The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936A 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.
Acted in
Donald Briggs
as Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)
Jean Rogers
as Elsie Belwood
John 'Dusty' King
as Bruce Browning (as John King)
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
Carlyle Blackwell Jr.
as Carlyle Blackwell
Peter Gowland
as Peter Gowland
Sumner Getchell
as Harry
William P. Carleton
as Charles Merriwell
Ben Hewlett
as Daggett
Ella Ethridge
as Mrs. Mary Merriwell
Walter Law
as Murray Belwood
Jack Donovan
as Coach Harding
Al Bridge
as Henchman Black
Sam McDaniel
as Jeff
King Baggot
as Chemistry Professor
Chief John Big Tree
as Indian John
Lynton Brent
as Helpful Driver
Viola Callahan
as Mrs. McLaw
Edmund Cobb
as Pete
Jim Corey
as Bill / Stalking Indian
Richard Cramer
as Road Crew Foreman
Joseph De Grasse
as Dr. Cummings
William Desmond
as Captain of the 'Viking'
Al Ferguson
as Big Tom
Billy Franey
as Barbecue Cook
M.J. Frankovich
as Baseball Game Announcer
Chester Gan
as Lumber Camp Cook
June Gittelson
as Dance Party Guest
Frank Hagney
as Slout
Jack Hall
as Theater Doorman
Millard 'Dixie' Howell
as Football Player
Dickie Jones
as Jimmy McLaw
Eddie Kane
as Man in Audience (archive footage)
Eddie Kane
as Dave
Isabel La Mal
as Mrs. Belwood
Bruce Lane
as Yacht Captain
Charles Lane
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Nick Lukats
as Second Mate of the 'Viking'
Philo McCullough
as Berger
Monte Montague
as Monte
Carlos Montalbán
as Rurale Captain
Charles Murphy
as Yacht Crewman
Dave O'Brien
as George Baldwin
Artie Ortego
as Indian
Bud Osborne
as Gorman
Rain-in-the-Face
as Chief Tonaka
Fred Sumner
as Prof. Baldwin
Max Wagner
as Pug O'Leary
Dick Wessel
as Joe
Slim Whitaker
as Nolan
Bert Young
as Judd
Bob Walker
as Lang