By the Light of the Moon

1911 · Directed by Edwin Stanton Porter · silent film

By the Light of the Moon is a 1911 American single-reel silent film directed and filmed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced for the Rex Motion Picture Company. It is one of the earliest examples of silhouette animation. In the film, an eloping couple use an airplane to escape from the girl's disapproving father and to get to the location of their wedding.