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Captain Barnacle's Legacy (1912)
Short | Comedy, Short

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Captain Barnacle's Legacy (1912)

Short | Comedy, Short

Captain Barnacle receives a letter telling him that Mr. Markham, a South African whose life he saved some years ago, has died, leaving him a legacy in money and some property and jewels in South Africa. The will stipulates that he shall ...See moreCaptain Barnacle receives a letter telling him that Mr. Markham, a South African whose life he saved some years ago, has died, leaving him a legacy in money and some property and jewels in South Africa. The will stipulates that he shall visit the property in person. The captain is glad of this legacy, as it will enable him to provide for his adopted daughter Ruth. He leaves her in charge of Mrs. Lawrence, and with his friend Bunce he starts for South Africa. They are met by Krako, the overseer of the property, who has come to drive them to it in his ox van. Bunce mistrusts him, but there is nothing left to do but follow him. He takes them to the property where Barnacle discovers that Markham has left an African wife and seven children who want to adopt him as their father. He gets some very valuable diamonds from a safe in the house, and these excite the cupidity of Krako. He works on the jealousy of the wife and they plot with some other natives to kill the sailors as they sleep. Barnacle and Bunce, however, let themselves down out of a window with their possessions, take two horses which they are forced to ride barebacked, and fly the place. After many difficulties, they reach their native land, and Barnacle, happy in his legacy, hangs some of the diamonds on Ruth's neck. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Van Dyke Brooke Captain Barnacle Captain Barnacle See fewer	Betty's Choice (1909)
Hughie Mack Jack Bunce Jack Bunce See fewer	Bringing Up Father (1915)
Robert Gaillard Markham - The African Markham - The African See fewer	The Golden Pathway (1913)
Dolores Costello Ruth - Barnacle's Adopted Daughter Ruth - Barnacle's Adopted Daughter See fewer	The Sea Beast (1926)
Kate Price Markham's African Wife Markham's African Wife See fewer	Quality Street (1927)
Flora Finch Markham's African Sister Markham's African Sister See fewer	The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Helene Costello The Little African Child The Little African Child See fewer	The Fatal Warning (1929)