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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The serial with a thousand punches.

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ActionAdventureMysteryRomanceWestern

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Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey stars in this 15 chapter action serial, of which portions of reels 1, 2, and 4 survive. In the serial he plays the star fullback of his college's football team who gets drawn into an adventure when he stops to rescue a young woman from some thugs on a country road. It includes a gag featuring an exploding football. The rest of the cast includes Lon Chaney, Edgar Kennedy, Bull Montana, Josie Sedgwick and Herschel Mayall.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 June 1920

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey

Jack Derry

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Royce Rivers

Josie Sedgwick

Josie Sedgwick

Glory Billings

Herschel Mayall

Herschel Mayall

Leonard Billigns

Albert R. Cody

Albert R. Cody

Edgar Billings

Ruth Langdon

Ruth Langdon

Ninette

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Cyril Dennison

Clyde Benson

Clyde Benson

The Butler

Frank Lanning

Frank Lanning

MacManus, the Indian

Aggie Herring

Aggie Herring

Mrs. Corcoran

W.C. Robinson

W.C. Robinson

Gang Member

Al Kaufman

Al Kaufman

Gang Member

S.E. Jennings

S.E. Jennings

Gang Member

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Bull Montana

Bull Montana

Fred Starr

Fred Starr

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

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