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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS!

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ActionAdventure

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A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

265 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

05 January 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

'Smilin' Jack' Martin

Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Janet Thompson

Rose Hobart

Rose Hobart

Trudy Muller, aka Fraulein von Teufel

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Captain Wing

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Tommy Thompson

Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

Mah Ling / Han Po, his double

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Wu Tan

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Kushimi, infiltrator [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]

Rico De Montez

Rico De Montez

Henchman Hito [Chs 1, 4, 12-13]

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

The Lo-San [Chs. 2-3, 12-13]

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12]

William Forrest

William Forrest

Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]

Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner

Captain Yoshido [Chs. 1-3]

Terry Grey

Terry Grey

Shuma, pilot [Chs. 1-3]

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Capt. Hardigan [Chs. 5-6]

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Sir Cedric [Chs. 5-7]

James Craven

James Craven

Commissioner Robert George Hardy [Chs. 5-7]

Alex Havier

Alex Havier

Sanson, phoney waiter [Chs. 6-7]

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Herr Bauer [Chs. 6-7]

Norma Drury

Norma Drury

Frau Bauer [Chs. 6-7]

Grace Cunard

Grace Cunard

Second German Woman Spy [Chs. 6-7]

David Hoffman

David Hoffman

John O. Blenker [Chs. 9-11]

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8]

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Freighter Mate [Chs. 7-8]

Frederick Giermann

Frederick Giermann

Schlesser, device expert [Chs. 10-11]

Bert Freeman

Bert Freeman

Shimoto, device operator [Chs. 10-11]

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Honolulu Detective-in-charge [Chs. 10-12]

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