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Director
  
Fred C. Brannon

Music director
  
Stanley Wilson

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Action, Adventure, Western

Screenplay
  
Ronald Davidson

Writer
  
Ronald Davidson

Don Daredevil Rides Again Aline Towne

Release date
  
11 April 1951

Cast
  
Ken Curtis
(Lee Hadley / Don),
Roy Barcroft
,
Aline Towne
,
Lane Bradford

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Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951) is a Republic Movie serial. It makes heavy use of stock footage from Republic's previous Zorro serials. The character of Don Daredevil (Ken Curtis) was created for this serial as the rights to Zorro belonged to Disney by 1951.

Contents

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Cast

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  • Ken Curtis as Lee Hadley, otherwise known as "Don Daredevil"
  • Aline Towne as Patricia Doyle
  • Roy Barcroft as Douglas Stratton
  • Lane Bradford as Webber
  • Robert Einer as Gary Taylor
  • John Cason as Hagen

    • Production

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    Don Daredevil Rides Again was budgeted at $153,080 although the final negative cost was $155,200 (a $2,120, or 1.4%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1951.

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    It was filmed between 5 February and 27 February 1951. The serial's production number was 1930.

    Don Daredevil Rides Again DON DAREDEVIL RIDES AGAIN SERIAL TRAILER 1951 KEN CURTIS YouTube

    Don Daredevil Rides Again used stock footage taken from the earlier serial Zorro's Black Whip.

    Stunts

  • Tom Steele as Lee Hadley/Don Daredevil/Henchman Black (doubling Ken Curtis)
  • Eddie Parker as Douglas Stratton (doubling Roy Barcroft)
  • Dale Van Sickel as Gary Taylor/Dan Farley (doubling Robert Einer)
  • Carey Loftin as Hagen/Henchman Owens (doubling John Cason)

    • Special effects

    Special effects by the Lydecker brothers

    Theatrical

    Don Daredevil Rides Again's official release date is 11 April 1951, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.

    Critical reception

    Cline describes this serial as just a "quickie."

    Chapter titles

    1. Return of the Don (20min)
    2. Double Death (13min 20s)
    3. Hidden Danger (13min 20s)
    4. Retreat to Destruction (13min 20s)
    5. Cold Steel (13min 20s)
    6. The Flaming Juggernaut (13min 20s)
    7. Claim Jumper (13min 20s)
    8. Perilous Combat (13min 20s)
    9. Hostage of Destiny (13min 20s)
    10. Marked for Murder (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
    11. The Captive Witness (13min 20s)
    12. Flames of Vengeance (13min 20s)

    Source:

    References

    Don Daredevil Rides Again Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Don Daredevil Rides Again IMDb