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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 30, 1920

Runtime

0h 20m

Original Title

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

Production Companies

Robert Brunton Productions, Pathé Exchange

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Description

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.