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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)

The serial with a thousand punches.

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Время выполнения : 20М

Директор : W.S. Van Dyke

Краткое содержание

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.

Актеры

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

Экипажи

W.S. Van Dyke
W.S. Van Dyke
Director
Gus Peterson
Gus Peterson
Director of Photography
Robert Brunton
Robert Brunton
Producer
Hal C. Kern
Hal C. Kern
Editor
Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham
Story
Frederick Chapin
Frederick Chapin
Scenario Writer
Harry O. Hoyt
Harry O. Hoyt
Scenario Writer
W.S. Van Dyke
W.S. Van Dyke
Scenario Writer

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