The Adventures of Smilin' Jack(1943)
From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS!
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.
Movie: The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Top 10 Billed Cast
'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Janet Thompson
Trudy Muller, aka Fraulein von Teufel
Captain Wing
Tommy Thompson
Mah Ling / Han Po, his double
Wu Tan
Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
Kushimi, infiltrator [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]
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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.
Release Date
1943-01-05
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From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS!
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