THE ADVENTURES OF SMILIN' JACK 13 Chapter Serial 1943 Set just before the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Jack Martin helps the Chinese obtain the Mandon Secret, a secret route from China to India, lying in an isolated Chinese sector, which would aid the Chinese in the war effort or cause disaster if fallen into the hands of the Black Samurai, a Japanese espionage organization in partnership with the Nazis, and its leader the elusive Fraulein Von Teufel, who assumes the guise of Trudy, a press correspondent and friend of Jack. For thirteen chapters, Jack goes in and out of danger in order to assist the allied war effort. The serial's main drawback is that it didn't follow the comic strip (with a Jack Holt looking Jack, a Peter Lorre-ish villain called The Head, and aerial escapades) and its characters, which suggests that the character was tied in to the serial, just so it could be used. Its a good serial, but could have been better. Cast: Tom Brown ... 'Smilin' Jack' Martin Rose Hobart ... Gertrude Muller, alias 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 (his doppelganger) Philip Ahn ... Wu Tan Nigel De Brulier ... The Lo-San Turhan Bey ... Kageyama David Hoffman ... John (Johann) O. Blenker (Nazi spy) [Chs. 9-11] Rico De Montez ... Hito, Japanese hitman Jay Novello ... Kushimi [Chs. 1-3, 12-13] Chapters: 1. The Adventures of Smilin' Jack 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 Running time: 265 min Overseas items (eg to USA) are sent by ROYAL MAIL AIRMAIL. ROYAL MAIL do not do tracking for airmail items unless you pay considerably more for insurance for the privilege – as anything posted overseas (eg, to the USA) is not under their control. This is usually prohibitively expensive, but if you would like your item insured please contact me first. Items are usually sent the day after you pay, or perhaps the same day depending on the time difference, and delivery normally takes about two weeks (10 days usually, but sometimes longer). During busy periods (Christmas especially) it can take around three weeks. This applies to postage to USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, and to a limited extent, also to Europe. PLEASE NOTE I AM A UK SELLER POSTAGE TAKES LONGER (a couple of weeks, not a couple of days).