Captain Careless

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Captain Careless
Directed by Jerome Storm
Screenplay byRandolph Bartlett
Frank Howard Clark
Perry Murdock
Story byPerry Murdock
Bob Steele
Starring Bob Steele
Mary Mayberry
Jack Donovan
Barney Furey
Perry Murdock
Wilfrid North
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Edited by Jack Kitchin
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • August 26, 1928 (1928-08-26)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Captain Careless is a 1928 American adventure film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Randolph Bartlett, Frank Howard Clark and Perry Murdock. The film stars Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry, Jack Donovan, Barney Furey, Murdock and Wilfrid North. The film was released on August 26, 1928, by Film Booking Offices of America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. Hal Erickson. "Captain Careless (1928) - Jerome Storm". AllMovie. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. "Captain Careless". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.