Casey of the Coast Guard is a 1926

1926 in film

-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....

 action genre

Action film

Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...

 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

, released in ten chapters. Directed by William Nigh

William Nigh

William Nigh was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin....

 and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is presumed to be lost

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

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Plot

John Casey (George O'Hara

George O'Hara (actor)

George O'Hara was an American motion picture actor and screenwriter of the silent film era.- Biography :...

) is a Coast Guard Officer stationed on Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...

. 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, 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. John Casey vows revenge for the death of his brother.

Cast

• George O'Hara
  George O'Hara (actor)
  George O'Hara was an American motion picture actor and screenwriter of the silent film era.- Biography :...
  
   as Ensign John Casey
• Helen Ferguson
  Helen Ferguson
  Helen Ferguson was an American actress later turned publicist.Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, she graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was a newspaper reporter before entering the motion picture field.It is thought she made her debut in films in...
  
   as Doris Warren
• J. Barney Sherry
  J. Barney Sherry
  J. Barney Sherry was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 215 films between 1905 and 1929.He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from heart disease....
  
   as John Warren
• Coit Albertson
  Coit Albertson
  Coit Albertson was an American silent film actor.-Biography:Edward Coit Albertson was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of George and Elizabeth Albertson, and began his acting career on Broadway, where, among other productions, he played in Stubborn Cinderella...
  
  as Malverni

Chapter titles

1. The Smugglers' Ruse
2. Shot In The Dark
3. Watchful Waiting
4. Under Suspicion
5. The Gas Chamber
6. Shot From The Depths
7. Contraband Channels
8. Smuggled Aliens
9. Meshes of The Law
10. Caught In The Net