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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920-06-30 · 20 min · ★ 10.0

Action · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Western

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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Directors
W.S. Van Dyke
Production companies
Robert Brunton Productions, Pathé Exchange
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jack DempseyJack DempseyJack Derry
Lon ChaneyLon ChaneyRoyce Rivers
Josie SedgwickJosie SedgwickGlory Billings
Herschel MayallHerschel MayallLeonard Billigns
Albert R. CodyEdgar Billings
Ruth LangdonNinette
Edward HearnEdward HearnCyril Dennison
Clyde BensonThe Butler
Frank LanningFrank LanningMacManus, the Indian
Aggie HerringAggie HerringMrs. Corcoran
W.C. RobinsonGang Member
Al KaufmanGang Member
S.E. JenningsGang Member
Frank Coghlan Jr.Frank Coghlan Jr.
Edgar KennedyEdgar Kennedy
Bull MontanaBull Montana
Fred Starr
Carl StockdaleCarl Stockdale

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