The Moth (1934)
Overview
Wealthy young socialite Diane Wyman squanders her fortune and becomes involved in a scandalous raid at a wild party. Her legal guardian, a lecherous old man who has the hots for her, hires a private detective to spy on her. He tails her to a train headed for New Orleans, but she catches on to him. She befriends a young woman aboard the train and they both give the private eye the slip. What Diane doesn't know, however, is that that her newfound friend is actually a notorious criminal known as The Moth, and she has her own reasons for helping Diane escape--she, too, is being tailed by a detective, who's after a cache of jewels she's stolen.
What is The Moth about?
Wealthy young socialite Diane Wyman squanders her fortune and becomes involved in a scandalous raid at a wild party. Her legal guardian, a lecherous old man who has the hots for her, hires a private detective to spy on her. He tails her to a train headed for New Orleans, but she catches on to him. She befriends a young woman aboard the train and they both give the private eye the slip. What Diane doesn't know, however, is that that her newfound friend is actually a notorious criminal known as The Moth, and she has her own reasons for helping Diane escape--she, too, is being tailed by a detective, who's after a cache of jewels she's stolen. The Moth is a Drama, Crime movie, released on 1934-01-14, runtime 64 minutes.
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Directed by
Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast
- Sally O'Neil as Diana Wyman
- Paul Page as George Duncan
- Wilfred Lucas as John Gale
- Fred Kelsey as Detective Blake
- Duncan Renaldo as Don Pedro
- Rae Daggett as Marie LeMaire aka The Moth
- Nina Guilbert as Auntie Jane Stevens
- Georgia O'Dell as Old Maid Train Passenger
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