Thunderbolt Jack
(1920-1921) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters / 30 reels
Directed by Francis Ford and Murdock MacQuarrie
Cast: Jack Hoxie [Jach Halliday], Marin Sais [Bess Morgan], Chris Frank (Christian J. Frank) [‘Bull’ Flint], Alton Hoxie (Al Hoxie) [Bud], Steve Clemento (Steve Clemente) [Manuel Garcia], Edith Stayart [‘The White Queen’]
Berwilla Film Corporation production; distributed on State Rights basis by Arrow Film Corporation. / Scenario by [?] Hugh Hoffman and Webster Collison and/or Joe Brandt?, from a screen story by [?] Hugh Hoffman and Webster Collison and/or Joe Brandt? / 15 chapters (two reels each): [1] “The Thunderbolt Strikes,” released 1 November 1920; [2] “Eight to One,” released 8 November 1920; [3] “Held for Hostage,” released 15 November 1920; [4] “The Vanishing Man,” released 22 November 1920; [5] released 29 November 1920; [6] released 6 December 1920; [7] released 13 December 1920; [8] released 20 December 1920; [9] “Dungeon of Death,” released 27 December 1920; [10] released 3 January 1921; [11] released 10 January 1921; [12] released 17 January 1921; [13] “The Death Pyre,” released 24 January 1921; [14] released 31 January 1921; [15] released 7 February 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was rereleased in the United Kingdom by Equity British Films in 1929.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Serials
Listing updated: 26 April 2020.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 212, 289 : ClasIm-224 p. 44 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.
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