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'''''The Beachcomber''''' |
'''''The Beachcomber''''' is a Filmmasters/[[ITC Entertainment]] adventure TV series which ran for one series of 39 episodes in 1961.<ref name=st/> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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John Lackland, a rich advertising executive from San Francisco,<ref name="etvs">{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. |date=January 10, 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8641-0 |page=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&dq=Beachcomber+%22Cameron+Mitchell%22&pg=PA82 |access-date=May 17, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> retires from the [[rat race]] to become a [[Beachcombing|beachcomber]] on the island of Amura in the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]].<ref name=st>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' |date=1989 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=0-7864-1198-8 |page= 107}}</ref> While Lackland "searches for the true meaning of life" he helps people who are in difficult situations.<ref name="etvs" /> |
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Narrated by [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]], the series followed a rich executive who retired from the [[rat race]] to become a [[Beachcombing|beachcomber]] on a small [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]] island. |
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Captain Huckabee is Lackland's friend, and Tarmu is Lackland's houseboy. Andrew Crippen is commissioner of Amura, and the Reverend Snow is the priest there. Kallea and Alfy are other friends of Lackland, and Alfy is a bartender.<ref name="etvs" /> |
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==Main cast== |
==Main cast== |
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*Cameron Mitchell as John Lackland |
*[[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] as John Lackland<ref name="etvs" /> |
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*[[Don Megowan]] as Captain Huckabee |
*[[Don Megowan]] as Captain Huckabee<ref name="etvs" /> |
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*[[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as Commissioner Andrew Crippen |
*[[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as Commissioner Andrew Crippen<ref name="etvs" /> |
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*[[Bill Hess]] as Alfy |
*[[Bill Hess]] as Alfy<ref name="etvs" /> |
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*[[George Mitchell (actor)|George Mitchell]] as the Reverend Snow |
*[[George Mitchell (actor)|George Mitchell]] as the Reverend Snow |
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*[[Joan Staley]] as Linda |
*[[Joan Staley]] as Linda |
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*Jerry Summers as Tarmu |
*Jerry Summers as Tarmu<ref name="etvs" /> |
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*Stan Josol as Kallea<ref name="etvs" /> |
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Guest stars in the series included [[Adam West]], [[Frank Silvera]] and [[Cesar Romero]] |
Guest stars in the series included [[Adam West]], [[Frank Silvera]] and [[Cesar Romero]] |
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#''Roll of Thunder'' |
#''Roll of Thunder'' |
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#''Paradise Lost'' |
#''Paradise Lost'' |
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==Production== |
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''Beachcomber'' was filmed on location in Winter Park, Florida.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stern |first1=Harold |title=Florida-Flavored South Pacific |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-beachcomber/124834108/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |work=The Record |date=August 12, 1961 |location=New Jersey, Hackensack |page=42|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Latest revision as of 10:35, 5 September 2023
The Beachcomber | |
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Also known as | Mystery Adventure: The Beachcomber |
Genre | Adventure fiction |
Created by | Walter Newman |
Written by | Robert Sabaroff |
Starring | Cameron Mitchell Don Megowan Sebastian Cabot Santy Josol |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Robert Stambler |
Producer | Nat Perrin |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Everglade Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | 20 February 13 November 1962 | –
The Beachcomber is a Filmmasters/ITC Entertainment adventure TV series which ran for one series of 39 episodes in 1961.[1]
Plot[edit]
John Lackland, a rich advertising executive from San Francisco,[2] retires from the rat race to become a beachcomber on the island of Amura in the South Pacific.[1] While Lackland "searches for the true meaning of life" he helps people who are in difficult situations.[2]
Captain Huckabee is Lackland's friend, and Tarmu is Lackland's houseboy. Andrew Crippen is commissioner of Amura, and the Reverend Snow is the priest there. Kallea and Alfy are other friends of Lackland, and Alfy is a bartender.[2]
Main cast[edit]
- Cameron Mitchell as John Lackland[2]
- Don Megowan as Captain Huckabee[2]
- Sebastian Cabot as Commissioner Andrew Crippen[2]
- Bill Hess as Alfy[2]
- George Mitchell as the Reverend Snow
- Joan Staley as Linda
- Jerry Summers as Tarmu[2]
- Stan Josol as Kallea[2]
Guest stars in the series included Adam West, Frank Silvera and Cesar Romero
Episode list[edit]
- The Brooch
- The Shark Affair
- Pat Hand
- The Hijackers
- Forbidden Island
- The Chase
- Captain Huckabee's Beard
- The Taming of Andrew
- Death Do Us Part
- The Larcenous Lover
- Girl in Hiding
- Honor Bound
- Tambu
- The Black Pearl
- Charlie Six Kids
- Empty Village
- The Floating Fortune
- Honest Larceny
- Neilani
- Mr. Winters
- Rongorongo Man
- The Day of the Whale
- The Fugitive
- The Mask of Talugi
- Home to Roost
- Devil in Paradise
- The Reward
- Tribal Law
- Flight to Freedom
- Long Live the Sultan
- The Prodigal Pretender
- The Spaniard
- Man with a Guitar
- The Ransom
- The Search for Robert Herrick
- The Two-Sided Triangle
- A Rooster Named Red
- Roll of Thunder
- Paradise Lost
Production[edit]
Beachcomber was filmed on location in Winter Park, Florida.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Stern, Harold (August 12, 1961). "Florida-Flavored South Pacific". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. p. 42. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- 1962 American television series debuts
- 1962 American television series endings
- American adventure television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Television series by ITC Entertainment
- Television series set on fictional islands
- Television shows set in Oceania