The Second in Command

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]

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
Release date	July 26, 1915 (1915-07-26)
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

• Francis X. Bushman filmography

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]