The Cruise of the Jasper B
The film stars actor Rod La Rocque as Jerry Cleggert, a good-natured descendant of an infamous clan of pirates who resides aboard the rickety ship Jasper B. Cleggert is informed that in order to inherit a large inheritance, he must marry by his twenty-fifth birthday-- otherwise he would relinquish all claims to his impending fortune. Jerry soon meets his ideal would-be bride Agatha Fairhaven and the two immediately fall in love. Complications arise when Jerry's cousin, the dastardly lawyer Reginald Maltravers claims Agatha as his own. The courting couple suffer a series of mishaps on the way to altar; they are waylaid en route by a trio of bandits, escape from a runaway taxi cab, and outrun a mob of unscrupulous state authorities.
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "The Cruise of the Jasper B" is a comedy featuring Snitz Edwards, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Rod La Rocque must get married on his twenty fifth birthday or lose his fortune. He finds the ideal woman in Mildred Harris. She is a wealthy heiress at the expense of her disinherited brother Snitz Edwards, who wants to destroy the uncle's will that gives all the money to her. Directed by James W. Horne Produced by Cecil B. DeMille Pictures Scenario by Tay Garnett and Zelda Sears from the novel by Don Marquis Starring Rod La Rocque, Mildred Harris, Snitz Edwards, Jack Ackroyd, Otto Lederer Cinematography Lucien Andriot Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation Release date December 13, 1926 Running time 61 minutes Country USA Language Silent film, English intertitles Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: "Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
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- James W. Horne
- Starring
- Rod La Rocque, Mildred Harris, Snitz Edwards, Jack Ackroyd, Otto Lederer, James T. Mack, Tiny Sandford, Billy Engle
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