John Russell
Tim Kelly
Soldiers of Fortune (1955)
Season 2
Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were international adventurers. Each episode would take place in a different country. Many of the film crew had worked at Republic Pictures studios with the show filmed on Republic's backlot then used by television's Revue Productions. The show was constantly rerun on American television into the 1960s. The show was sponsored for two years by 7 Up soft drink. One year after Soldiers of Fortune was cancelled, John Russell went on to star as Marshal Dan Troup in the successful ABC/Warner Brothers western series Lawman.
Released Jan. 10, 1955
Episode 30 min
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Production Companies: Revue Productions
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Massacre in Mokhara
When a friend requests their help Tim and Toubo journey to Tibet, but are attacked en route by bandits.
Sept. 16, 1956, midnight
S2E2 - The Greater Magic
A professor hires Tim and Toubo to help locate a supposed lost tribe of white aborigines in a remote part of New Guinea.
Sept. 30, 1956, midnight
S2E3 - Limehouse Knights
While visiting London, Tim and Toubo help Scotland Yard investigate a gang of jewel smugglers.
Oct. 7, 1956, midnight
S2E4 - The Monster of Loch Mac Gora
Tim and Toubo search for the lost writings of James Boswell and a legendary monster while visiting a remote Scottish castle.
Oct. 14, 1956, midnight
S2E5 - The Black Cat Waits
Two women hire Tom and Toubo to help them find men whose plane crashed in the Amazon jungle.
Oct. 21, 1956, midnight
S2E6 - Boomerang
An Australian policeman insists Tim and Toubo interrupt their gold mining operations to help him captured an escaped convict.
Oct. 28, 1956, midnight
S2E7 - River of Death
Tim and Toubo are hired to find a prospector thought lost in the Amazonian jungle. Their search is hindered by a tribe of angry headhunters.
Nov. 4, 1956, midnight
S2E8 - Treasure of Vickers' Island
Struck by a hurricane in the South Pacific, Tim and Toubo's ship is wrecked on a remote island.
Nov. 11, 1956, midnight
S2E9 - The Tattooed Lady of Torima
Tim and Toubo investigate emerald smuggling in a small South American town.
Nov. 18, 1956, midnight
S2E10 - Doubled in Diamonds
A niece and a chief of security conspire to murder a South African diamond mine owner so the niece can inherit the pit.
Nov. 25, 1956, midnight
S2E11 - The Danger Sisters
A sister knife-throwing act working in North Africa hire Tim and Toubo as bodyguards.
Dec. 2, 1956, midnight
S2E12 - Hatchet Man
Tim and Toubo are hired to smuggle a Chinese gentleman out of England, not knowing that man is actually a leader of the London rackets pursued by the police.
Dec. 9, 1956, midnight
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S2E13 - Slave Market
Tim is captured and sold in an Arabian slave auction. Toubo desperately tries to organize a rescue.
Dec. 23, 1956, midnight
S2E14 - Temple of Terror
Tim and Toubo are hired by a beautiful native girl to find her archaeologist boyfriend who is missing somewhere in the Indo-China jungle.
Jan. 6, 1957, midnight
S2E15 - Attack at Ras El Ma
While in Algers working for an oil company, Tim and Toubo are caught in a revolt of Arab tribesmen against the French colonial government.
Jan. 13, 1957, midnight
S2E16 - Guns for El Khadar
Tim and Toubo help the French Foreign Legion track down the men responsible for arming hostile Arab tribesmen.
Jan. 20, 1957, midnight
S2E17 - Skull of the Inca
A archaeologist hires Tim and Toubo to guide him to an ancient Inca ruin deep in the jungle.
Jan. 27, 1957, midnight
S2E18 - Pipeline to Danger
Tim and Toubo are hired to find out the cause in the loss of production in an Arabian oil field. The first thing they discover is a murder.
Feb. 3, 1957, midnight
S2E19 - The Green Trap
Tim and Toubo are leading an African safari not realizing that one of their party is suffering from an emotional breakdown.
Feb. 10, 1957, midnight
S2E20 - A Gift of Death
While visiting Kenya, Tim and Toubo are hired to capture a prize lion.
Feb. 17, 1957, midnight
S2E21 - Sandhogs
When a construction foreman runs into trouble building a tunnel under a Cuban harbor, he hires Tim and Toubo to find who is sabotaging his work.
Feb. 24, 1957, midnight
S2E22 - The City of Doom
Tim and Toubo are hired to help a construction workers battle a cult who believes their gods will destroy their Far Eastern city if their building project is finished.
March 3, 1957, midnight
S2E23 - Crew of the Dolly 'D'
Tim and Toubo are hired to protect a ship's valuable cargo and must battle mutineers who want to take over the vessel.
March 10, 1957, midnight
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 10, 1955
Last Air Date: March 10, 1957, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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