Merriwell is being watched by an accomplice of worthington, named carl raymonds. Sports star frank merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. Adventures of frank merriwell starring donald briggs, jean rogers and john dusty king. Here is a sample of the online episodes currently available at the old time radio fan. The project gutenberg ebook of frank merriwell at yale, by. Scholastic sports star frank merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father.
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The adventures of frank merriwell, volume 1 radio archives. The series was first heard over nbc from 032634 to 062234 as a three times a week 15 minute juvenile program. Frank merriwell improvised a stanza of a song, and in a few moments the entire band caught the words and the tune. Topics movie trailers, serials, matinee serials, jean rogers. The character of merriwells surly and unsportsmanlike rival house peters could have added an interesting dynamic to the story had he been presented as an actual threat to the heros preeminencebut is treated with such contempt by all the other supporting characters, and shown to be so completely out of merriwells athletic league. Adventures of frank merriwell adventure old time radio.
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