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The Smuggler (1911)
Short | Drama, Romance, Short

The Smuggler (1911)

Short | Drama, Romance, Short

An old man has an ingenious plan to circumvent the customs officials and for a time it works like a charm. Officers and sailors on various transatlantic liners, who are in the gang, are given in Europe rare gems and laces, which they are ...See moreAn old man has an ingenious plan to circumvent the customs officials and for a time it works like a charm. Officers and sailors on various transatlantic liners, who are in the gang, are given in Europe rare gems and laces, which they are to bring to America. The ordinary methods of smuggling by members of the crews being well guarded against, the men do not dare to bring the valuables into port with them. But they encase them in lifebelts, and on nearing the coast near Fire Island they keep a close watch out for the racing yacht which the old man owns. The rest is easy. The life-belt is slipped overboard, the men on the boat pic it up and land at their little village, from where the jewels are taken to the city. The old man has two nieces, who are orphans, and dependent upon him. He decides that the elder girl shall take part in the crime, hoping that if anything goes wrong, she may be the one to suffer, rather than he. And although the girl did not like the task, the fact that smuggling was a crime was not thoroughly clear to her, and for the sake of her little sister she consents to take the boat out and pick up the jewels. Unfortunately, the United States district attorney's attention has been directed to the gang. An enemy of the old man sends an anonymous letter, calling the law's notice to the boat, and a detective is sent to investigate. He manages to secure a position on the boat as sailor, and his very first cruise proves that the charges were well founded. The detective and his police allies confront the old man just after the jewels have been turned over to him. The girl is in tears when the detective appears. But he, from his place of concealment, has hears enough to convince him that she was not a willing participant in the plot. The two are arrested, but the detective, at the girl's plea, takes care of the little sister. He places her with his old nurse, who owns a farm in the country, and who promises to give the child a mother's attention. Then the detective tells the district attorney the facts in the case and pleads for the release of the girl. He shows that the blame was not really hers, but belonged to the wicked relative who practically forced her to commit wrong. And the law was merciful. Some time later the detective met his one-time prisoner again, but this time he was the prisoner, for she bound him with the invisible chains of love. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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William Garwood The Smuggler The Smuggler See fewer	Ruy Blas (1914)
Florence La Badie The Smuggler's Ward The Smuggler's Ward See fewer	The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
Harry Benham The Secret Service Man The Secret Service Man See fewer	The Dancer's Peril (1917)

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