His First Case (1914)
When Leon Sedley, a young newspaper reporter, receives notice from the secretary of the treasury that he has been appointed a special agent to work in the customs service, the first person to whom he tells his good fortune is Irma Benton. Irma is far more deeply interested in Sedley than she is in Dick Dustin, whom her mother wants her to marry because of his wealth. Among other luxuries Dustin owns a fine steam yacht. Sedley's first consignment is to investigate large and frequent sales of an illicit drug which are made by an obscure drug store. He discovers that the drug is delivered to the store by a strange individual whom he shadows to an office, the lettering on the door of which identifies him as B. Detrich, an alleged pharmaceutical chemist. By watching the office, Sedley learns that it is the headquarters of a smuggling gang of which Dustin is the real head. His steam yacht is used as the means of getting shipments of the illicit drug past the customs inspectors. Ascertaining that Dustin and his confederates plan to visit an isolated cove along the coast at a certain time, Sedley determines to capture them with the evidence in their possession. Irma offers him the use of her auto and drives him overland to a point on the cliffs overlooking the smuggler's cave. Irma stays on the cliffs while Sedley goes below to await his opportunity to make the capture. His over-eagerness leads to his own capture by Dustin and his confederates, who take him aboard the yacht and head out toward sea. Irma, witnessing the capture from above, is distracted. She drives back to the port and there the sight of the gunboat "Paul Jones" lying in the harbor, suggests an appeal to the naval authorities. She visits the gunboat and tells the commander of Sedley's predicament. He gives the necessary orders for a pursuit. After a long, hard chase the yacht is overhauled and the smugglers captured. Sedley finds that his first case has won him a wife as well as honor.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Paul Powell | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Lee Shumway | |
| Velma Whitman | |
| Melvin Mayo | |
| George Routh |
