The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
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Directed by	Christy Cabanne
Written by	Arthur Hoerl(story); Merritt Crawford(title cards)
Produced by	Christy Cabanne
Starring	William Faversham; Charlotte Walker
Cinematography	Philip Armand; William H. Tuers
Edited by	Merritt Crawford
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	June 1, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Sixth Commandment is a lost^[1] 1924 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring William Faversham.^[2]

Plot

John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to Robert Fields—who, unknown to Marian, is playing around with a variety of different women. Marian finds out and breaks the engagement.

Cast

William Faversham as David Brant
Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Calhoun
John Bohn as John Brandt
Kathleen Martyn as Marion Calhoun
Neil Hamilton as Robert Fields
Coit Albertson as Dr. Carvel
Sara Wood as Florence Page
Consuelo Flowerton as Helen Brooks
Charles Emmett Mack as Henry Adams
Edmund Breese as Colonel Saunders
Anita Louise as (unbilled as Anita Fremault)

Preservation

With no prints of The Sixth Commandment located in any film archives,^[1] it is considered a lost film.

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Sixth Commandment". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Sixth Commandment (Wayback)

External links

The Sixth Commandment at IMDb

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Sixth Commandment". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2025.

[2] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Sixth Commandment (Wayback)

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v t e Films directed by Christy Cabanne
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1920s	Life's Twist (1920) The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920) Burnt Wings (1920) The Triflers (1920) The Stealers (1920) The Barricade (1921) What's a Wife Worth? (1921) Live and Let Live (1921) At the Stage Door (1921) Till We Meet Again (1922) Beyond the Rainbow (1922) Youth for Sale (1924) Lend Me Your Husband (1924) The Sixth Commandment (1924) The Spitfire (1924) Is Love Everything? (1925) The Midshipman (1925) The Masked Bride (1925) The Average Woman (1925) Monte Carlo (1925) Altars of Desire (1926) Annapolis (1928) Nameless Men (1928) Driftwood (1928) Restless Youth (1928) Conspiracy (1928)
1930s	The Dawn Trail (1930) Carne de Cabaret (1930) Convicted (1931) Graft (1931) Sky Raiders (1931) Hearts of Humanity (1931) The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) Western Limited (1932) The Unwritten Law (1932) The Midnight Patrol (1932) Hotel Continental (1932) The World Gone Mad (1932) Daring Daughters (1933) Midshipman Jack (1933) When Strangers Meet (1933) Money Means Nothing (1934) Jane Eyre (1934) A Girl of the Limberlost (1934) Storm Over the Andes (1934) Behind the Green Lights (1935) Storm Over the Andes (1935) Another Face (1935) One Frightened Night (1935) The Keeper of the Bees (1935) Rendezvous at Midnight (1935) The Last Outlaw (1936) It's Up to You (1936) Don't Tell the Wife (1936) The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937) We Who Are About to Die (1937) Criminal Lawyer (1937) Annapolis Salute (1937) You Can't Beat Love (1937) The Westland Case (1937) Night Spot (1937) Everybody's Doing It (1938) This Marriage Business (1938) Smashing the Spy Ring (1938) Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1938) Tropic Fury (1939) Legion of Lost Flyers (1939) Man from Montreal (1939)
1940s	The Mummy's Hand (1940) Black Diamonds (1940) Danger on Wheels (1940) Hot Steel (1940) Alias the Deacon (1940) The Devil's Pipeline (1940) Scattergood Baines (1941) Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941) Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) Drums of the Congo (1942) Scattergood Rides High (1942) Timber (1942) Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) Top Sergeant (1942) Cinderella Swings It (1942) Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) Dixie Jamboree (1943) Sensation Hunters (1945) King of the Bandits (1945) Scared to Death (1947) Robin Hood of Monterey (1947) Silver Trails (1948) Back Trail (1948)

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