Wallace foxs jack armstrong is a 15part serial from columbia pictures. For the greater part of its radio life, jack armstrong, the allamerican boy was a 15minuteaday childrens serial. The allamerican boy, which was based on the popular radio show. Beginning in 1933, the eponymous hero of jack armstrong, the allamerican boy traveled around the world with his uncle, jim fairfield.
Lane bradford the files of jerry blake movie serial. Mar, 2020 jack armstrong the allamerican boy serial 1947. The series was broadcast on abc as a 15 minute daily serial sponsored by swift 10281946 to 829 1947, then peter pan sponsored it on abc 2 or 3 times a week alternating with jack armstrong 92 1947 621950. Jack ingram as blair, jason groods spearpoint heavy chief henchman eddie parker as slade, one of jason groods henchmen hugh prosser as vic hardy, scientist kidnapped. In this serial, jack armstrong is an allamerican boy in name only, since the actor who plays him. Anyway, he is satisfactory as the bossy swine with henchmen, obviously who will inevitably get his come.
As with a few other film serials, this was adapted from the jack armstrong the allamerican. John hart stars as jack armstrong, the allamerican boy, who battles the evil dr. Actor john hart, who played the title role in the 1947 movie serial jack armstrong. Charles middleton, known as ming the merciless, turns in a credible performance as the evil dr grood. Vic hardy, a scientist working for jim fairfields aviation company, is kidnapped by jason groods gang after discovering radiation emitting from their secret island base. Have you tried wheaties,the best breakfast food in the land jack armstrong, jack armstrong, the allamerican boy. Grood, who has placed a death ray aboard his spaceship orbiting earth. Allamerican boy and replaced clayton moore as the star of tvs the lone ranger for 52 episodes in the 1950s, also starred in hawkeye and the last of the mohicans, a 1957 syndicated tv series shot in canada. The program originated at wbbm in chicago on july 31, 1933, and was later carried. That was radio, we enjoyed watching it with our imagination. The program originated at wbbm in chicago on july 31, 1933, and was later carried on cbs, then nbc and finally abc. Hop harrigan aka hop harrigan americas ace of the airways 1946 is a columbia film serial, based on the hop harrigan comic books by dc comics. My 1947 viewing has focused on feature films, but of course shorts and serials were very much staples of film production and exhibition in the classical period.
In the jack armstrong movie serial of 1947, ace science whiz armstrong john hart must free his friend from an island fortress after he is kidnapped by a villain who wants his help in building a death ray books. The stalwart of hudson high looks somewhat older in the person of john hart, who went on to play the lone ranger, and you wont see much of hudson at all most of this is an outdoor adventure, almost a jungle serial with its native tribes and superstitions, with an occasional hint of spaceage technology. John harts wife didnt know she landed an allamerican. He had already been a radiocomic strip hero, jack armstrong, in a 1947 serial, and the same year as the fighting redhead he would become the lone ranger on tv for 52 episodes when clayton moore and the producers had a slight fallingout. Jack armstrong, the allamerican boy project gutenberg self. Adapted from a radio serial, it centered around the eponymous character, the all. The best place on the net for rare tv and radio shows. Jack armstrong and the members of the fairfield clan attempt to rescue vic hardy, who has been kidnapped by thugs. When scientific mastermind jack armstrong is kidnapped by a devious fiend determined to discover the secrets of atompowered motors, our hero must escape the island fortress of his nefarious.
Rent jack armstrong the allamerican boy 1947 on dvd and. Jack armstrong serial lackluster reminder of original frontrowkid2002 18 march 2017. The actor took over the tv role for 52 episodes after clayton moore walked out in a reported pay dispute, and also played the lead in the 1947 columbia serial jack armstrong. In 1947, armstrong put together his first set of allstars, including many old friends and colleagues.
Jack armstrong, the allamerican boy was a creation of general mills, a. By the end of world war 2, as many of the principal serial and bwestern action heavies edmund cobb, charles king, bud. Armstrong, and big jack your leader, was a top40 disc jockey of the 1960s through the 1980s, and an oldies dj until 2006. In rolurile principale joaca actorii john hart, pierre watkin.
Sep 29, 2009 actor john hart, who played the title role in the 1947 movie serial jack armstrong. Jack armstrong, the allamerican boy was a radio adventure series which maintained its popularity from 1933 to 1951. With jack teagarden as the constant on the majority of these sides, we see the personnel shift by years end, bringing peanuts hucko and barney bigard into the clarinet seat, with drumming chores split between george wettling, cozy cole on a foursong orchestra date, and big sid catlett. The serial is in english, and no multiple language options. Jack armstrong the allamerican boy serial 1947 old time. Naive adventure nonsens in black and white with 14 cliffhangers. One sheet 27 x 41 chapter 1 mystery of the cosmic ray. Jack armstrong, jack armstrong, the allamerican boy. It is hard to do the transition from radio to screen and some energy seems to get list, as was the case with most radio to television transitions, but columbia pictures 1947 production of jack armstrong falls somewhere in between. In the late forties, it had to share airtime with sky king in a complete half hour. Highlights of the career of maurice richard, montreal canadiens hockey player. Based on a popular radio show, jack armstrong is one of the most frustrating of the several.
Jack armstrong movie serial free download of b movies. Nov 11, 2008 my 1947 viewing has focused on feature films, but of course shorts and serials were very much staples of film production and exhibition in the classical period. All proceeds from your movie serial purchase are used to buy breakfast cereal. In the jack armstrong movie serial of 1947, ace science whiz armstrong must free his friend from an island fortress after he is kidnapped by a villain who wants his help in building a death ray books. If those words stir something deep within you, youre probably either a child of the depression or a freak like me whos always liked to live in the past.
Jack armstrong and his friends attempt to rescue a renowned scientist, the inventor of a revolutionary atomic engine, from the clutches an archvillain bent on worlddominion by means of a death ray place on board a aircraft capable of flying into the ionosphere. Jack armstrong 1947 is a columbia film serial, based on the radio adventure series jack armstrong, the allamerican boy. Jack armstrong has been transferred to disc in the fullscreen aspect ratio of 1. Jack armstrong cliffhanger serial movie dvd john hart.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for jack armstrong. Studied acting at pasadena playhouse before signing a contract with paramount. Jack armstrongin perhaps the longest high school career on record, jack armstrong remained an allamerican boy for close to two decades. Rosemary laplanche as betty fairfield, niece of jim fairfield. Jack armstrong serial wikipedia republished wiki 2. A publicity portrait of lane bradford as the renegade indian tosco in the serial man with the steel whip republic, 1954. Big jack armstrong born john charles larsh on december 4, 1945, in durham county, north carolina.
Jack armstrong was the first of three columbia serials produced in 1947 with the other two being the vigilante, taken from the comic books, and the sea hound featuring buster crabbe as captain silver, another radio adventure serial. Jack armstrong, the all american boy columbia, 1947. When jack finally graduated from high school in 1947, he became a government agent for the scientific bureau of investigation. Jack armstrong is a chapter serial, produced by sam katzman for columbia pictures in 1947, directed by wallace fox and loosely based on the radio.
Hart already had appeared in a couple of episodes of the lone ranger as a guest actor when moore left the series, reportedly over a pay dispute. In the jack armstrong movie serial of 1947, ace science whiz armstrong john hart must escape from an island fortress after he is kidnapped by a villain who wants the secrets of atompowered motors. When columbias schlockmeister producer sam katzman brought the radio character of jack armstrong to the screen in 1947. Jack ingram as blair, jason groods spearpoint heavy chief henchman. Jun 29, 2011 jack armstrong is the 1947 movie version of the popular radio series. Not until his academy days did he acquire such names as jack. This serialized screen adaptation of the adventures of jack armstrong, the allamerican boy, gets a solid presentation for its release on dvd. Jack armstrong 1947 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. The show began in the summer of 1933 and didnt leave the air until the summer of 1951although it was considerably modified by then. All the major characters from the radio play are present including.
Jack armstrong, the allamerican boy wikipedia republished. Come on in and check out the thousands of shows we have in our collection. The program first aired as a daily 15 minute serial on july 31, 1933 and maintained its popularity until its final broadcast on july 28, 1951. The complete serial 1947 the complete serial 2 dvd set jack armstrong, the allamerican boy, battles the evil dr. During his youth hardly anyone knew that his first name was john. Jack armstrong and his friends attempt to rescue a renowned scientist, the inventor of a. Jack armstrong 1947 all american boy, movie art print. Jack armstrong s location work, interesting central premise, and middletons mastervillain turn keep the serial from being quite as big of a train wreck as the aforementioned whos guilty or son of the guardsmanbut its an even bigger disappointment than those efforts, considering its greater potential. Columbias 33rd serial made between jack armstrong and the sea hound was based on the character that first appeared in action comics no. In this exciting serial, jack armstrong and his friends attempt to rescue a renowned scientist, the inventor of a revolutionary atomic engine, from.
Jim fairfield pierre watkin is the head of an aviation company whose head scientist vic hardy has discovered cosmic radioactivity being employed in experiments coming from a distant off shore island. Allamerican boy and replaced clayton moore as the star of tvs the lone ranger for 52 episodes in the 1950s, also starred in hawkeye and the last of the mohicans, a. Chick carter, detective 1946 serial high school hero 1946 son of the guardsman 1946 serial betty coed 1946 vacation days 1947 jack armstrong 1947 serial the vigilante 1947 little miss broadway 1947 the sea hound 1947 serial last of the redmen 1947 sweet genevieve 1947 two blondes and a redhead 1947 brick bradford 1947. Although the intro jack armstrong, jack armstrong, jack armstrong, the all american boy at the start of each chapter gets a bit annoying after a few chapters, the serial delivers what one can expect. Wallace, consisting of jack armstrong s mystery eye and jack armstrong s mystery crystal. Columbia had had some success in translating popular comic book heroes to the screen, but came up a little short on this one. Jack armstrong john hart 1947 a columbia 15 chapter movie serial. Front cover shows may 1947 parents magazine cover that gives jack armstrong critical praise. Description jack armstrong, the all american boy columbia, 1947. Returning to hollywood after world war ii, hart worked as a journeyman actor in lowbudget films. World war ii interrupted his career, and in 1947 he played the lead in a 15episode serial, jack armstrong. John hart as jack armstrong, the allamerican boy rosemary laplanche as betty fairfield, niece of jim fairfield claire james as princess alura, leader of the native tribe on the island joe brown, jr. John william armstrong was born 5 december 1926 and grew up in garland, texas at that time a small farming suburb of dallas.
Jack armstrong is the 1947 movie version of the popular radio series. That same year the parents institute began publishing their jack armstrong comic book which had a issue run. Grood intends to conquer the world and forces hardy to assist him. Relaunching his career after the war, he played the title role in the 1947 columbia serial jack armstrong. Vic discovers serial numbers were changed on some stolen bond certificates. Hop harrigan serial wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Jack armstrong was based on a popular radio series of the day, jack armstrong, the all american boy. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Following that he entered a slump, landing only undistinguished and often uncredited film roles. Writers were abe burrows, fran van hartesfeldt, dick stenger, sidney renthal and roy winsor.