The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

19361936
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3h 39m

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Donald Briggs, Jack Donovan, John 'Dusty' King, Herschel Mayall Jr., House Peters Jr., Wallace Reid Jr., and Jean Rogers in The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)

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... Read allA 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 wi... Read allA 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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6.7/10

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Directors
- Clifford Smith
- Lew Landers(uncredited)
Writers
- Burt L. Standish(based on the stories by)
- George H. Plympton(screenplay)
- Ella O'Neill(screenplay)
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Trivia
The original adventures of Frank Merriwell took place in the 1890s, but for the serial, the writers set the story in the then present day.

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Featuring the sons of famous actors.

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5/10

Pretty good Universal serial

Enjoyable chapterplay from producer Henry MacRae. A bit slow in spots but overall a nice job by everyone. Interesting young cast includes Jean ( "Dale Arden" ) Rogers and Carla Laemmle. The last few chapters are the best with a good use of Universal features stock music in the background.

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