The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (serial)
Appearance
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | |
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Directed by | Clifford Smith (as Cliff Smith) Lew Landers (uncredited) |
Written by | George H. Plympton Ella O'Neill |
Starring | Donald Briggs |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 chapters (219 min) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) is a
Gilbert Patten
.
Plot
College sports hero Frank Meriwell leaves school before an impending decisive baseball game to track down his missing father and locate a fabulous lost treasure.[1]
Cast
- Don Briggsas Frank Merriwell
- Jean Rogers as Elsie Belwood
- John King as Bruce Browning
- Bentley Hewett as Daggett
- House Peters Jr. as House Peters
- Carla Laemmle as Carla
- Sumner Getchell as Harry
- Wallace Reid Jr. as Wally
- Herschel Mayall Jr. as Herschel
- Al Bridgeas Henchman Black
- Dick Wessellas Henchman Joe
- Bud Osborne as Henchman Gorman
- Ed Cobb as Henchman Pete
- Sam McDaniel as Servant Jeff
- Walter Law as Mr. Belwood
- Ella Ethridge as Mrs. Merriwell
- William P. Carlton as Mr. Merriwell
Production
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell is set in 1936 instead of the 1890s of the source material.[2]
Universal combined several stories by
Burt Standish to make this film.[3]
Chapter titles
- College Hero
- The Death Plunge
- Death at the Crossroads
- Wreck of the Viking
- Capsized in the Cataract
- Descending Doom
- Monster of the Deep
- The Tragic Victory
- Between Savage Foes
- Imprisoned in a Dungeon
- The Crash in the Chasm
- The Winning Play
Source:[4]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.