The Commanding Officer

Overview

When Colonel Archer, the commanding officer of the military post, refuses to lend money to his second-in-command, Captain Waring, Waring obtains the money from Brent Lindsay, from the nearby mining town, in exchange for his promissory note. Both Waring and Lindsay court Floyd Bingham, the daughter of a retired colonel, but Floyd learns that Lindsay is involved with Queen, a dancing girl.

Cast

Alice Dovey

Floyd Bingham

Donald Crisp

Col. Archer (the Commandant)

Marshall Neilan

Capt. Waring

Douglas Gerrard

Brent Lindsay

Ethel Phillips

The Queen

Russell Bassett

Col. Bingham (retired)

Jack Pickford

The Commandant's Orderly

Francis Carpenter

The Boy

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Bob Emmons

The Sheriff

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Olive Johnson

The Girl