''Cappy Ricks'' is a 1921 American silent

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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

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. On Broadway in the 1919 season, the play version starred William Courtenay and Tom Wise.

Plot

Cast

* Thomas Meighan as Matt Peasley *Charles S. Abbe as Cappy Ricks * Agnes Ayres as Florrie Ricks *Hugh Cameron as Murphy * John St. Polis as Skinner *Paul Everton as Captain Kendall *Eugenie Woodward as Mrs. Peasley *Tom O'Malley as Captain Jones * Ivan Linow as Ole Peterson *William Wally as Swenson * John Francis Dillon as Larsen *Gladys Granger as Doris

Production

The wrecked ship scenes were filmed off the coast of

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Survival status

It is not known whether ''Cappy Ricks'' currently survives. The

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database of American silent films lists an incomplete print of the film as preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

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*{{IMDb title, 0012028, Cappy Ricks 1921 films Silent American adventure films 1921 adventure films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Tom Forman American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language adventure films