The White Moth Explained

The White Moth
Director:	Maurice Tourneur
Producer:	Maurice Tourneur M. C. Levee
Story:	Izola Forrester
Starring:	Barbara La Marr
Cinematography:	Arthur L. Todd
Editing:	Frank Lawrence
Distributor:	First National Pictures
Runtime:	7 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The White Moth is a 1924 American silent drama film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur from a magazine story by Izola Forrester, and distributed by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr was the female lead supported by young Ben Lyon.^[1]

Cast

• Barbara La Marr as Mona Reid / The White Moth
• Conway Tearle as Vantine Morley
• Charles de Rochefort as Gonzalo Montrez (credited as Charles de Roche)
• Ben Lyon as Douglas Morley
• Edna Murphy as Gwendolyn Dallas
• Josie Sedgwick as Ninon Aurel
• Kathleen Kirkham as Mrs. Delancey
• William Orlamond as Tothnes

Reception

“The White Moth” had its world-premiere on May 3, 1924 at the Lowe’s State Theater in Los Angeles.

Preservation

The White Moth survives at the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, and Gosfilmofond in Moscow.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WhiteMoth1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: The White Moth
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 208, c.1978 published by The American Film Institute
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1577/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The White Moth