Casey of the Coast Guard
Also known as Die Brillantenschmuggler von New York in Austria; Kystvagten in Denmark; Die Brillantenschmuggler von New York in Germany
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Serial / Ten chapters / 20 reels
Directed by Will Nigh (William Nigh)
Cast: George O’Hara [Ensign John Casey], Helen Ferguson [Doris Warren], Wallace MacDonald [a Coast Guardsman], J. Barney Sherry [John Warren], Coit Albertson [Malverni], Robert W. Craig [James Corteau], Rolland Flander [Jack Denton], James T. Mack [the hunchback], Joseph Marba (Joe Smith Marba), William P. Burt
Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathéserial]. / Produced by Schuyler E. Grey. Scenario by Lewis Allen Browne. / Ten chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Smugglers’ Ruse,” released 14 February 1926; [2] “Shots in the Dark,” released 21 February 1926; [3] “Watchful Waiting,” released 28 February 1926; [4] “Under Suspicion,” released 7 March 1926; [5] “The Gas Chamber,” released 14 March 1926; [6] “Shot from the Depths,” released 21 March 1926; [7] “Contraband Channels,” released 28 March 1926; [8] “Smuggled Aliens,” released 4 April 1926; [9] “Meshes of the Law,” released 11 April 1926; [10] “Caught in the Net,” released 18 April 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Finland beginning 30 October 1927. The serial was released in Austria and Germany in 1927.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 6 May 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 250-251, 284 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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