The Silent Command


1h 20m 1923

Brief Synopsis

Si stanno organizzando i piani per costruire il canale di Panama. Bela Lugosi è Hisston, un agente segreto che cerca di scoprire e di rubare gli stessi piani. Durante una tempesta, a bordo di una nave, avviene lo scontro finale.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 19, 1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,809ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

"This is one of those 'Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean' pictures. Full of the 'Star-Spangled Banner,' patriotic to the nth degree with the navy floating all over the screen. A real hero, a vamp, and a flock of thrills." (from Var review.) Foreign agents, determined to destroy the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet and the Panama Canal, after an unsuccessful attempt to obtain from Capt. Richard Decatur information regarding mine positions in the Canal Zone, hire adventuress Peg Williams to vamp Captain Decatur, thereby putting him at their mercy. Decatur, advised by the Chief of Naval Intelligence, plays along with the spies to gain their confidence. He leaves his wife and is dismissed from the Navy as a result of his association with Miss Williams. Finally, he goes to Panama, thwarts the saboteurs, saves the fleet and the canal, and gains honorable reinstatement and the gratitude of his country for his heroism.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 19, 1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,809ft (8 reels)

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Notes

Subsequent to its initial release, the film was cut to 6,820 feet.