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Smuggler’s Island
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Francis Ford

Cast: Francis Ford [Francis McGarry], Grace Cunard [Grace Elliott], Harry Schumm [Harry Eldridge], A. Mundon (Abe Mundon) [the revenue officer], Jack Ford (John Ford) [a smuggler]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal Gold Seal]. / Scenario by Grace Cunard. / Released 19 January 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Braff-Short n. 20681 lists the film title as The Smuggler’s Island.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Coast Guard - Crime: Smuggling - Criminals: Smugglers - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 3 June 2016.

References: Braff-Short n. 20681; Braff-Universal n. 7382; Edmonds-BigU pp. 48, 49 : ClasIm-224 p. 43 : Website-IMDb.