The Second in Command | |
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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) |
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]
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]
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