Cappy Ricks

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.^[1][2] On Broadway in the 1919 season, the play version starred William Courtenay and Tom Wise.

Cappy Ricks
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Directed by	Tom Forman
Screenplay by	Peter B. Kyne Albert S. Le Vino Edward E. Rose Waldemar Young
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Thomas Meighan Charles S. Abbe Agnes Ayres Hugh Cameron John St. Polis Paul Everton Eugenie Woodward
Cinematography	Harry Perry
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 21, 1921 (1921-08-21)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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 Boston.^[3]

Survival status

It is not known whether Cappy Ricks currently survives.^[4] The Library of Congress database of American silent films lists an incomplete print of the film as preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[5]