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Contraband

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.

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  1. Director : Alan Crosland
  2. Writer : Jack Cunningham
  3. Cast : Lois Wilson,Noah Beery,Raymond Hatton,Raymond McKee,Charles Ogle,Luke Cosgrave,Edwards Davis,Johnny Fox,Victor Potel,Alphonse Ethier,Cesare Gravina,Lillian Leighton

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Original TitleContraband

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1925-02-16

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 32m

Production CompaniesFamous Players-Lasky Corporation

Genres

  • Drama

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