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Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.
Categories action/adventure, war, serial, family
Also knows as The Adventures of Smiling Jack
Directed by
Lewis D. Collins
Ray Taylor
Writing credits
Morgan Cox (original screenplay) (as Morgan B. Cox)
Zack Mosley (comic strip)
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Tom Brown ... 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Rose Hobart ... Fraulein Von Teufel
Edgar Barrier ... Tommy Thompson
Marjorie Lord ... Janet Thompson
Keye Luke ... Capt. Wing
Sidney Toler ... Gen. Kai Ling
Cyril Delevanti ... Mah Ling / Han Po
Philip Ahn ... Wu Tan
Nigel De Brulier ... Lo-Par
Turhan Bey ... Kageyama
David Hoffman ... John (Johann) O. Blenker [Chs. 9-11]
Rico De Montez ... Hito
Jay Novello ... Kushimi [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Emilio Alegeta ... Capt. Wu [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Eddie Blumfield ... Police Officer [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Capt. Harrigan [Chs. 5-6] (uncredited)
Paul Bryar ... Herr Bauer - German Spy [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
Luke Chan ... Mandonese Gate Guard [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Spencer Chan ... Kushimi's Henchman [Chs. 12-13] (uncredited)
Eddie Coke ... Naval Pilot (uncredited)
Edward Colebrook ... Submarine Captain [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
James Craven ... Commissioner Robert George Hardy [Chs. 5-7] (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Hong Kong Policeman [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Angelo Cruz ... Kushimi's Henchman-Radio Operator [Chs. 12-13] (uncredited)
Grace Cunard ... Female Nazi Agent #2 [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
Norma Drury Boleslavsky ... Frau Bauer, Nazi Agent (as Norma Drury) (uncredited)
Paul Dubov ... Mandonese Man [Chs. 2-3] (uncredited)
George Eldredge ... Detective-Guard [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Secretary for Internal Affairs, Honolulu [Chs. 8-12] (uncredited)
Jerry Frank ... Hawaiian Policeman [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
Bert Freeman ... Shimoto [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)
Arno Frey ... Nazi Agent [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Hans Fuerberg ... German Sailor [Ch. 10] (uncredited)
Michael Gaddis ... Native Guard (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ... Capt. Yoshudo [Chs. 1-3] (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann ... Schlesser [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)
Don Grusso ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Alex Havier ... Sanson [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes ... Sir Cedric [Chs. 5-7] (uncredited)
Tony Javier ... Chinese Man (uncredited)
Edward Keane ... Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12] (uncredited)
James Khan ... Rah Lal [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Tommy Lee ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Driver of Car 5 (uncredited)
Pat McKee ... Box Mover [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Lee Murray ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea ... Honolulu Police-Car Driver [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
Wheeler Oakman ... Freighter Mate [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
Terry Ray ... Shuma - Pilot [Chs. 1-3] (uncredited)
Charles Regan ... Cop #4 (uncredited)
Jack Santos ... Japanese Stooge (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Nazi Agent Posing as Plainclothesman [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
J. Scott Smart ... Japanese Colonel (as Jack Smart) (uncredited)
Ralph Soncuya ... First Radio Operator [Chs. 1-4, 12] (uncredited)
Eleanor Soohoo ... Janet's Maidservant [Chs. 1, 4] (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Honolulu Police Detective [Chs. 10-12] (uncredited)
Tom Ung ... Hawaiian (uncredited)
Louis Vincenot ... Submarine Officer [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
Phil Warren ... Policeman Joe [Chs. 10-12] (uncredited)
Dave Wengren ... Freighter Helmsman [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
Bruce Wong ... Asian (uncredited)
Victor Wong ... Radio Operator in Hong Kong [Chs. 5-6] (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman ... Nazi Agent Posing as Guard [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Chapter Titles
1. The High Road to Doom
2. The Rising Sun Strikes
3. Attacked by Bombers
4. Knives of Vengeance
5. A Watery Grave
6. Escape by Clipper
7. Fifteen Fathoms Below
8. Treachery at Sea
9. The Bridge of Peril
10. Blackout in the Islands
11. Held for Treason
12. The Torture Fire Test
13. Sinking the Rising Sun
Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm
Cinematographic process
Spherical
Printed film format
35 mm
Aspect ratio
1.37 1
Categories action/adventure, war, serial, family
Also knows as The Adventures of Smiling Jack
Directed by
Lewis D. Collins
Ray Taylor
Writing credits
Morgan Cox (original screenplay) (as Morgan B. Cox)
Zack Mosley (comic strip)
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Tom Brown ... 'Smilin' Jack' Martin
Rose Hobart ... Fraulein Von Teufel
Edgar Barrier ... Tommy Thompson
Marjorie Lord ... Janet Thompson
Keye Luke ... Capt. Wing
Sidney Toler ... Gen. Kai Ling
Cyril Delevanti ... Mah Ling / Han Po
Philip Ahn ... Wu Tan
Nigel De Brulier ... Lo-Par
Turhan Bey ... Kageyama
David Hoffman ... John (Johann) O. Blenker [Chs. 9-11]
Rico De Montez ... Hito
Jay Novello ... Kushimi [Chs. 1-3, 12-13]
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Emilio Alegeta ... Capt. Wu [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Eddie Blumfield ... Police Officer [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Capt. Harrigan [Chs. 5-6] (uncredited)
Paul Bryar ... Herr Bauer - German Spy [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
Luke Chan ... Mandonese Gate Guard [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Spencer Chan ... Kushimi's Henchman [Chs. 12-13] (uncredited)
Eddie Coke ... Naval Pilot (uncredited)
Edward Colebrook ... Submarine Captain [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
James Craven ... Commissioner Robert George Hardy [Chs. 5-7] (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Hong Kong Policeman [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Angelo Cruz ... Kushimi's Henchman-Radio Operator [Chs. 12-13] (uncredited)
Grace Cunard ... Female Nazi Agent #2 [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
Norma Drury Boleslavsky ... Frau Bauer, Nazi Agent (as Norma Drury) (uncredited)
Paul Dubov ... Mandonese Man [Chs. 2-3] (uncredited)
George Eldredge ... Detective-Guard [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Secretary for Internal Affairs, Honolulu [Chs. 8-12] (uncredited)
Jerry Frank ... Hawaiian Policeman [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
Bert Freeman ... Shimoto [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)
Arno Frey ... Nazi Agent [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Hans Fuerberg ... German Sailor [Ch. 10] (uncredited)
Michael Gaddis ... Native Guard (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ... Capt. Yoshudo [Chs. 1-3] (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann ... Schlesser [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)
Don Grusso ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Alex Havier ... Sanson [Chs. 6-7] (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes ... Sir Cedric [Chs. 5-7] (uncredited)
Tony Javier ... Chinese Man (uncredited)
Edward Keane ... Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12] (uncredited)
James Khan ... Rah Lal [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Tommy Lee ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Driver of Car 5 (uncredited)
Pat McKee ... Box Mover [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Lee Murray ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea ... Honolulu Police-Car Driver [Chs. 11-12] (uncredited)
Wheeler Oakman ... Freighter Mate [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
Terry Ray ... Shuma - Pilot [Chs. 1-3] (uncredited)
Charles Regan ... Cop #4 (uncredited)
Jack Santos ... Japanese Stooge (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Nazi Agent Posing as Plainclothesman [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
J. Scott Smart ... Japanese Colonel (as Jack Smart) (uncredited)
Ralph Soncuya ... First Radio Operator [Chs. 1-4, 12] (uncredited)
Eleanor Soohoo ... Janet's Maidservant [Chs. 1, 4] (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Honolulu Police Detective [Chs. 10-12] (uncredited)
Tom Ung ... Hawaiian (uncredited)
Louis Vincenot ... Submarine Officer [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
Phil Warren ... Policeman Joe [Chs. 10-12] (uncredited)
Dave Wengren ... Freighter Helmsman [Chs. 7-8] (uncredited)
Bruce Wong ... Asian (uncredited)
Victor Wong ... Radio Operator in Hong Kong [Chs. 5-6] (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman ... Nazi Agent Posing as Guard [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Chapter Titles
1. The High Road to Doom
2. The Rising Sun Strikes
3. Attacked by Bombers
4. Knives of Vengeance
5. A Watery Grave
6. Escape by Clipper
7. Fifteen Fathoms Below
8. Treachery at Sea
9. The Bridge of Peril
10. Blackout in the Islands
11. Held for Treason
12. The Torture Fire Test
13. Sinking the Rising Sun
Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm
Cinematographic process
Spherical
Printed film format
35 mm
Aspect ratio
1.37 1