A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Silent Command
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Robert Leonard (Robert Z. Leonard)

Cast: Robert Leonard (Robert Z. Leonard) [the father], Ella Hall [Ella, the daughter], Harry Carter [Doctor Sevani], Alan Forrest (Allan Forrest) [Ella’s sweetheart, a lawyer], Mark Fenton [the coroner]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Carl Laemmle. Scenario by Robert Leonard (Robert Z. Leonard). Cinematography by Stephen S. Norton. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 24 May 1915 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP5378]. Released 2 June 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 August 2025.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.