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The Candle and the Moth (1915) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1915 · 62 mins
- Directed by
- Holger-Madsen
- Starring
- Augusta Blad, Valdemar Psilander, Frederik Jacobsen, Axel Boesen, Carl Schenstrøm, Birger von Cotta-Schønberg
Billy, a quick‑tempered young man slipping toward crime, repeatedly crosses paths with the town’s lay preacher, John Redmond. Through Redmond’s recollections of his own life, Billy’s hardened conscience begins to waver, prompting a moral reckoning. Director Holger‑Madsen prepared three distinct endings for the film’s various releases.
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