Adventures in Paradise (TV series)

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Adventures in Paradise
	Gardner McKay, guest star Susan Oliver, and Guy Stockwell (1961)
Also known as	James A. Michener's Adventures in Paradise
Genre	Adventure fiction
Created by	James Michener
Starring	Gardner McKay; Weaver Levy; George Tobias; James Holden; Guy Stockwell; Lani Kai;
Theme music composer	Lionel Newman
Composer	Max Steiner
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	91
Production
Executive producers	Martin Manulis; William Self;
Producers	Richard Goldstone; William Froug; Gene Levitt; Art Wallace;
Cinematography	Lloyd Ahern
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	20th Century-Fox Television; Martin Manulis Productions, Inc.; Marjay Productions, Inc.;
Original release
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.

Premise

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".

Cast

Main

Gardner McKay as Capt. Adam Troy
James Holden as Clay Baker (seasons 2–3)
Guy Stockwell as Chris Parker (season 3)

Recurring

Weaver Levy as Oliver Lee (season 1)
Henry Slate as Bulldog Lovey^[4] (season 1)
Linda Lawson as Renee (seasons 1–2)
George Tobias as Trader Penrose (season 2)
Lani Kai as Kelly (seasons 2–3)
Marcel Hillaire as Inspector Bouchard (seasons 2–3)
Sondi Sodsai as Sondi (seasons 1–2)^[5]^[6]

Guest stars

Episodes

Season 1 (1959–60)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"The Pit of Silence"	Paul Stanley	John Kneubuhl	October 5, 1959 (1959-10-05)	3506
2	2	"The Black Pearl"	Robert Aldrich	Thelma Schnee	October 12, 1959 (1959-10-12)	3501
3	3	"Paradise Lost"	Josef Leytes	Gene Levitt	October 26, 1959 (1959-10-26)	3509
4	4	"The Lady from South Chicago"	Paul Stanley	Ken Kolb	November 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)	3508
5	5	"The Derelict"	Roy Del Ruth	John McGreevey	November 9, 1959 (1959-11-09)	3511
6	6	"Safari at Sea"	Robert Aldrich	Bill Barnett	November 16, 1959 (1959-11-16)	3504
7	7	"Mission to Manila"	Bernard Girard	Richard Landau	November 23, 1959 (1959-11-23)	3507
8	8	"The Raft"	Josef Leytes	John McGreevey	November 30, 1959 (1959-11-30)	3515
9	9	"Peril at Pitcairn"	Roy Del Ruth	Alvin Sapinsley	December 7, 1959 (1959-12-07)	3513
10	10	"The Bamboo Curtain"	Josef Leytes	Gene Levitt	December 14, 1959 (1959-12-14)	3514
11	11	"Haunted"	Paul Stanley	George Worthing Yates	December 21, 1959 (1959-12-21)	3518
12	12	"Somewhere South of Suva"	Gerald Mayer	Harry Muheim	December 28, 1959 (1959-12-28)	3512
13	13	"Castaways"	Gerald Mayer	Robert Dillon	January 4, 1960 (1960-01-04)	3516
14	14	"The Archer's Ring"	Bernard Girard	Daniel Mainwaring	January 11, 1960 (1960-01-11)	3503
15	15	"Nightmare on Napuka"	Josef Leytes	Alvin Sapinsley	January 18, 1960 (1960-01-18)	3519
16	16	"Walk Through the Night"	Paul Stanley	Richard Landau	January 25, 1960 (1960-01-25)	3520
17	17	"Judith"	Paul Stanley	Stanford Whitmore	February 1, 1960 (1960-02-01)	3510
18	18	"The Color of Venom"	James Neilson	William Froug	February 8, 1960 (1960-02-08)	3521
19	19	"Isle of Eden"	Gerald Oswald	Story by : Ken Kolb Teleplay by : Marion Parsonnet	February 22, 1960 (1960-02-22)	3517
20	20	"Prisoner in Paradise"	Josef Leytes	John Kneubuhl	February 29, 1960 (1960-02-29)	3522
21	21	"The Siege of Troy"	Gerald Mayer	Story by : Talbot Jennings Teleplay by : George Worthing Yates	March 7, 1960 (1960-03-07)	3523
22	22	"There is an Island"	James Neilson	Alvin Sapinsley	March 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)	3524
23	23	"The Amazon"	Josef Leytes	William Froug	March 21, 1960 (1960-03-21)	3525
24	24	"The Violent Journey"	Charles Rondeau	Richard Landau	March 28, 1960 (1960-03-28)	3526
25	25	"The Forbidden Sea"	Bernard Girard	Alvin Sapinsley	April 4, 1960 (1960-04-04)	3502
26	26	"Passage to Tua"	James Neilson	Story by : Stanford Whitmore Teleplay by : Max Lamb	April 11, 1960 (1960-04-11)	3527
27	27	"Heads, You Lose"	Josef Leytes	Michael Pertwee	April 18, 1960 (1960-04-18)	3528
28	28	"The Death-Divers"	Felix Feist	Story by : Arnold Belgard Teleplay by : Marion Parsonnet	April 25, 1960 (1960-04-25)	3529
29	29	"Beached"	James Neilson	John McGreevey	May 2, 1960 (1960-05-02)	3530
30	30	"Whip-Fight"	Felix Feist	Daniel Mainwaring	May 9, 1960 (1960-05-09)	3531

Season 2 (1960–61)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
31	1	"Open for Diving"	Felix Feist	Ben Masselink	October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)	4504
32	2	"The Intruders"	Boris Sagal	John Kneubuhl	October 10, 1960 (1960-10-10)	4506
33	3	"Once Around the Circuit"	Felix Feist	Fred Freiberger	October 17, 1960 (1960-10-17)	4510
34	4	"Away From It All"	Justus Addiss	William Froug	October 24, 1960 (1960-10-24)	4502
35	5	"The Krismen"	Justus Addiss	Story by : Rolf Bayer Teleplay by : George Worthing Yates & Rolf Bayer	October 31, 1960 (1960-10-31)	4508
36	6	"A Whale of a Tale"	Felix Feist	Gene Levitt	November 7, 1960 (1960-11-07)	4501
37	7	"Hangman's Island"	Boris Sagal	Richard Alan Simmonds	November 21, 1960 (1960-11-21)	4503
38	8	"One Little Pearl"	Robert Florey	William Froug	November 28, 1960 (1960-11-28)	4511
39	9	"The Big Surf"	Josef Leytes	Frank Chase	December 5, 1960 (1960-12-05)	4505
40	10	"Daughter of Illusion"	Felix Feist	George W. George & Judy George	December 12, 1960 (1960-12-12)	4507
41	11	"Sink or Swim"	Bud Townsend	William Froug	December 19, 1960 (1960-12-19)	4509
42	12	"Incident in Suva"	Felix Feist	George W. George & Judy George	December 26, 1960 (1960-12-26)	4513
43	13	"Treasure Hunt"	Robert Florey	Michael Pertwee	January 9, 1961 (1961-01-09)	4514
44	14	"The Perils of Penrose"	Boris Sagal	John Kneubuhl	January 16, 1961 (1961-01-16)	4512
45	15	"Mr. Flotsam"	Felix Feist	Gene Levitt	January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)	4515
46	16	"The Good Killing"	John Peyser	John Kneubuhl	January 30, 1961 (1961-01-30)	4516
47	17	"Man Eater"	Felix Feist	Story by : John Kruse Teleplay by : Michael Pertwee	February 6, 1961 (1961-02-06)	4517
48	18	"Act of Privacy"	Tom Gries	Cyril Hume	February 13, 1961 (1961-02-13)	4518
49	19	"Captain Butcher"	Felix Feist	Unknown	February 20, 1961 (1961-02-20)	4519
50	20	"The Feather Cloak"	Charles F. Haas	Fred Freiberger	February 27, 1961 (1961-02-27)	4520
51	21	"Angel of Death"	Robert Florey	William Froug	March 6, 1961 (1961-03-06)	4521
52	22	"Who is Silvia?"	Felix Feist	Sam M. Hill & Max Lamb	March 13, 1961 (1961-03-13)	4522
53	23	"The Wonderful Nightingale"	Tom Gries	John Tucker Battle	March 27, 1961 (1961-03-27)	4523
54	24	"The Jonah Stone"	Gilbert L. Kay	Jay Simms	April 3, 1961 (1961-04-03)	4524
55	25	"A Touch of Genius"	Boris Sagal	John Kneubuhl	April 10, 1961 (1961-04-10)	4525
56	26	"The Serpent in the Garden"	Felix Feist	Juarez Roberts	April 17, 1961 (1961-04-17)	4526
57	27	"A Penny a Day"	Robert Florey	Fred Freiberger	April 24, 1961 (1961-04-24)	4527
58	28	"Wild Mangoes"	Alvin Ganzer	William Froug	May 1, 1961 (1961-05-01)	4528
59	29	"Adam San"	Felix Feist	Gene Levitt	May 8, 1961 (1961-05-08)	4529
60	30	"Hill of Ghosts"	Robert Florey	Devallon Scott	May 15, 1961 (1961-05-15)	4530
61	31	"Flamin' Lady"	Justus Addiss	John Tucker Battle	May 22, 1961 (1961-05-22)	4531
62	32	"Errand of Mercy"	Felix Feist	Story by : Robert Mintz & Allen Balter Teleplay by : Jay Simms	May 29, 1961 (1961-05-29)	4532
63	33	"Command at Sea"	Stuart Rosenberg	William Froug	June 5, 1961 (1961-06-05)	4533
64	34	"Beachhead"	Felix Feist	Irwin Winehouse & A. Sanford Wolfe	June 12, 1961 (1961-06-12)	4534
65	35	"Nightmare in the Sun"	Sutton Roley	Don Mullally	June 19, 1961 (1961-06-19)	4535

Season 3 (1961–62)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
66	1	"Appointment at Tara-Bi"	Felix Feist	Irwin Winehouse & A. Sanford Wolfe	October 1, 1961 (1961-10-01)	5504
67	2	"The Reluctant Hero"	Norman Foster	Carey Wilber	October 8, 1961 (1961-10-08)	5506
68	3	"Vendetta"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1961 (1961-10-15)	5505
69	4	"Queens Back to Back"	Justus Addiss	Story by : Austin Peterson Teleplay by : Richard Neil Morgan	October 22, 1961 (1961-10-22)	5508
70	5	"The Closing Circle"	Felix Feist	Story by : Michael Pertwee Teleplay by : Mel Goldberg & Abram S. Ginnes	October 29, 1961 (1961-10-29)	5507
71	6	"Show Me a Hero"	Mitchell Leisen	William Link & Richard Levinson	November 5, 1961 (1961-11-05)	5510
72	7	"The Pretender"	Robert Florey	Story by : Louis Vittes Teleplay by : George Bellak & Louis Vittes	November 12, 1961 (1961-11-12)	5509
73	8	"The Fires of Kanau"	Justus Addiss	Edward J. Lasko	November 19, 1961 (1961-11-19)	5502
74	9	"The Assassins"	Robert Florey	Fred Freiberger	November 26, 1961 (1961-11-26)	5511
75	10	"One Way Ticket"	James B. Clark	Sam Ross	December 3, 1961 (1961-12-03)	5513
76	11	"The Trial of Adam Troy"	Justus Addiss	Herman Epstein & Frank Ray	December 17, 1961 (1961-12-17)	5514
77	12	"The Inheritance"	Ronald Weyman	Sam Ross	December 24, 1961 (1961-12-24)	5503
78	13	"Survival"	David Orrick McDearmon	Fred Freiberger	December 31, 1961 (1961-12-31)	5501
79	14	"Hurricane Audrey"	James B. Clark	Story by : Meyer Dolinsky Teleplay by : Meyer Dolinsky & William Link & Richard Levinson	January 7, 1962 (1962-01-07)	5516
80	15	"Once There Was a Princess"	James B. Clark	Judy George & George W. George	January 14, 1962 (1962-01-14)	5519
81	16	"The Velvet Trap"	Mitchell Leisen	Rik Vollaerts	January 21, 1962 (1962-01-21)	5512
82	17	"Policeman's Holiday"	Robert Florey	Carey Wilber & Pat Falken Smith	January 28, 1962 (1962-01-28)	5517
83	18	"Please Believe Me"	Don Medford	Gene Wang	February 4, 1962 (1962-02-04)	5515
84	19	"The Quest of Ambrose Feather"	Sutton Roley	Gene Levitt	February 11, 1962 (1962-02-11)	5518
85	20	"Build My Gallows Low"	Sutton Roley	Story by : Gene Levitt Teleplay by : Edward J. Lasko	February 18, 1962 (1962-02-18)	5520
86	21	"The Secret Place"	James B. Clark	William Froug & Peter Barry	February 25, 1962 (1962-02-25)	5521
87	22	"The Beach at Belle Anse"	Unknown	Unknown	March 4, 1962 (1962-03-04)	5522
88	23	"A Bride for the Captain"	Jacques Tourneur	Jean Holloway	March 11, 1962 (1962-03-11)	5523
89	24	"The Dream Merchant"	Sutton Roley	Edward J. Lakso	March 18, 1962 (1962-03-18)	5524
90	25	"The Baby Sitters"	Richard L. Bare	Jean Holloway	March 25, 1962 (1962-03-25)	5525
91	26	"Blueprint for Paradise"	Francis D. Lyon	Irwin Winehouse & A. Sanford Wolfe	April 1, 1962 (1962-04-01)	5526

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 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]

Broadcast syndication

USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988.

References

^ Sullivan, John. "Gardner McKay, 69, TV Heartthrob Who Turned to Writing". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ "Adventures in Paradise – The Television Series [Author-Signed Edition] (Revised Edition)". oldies.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ "OVERVIEW [A] | TELEVISION HEAVEN SHORT REVIEWS". televisionheaven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ Robinson, Dale; Fernandes, David (August 24, 2012). The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles. McFarland. p. 34. ISBN 9781476601878 – via Google Books.
^ Chance, Norman (23 December 2010). Who Was Who on TV, Volume 1. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-1-4568-2129-6.
^ Erickson, Bevery Hoffman (2009). Gardner Mckay: Is My Adventures in Paradise. Xlibris Corporation. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4628-0711-6.
^ See, for example, singles listed at 45cat.com, 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

Adventures in Paradise at IMDb

[nytimes-1] Sullivan, John. "Gardner McKay, 69, TV Heartthrob Who Turned to Writing". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

[oldies-2] "Adventures in Paradise – The Television Series [Author-Signed Edition] (Revised Edition)". oldies.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

[tvheaven-3] "OVERVIEW [A] | TELEVISION HEAVEN SHORT REVIEWS". televisionheaven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved December 31, 2013.

[4] Robinson, Dale; Fernandes, David (August 24, 2012). The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles. McFarland. p. 34. ISBN 9781476601878 – via Google Books.

[5] Chance, Norman (23 December 2010). Who Was Who on TV, Volume 1. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-1-4568-2129-6.

[6] Erickson, Bevery Hoffman (2009). Gardner Mckay: Is My Adventures in Paradise. Xlibris Corporation. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4628-0711-6.

[7] See, for example, singles listed at 45cat.com, retrieved November 14, 2014.

[8] Pop chart data 1890–2011, spreadsheet from Billboard magazine sources, downloadable from Bullfrogspond.com, retrieved November 14, 2014.

[9] Cash Box chart for August 20, 1960 retrieved November 14, 2014.

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v t e James A. Michener
Novels	The Fires of Spring (1949) The Bridges at Toko-ri (1953) Sayonara (1954) Hawaii (1959) Caravans (1963) The Source (1965) The Drifters (1971) Centennial (1974) Chesapeake (1978) The Watermen (1979) The Covenant (1980) Space (1982) Poland (1983) Texas (1985) Legacy (1987) Alaska (1988) Caribbean (1989) Journey (1989) The Novel (1991) South Pacific (1992) Mexico (1992) Recessional (1994) Miracle in Seville (1995) Matecumbe (2007)
Non-fiction	The Voice of Asia (1951) The Bridge at Andau (1957) Rascals in Paradise (1957) Iberia (1968) Collectors, Forgers – And A Writer: A Memoir (1983) The Eagle and the Raven (1990) My Lost Mexico (1992) The World Is My Home (1992) Literary Reflections (1993)
Short story collections	Tales of the South Pacific (1947) Return to Paradise (1951)
Adaptations	South Pacific (musical) (1949) The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953) Return to Paradise (1953) Sayonara (1957) Until They Sail (1957) South Pacific (film) (1958) Adventures in Paradise (1959-1962) Hawaii (1966) The Hawaiians (1970) Centennial (1978) Space (1985) Texas (1994) South Pacific (film) (2001)
Related	Mari Yoriko Sabusawa (wife) Michener Center for Writers Journey Prize James A. Michener Art Museum