Casey of the Coast Guard

{{short description|1926 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Casey of the Coast Guard

| image = Casey of the Coast Guard ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1926 (page 302 crop).jpg

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| director = William Nigh

| producer = Schuyler E. Grey

| writer = Lewis Allen Browne

| narrator =

| starring = George O'Hara
Helen Ferguson

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| distributor = Pathé Exchange

| released = {{Film date|1926|2|14|United States}}

| runtime = 10 episodes

| country = United States

| language = Silent
English intertitles

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File:Casey of the Coast Guard ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1926 (page 303 crop).jpg, 1926]]

Casey of the Coast Guard was a 1926 American silent action film serial released in ten chapters, directed by William Nigh and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is now presumed lost.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CaseyOfTheCoastGuard1926.html |title=Casey of the Coast Guard |publisher=silentera.com |accessdate=February 26, 2013}}

Plot

John Casey (George O'Hara) is a Coast Guard officer stationed on Long Island Sound. He is both hated and feared by a band of smugglers headed by Diamond Kate. The serial unfolds with the smuggler gang choosing their strike against Casey on the night of the Cadet Coast Guard Ball. Casey’s brother Frank answers the call that night and is killed in action against the smugglers. Casey vows to avenge the death of his brother.

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. The Smugglers' Ruse
  2. Shot In The Dark
  3. Watchful Waiting
  4. Under Suspicion
  5. The Gas Chamber
  6. Shot From The Depths
  7. Contraband Channels
  8. Smuggled Aliens
  9. Meshes of The Law
  10. Caught In The Net

See also

References

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