The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Seen it?1920 | 20 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery, Romance, Western
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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, romantics and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1920: an older pace and style.
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.
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 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
- Jack DempseyJack Derry
- Lon ChaneyRoyce Rivers
- Josie SedgwickGlory Billings
- Herschel MayallLeonard Billigns
- Albert R. CodyEdgar Billings
- Ruth LangdonNinette
- Edward HearnCyril Dennison
- Clyde BensonThe Butler
- Frank LanningMacManus, the Indian
- Aggie HerringMrs. Corcoran