Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
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| Adventures in Paradise | |
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| 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 | Max Steiner |
| Country of origin | USA |
| 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. |
| 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[edit]
Linda Lawson as Renee.
- 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)
- ↑ "Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)". imdb.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Adventures in Paradise". tv.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ Sullivan, John. "Gardner McKay, 69, TV Heartthrob Who Turned to Writing". nytimes.com. 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. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
