''Sin Cargo'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Shirley Mason,

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and Earl Metcalfe. The film's sets were designed by the

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Edwin B. Willis.

Plot

The film is about a man in financial ruin who becomes involved in

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, but conceals the fact from his sister.

Cast

* Shirley Mason as Eve Gibson *

as Captain Matt Russell * Earl Metcalfe as Harry Gibson *

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as Jim Darrell *

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as Mary Wickham *

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as Captain Barry *

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as Customs Official * Billy Cinders as Cooper * James T. Mack as Butler

Preservation status

*The film is now lost.Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: ''Sin Cargo''
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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1926 films 1920s thriller films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier Tiffany Pictures films Seafaring films Silent American thriller films 1920s American films Silent American adventure films English-language thriller films {{1920s-US-film-stub