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This film illustrates the contributions of Martha Mansfield, a star of Silent Hall of Fame.
"The Silent Command" (1923) is spy thriller taking place during the construction of the Panama Canal.
Martha Mansfield played an excellent role in this film as the vamp, charged with seducing the navy officer. She was a true rising star, only to die in a freak fire accident three months later. This is Martha Mansfield's last surviving role.
Directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Produced by Fox Film Corporation
Written by Anthony Paul Kelly, Rufus King
Starring Edmund Lowe, Martha Mansfield, Bela Lugosi, Carl Harbaugh, Betty Jewel, Byron Douglas, Warren Cook
Cinematography George W. Lane, Bennie Miggins
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date August 19, 1923
Running time 80 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent film, English intertitles
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