The Mesh of the Net - Cast

The Mesh of the Net (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

The Mesh of the Net (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Joel Barton, division chief of the U.S. Secret Service, receives a letter from Washington advising him that Captain Royal will receive a shipment of contraband on Aug. 12th, and advising him to get busy. Barton puts Halsey Merrick and ...See moreJoel Barton, division chief of the U.S. Secret Service, receives a letter from Washington advising him that Captain Royal will receive a shipment of contraband on Aug. 12th, and advising him to get busy. Barton puts Halsey Merrick and Robert Taylor, of the U.S. Secret Service, on the case. Captain Royal's wife, Leona, does not know the source of her rich husband's income, and when she learns it refuses to accompany him on his "yachting" expeditions. She is made a prisoner by her domineering husband, however, and so becomes an unwilling accessory. In the smuggler's cave, Leona rebels and is promptly threatened with force by her brute husband. In attempting to shield the wife, one of the smugglers is beaten unconscious and dropped into the sea by Royal and his followers. He is rescued by Merrick and Taylor, cruising around the mouth of the cave, and in a spirit of vengeance tells all he knows of Royal and his crooked game. Merrick and Taylor get themselves shanghaied by Royal, who is short of men. Merrick sees the position Leona is in, and his pity awakening a stronger feeling, he decided to give her a chance to prove her honesty. She casts her lot with the Secret Service agents. August 12th, the day for the smuggling comes around, and Leona, in a rowboat, rows from her husband's ship with a call for assistance from Merrick to the captain of the U.S. Monterey. After a trying trip, she arrives almost exhausted aboard the Monterey, and secures assistance. The smugglers are apprehended and in the sweep of the government's net, Leona is the only treasure not hauled. However, Merrick makes a cast on land, and with what success can best be seen and appreciated on the screen. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Clifford Grey Halsey Merrick Halsey Merrick See fewer	Wonder Woman (2017)
Joyce Moore Leona Royal Leona Royal See fewer	Beulah (1915)
Gordon Sackville Barton Royal Barton Royal See fewer	The Chechako (1914)
Jay Herman Robert Taylor Robert Taylor See fewer	The Birth of a Man (1916)
Philo McCullough Joel Barton Joel Barton See fewer	The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918)