Mystery · United States of America · 1915 · 50m

The Silent Command

Director

Cast

Robert Z. Leonard as The Father (as Robert Leonard) Ella Hall as Ella - the Daughter Harry Carter as Dr. Sevani Allan Forrest as Ella's Sweetheart - a Lawyer (as Alan Forrest) Mark Fenton as The Coroner

Crew

Stephen S. Norton — Director of Photography Robert Z. Leonard — Writer

Synopsis

Unable to pay for the operation that cured his daughter, a man promises to surrender her to the doctor on her eighteenth birthday. Knowing that the physician wishes to make her the subject of his experiments with hypnotism, the distressed father ultimately reneges on his promise, whereupon the doctor attempts to hypnotize the girl from afar.

Key Collaborators

Robert Z. Leonard Director Stephen S. Norton Director of Photography Robert Z. Leonard Writer

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