsen
Frederik Jacobsen
Bankdirektør Redmond, Johns far
Peter Jørgensen
Peter Jørgensen
Svend Kornbeck
Svend Kornbeck
Ironfist / Charley
Oscar Nielsen
Oscar Nielsen
Ingeborg Olsen
Ingeborg Olsen
Johannes Ring
Johannes Ring
Vicar
Carl Schenstrøm
Carl Schenstrøm
Robert Schyberg
Robert Schyberg
Birger von Cotta-Schønberg
Birger von Cotta-Schønberg
Billy Sanders

Crews

Holger-Madsen
Holger-Madsen
Director
Marius Clausen
Marius Clausen
Director of Photography
Holger-Madsen
Holger-Madsen
Screenplay

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