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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)

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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jack DempseyJack DempseyJack Derry
  • Photo of Lon ChaneyLon ChaneyRoyce Rivers
  • Photo of Josie SedgwickJosie SedgwickGlory Billings
  • Photo of Herschel MayallHerschel MayallLeonard Billigns
  • Photo of Albert R. CodyAlbert R. CodyEdgar Billings
  • Photo of Ruth LangdonRuth LangdonNinette
  • Photo of Edward HearnEdward HearnCyril Dennison
  • Photo of Clyde BensonClyde BensonThe Butler
  • Photo of Frank LanningFrank LanningMacManus, the Indian
  • Photo of Aggie HerringAggie HerringMrs. Corcoran

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