The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
The serial with a thousand punches.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
20 min
Release Date
1920-06-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Jack Dempsey
Jack Derry
Lon Chaney
Royce Rivers
Josie Sedgwick
Glory Billings
Herschel Mayall
Leonard Billigns
Albert R. Cody
Edgar Billings
Ruth Langdon
Ninette
Edward Hearn
Cyril Dennison
Clyde Benson
The Butler
Frank Lanning
MacManus, the Indian
Aggie Herring
Mrs. Corcoran
W.C. Robinson
Gang Member
Al Kaufman
Gang Member
S.E. Jennings
Gang Member
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Edgar Kennedy
Bull Montana
Fred Starr
Carl Stockdale
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