The Butterfly
The Butterfly
1915, English. Directed by O.A.C. Lund.
A hunchback, sworn to revenge against a woman who rejected him, lures her stepdaughter Elaine to the stage and assists her to become a dancer. Her stepmother goes to see her dance where the hunchback murders her goes mad and falls off a cliff to his death. John Butler, who is loved by Elaine, is accused of killing him, but Elaine clears him of the charge by proving the hunchback was the murderer of her stepmother.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 10 May 1915
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- O.A.C. Lund
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The Butterfly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 May 1915. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Butterfly?
The Butterfly (1915) was directed by O.A.C. Lund and stars Howard Estabrook, Barbara Tennant, O.A.C. Lund.