The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) is a Universal movie serial based on the Frank Merriwell books by Gilbert Patten.
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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 |
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Running time | 12 chapters (219 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editCollege 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
edit- Don Briggs as 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 Bridge as Henchman Black
- Dick Wessell as 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
editThe 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "4. The Boys 'Sir, I'd Advise You To Duck That Spear!'". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "4. The Boys 'Sir, I'd Advise You To Duck That Spear!'". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "2. In Search of Ammunition". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 11. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 214. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.