The New Commandment (1925)
She, rare flower of the Paris night life. He, overnourished with millions, under-nourished for the test that was to make or break him.
Billy Morrow (Ben Lyon), who comes from a wealthy family, is sailing to Europe with his father (Holbrook Blinn) on their yacht. Along for the ride is Mrs. Parr (Claire Eames) and her stepdaughter. Near the French coast, Billy discovers that Mrs. Parr wants to arrange a marriage between him and the girl, so he escapes and takes a lifeboat ashore.
- Date of release
- 1925-11-01
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Howard Higgin
Casting
- Blanche Sweet — Renee Darcourt
- Ben Lyon — Billy Morrow
- Holbrook Blinn — William Morrow
- Clare Eames — Mrs. Parr
- Effie Shannon — Marquise de la Salle
- Dorothy Cumming — Countess Stoll
- Pedro de Cordoba — Picard
- George Cooper — Red
- Diana Kane — Ethel
- Lucius Henderson — Henri Darcourt
- Betty Jewel
Interesting facts
The New Commandment is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin and written by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1925 novel Invisible Wounds by Frederick Palmer. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Ben Lyon, Holbrook Blinn, Clare Eames, Effie Shannon, and Dorothy Cumming. The film was released on November 1, 1925, by First National Pictures.
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