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Captain Barnacle's Baby
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1911Item number (ISN):21175Link to related resource:Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:BELTON, ErnestAccession:1975-0207Media:FilmOriginal title:Captain Barnacle's BabyPart:1 of 1Production date:1911Release date:1911-08-15Production company:Vitagraph Company of AmericaProduction credit:director, Van Dyke BrookeCast credit:John BunnyCountry of production:usDistributor name:Vitagraph Company of AmericaDescription:The film opens with Captain Bunce (John Bunny) writing a letter in which he refers to Captain Barnacle's bad temper. Captain Barnacle is seen in his kitchen where he is visited by a lady who he sends away, believing that she has matrimonial designs on him. A storm arises and Captain Barnacle sends out a lifeboat but it returns without any survivors. Then a child of about four years of age is washed ashore and Captain Barnacle takes it in and cares for it. The lady returns and gets a better reception now as she occupies herself with the child. At the end Captain Bunce enters and the two men sit down together. <12mn 41s>Language:Silent with English intertitlesNotes:Genre:COMEDY -
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