The Beachcomber (TV series)

This article is about the 1960s TV series. For the similarly titled Canadian series of the 1970s-90s, see The Beachcombers.
The Beachcomber
Also known asMystery Adventure: The Beachcomber
GenreAdventure fiction
Created byWalter Newman
Written byRobert Sabaroff
StarringCameron Mitchell
Don Megowan
Sebastian Cabot
Santy Josol
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRobert Stambler
ProducerNat Perrin
Running time30 minutes
Production companyEverglade Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndication
Release20 February (1962-02-20) –
13 November 1962 (1962-11-13)

The Beachcomber is a Filmmasters/ITC Entertainment adventure TV series which ran for one series of 39 episodes in 1961.[1]

Plot

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

Guest stars in the series included Adam West, Frank Silvera and Cesar Romero

Episode list

  1. The Brooch
  2. The Shark Affair
  3. Pat Hand
  4. The Hijackers
  5. Forbidden Island
  6. The Chase
  7. Captain Huckabee's Beard
  8. The Taming of Andrew
  9. Death Do Us Part
  10. The Larcenous Lover
  11. Girl in Hiding
  12. Honor Bound
  13. Tambu
  14. The Black Pearl
  15. Charlie Six Kids
  16. Empty Village
  17. The Floating Fortune
  18. Honest Larceny
  19. Neilani
  20. Mr. Winters
  21. Rongorongo Man
  22. The Day of the Whale
  23. The Fugitive
  24. The Mask of Talugi
  25. Home to Roost
  26. Devil in Paradise
  27. The Reward
  28. Tribal Law
  29. Flight to Freedom
  30. Long Live the Sultan
  31. The Prodigal Pretender
  32. The Spaniard
  33. Man with a Guitar
  34. The Ransom
  35. The Search for Robert Herrick
  36. The Two-Sided Triangle
  37. A Rooster Named Red
  38. Roll of Thunder
  39. Paradise Lost

Production

Beachcomber was filmed on location in Winter Park, Florida.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Stern, Harold (August 12, 1961). "Florida-Flavored South Pacific". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. p. 42. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.