''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' (1936) is a

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based on the

Frank Merriwell Frank Merriwell is a fictional character appearing in a series of novels and short stories by Gilbert Patten, who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The character appeared in over 300 dime novels between 1896 and 1930 (some between 1927 ...

books by

Gilbert Patten William George "Gilbert" Patten (October 25, 1866 – January 16, 1945) was a writer of dime novels and is best known as author of the Frank Merriwell stories, with the pen name Burt L. Standish. Biography Gilbert Patten was born in Corinna, ...

Plot

College sports hero Frank Meriwell leaves school before an impending decisive baseball game to track down his missing father and locate a fabulous lost treasure.

Cast

Don Briggs Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows between the 1930s and 1970s. Early life Briggs was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Woodland Hills, California ...

as Frank Merriwell *

Jean Rogers Jean Rogers (born Eleanor Dorothy Lovegren, March 25, 1916 – February 24, 1991) was an American actress who starred in serial films in the 1930s and low–budget feature films in the 1940s as a leading lady. She is best remembered for ...

as Elsie Belwood * John King as Bruce Browning *Bentley Hewett as Daggett * House Peters Jr. as House Peters * Carla Laemmle as Carla *

Sumner Getchell Sumner Getchell (October 20, 1906 – September 21, 1990) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1953. He was born in Oakland, California, and died in Sebastopol, California. Partial filmography * ' ...

as Harry * Wallace Reid Jr. as Wally *Herschel Mayall Jr. as Herschel *

Al Bridge Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy mous ...

as Henchman Black * Dick Wessell as Henchman Joe *

Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...

as Henchman Gorman *Ed Cobb as Henchman Pete *

Sam McDaniel Samuel Rufus McDaniel (January 28, 1886September 24, 1962)Tanner, Beccy (November 7, 1991)"McDaniel Opened Doors; 'Gone With the Wind' Was Actress' Most Famous Film" ''The Wichita Eagle''. Retrieved January 3, 2021. was an American actor who ap ...

as Servant Jeff * Walter Law as Mr. Belwood *Ella Ethridge as Mrs. Merriwell *William P. Carlton as Mr. Merriwell

Production

''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' is set in 1936 instead of the 1890s of the source material. Universal combined several stories by Burt Standish to make this film.

Chapter titles

# College Hero # The Death Plunge # Death at the Crossroads # Wreck of the Viking # Capsized in the Cataract # Descending Doom # Monster of the Deep # The Tragic Victory # Between Savage Foes # Imprisoned in a Dungeon # The Crash in the Chasm # The Winning Play _Source:

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