The Commanding Officer

The Commanding Officer is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan that was based upon a play by Theodore Burt. The film stars Alice Dovey, Donald Crisp, Marshall Neilan, Douglas Gerrard, Ethel Phillips, Russell Bassett, and Bob Emmons. The film was released on March 25, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The Commanding Officer
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Directed byAllan Dwan
Produced byDaniel Frohman
Based onThe Commanding Officer
by Theodore Burt
StarringAlice Dovey
Donald Crisp
Marshall Neilan
Douglas Gerrard
Ethel Phillips
Russell Bassett
Bob Emmons
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 25, 1915 (1915-03-25)
Running time
4 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

When Colonel Archer does not want to lend money to Captain Waring, he borrows that amount from Brent Lindsay in the village in exchange for his promissory note. Both Waring and Lindsay court Floyd Bingham, a retired colonel's daughter. Floyd discovers that Lindsay is dating the dancer Queen. On the advice of her father, she accepts Archer's marriage proposal, who has to take care of the two children of his dead sister. When Lindsay continues to harass Floyd, Archer gets into a fight with her. Floyd and Lindsay then go for a walk in the woods. They kiss and Waring takes a picture of them, which he uses to blackmail Lindsay. When Lindsay is later found dead, Archer is arrested. The villagers want to see it hanging. However, Queen witnessed the murder and clears his name just in time.

Cast

References
  1. "The Commanding Officer (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. "The Commanding Officer". AFI. Retrieved 21 December 2014.


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