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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
(1943) - 13 Chapters
Directed by
Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor
Cast:
Tom Brown .... 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Rose Hobart .... Gertrude Muller, alias Fräulein von Teufel
Edgar Barrier .... Tommy Thompson
Marjorie Lord .... Janet Thompson
Keye Luke .... Capt. Wing
Sidney Toler .... Gen. Kai Ling
Cyril Delevanti .... Mah Ling/Han Po
Philip Ahn .... Wu Tan
Nigel De Brulier .... The Lo-San
Turhan Bey .... Kageyama
248 Minutes.
2 Disc Serial Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount
a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon. Jack Martin helps the Chinese
obtain the Mandon Secret, a secret route from China to India.
Trivia: "Fraulein von Teufel" translates more or less as "Devil Woman". This
is alluded to in the final (13th) episode, where Kageyama's last words
before dying are "Teufel. Devil."
An all new transfer with Dolby Digital sound. |