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The Commanding Officer

19150.0 / 100
Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Alice Dovey

Alice Dovey

Floyd Bingham

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Col. Archer (the Commandant)

Marshall Neilan

Marshall Neilan

Capt. Waring

Douglas Gerrard

Douglas Gerrard

Brent Lindsay

Ethel Phillips

Ethel Phillips

The Queen

Russell Bassett

Russell Bassett

Col. Bingham (retired)

Bob Emmons

Bob Emmons

The Sheriff

Jack Pickford

Jack Pickford

The Commandant's Orderly

Francis Carpenter

Francis Carpenter

The Boy

Olive Johnson

Olive Johnson

The Girl

Crew

Allan Dwan

Allan Dwan

Director

Theodore Burt

Theodore Burt

Screenplay

Daniel Frohman

Daniel Frohman

Presenter