''The Captain's Kid'' is a 1936 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Nick Grinde Nick Grinde (January 12, 1893 – June 19, 1979) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 57 films between 1928 and 1945. Biography Born Harry A. Grinde in Madison, Wisconsin but nicknamed "Nick," Grinde graduated from th ...

and written by Tom Reed. The film stars

May Robson Mary Jeanette Robison (19 April 1858 – 20 October 1942), known professionally as May Robson, was an Australian-born American-based actress whose career spanned 58 years, starting in 1883 when she was 25. A major stage actress of the late 19t ...

Sybil Jason Sybil Jason (born Sybil Jacobson; 23 November 1927 – 23 August 2011) was a South African-born, American child film actress who, in the late 1930s, was presented as a rival to Shirley Temple. Career Born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 23 ...

Guy Kibbee Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas. His father was editor of the ''El Paso Herald-Post'' newspaper, and Kibbee learned how to set type at age ...

Jane Bryan Jane Bryan (born Jane O'Brien, June 11, 1918 – April 8, 2009) was an American actress groomed by Warner Bros. to become one of its leading ladies but she chose to retire from acting in 1940 at age 22, after which she became a philanthropist an ...

, Fred Lawrence and Dick Purcell. The film was released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

on November 14, 1936.

Plot

Asa Plunkett is put in jail for ten days for drunkenness by Sheriff Pengast. Abigail Prentiss and her Aunt Marcia arrive from New York. Abigail's big sister, Betsy Ann, who is in love with Tom Squires, is home from school. Abigail visits Asa, but Marcia takes her away from him. Asa says Marcia didn't marry him because of his drinking. When Abigail finds an old treasure map in the attic, she sneaks out at night and gives it to Asa. Abigail helps Asa escape and he goes to the sheriff with Tom, asking to have some time off. Asa shows the map to Chester, who goes on a boat with Mabel, while Asa goes in Tom's boat. Tom sings "Drifting Along" with Abigail and Betsy as stowaways and Abigail sings "I am the Captain's Kid". On Bird Island, Asa has Abigail and Betsy and Tom take the oath of a pirate. Marcia Prentiss gets the sheriff to go after Asa for kidnapping. Asa and Tom dig and find a treasure chest. Chester gets a gun confiscated by Abigail, who gives it to Asa. While Mabel fights with Asa, he shoots Chester. No sooner have Aunt Marcia and Sheriff Pengast find that Chester is dead than Asa is arrested by Deputy Jake. Mr. Bridges plans to defend Asa until they learn that the treasure belongs to the town. Marcia is angry with Betsy and Abigail and warns Betsy Ann that she and Tom are never meant to be. Abigail is spanked by her aunt in court and the jury recommends a trial. Betsy blames Abigail for the trouble being caused, Abigail gets John to drive her to see Asa. She weeps sadly and kisses him goodbye. John is knocked out by Mabel since John knows her from prison. Abigail and John chase her car until it crashes and the police arrest Mabel. The sheriff tells Asa that he killed a murderer and Asa is free with a $10,000 reward and the treasure. Betsy and Abigail and Aunt Marcia make up and Betsy Ann is allowed to marry Tom. Marcia and Asa will marry too. but Asa and Abigail go fishing for mackerel in the end.

Cast

as Aunt Marcia Prentiss *

as Abigail Prentiss *

as Asa Plunkett *

as Betsy Ann Prentiss *Fred Lawrence as Tom Squires * Dick Purcell as George Chester *

Mary Treen Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in the Hollywood of the 1 ...

as Libby *

Gus Shy Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine, or Augustus, and other names (e.g. Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Ghassan, Gustav, Gustave, Gustafson, Gustavo, Gussie). It can also be used as the adaptation into English ...

as John 'Johnny' Shores *

Maude Allen Maude Allen (November 30, 1887 – April 24, 1960) was an American character actress. She was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Died in Los Angeles, California, aged 72. She appeared in several Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, inc ...

as Mabel *

Granville Bates Granville Bates (January 7, 1882 – July 8, 1940) was an American character actor and bit player, appearing in over ninety films. Biography Bates was born in Chicago in 1882 to Granville Bates, Sr., a developer and builder, and Adaline Bates ...

as Sheriff Pengast *

Victor Potel Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career. Career Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and hi ...

as Deputy Jake Hutchinson * George E. Stone as Steve *Gordon Hart as Mayor Bart Cabot * Tom Wilson as Bill Brown *

Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen. Biography Keane began on stage in the 1910s, his first Broadway appearance being in the production of '' The Passing Show of 1914''. He co ...

as Mister Bridges *Jack Wise as Weymouth

References

External links

* 1936 films 1930s English-language films Warner Bros. films American comedy films 1936 comedy films Films directed by Nick Grinde American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub