The Smugglers (1911)

At the opening of our story Old Tom and Billie are off for a two days' fishing trip. Rose, Old Tom's daughter, goes along the beach to gather mussels. Just ahead of Rose hidden by monster boulders is a party of smugglers surreptitiously landing a party of Chinese. Rose unexpectedly comes across the smugglers and is captured. Rose is dragged to the smugglers' rendezvous, where her death is planned, as the smugglers fear she will inform the revenue officers against them. During the night Rose escapes. Writing a note on a small piece of paper she places it in a bottle and throws it out to sea. Old Tom and Billie while drawing in their net pull up the bottle, read the message, put on all sail and overtake the revenue cutter. The officer in charge heading a party of husky sailors makes a safe landing in the smugglers' cove and effects the capture of the complete gang.

All Releases

Domestic
International
Worldwide
Summary Details
GenresDrama Short