Movie Description
Contraband
(1925)Overview
After inheriting a newspaper in a small country town, Carmel Lee leaves her home in the city to take charge of it. She soon discovers that the town is terrorized by a band of bootleggers, who abduct and later kill the local sheriff. With the aid of Professor Pell, who has been recently fired as school superintendent, Carmel makes a public issue of the sheriff's murder, editorializing in her paper for justice and reform. Pell and Carmel are kidnapped by the bootleggers, but Carmel escapes and alerts the police. The bootleggers are arrested, the sheriff's murder in solved, and Abner Fownes, a politician and one of the town's leading citizens, is uncovered as the leader of the gang.
Featured Crew
Cast
Carmel Lee
Deputy Jenney
Launcelot Bangs
Evan B. Pell
Sheriff Churchill
Tubal
Abner Fownes
Simmy
George Bogardus
Jared Whitfield
Pee Wee Bangs
Mrs. Churchill
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Facts
Original TitleContraband
Status Released
Release Information
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1925-02-16
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 32m
Production CompaniesFamous Players-Lasky Corporation
Genres
- Drama
