Drama · United States of America · 1915 · 40m

The Commanding Officer

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Director
Allan Dwan
Cast
Alice Dovey as Floyd Bingham Donald Crisp as Col. Archer (the Commandant) Marshall Neilan as Capt. Waring Douglas Gerrard as Brent Lindsay Ethel Phillips as The Queen Russell Bassett as Col. Bingham (retired)
Crew
Theodore Burt — Screenplay
Tagline

A Thrilling Film Version of the Play that Stirred Two Continents.

Synopsis

When Colonel Archer, the commanding officer of the military post, refuses to lend money to his second-in-command, Captain Waring, Waring obtains the money from Brent Lindsay, from the nearby mining town, in exchange for his promissory note. Both Waring and Lindsay court Floyd Bingham, the daughter of a retired colonel, but Floyd learns that Lindsay is involved with Queen, a dancing girl.

Mood & Themes
lost film
Key Collaborators
Allan Dwan Director Theodore Burt Screenplay
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