''Sin Cargo'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Shirley Mason, Robert Frazer and

Earl Metcalfe Earl Metcalfe (March 11, 1889 – January 26, 1928) was an American actor. Biography Born in 1889, Metcalfe appeared in the films ''The Fortune Hunter'', ''While New York Sleeps'', ''What Women Will Do'', '' White Eagle'', ''While Justice Waits' ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis.

Plot

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

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smuggling, but conceals the fact from his sister.

Cast

* Shirley Mason as Eve Gibson * Robert Frazer as Captain Matt Russell *

as Harry Gibson *

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as Jim Darrell *

Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band. Early years Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lakew ...

as Mary Wickham *

Pat Harmon Plummer Hull Harman (February 3, 1886 – November 26, 1958), known professionally as Pat Harmon, was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1920 and 1947. In 1935, Harmon was the victim of a violent assault whic ...

as Captain Barry *

Will Walling William Walling (June 2, 1872 – March 5, 1932) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932. He is known for his role as the railroad president in the 1926 film '' The Great K & A Train Robbery'', ...

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

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