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The Silent Command

192379 minUnited States
Drama

Synopsis

Foreign conspirators seek naval information needed to attack the Panama Canal. Captain Decatur is secretly ordered to gain their confidence, even at the cost of his rank and his family's trust. Apparent disgrace becomes the means by which he moves closer to the sabotage plan.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
79:24
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · J. Gordon Edwards · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsJ. Gordon Edwards

Behind the scenes

Made with United States Navy cooperation, the drama promoted support for naval expansion. Bela Lugosi plays the foreign agent in his first American film appearance.

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  • Edmund Lowe — David Bransby; This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsa.8b06653 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . · Public domain
  • Bela Lugosi — Fortepan adományozó SALY NOÉMI · Public domain

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