The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
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!
219 min
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.
- Release date
- January 13, 1936
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Donald Briggs as Frank Merriwell
- Jean Rogers as Elsie Belwood
- John 'Dusty' King as Bruce Browning
- Carla Laemmle as Carla Rogers
- House Peters Jr. as House Peters
- Herschel Mayall Jr. as 'Hersh' Mayall
- Wallace Reid Jr. as Wally Reid
- Edward Arnold Jr. as Eddie Arnold
- Bryant Washburn Jr. as Bryant Washburn
- Allan Hersholt as Allen Hersholt
Crew
- Clifford Smith · Director
- Burt L. Standish · Writer
- George H. Plympton · Writer
- Ella O'Neill · Writer
- Maurice Geraghty · Writer
- Henry MacRae · Producer
- Richard Fryer · Cinematographer
- John Hickson · Cinematographer
- Saul A. Goodkind · Editor
- Louis Sackin · Editor
- Alvin Todd · Editor
- Edward Todd · Editor