The Smugglers (1912)
Joe Hardy and Jack Barry are partners in smuggling Chinese coolies into the United States. Joe has captured the heart of Marie, daughter of old Skipper Jameson. Jack is also in love with Marie, and learns from the girl herself that his love his hopeless. Joe then jilts Marie and makes love to a visiting cousin, Annette. While waiting for Joe to join in a smuggling trip, Jack receives a note from Marie, telling him that she has informed the revenue officers, and bidding him let Joe go alone that night and be captured. Jack and Marie watch from rocks, and see the revenue officers land and lie in wait for the smuggler. Joe returns with the Chinaman, but the officers fail to capture him. Rifle in hand, he scales the rocks, firing back and disabling one of the officers, and conceals himself in a cave, while the foiled revenue men search in vain. Annette hears the story next day, and knowing that if Joe is to remain long in hiding, he must have food and water, cruises along the beach in her small sailboat. Joe recognizes her and signals her to land, which she does, and gives him the supplies she has brought. After spending a short time with him at his cave, she leaves in her boat, beating out to sea. Joe, watching through his glasses, sees the boat disabled by a sudden squall. Joe makes an attempt to swim to her rescue, but is driven back. Desperate, he realizes that to save the girl he must have help, he returns up the beach, straight into the arms of the revenue men, who are searching for him. Joe wounds Jack and turns to run, and the pursuing officers see the helpless boat and the girl clinging to it. But they have already fired at Joe as he mounts the rock. He is struck by the officer's bullet and falls into the sea.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
