The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Seen it?1943 | 265 min | Action, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone after some adrenaline and adventure lovers. Popcorn viewing in the best sense.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Grand in scale, at 4 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 25 min.
- Made in 1943: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor
- Tom Brown'Smilin' Jack' Martin
- Marjorie LordJanet Thompson
- Rose HobartTrudy Muller, aka Fraulein von Teufel
- Keye LukeCaptain Wing
- Edgar BarrierTommy Thompson
- Cyril DelevantiMah Ling / Han Po, his double
- Philip AhnWu Tan
- Turhan BeyKageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
- Sidney TolerGeneral Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
- Jay NovelloKushimi, infiltrator [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]