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Cappy Ricks (1921)

Cappy Ricks poster
Directed by
Tom Forman
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A seafaring businessman tries to outwit a stubborn old sea captain in a battle of wills. The story follows their clash over a shipping deal on the Pacific coast.

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What happens

Cappy Ricks is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Tom Forman and written by Peter B. Kyne, Albert S. Le Vino, Edward E. Rose, and Waldemar Young. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charles S. Abbe, Agnes Ayres, Hugh Cameron, John St. Polis, Paul Everton and Eugenie Woodward. The film was released on August 21, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. On Broadway in the 1919 season, the play version starred William Courtenay and Tom Wise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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