The Smugglers

It is the early 1820s and Attenborough is being tortured in a jail by interrogators, so he begins a story which unreels in flashback. As a young orphan, Attenborough becomes the ward of Redgrave, a smuggler, and goes to sea with Redgrave and his group of brigands. Attenborough is not a good seaman and is soundly chastized by the others for his inability to take the rigors of the ocean. As his life progresses, he grows to hate his existence and his guardian Redgrave, who punishes him for an offense he did not commit. To get himself out of this terrible situation, Attenborough informs on the smugglers to the customs officials and a battle ensues during which a custom...