The Second in Command
1915 film by William Bowman
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The Second in Command is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William J. Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow. The film is based on a 1901 Broadway play of the same name[1] by Robert Marshall.[2][3]
Directed byWilliam J. Bowman
Written byEve Unsell (scenario)
Based onThe Second in Command
by Robert Marshall
by Robert Marshall
Produced byFred J. Balshofer
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| Directed by | William J. Bowman |
| Written by | Eve Unsell (scenario) |
| Based on | The Second in Command by Robert Marshall |
| Produced by | Fred J. Balshofer |
| Starring | Francis X. Bushman |
| Cinematography | William F. Adler |
Production company | Quality Pictures |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Francis X. Bushman as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
- Marguerite Snow as Muriel Mannering
- William Clifford as- Major Christopher Bingham
- Lester Cuneo as Lt. Sir Walter Mannering
- Helen Dunbar as Lady Sarah Harburgh
- Paul Byron as Hon. Bertie Carstairs
- Marcia Moore as Nora Vining
- Evelyn Greeley as Lady Harburgh's Maid
See also
Preservation status
A print of The Second in Command was donated by MGM, the inheritors of Metro Pictures, to the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.[4]
