The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

"The serial with a thousand punches."

1920 0h 20m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ActionAdventureMysteryRomanceWestern

Synopsis

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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.

“The serial with a thousand punches.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Jack Cunningham, Frederick Chapin, Harry O. Hoyt
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, shot by Gus Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hal C. Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Dempsey and Lon Chaney and Josie Sedgwick carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The serial with a thousand punches.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0011093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

W.S. Van Dyke directs. Gus Peterson behind the camera. Hal C. Kern cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, shot by Gus Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hal C. Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack Dempsey and Lon Chaney and Josie Sedgwick carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The serial with a thousand punches.".
8IMDB entry: tt0011093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.