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Daredevil Jack is a 1920 American silent action film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. An incomplete copy of the film is housed in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The supporting cast features Lon Chaney, Edgar Kennedy, and Bull Montana. This was the first of 23 films, many of them short subjects, in which the iconic boxer Dempsey appeared, usually as the top-billed leading man.
Original Release
02/15/1920
US Release
02/15/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Dempsey | Jack Derry |
| Josie Sedgwick | Glory Billings |
| Herschel Mayall | Leonard Billigns |
| Albert R. Cody | Edgar Billings |
| Ruth Langdon | Ninette |
| Edward Hearn | Cyril Dennison |
| Lon Chaney | Royce Rivers |
| Clyde Benson | The Butler |
| Frank Lanning | MacManus, the Indian |
| Aggie Herring | Mrs. Corcoran |
Directors
Writers
W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Cunningham, Frederick Chapin, Harry O. Hoyt
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Dempsey | Jack Derry |
| Josie Sedgwick | Glory Billings |
| Herschel Mayall | Leonard Billigns |
| Albert R. Cody | Edgar Billings |
| Ruth Langdon | Ninette |
| Edward Hearn | Cyril Dennison |
| Lon Chaney | Royce Rivers |
| Clyde Benson | The Butler |
| Frank Lanning | MacManus, the Indian |
| Aggie Herring | Mrs. Corcoran |
| W.C. Robinson | Gang Member |
| Al Kaufman | Gang Member |
| S.E. Jennings | Gang Member |
| Bull Montana | Sailor |
| Fred Starr | Henchman |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | Young Boy |
| John George | Seaman |
| Edgar Kennedy | |
| Carl Stockdale |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Brunton | Producer |
