The Commanding Officer

A Thrilling Film Version of the Play that Stirred Two Continents.

The Commanding Officer — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 25, 1915
• Runtime
• 40 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Allan Dwan

The Commanding Officer — Cast

Alice Dovey Floyd Bingham Donald Crisp Col. Archer (the Commandant) Marshall Neilan Capt. Waring Douglas Gerrard Brent Lindsay Ethel Phillips The Queen Russell Bassett Col. Bingham (retired) Jack Pickford The Commandant's Orderly Francis Carpenter The Boy