The Silent Command

The Silent Command
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Written by Anthony Paul Kelly
Rufus King
Starring Edmund Lowe
Béla Lugosi
Cinematography George W. Lane
Distributed by Fox Film
Release date(s) 19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Running time 80 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

The Silent Command is a 1923 drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards, and featuring Béla Lugosi as a foreign saboteur.

The Silent Command is a story of the United States Navy, revolving around experiences of a naval captain, warships, merchantmen, sea storms, a spectacular wreck, and an enemy effort to blow up the Panama Canal.[1]

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Cast

Reception

The New York Times called it "an old-fashioned melodrama with the old school of acting.…There is nothing subtle in this production, and it therefore keeps nobody guessing…"[2]

The New York premiere was attending by a delegation of officers from the U.S. Navy, including two rear admirals.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Frame or Two", The New York Times, Sept. 2, 1923, p. X3.
  2. ^ "The Screen", The New York Times, September 5, 1923, p. 15.
  3. ^ "A Frame or Two", The New York Times, Sept. 2, 1923, p. X3.

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