The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

Name: The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Western
Released: 1920-06-30
Duration: 20 min
Cast: Jack Dempsey, Lon Chaney, Josie Sedgwick, Herschel Mayall, Albert R. Cody

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1920 · 20 min · Action · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Western · TMDB 10.0/10

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.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Cast

Jack Dempsey — Jack Derry
Lon Chaney — Royce Rivers
Josie Sedgwick — Glory Billings
Herschel Mayall — Leonard Billigns
Albert R. Cody — Edgar Billings