''Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines'' is a

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1916 silent film directed by Fred E. Wright and starring

Ann Murdock Ann Murdock (born Irene Anna Coleman; November 10, 1890 – April 22, 1939) was a stage and silent film actress popular during the 1910s. She was sometimes billed as Anna Murdock. Career Murdock debuted on stage in ''The Lion and the Mouse ...

. It is based on the 1901 play of the same name by

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which starred Ethel Barrymore. It was produced by the

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.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines''
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Cast

Richard Travers Richard Travers (15 April 1885 – 20 April 1935) was a Canadian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1912 and 1930. Selected filmography *''Homespun'' (1913) short for Essanay *''The Ambition of the Ba ...

as Robert Carrolton Jinks *

as Aurelia, Madame Trentoni *John Junior as Gussie von Volkenburg *

Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...

as Charlie La Martine * Camille D'Arcy as Mrs. Greenborough *Laura Frankenfield as Mrs. Jinks *

Ernest Maupain Ernest Maupain (1869–1944) was a French film actor who appeared in many American films during the silent era. He played the role of Professor Moriarty in the 1916 Essanay Studios film ''Sherlock Holmes''.Kabatchnik p.167 Selected filmography * ' ...

as Professor Balliarti *Bruce Kent as Pete, the bellboy *

Charles J. Stine Charles Jacob Stine (19 August 1864 – 5 January 1934) was an American silent film actor. Charles J. Stine was born on 19 August 1864 in Freeport, Illinois. After a long stage career starting in 1878, Stine began acting with Essanay Studios i ...

as Band Leader

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* * 1916 films Essanay Studios films Films directed by Fred E. Wright American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American films American films based on plays 1910s English-language films 1916 comedy-drama films 1916 lost films Lost comedy-drama films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub