Adventures in Paradise | |
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Also known as | James A. Michener's Adventures in Paradise |
Genre | Adventure fiction |
Created by | James Michener |
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Theme music composer | Lionel Newman |
Composer | Max Steiner |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 91 |
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Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | ABC |
Release | October 5, 1959 – April 1, 1962 |
Adventures in Paradise is an American one-hour television series created by James Michener and starring Gardner McKay, which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962.
Gardner McKay starred as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. The plots deal with the romantic and detective adventures of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, featured George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson. [1] [2] [3] Jacques Tourneur directed the 1962 episode "A Bride for the Captain".
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "The Pit of Silence" | Paul Stanley | John Kneubuhl | October 5, 1959 | 3506 |
2 | 2 | "The Black Pearl" | Robert Aldrich | Thelma Schnee | October 12, 1959 | 3501 |
3 | 3 | "Paradise Lost" | Josef Leytes | Gene Levitt | October 26, 1959 | 3509 |
4 | 4 | "The Lady from South Chicago" | Paul Stanley | Ken Kolb | November 2, 1959 | 3508 |
5 | 5 | "The Derelict" | Roy Del Ruth | John McGreevey | November 9, 1959 | 3511 |
6 | 6 | "Safari at Sea" | Robert Aldrich | Bill Barnett | November 16, 1959 | 3504 |
7 | 7 | "Mission to Manila" | Bernard Girard | Richard Landau | November 23, 1959 | 3507 |
8 | 8 | "The Raft" | Josef Leytes | John McGreevey | November 30, 1959 | 3515 |
9 | 9 | "Peril at Pitcairn" | Roy Del Ruth | Alvin Sapinsley | December 7, 1959 | 3513 |
10 | 10 | "The Bamboo Curtain" | Josef Leytes | Gene Levitt | December 14, 1959 | 3514 |
11 | 11 | "Haunted" | Paul Stanley | George Worthing Yates | December 21, 1959 | 3518 |
12 | 12 | "Somewhere South of Suva" | Gerald Mayer | Harry Muheim | December 28, 1959 | 3512 |
13 | 13 | "Castaways" | Gerald Mayer | Robert Dillon | January 4, 1960 | 3516 |
14 | 14 | "The Archer's Ring" | Bernard Girard | Daniel Mainwaring | January 11, 1960 | 3503 |
15 | 15 | "Nightmare on Napuka" | Josef Leytes | Alvin Sapinsley | January 18, 1960 | 3519 |
16 | 16 | "Walk Through the Night" | Paul Stanley | Richard Landau | January 25, 1960 | 3520 |
17 | 17 | "Judith" | Paul Stanley | Stanford Whitmore | February 1, 1960 | 3510 |
18 | 18 | "The Color of Venom" | James Neilson | William Froug | February 8, 1960 | 3521 |
19 | 19 | "Isle of Eden" | Gerald Oswald | Story by : Ken Kolb Teleplay by : Marion Parsonnet | February 22, 1960 | 3517 |
20 | 20 | "Prisoner in Paradise" | Josef Leytes | John Kneubuhl | February 29, 1960 | 3522 |
21 | 21 | "The Siege of Troy" | Gerald Mayer | Story by : Talbot Jennings Teleplay by : George Worthing Yates | March 7, 1960 | 3523 |
22 | 22 | "There is an Island" | James Neilson | Alvin Sapinsley | March 14, 1960 | 3524 |
23 | 23 | "The Amazon" | Josef Leytes | William Froug | March 21, 1960 | 3525 |
24 | 24 | "The Violent Journey" | Charles Rondeau | Richard Landau | March 28, 1960 | 3526 |
25 | 25 | "The Forbidden Sea" | Bernard Girard | Alvin Sapinsley | April 4, 1960 | 3502 |
26 | 26 | "Passage to Tua" | James Neilson | Story by : Stanford Whitmore Teleplay by : Max Lamb | April 11, 1960 | 3527 |
27 | 27 | "Heads, You Lose" | Josef Leytes | Michael Pertwee | April 18, 1960 | 3528 |
28 | 28 | "The Death-Divers" | Felix Feist | Story by : Arnold Belgard Teleplay by : Marion Parsonnet | April 25, 1960 | 3529 |
29 | 29 | "Beached" | James Neilson | John McGreevey | May 2, 1960 | 3530 |
30 | 30 | "Whip-Fight" | Felix Feist | Daniel Mainwaring | May 9, 1960 | 3531 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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31 | 1 | "Open for Diving" | Felix Feist | Ben Masselink | October 3, 1960 | 4504 |
32 | 2 | "The Intruders" | Boris Sagal | John Kneubuhl | October 10, 1960 | 4506 |
33 | 3 | "Once Around the Circuit" | Felix Feist | Fred Freiberger | October 17, 1960 | 4510 |
34 | 4 | "Away From It All" | Justus Addiss | William Froug | October 24, 1960 | 4502 |
35 | 5 | "The Krismen" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Rolf Bayer Teleplay by : George Worthing Yates & Rolf Bayer | October 31, 1960 | 4508 |
36 | 6 | "A Whale of a Tale" | Felix Feist | Gene Levitt | November 7, 1960 | 4501 |
37 | 7 | "Hangman's Island" | Boris Sagal | Richard Alan Simmonds | November 21, 1960 | 4503 |
38 | 8 | "One Little Pearl" | Robert Florey | William Froug | November 28, 1960 | 4511 |
39 | 9 | "The Big Surf" | Josef Leytes | Frank Chase | December 5, 1960 | 4505 |
40 | 10 | "Daughter of Illusion" | Felix Feist | George W. George & Judy George | December 12, 1960 | 4507 |
41 | 11 | "Sink or Swim" | Bud Townsend | William Froug | December 19, 1960 | 4509 |
42 | 12 | "Incident in Suva" | Felix Feist | George W. George & Judy George | December 26, 1960 | 4513 |
43 | 13 | "Treasure Hunt" | Robert Florey | Michael Pertwee | January 9, 1961 | 4514 |
44 | 14 | "The Perils of Penrose" | Boris Sagal | John Kneubuhl | January 16, 1961 | 4512 |
45 | 15 | "Mr. Flotsam" | Felix Feist | Gene Levitt | January 23, 1961 | 4515 |
46 | 16 | "The Good Killing" | John Peyser | John Kneubuhl | January 30, 1961 | 4516 |
47 | 17 | "Man Eater" | Felix Feist | Story by : John Kruse Teleplay by : Michael Pertwee | February 6, 1961 | 4517 |
48 | 18 | "Act of Privacy" | Tom Gries | Cyril Hume | February 13, 1961 | 4518 |
49 | 19 | "Captain Butcher" | Felix Feist | Unknown | February 20, 1961 | 4519 |
50 | 20 | "The Feather Cloak" | Charles F. Haas | Fred Freiberger | February 27, 1961 | 4520 |
51 | 21 | "Angel of Death" | Robert Florey | William Froug | March 6, 1961 | 4521 |
52 | 22 | "Who is Silvia?" | Felix Feist | Sam M. Hill & Max Lamb | March 13, 1961 | 4522 |
53 | 23 | "The Wonderful Nightingale" | Tom Gries | John Tucker Battle | March 27, 1961 | 4523 |
54 | 24 | "The Jonah Stone" | Gilbert L. Kay | Jay Simms | April 3, 1961 | 4524 |
55 | 25 | "A Touch of Genius" | Boris Sagal | John Kneubuhl | April 10, 1961 | 4525 |
56 | 26 | "The Serpent in the Garden" | Felix Feist | Juarez Roberts | April 17, 1961 | 4526 |
57 | 27 | "A Penny a Day" | Robert Florey | Fred Freiberger | April 24, 1961 | 4527 |
58 | 28 | "Wild Mangoes" | Alvin Ganzer | William Froug | May 1, 1961 | 4528 |
59 | 29 | "Adam San" | Felix Feist | Gene Levitt | May 8, 1961 | 4529 |
60 | 30 | "Hill of Ghosts" | Robert Florey | Devallon Scott | May 15, 1961 | 4530 |
61 | 31 | "Flamin' Lady" | Justus Addiss | John Tucker Battle | May 22, 1961 | 4531 |
62 | 32 | "Errand of Mercy" | Felix Feist | Story by : Robert Mintz & Allen Balter Teleplay by : Jay Simms | May 29, 1961 | 4532 |
63 | 33 | "Command at Sea" | Stuart Rosenberg | William Froug | June 5, 1961 | 4533 |
64 | 34 | "Beachhead" | Felix Feist | Irwin Winehouse & A. Sanford Wolfe | June 12, 1961 | 4534 |
65 | 35 | "Nightmare in the Sun" | Sutton Roley | Don Mullally | June 19, 1961 | 4535 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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66 | 1 | "Appointment at Tara-Bi" | Felix Feist | Irwin Winehouse & A. Sanford Wolfe | October 1, 1961 | 5504 |
67 | 2 | "The Reluctant Hero" | Norman Foster | Carey Wilber | October 8, 1961 | 5506 |
68 | 3 | "Vendetta" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Bob Mitchell & Gene Levitt Teleplay by : Bob Mitchell | October 15, 1961 | 5505 |
69 | 4 | "Queens Back to Back" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Austin Peterson Teleplay by : Richard Neil Morgan | October 22, 1961 | 5508 |
70 | 5 | "The Closing Circle" | Felix Feist | Story by : Michael Pertwee Teleplay by : Mel Goldberg & Abram S. Ginnes | October 29, 1961 | 5507 |
71 | 6 | "Show Me a Hero" | Mitchell Leisen | William Link & Richard Levinson | November 5, 1961 | 5510 |
72 | 7 | "The Pretender" | Robert Florey | Story by : Louis Vittes Teleplay by : George Bellak & Louis Vittes | November 12, 1961 | 5509 |
73 | 8 | "The Fires of Kanau" | Justus Addiss | Edward J. Lasko | November 19, 1961 | 5502 |
74 | 9 | "The Assassins" | Robert Florey | Fred Freiberger | November 26, 1961 | 5511 |
75 | 10 | "One Way Ticket" | James B. Clark | Sam Ross | December 3, 1961 | 5513 |
76 | 11 | "The Trial of Adam Troy" | Justus Addiss | Herman Epstein & Frank Ray | December 17, 1961 | 5514 |
77 | 12 | "The Inheritance" | Ronald Weyman | Sam Ross | December 24, 1961 | 5503 |
78 | 13 | "Survival" | David Orrick McDearmon | Fred Freiberger | December 31, 1961 | 5501 |
79 | 14 | "Hurricane Audrey" | James B. Clark | Story by : Meyer Dolinsky Teleplay by : Meyer Dolinsky & William Link & Richard Levinson | January 7, 1962 | 5516 |
80 | 15 | "Once There Was a Princess" | James B. Clark | Judy George & George W. George | January 14, 1962 | 5519 |
81 | 16 | "The Velvet Trap" | Mitchell Leisen | Rik Vollaerts | January 21, 1962 | 5512 |
82 | 17 | "Policeman's Holiday" | Robert Florey | Carey Wilber & Pat Falken Smith | January 28, 1962 | 5517 |
83 | 18 | "Please Believe Me" | Don Medford | Gene Wang | February 4, 1962 | 5515 |
84 | 19 | "The Quest of Ambrose Feather" | Sutton Roley | Gene Levitt | February 11, 1962 | 5518 |
85 | 20 | "Build My Gallows Low" | Sutton Roley | Story by : Gene Levitt Teleplay by : Edward J. Lasko | February 18, 1962 | 5520 |
86 | 21 | "The Secret Place" | James B. Clark | William Froug & Peter Barry | February 25, 1962 | 5521 |
87 | 22 | "The Beach at Belle Anse" | Charles F. Haas | Unknown | March 4, 1962 | 5522 |
88 | 23 | "A Bride for the Captain" | Jacques Tourneur | Jean Holloway | March 11, 1962 | 5523 |
89 | 24 | "The Dream Merchant" | Sutton Roley | Edward J. Lakso | March 18, 1962 | 5524 |
90 | 25 | "The Baby Sitters" | Richard L. Bare | Jean Holloway | March 25, 1962 | 5525 |
91 | 26 | "Blueprint for Paradise" | Francis D. Lyon | Irwin Winehouse & A. Sanford Wolfe | April 1, 1962 | 5526 |
"Theme from Adventures in Paradise" was composed by Lionel Newman. It has been recorded by numerous artists, including Arthur Lyman, Santo & Johnny, Rob E. G., The Atlantics, and Johnnie Spence and his Orchestra. [7] Newman was a senior music director for Twentieth Century Fox Films and was conductor and music supervisor for the Adventures in Paradise series.[ citation needed ]
Lyrics to the theme were written by Dorcas Cochran, and are heard on the version recorded by Bing Crosby. Cochran is also credited as writer alongside Newman on some instrumental recordings.
A 45 rpm single of "Theme from Adventures in Paradise" by Jerry Byrd and his Steel Guitar charted in the United States, peaking in August 1960 at No. 97 in Billboard magazine [8] and No. 80 in Cash Box [9]
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