Captain Jenks' Dilemma

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Captain Jenks' Dilemma
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Newspaper advertisement for the film and others
Written byW. A. Tremayne (story)
Produced by Vitagraph Company of America
Starring John Bunny
Julia Swayne Gordon
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • January 8, 1912 (1912-01-08)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

Captain Jenks' Dilemma is a 1912 silent comedy short film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company. It starred John Bunny and Julia Swayne Gordon. Also in the cast were Dolores and Helene Costello.

Contents

The film survives in the Library of Congress. [1]

Cast

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References

  1. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress (<-book title) p.26 c.1978 by the American Film Institute