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Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack
	theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hobart Henley
Screenplay by	Maude Fulton
Based on	Captain Appliejack; by Walter C. Hackett
Starring	John Halliday; Mary Brian; Arthur Edmund Carewe
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Harold McLernon
Music by	Leonid S. Leonardi; Edmund Ross; Erno Rapee; Louis Silvers
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 31, 1931;
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Captain Applejack is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film, produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The film was directed by Hobart Henley and stars John Halliday, Mary Brian, and Arthur Edmund Carewe.^[1]^[2] The film was based on a 1921 play of the same name, starring Wallace Eddinger and written by Walter C. Hackett. The play had previously been filmed as a silent film in 1923 under the title of Strangers of the Night.

Plot[edit]

Ambrose Applejohn lives in an extravagant old mansion with his ward, played by Poppy Faire, and his elderly aunt. Poppy is in love with Applejohn but he doesn't realize it and treats her like a child. Applejohn is bored with his sheltered and mundane live and craves excitement. He plans to sell the family mansion and use the money to travel around the world on a quest for adventure and excitement.

Aunt Agatha is shocked when she finds out about her nephew's plans while Poppy supports him. Applejohn, however, soon finds unexpected adventure, danger, mystery and excitement right in his own house. On a dark and stormy night, a mysterious woman, Madame Anna Valeska, knocks on the door, seeking shelter from the storm and from a violent man, Ivan Borolsky, who is apparently pursuing her. As a matter of fact, the two are a pair of thieves seeking a treasure which is hidden in the Applejohn home. This treasure was hidden in the house by a pirate ancestor, known as Captain Applejack.

Ivan Borolsky shows up at the house but, eventually, Applejohn manages to get Borolsky and Valeska out of the house. Applejohn falls asleep and dreams of his pirate ancestor, of his ship, and of his conquest of a pretty woman, who is at first resistant, but in the end completely surrenders to him. When he awakes he finds that a parchment really exists in the house and that his visitors are really thieves and are seeking a hidden treasure. He races to find the treasures indicated on the parchment before the thieves can find it themselves. In the end he put the villains to rout, finds the treasure and discovers that he also loves Poppy.

Pre-Code aspects[edit]

The film is filled with pre-code material, especially during the pirate dream sequence. During that sequence, Captain Applejack brazenly forces a woman to submit to his sexual advances and actually grabs her breasts.^{[citation needed]}

Cast[edit]

John Halliday as Ambrose Applejohn
Mary Brian as Poppy Faire
Kay Strozzi as Madame Anna Valeska
Arthur Edmund Carewe as Ivan "Jim" Borolsky
Alec B. Francis as Lush, the butler
Louise Closser Hale as Aunt Agatha
Claud Allister as John Jason
Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Kate Pengard
Otto Hoffman as Horace Pengard
William B. Davidson as Bill Dennett

References[edit]

Notes

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Captain Applejack
^ Pictorial History of the Talkies, by Daniel Blum 1958 edition

External links[edit]

Captain Applejack at IMDb
Captain Applejack at the TCM Movie Database
synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Captain Applejack

[2] Pictorial History of the Talkies, by Daniel Blum 1958 edition

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-'''''Captain Applejack''''' (1930) is an [[Sound film|all-talking]] [[pre-code]] comedy mystery [[drama film]] which was produced and distributed by [[Warner Brothers]]. The film was directed by [[Hobart Henley]] and stars [[John Halliday]], [[Mary Brian]], [[Kay Strozzi]] and [[Arthur Edmund Carewe]]. The film was based on a play written by [[Walter C. Hackett]].
+'''''Captain Applejack''''' is a 1931 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|Pre-Code]] comedy film, produced and distributed by [[Warner Brothers]]. The film was directed by [[Hobart Henley]] and stars [[John Halliday (actor)|John Halliday]], [[Mary Brian]], and [[Arthur Edmund Carewe]].<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7151?sid  The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''Captain Applejack'']</ref><ref>''Pictorial History of the Talkies'', by Daniel Blum 1958 edition</ref> The film was based on a 1921 [[Captain Applejack (play)|play of the same name]], starring [[Wallace Eddinger]] and written by [[Walter C. Hackett]]. The play had previously been filmed as a silent film in 1923 under the title of ''[[Strangers of the Night]]''.
-==Cast==
+==Plot==
+Ambrose Applejohn lives in an extravagant old mansion with his ward, played by Poppy Faire, and his elderly aunt. Poppy is in love with Applejohn but he doesn't realize it and treats her like a child. Applejohn is bored with his sheltered and mundane live and craves excitement. He plans to sell the family mansion and use the money to travel around the world on a quest for adventure and excitement.
-*[[John Halliday]] — Ambrose Applejohn
-*[[Mary Brian]] — Poppy Faire
-*[[Kay Strozzi]] — Madame Anna Valeska
-*[[Arthur Edmund Carewe]] — Ivan Borolsky, aka Jim
-*[[Alec B. Francis]] — Lush, the Butler
-*[[Louise Closser Hale]] — Aunt Agatha
-*[[Claud Allister]] — John Jason
-*[[Julia Swayne Gordon]] — Mrs. Kate Pengard
-*[[Otto Hoffman]] — Horace Pengard
-*[[William B. Davidson]] — Bill Dennett
+Aunt Agatha is shocked when she finds out about her nephew's plans while Poppy supports him. Applejohn, however, soon finds unexpected adventure, danger, mystery and excitement right in his own house. On a dark and stormy night, a mysterious woman, Madame Anna Valeska, knocks on the door, seeking shelter from the storm and from a violent man, Ivan Borolsky, who is apparently pursuing her. As a matter of fact, the two are a pair of thieves seeking a treasure which is hidden in the Applejohn home. This treasure was hidden in the house by a pirate ancestor, known as Captain Applejack.
-==Preservation==
-The film survives intact and has been shown on television and cable.
+Ivan Borolsky shows up at the house but, eventually, Applejohn manages to get Borolsky and Valeska out of the house. Applejohn falls asleep and dreams of his pirate ancestor, of his ship, and of his conquest of a pretty woman, who is at first resistant, but in the end completely surrenders to him. When he awakes he finds that a parchment really exists in the house and that his visitors are really thieves and are seeking a hidden treasure. He races to find the treasures indicated on the parchment before the thieves can find it themselves. In the end he put the villains to rout, finds the treasure and discovers that he also loves Poppy.
+===Pre-Code aspects===
+The film is filled with [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-code]] material, especially during the pirate dream sequence. During that sequence, Captain Applejack brazenly forces a woman to submit to his sexual advances and actually grabs her breasts.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
+==Cast==
+*[[John Halliday (actor)|John Halliday]] as Ambrose Applejohn
+*[[Mary Brian]] as Poppy Faire
+*Kay Strozzi as Madame Anna Valeska
+*[[Arthur Edmund Carewe]] as Ivan "Jim" Borolsky
+*[[Alec B. Francis]] as Lush, the butler
+*[[Louise Closser Hale]] as Aunt Agatha
+*[[Claud Allister]] as John Jason
+*[[Julia Swayne Gordon]] as Mrs. Kate Pengard
+*[[Otto Hoffman]] as Horace Pengard
+*[[William B. Davidson]] as Bill Dennett
 ==References==
+'''Notes'''
 {{reflist}}
+{{more citations needed|date=October 2015}}
 ==External links==
-* {{IMDb title|0020739|Captain Applejack (1931)}}
+*{{IMDb title|0020739|Captain Applejack}}
+*{{tcmdb title|2432}}
+*{{allmovie|86603|synopsis}}
+{{Hobart Henley}}
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-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Louis Silvers]]
+[[Category:American films based on plays]]
+[[Category:Remakes of American films]]
+[[Category:Sound film remakes of silent films]]
+[[Category:American comedy films]]
+[[Category:1931 comedy films]]
+[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1930s American films]]
+{{1930s-US-film-stub}}