The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Adventure
HERE IT IS AT LAST! The unmatchable, unforgettable adventures of the greatest young hero fiction ever created!..Now come to life on the screen, with all his daring exploits!
A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure, kidnaping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school just in time to win a decisive baseball game with his remarkable pitching and hitting.
1936-01-13
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Cast
Director
Lew Landers
Donald Briggs as Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)
Jean Rogers as Elsie Belwood
John 'Dusty' King as Bruce Browning (as John King)
Carla Laemmle as Carla Rogers
House Peters Jr. as House Peters
Wallace Reid Jr. as Wally Reid
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. as Carlyle Blackwell
Sumner Getchell as Harry
William P. Carleton as Charles Merriwell
Walter Law as Murray Belwood
Jack Donovan as Coach Harding
Al Bridge as Henchman Black
Sam McDaniel as Jeff
King Baggot as Chemistry Professor
Chief John Big Tree as Indian John
Lynton Brent as Helpful Driver
Edmund Cobb as Pete
Jim Corey as Bill / Stalking Indian
Richard Cramer as Road Crew Foreman
Joseph De Grasse as Dr. Cummings
William Desmond as Captain of the 'Viking'
Al Ferguson as Big Tom
Billy Franey as Barbecue Cook
Chester Gan as Lumber Camp Cook
June Gittelson as Dance Party Guest
Frank Hagney as Slout
Dickie Jones as Jimmy McLaw
Eddie Kane as Man in Audience (archive footage)
Eddie Kane as Dave
Isabel La Mal as Mrs. Belwood
Charles Lane as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Nick Lukats as Second Mate of the 'Viking'
Philo McCullough as Berger
Monte Montague as Monte
Carlos Montalbán as Rurale Captain
Charles Murphy as Yacht Crewman
Dave O'Brien as George Baldwin
Artie Ortego as Indian
Bud Osborne as Gorman
Max Wagner as Pug O'Leary
Dick Wessel as Joe
Slim Whitaker as Nolan
Bob Walker as Lang