''Casey of the Coast Guard'' was a 1926 American
silent action
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film serial
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released in ten chapters, directed by
William Nigh
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Nig ...
and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is now presumed
lost.
Plot
John Casey (
George O'Hara) is a Coast Guard officer stationed on
Long Island Sound
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. 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
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George O'Hara as Ensign John Casey
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Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.
Biography
Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was ...
as Doris Warren
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J. Barney Sherry as John Warren
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Coit Albertson
Edward Coit Albertson (October 14, 1880 – December 13, 1953) was an American stage and film actor.
Biography
Albertson was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of George and Elizabeth (née Stock) Albertson, and began his acting career on Br ...
as Malverni
Chapter titles
#The Smugglers' Ruse
#Shot In The Dark
#Watchful Waiting
#Under Suspicion
#The Gas Chamber
#Shot From The Depths
#Contraband Channels
#Smuggled Aliens
#Meshes of The Law
#Caught In The Net
See also
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
References
External links
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''Casey of the Coast Guard'' at SilentEra
1926 films
1926 lost films
1920s action adventure films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Films about the United States Coast Guard
Films directed by William Nigh
Lost American action adventure films
Pathé Exchange film serials
1920s American films
Silent American action adventure films
1920s English-language films
English-language action adventure films
Lost silent American films
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