Sin Cargo Explained

Sin Cargo
Director:	Louis J. Gasnier
Starring:	Shirley Mason^[1] Robert Frazer Earl Metcalfe
Cinematography:	Milton Moore Mack Stengler
Editing:	Harold Young
Studio:	Tiffany Pictures
Distributor:	Tiffany Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Sin Cargo is a 1926 American silent thriller film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Shirley Mason, Robert Frazer and Earl Metcalfe.^{[2] [3]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis.^[4]

Plot

The film is about a man in financial ruin who becomes involved in pearl smuggling, but conceals the fact from his sister.^[5]

Cast

• Shirley Mason as Eve Gibson
• Robert Frazer as Captain Matt Russell
• Earl Metcalfe as Harry Gibson
• Lawford Davidson as Jim Darrell
• Gertrude Astor as Mary Wickham
• Pat Harmon as Captain Barry
• Will Walling as Customs Official
• Billy Cinders as Cooper
• James T. Mack as Butler

Preservation status

• The film is now lost.^{[6] [7]}

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gasnier . Louis J. . Mason . Shirley . Sin Cargo . 1926.
2. Goble p.58
3. Book: Goble . Alan . The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film . 8 September 2011 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-095194-3 . 58 . en.
4. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12135-SIN-CARGO?sid=9bd5512a-9920-41c*-8026-9040318f71df&sr=11.011932&cp=1&pos=0 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Sin Cargo
5. News: Erickson . Hal . Sin Cargo synopsis . Allmovie.com . 1926 . en.
6. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9208/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Sin Cargo
7. https://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnetiffany.html Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Sin Cargo