21 Jun 1915
The Broken Coin
A movie serial directed by Francis Ford.
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS!
A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.
Top Billed Cast
Tom Brown 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Marjorie Lord Janet Thompson
Rose Hobart Trudy Muller, aka Fraulein von Teufel
Keye Luke Captain Wing
Edgar Barrier Tommy Thompson
Cyril Delevanti Mah Ling / Han Po, his double
Philip Ahn Wu Tan
Turhan Bey Kageyama [Chs. 1-5, 12-13]
Sidney Toler General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
Jay Novello Kushimi, infiltrator [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]
Rico De Montez Henchman Hito [Chs 1, 4, 12-13]
Nigel De Brulier The Lo-San [Chs. 2-3, 12-13]
Edward Keane Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12]
William Forrest Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
Jack Gardner Captain Yoshido [Chs. 1-3]
Terry Grey Shuma, pilot [Chs. 1-3]
Stanley Blystone Capt. Hardigan [Chs. 5-6]
Herbert Heyes Sir Cedric [Chs. 5-7]
James Craven Commissioner Robert George Hardy [Chs. 5-7]
Alex Havier Sanson, phoney waiter [Chs. 6-7]
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