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Director
  
William Nigh

Distributor
  
Pathe

Writer
  
Lewis Allen Browne

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Genre
  
Adventure, Action

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Language
  
Silent English intertitles

Release date
  
February 14, 1926 (1926-02-14) (United States)

Cast
  
Helen Ferguson, George OHara, Coit Albertson

Genres
  
Action Film, Adventure Film, Indie film, Silent film, Black-and-white

Related William Nigh movies
  
The Ape (1940), Lord Byron of Broadway (1930), Gangsters Boy (1938), The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942), Salomy Jane (1914)

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.

Contents

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

  • George O'Hara as Ensign John Casey
  • Helen Ferguson as Doris Warren
  • J. Barney Sherry as John Warren
  • Coit Albertson as Malverni

    • 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

    References

    Casey of the Coast Guard Wikipedia
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    Casey of the Coast Guard IMDb