The Royal American

The Royal American is a 1927 American silent action adventure film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Nita Martan and Billy Franey. Produced by Brown's own production company, it was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of Monogram Pictures.

Synopsis
A young coast guard becomes involved with an altercation with the crew of a ship and finds himself shanghaied aboard. The ship turns out to be gunrunning armaments to South American revolutionaries.

Cast

 * Reed Howes as Jack Beaton
 * Nita Martan as 	Gail Morton
 * Billy Franey as 	Mike
 * David Kirby as 	Pat
 * J.P. McGowan as 	Capt. Burke
 * Hal Salter as 	First Mate Dorgan
 * Rosa Gore as Mother Meg