Captain David Grief

Captain David Grief (also known as The Jack London Stories) is an American action/adventure series that aired in syndication from October 1957 to 1960. The program was based on a series of Jack London short-stories centered on the South Seas tradesman and adventurer David Grief, collected in A Son of the Sun.

Captain David Grief
Also known asThe Jack London Stories
GenreAction/Adventure
StarringMaxwell Reed
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes39
Production
Producer(s)Sidney T. Bruckner
Duke Goldstone
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time25 mins.
DistributorGuild Films
Release
Original networkSyndication
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseOctober 3, 1957 (1957-10-03) –
1960

Overview

The cast included the Irish-born actor Maxwell Reed as Captain Grief, Tudor Owen as Elihu Snow, Mickey Simpson as Boley, Mel Prestidge as Jackie-Jackie, and Maureen Hingert as Anura.[1]

Captain David Grief ran for two seasons with a total of 39 episodes.[2] The first nine episodes were shot in Hawaii. The production later moved to southern California and then Cuba, before the final episodes were shot in Mexico.[3] The series was distributed by Guild Films.[3]

Guest stars

Among the series guest stars were boxers Rocky Marciano and Buddy Baer.[4] Other guest stars include:

DVD release

Four episodes of the series (episodes 9, 19, 24 and 25) were released on DVD by Alpha Video in 2007.[5]

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References
  1. "Reed Gets Feature Roles in 'Grief' Pix". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 7 July 14, 1956. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Halliwell, Leslie (1979). Halliwell's Teleguide. Granada. p. 46.
  3. Erickson, Hal (2001). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland. p. 22. ISBN 0-786-41198-8.
  4. "Rocky a Heavy In 'Grief' Role". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 12 May 20, 1957. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Captain David Grief (1957-59)". ctva.biz. Retrieved March 1, 2013.


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