The Adventures of Daredevil Jack 104 years old

The serial with a thousand punches.

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

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.

Credits

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack Cast

Name Character
Edgar Kennedy He was 30, 58 years old when he died
Lon Chaney He was 37, 47 years old when he died as Royce Rivers
Bull Montana He was 33, 62 years old when he died
Frank Coghlan, Jr. He was 4, 93 years old when he died
Carl Stockdale He was 46, 79 years old when he died
Frank Lanning He was 47, 72 years old when he died as MacManus, the Indian
Edward Hearn He was 31, 74 years old when he died as Cyril Dennison
Herschel Mayall He was 56, 77 years old when he died as Leonard Billigns
Jack Dempsey He was 25, 87 years old when he died as Jack Derry
Aggie Herring She was 44, 63 years old when she died as Mrs. Corcoran
W.C. Robinson as Gang Member

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack Crew

Name Department
Hal C. Kern as Editor. He was 25 (90) years old when He died Editing
Gus Peterson as Director of Photography. He was 26 (76) years old when He died Camera
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack poster
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (104 years)

The serial with a thousand punches.

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 30, 1920
  • Runtime: 20 minutes