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The Silent Command (1923)
80 min | Drama

The Silent Command (1923)

80 min | Drama

Benedict Hisston is a foreign agent, part of a conspiracy to destroy the Panama Canal and the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet. He attempts to acquire information about mine placement in the Canal Zone from Captain Richard Decatur but fails. That ...See moreBenedict Hisston is a foreign agent, part of a conspiracy to destroy the Panama Canal and the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet. He attempts to acquire information about mine placement in the Canal Zone from Captain Richard Decatur but fails. That information is essential to the conspiracy's success and so he then hires vamp Peg Williams to obtain the intelligence through seduction. Decatur is not fooled and obeys the "silent command" of the Chief of Naval Intelligence to play along with the spies without revealing his purpose to friends or family. He is court-martialed, stripped of rank, and dismissed from the Navy after he strikes an admiral. His association with Williams estranges him from his wife but earns him the trust of Hisston and the other spies. When the conspirators are ready to enact their plan, he travels to Panama with them. He thwarts their attempt at sabotage, saving the canal and the fleet. He is then reinstated into the Navy, reunited with his wife, and honored by the nation for his heroism See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Edmund Lowe Capt. Decatur Capt. Decatur See fewer	Chandu the Magician (1932)
Bela Lugosi Hisston (as Belo Lugosi) Hisston (as Belo Lugosi) See fewer	Dracula (1931)
Carl Harbaugh Menchen Menchen See fewer	The Tomboy (1921)
Martin Faust Cordoba Cordoba See fewer	Lena Rivers (II) (1914)
Gordon McEdward Gridley Nevins Gridley Nevins See fewer	The Shepherd King (1923)
Byron Douglas Adm. Nevins Adm. Nevins See fewer	The Winning Stroke (1919)
Theodore Babcock Adm. Meade Adm. Meade See fewer	Destiny: or, the Soul of a Woman (1915)
George Lessey Mr. Collins Mr. Collins See fewer	The Corsican Brothers (1915)
Warren Cook Ambassador Mendizabal Ambassador Mendizabal See fewer	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)
Henry Armetta Pedro Pedro See fewer	Speed to Burn (1938)
Roger Keene Jack Decatur Jack Decatur See fewer	Three Cheers (1923)
Wes Jenkins The Butler (as J.W. Jenkins) The Butler (as J.W. Jenkins) See fewer	Little Miss No-Account (1918)
Alma Tell Mrs. Richard Decatur Mrs. Richard Decatur See fewer	Saturday's Children (1929)
Martha Mansfield Peg Williams, the vamp Peg Williams, the vamp See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)
Florence Martin Peg's Maid Peg's Maid See fewer	When Men Desire (1919)
Betty Jewel Dolores Dolores See fewer	The Necessary Evil (1925)
Kate Blancke Mrs. Nevins Mrs. Nevins See fewer	The Brand of Cowardice (1916)
Elizabeth Foley Jill Decatur Jill Decatur See fewer	The Silent Command (1923)