The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

"The serial with a thousand punches."

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.

Release Date

June 30, 1920

Status

Released

Original Title

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

Runtime

20min

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