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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, Vol. 2 video
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack - Sinking the Rising Sun
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Shortley before the outbreak of the Second World War, the governments of China and the US mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic and remote Mandon Island...
The serial was based on the comic strip by Zack Moseley but it was not in the spirit of the strip as would normally be expected from a Universal production. Very little of the original comic strip was used and a new character, Tommy Thompson, was created by Universal. The similarity to Tommy Tomkins, of the Tailspin Tommy stories, may imply a crossover of sorts. Cline suggests that it was "a quick attempt to get a story on screen about a topical subject, and could have had almost any flyer with any name as a hero."
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The serial was based on the comic strip by Zack Moseley but it was not in the spirit of the strip as would normally be expected from a Universal production. Very little of the original comic strip was used and a new character, Tommy Thompson, was created by Universal. The similarity to Tommy Tomkins, of the Tailspin Tommy stories, may imply a crossover of sorts. Cline suggests that it was "a quick attempt to get a story on screen about a topical subject, and could have had almost any flyer with any name as a hero."
The above film is public domain. I have posted this in good faith with the information and records available to me online.
If you or your organization has a valid copyright on part or all of this film,
Please write to me at Rakeshupadhyay112@gmail.com .
I will Happily remove the content if proven otherwise.
Thanks