Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
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Also known as | James A. Michener's Adventures in Paradise |
Genre | Adventure |
Created by | James Michener |
Starring | Gardner McKay Weaver Levy George Tobias James Holden Guy Stockwell Lani Kai |
Theme music composer | Lionel Newman |
Composer(s) | Max Steiner |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 91 |
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Executive producer(s) | Martin Manulis William Self |
Producer(s) | Richard Goldstone William Froug Gene Levitt Art Wallace |
Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television Martin Manulis Productions, Inc. Marjay Productions, Inc. |
Distributor | 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Black and white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | October 5, 1959 – April 1, 1962 |
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective adventures of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.[1][2][3][4][5]
Cast and characters
- Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy, 91 episodes
- Weaver Levy as Oliver Lee (Season 1–2)
- George Tobias as Trader Penrose (Season 1–2)
- James Holden as Clay Baker (Season 2–3, 62 episodes)
- Lani Kai as Kelly (Season 2–3)
- Sondi Sodsai as Sondi (Season 2)
- Henry Slate as Bulldog Lovey (Season 2)
- Linda Lawson as Renee (Season 2)
- Guy Stockwell as Chris Parker (Season 3, 26 episodes)
- Marcel Hillaire as Inspector Bouchard (Season 3)
Guest stars
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- Philip Ahn
- John Anderson
- Phyllis Avery
- Barbara Bain
- Diane Baker
- Joanna Barnes
- Henry Brandon
- Hazel Court
- Yvonne De Carlo
- Meyer Dolinsky
- Fifi D'Orsay
- Barbara Eden
- Elana Eden
- Anne Francis
- Betty Garde
- Peggy Ann Garner
- Bruce Gordon
- Alan Hale, Jr.
- Juano Hernández
- Steven Hill
- James Hong
- Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.
- David Janssen
- Tor Johnson
- Werner Klemperer
- Martin Landau
- Bethel Leslie
- Gene Levitt
- Joanne Linville
- Dayton Lummis
- Diana Lynn
- Patrick Macnee
- Arthur Malet
- George Macready
- Murray Matheson
- Marilyn Maxwell
- Nobu McCarthy
- Sean McClory
- Joanna Moore
- Read Morgan
- Simon Oakland
- Joan O'Brien
- Dan O'Herlihy
- Susan Oliver
- J. Pat O'Malley
- Larry Pennell
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Judson Pratt
- Vincent Price
- Juliet Prowse
- Hari Rhodes
- Brian Roper
- Jacqueline Scott
- Lizabeth Scott
- Pippa Scott
- Pilar Seurat
- Robert F. Simon
- Alexis Smith
- Fay Spain
- Barbara Steele
- Inger Stevens
- Barbara Stuart
- Joan Tompkins
- Jesse White
- Peter Whitney
- Anna May Wong
- Jo Anne Worley
- Dick York
Musical theme
"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 Johnny Spence and his Orchestra.[6] Newman was a senior music director for Twentieth Century Fox Films and was conductor and music supervisor for the Adventures in Paradise series.[7]
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]
References
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- ↑ See, for example, singles listed at 45cat.com, retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ Adventures in Paradise: full cast and crew list at Internet Movie Database, retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ Pop chart data 1890-2011, spreadsheet from Billboard magazine sources, downloadable from Bullfrogspond.com, retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ Cash Box chart for August 20, 1960 retrieved November 14, 2014.
External links
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