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The Good Ship Rock’n Rye
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Fred C. Fishback (Fred Hibbard)

Cast: James Adams (Jimmie Adams) [the ship’s captain], Edith Roberts [the captain’s lady], Mrs. Joe Martin the chimpanzee [Milt, the sailor]

Century Film Corporation production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal-Jewel]. / Executive producers, Abe Stern and Julius Stern. Scenario by Fred C. Fishback (Fred Hibbard). / Released 15 December 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 October 2024.

References: Website-IMDb.