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Old Captain Barnacle, a widower, contemplates a second marriage. He takes his old friend Captain Bunce into his confidence and Bunce tells him of a very attractive young lady, recommending ... See full summary
Old Captain Barnacle, a widower, contemplates a second marriage. He takes his old friend Captain Bunce into his confidence and Bunce tells him of a very attractive young lady, recommending Miss Ivy Leach, a daughter of a widow, who keeps a stationery and cigar store. Ivy is very much in love with Sam Morton, a young clerk, notwithstanding her mother's objections. When Bunce comes to see Mrs. Leach, on account of Captain Barnacle's bank account, is delighted. Captain Barnacle calls on Mrs. Leach with his friend Bunce for an introduction to Ivy and her Ma. Ivy wants nothing to do with the old Captain. Her mother insists that she shall marry him and to get rid of her entreaties she consents to marry the old "salt." The anxious Captain makes preparations for his second matrimonial venture. Ivy makes preparations to foil her mother and disappoint the Captain; she gets her brother Billy to dress in her wedding gown and she puts on Billy's cloths. She meets Sam Morton, who is waiting for her...

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    • Author: Sharpbinder
    A comedy presenting Capt. Barnacle in the role of love maker with a pretty girl as the object. The girl objects and the brilliant way she adopts to outwit the captain and her designing Ma and get the man of her own choice supplies sufficient comedy to consume a long film. It doesn't get dull any of the way, and there is a laugh at the end when the captain discovers that he is attempting to marry the desired bride's brother. The piece is well staged, well acted and in most of the scenes the photography is good. Some of the interiors appear to be a trifle underexposed. The vagaries of an uneven current are sometimes responsible for apparent underexposure, and perhaps that was true in this case. - The Moving Picture World, March 11, 1911
  • Credited cast:
    John Bunny John Bunny - Captain Barnacle
    Flora Finch Flora Finch - The Girl's Mother
    Hughie Mack Hughie Mack - Captain Bunce
    Florence Turner Florence Turner - Ivy Leach
    Evangeline Blaisdell Evangeline Blaisdell
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Van Dyke Brooke Van Dyke Brooke - (unconfirmed)
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