The Silent Command - Cast

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. Richard Decatur Capt. Richard Decatur See fewer	Good Intentions (1930)
Bela Lugosi Benedict Hisston (as Belo Lugosi) Benedict Hisston (as Belo Lugosi) See fewer	Dracula (I) (1931)
Carl Harbaugh Menchen Menchen See fewer	The Tomboy (1921)
Gordon McEdward Gridley Nevins Gridley Nevins See fewer	The Shepherd King (1923)
Byron Douglas Adm. Nevins aka 'Fighting Tom' Nevins Adm. Nevins aka 'Fighting Tom' Nevins See fewer	The Winning Stroke (1919)
George Lessey Mr. Collins Mr. Collins See fewer	The Corsican Brothers (1915)
Alma Tell Mrs. Decatur Mrs. Decatur See fewer	Saturday's Children (1929)
Martha Mansfield Peg Williams Peg Williams See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)
Betty Jewel Dolores Dolores See fewer	The Necessary Evil (1925)
Henry Armetta Pedro (uncredited) Pedro (uncredited) See fewer	Speed to Burn (1938)
Theodore Babcock Adm. Meade (uncredited) Adm. Meade (uncredited) See fewer	Destiny: or, the Soul of a Woman (1915)
Kate Blancke Mrs. Nevins (uncredited) Mrs. Nevins (uncredited) See fewer	A Successful Adventure (1918)
Warren Cook Ambassador Mendizabal (uncredited) Ambassador Mendizabal (uncredited) See fewer	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)
Martin Faust Cordoba (uncredited) Cordoba (uncredited) See fewer	Jane Eyre (II) (1914)
Elizabeth Foley Jill Decatur (uncredited) Jill Decatur (uncredited) See fewer
Wes Jenkins Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited) See fewer	Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913)
Roger Keene Jack Decatur (uncredited) Jack Decatur (uncredited) See fewer	Three Cheers (1923)
Florence Martin Peg's Maid (uncredited) Peg's Maid (uncredited) See fewer	When Men Desire (1919)