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 |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Original 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]
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]
Guest stars in the series included Adam West, Frank Silvera and Cesar Romero
Beachcomber was filmed on location in Winter Park, Florida. [3]
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