The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)

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!

Genre: Adventure
Release Date: 1936-01-13
User Rating: 4/10 from 2 ratings
Runtime: 3h 39min
Language: English
Production Company: Universal Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Directors: Clifford Smith, Lew Landers.

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Summary

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.

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Cast
Crew

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
Herschel Mayall Jr.

as 'Hersh' Mayall
Wallace Reid Jr.

as Wally Reid
Edward Arnold Jr.

as Eddie Arnold
Bryant Washburn Jr.

as Bryant Washburn
Allan Hersholt

as Allen Hersholt
Carlyle Blackwell Jr.

as Carlyle Blackwell
Peter Gowland

as Peter Gowland
Sumner Getchell

as Harry
William P. Carleton

as Charles Merriwell
Ben Hewlett

as Daggett
Ella Ethridge

as Mrs. Mary 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
Viola Callahan

as Mrs. McLaw
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
M.J. Frankovich

as Baseball Game Announcer
Chester Gan

as Lumber Camp Cook
June Gittelson

as Dance Party Guest
Frank Hagney

as Slout
Jack Hall

as Theater Doorman
Millard 'Dixie' Howell

as Football Player
Dickie Jones

as Jimmy McLaw
Eddie Kane

as Man in Audience (archive footage)
Eddie Kane

as Dave
Isabel La Mal

as Mrs. Belwood
Bruce Lane

as Yacht Captain
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
Rain-in-the-Face

as Chief Tonaka
Fred Sumner

as Prof. Baldwin
Max Wagner

as Pug O'Leary
Dick Wessel

as Joe
Slim Whitaker

as Nolan
Bert Young

as Judd
Bob Walker

as Lang

Directing	Clifford Smith	Director
Directing	Lew Landers	Director