The Silent Command

The Silent Command

1923 · 120 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

A distinguished young Naval officer from a celebrated military falls prey to a terrorist and his seductress accomplice bent on destroying the Panama Canal.

Directed by J. Gordon Edwards · Written by Anthony Paul Kelly

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