Where to Watch Captain Jinks, the Cobbler (1916) Online

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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Captain Jinks, the Cobbler' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Captain Jinks, the Cobbler' right now, here are some details about the Vitagraph Company of America comedy flick.

Released December 26th, 1916, 'Captain Jinks, the Cobbler' stars Frank Daniels, Mildred Manning The movie has a runtime of about 10 min, and received a user score of 50 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 1 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Captain Jinks, the Cobbler was one of two Jinks comedies released by Vitagraph for Christmas 1916 and, according to the U.S. copyright filing, was loosely based on the true story of celebrated conman Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, who passed as a Prussian officer and commandeered funds from the Köpenick municipal treasury in 1906. In Vitagraph’s adaptation of the tale, the first movie version made in America, an army officer in some unpronounceable Central European town directs Jinks to repair his gear. Hounded by his nagging wife, the cobbler dons the officer’s uniform and parades about town. The impersonation proves so convincing that the burgomeister awards Jinks the officer’s bonus. When the ruse is discovered, the court gives Jinks a choice: two years in jail or at home with his wife. The film ends with cobbler pondering the pros and cons." .