Movie: The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tom Brown
Tom Brown

'Smilin' Jack' Martin

Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord

Janet Thompson

Rose Hobart
Rose Hobart

Trudy Muller, aka Fraulein von Teufel

Keye Luke
Keye Luke

Captain Wing

Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier

Tommy Thompson

Cyril Delevanti
Cyril Delevanti

Mah Ling / Han Po, his double

Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn

Wu Tan

Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey

Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler

General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

Jay Novello
Jay Novello

Kushimi, infiltrator [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]

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  • Overview

    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

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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