The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

Jan 13, 1936

3h 39m

★ 4.0

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!

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Trailers

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Cast

Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)

Donald Briggs

Elsie Belwood

Jean Rogers

Bruce Browning (as John King)

John 'Dusty' King

Carla Rogers

Carla Laemmle

House Peters

House Peters Jr.

'Hersh' Mayall

Herschel Mayall Jr.

Wally Reid

Wallace Reid Jr.

Eddie Arnold

Edward Arnold Jr.

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn Jr.

Allen Hersholt

Allan Hersholt

Carlyle Blackwell

Carlyle Blackwell Jr.

Peter Gowland

Janet Dale feels that there is a danger looming over her home but cannot put her finger on what it is. Days later her father disappears at her 18th birthday party; dematerializing into thin air before her eyes. She sets out to find him and grapples wit mobsters, psychics, murder, and family secrets.

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