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'''''The Islanders''''' is an American adventure [[television series]] which aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from 1960 to 1961, starring [[William Reynolds (actor)|William Reynolds]], [[James Philbrook]], and [[Diane Brewster]]. |
'''''The Islanders''''' is an American adventure [[television series]] which aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from 1960 to 1961, starring [[William Reynolds (actor)|William Reynolds]], [[James Philbrook]], and [[Diane Brewster]]. |
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==Premise== |
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At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade (Reynolds) and Zack Malloy (Philbrook), co-owners of a [[Grumman Goose]] [[amphibious aircraft]], start their one-plane airline in the [[Moluccas]] or [[Spice Islands]] of the southeastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer (Brewster) and Shipwreck Callighan ([[Roy Wright (actor)|Roy Wright]]). |
At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade (Reynolds) and Zack Malloy (Philbrook), co-owners of a [[Grumman Goose]] [[amphibious aircraft]], start their one-plane airline in the [[Moluccas]] or [[Spice Islands]] of the southeastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer (Brewster) and Shipwreck Callighan ([[Roy Wright (actor)|Roy Wright]]). |
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"The boys get into lots of messes," said Brewster "and things aren't helped for them by the way I play one of them against the other in whatever romantic notions they have about me."<ref>DOUBLE-DEALING DIANE |
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| ⚫ | ''The Islanders'', primarily sponsored by [[Liggett & Myers]]' [[Chesterfield cigarettes|Chesterfield]] cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' and ''[[Candid Camera]]'' on [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] and the second half of ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]'' and the last season of ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'' on [[NBC]]. |
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Korman, Seymour. Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Dec 1960: h7. </ref> |
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==Filming== |
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William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a ''[[Terry and the Pirates (TV series)|Terry and the Pirates]]'' or a ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good."<ref>http://www.classicimages.com/articles/2009/10/02/past_articles/reynoldswilliam.txt</ref>{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=October 2017}} |
William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a ''[[Terry and the Pirates (TV series)|Terry and the Pirates]]'' or a ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good."<ref>http://www.classicimages.com/articles/2009/10/02/past_articles/reynoldswilliam.txt</ref>{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=October 2017}} |
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"We have a show that has all the meat and potatoes," said Reynolds during filming. "All it lacks is the gravy... we may be trying to place too much in a small screen."<ref>When the gravy's missing |
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Page, Don. Los Angeles Times 29 Jan 1961: f44. </ref> |
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===Accident=== |
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In February 1960 a plane carrying five crew members from Montego Bay to Miami crashed off the coast of Jamaica into the water. The men were Reynolds, Bare, Glen Kirkpatrick, pilot Howard Smith and camera man George Schdmidt.<ref>Crash Hurts TV Crew |
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The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C]13 Feb 1960: A3. </ref> All but Schmidt were picked out of the water.<ref>Photo Standalone 2 -- No Title: Incomplete Source |
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Los Angeles Times 13 Feb 1960: 7. </ref> |
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==Broadcast== |
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| ⚫ | ''The Islanders'', primarily sponsored by [[Liggett & Myers]]' [[Chesterfield cigarettes|Chesterfield]] cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' and ''[[Candid Camera]]'' on [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] and the second half of ''[[The Dinah Shore Show]]'' and the last season of ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'' on [[NBC]]. |
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==Legacy== |
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After ''The Islanders'', Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a [[magazine]] publisher and the love interest of [[Loretta Young]] in her short-lived ''[[The New Loretta Young Show]]'', which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,''[[The Gallant Men]]'', a [[World War II]] series, and ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The FBI]]'' with [[Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.]]. |
After ''The Islanders'', Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a [[magazine]] publisher and the love interest of [[Loretta Young]] in her short-lived ''[[The New Loretta Young Show]]'', which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,''[[The Gallant Men]]'', a [[World War II]] series, and ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The FBI]]'' with [[Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.]]. |
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| The Islanders | |
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| Created by | Richard L. Bare |
| Starring | William Reynolds James Philbrook Diane Brewster |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 50 minutes |
| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 2, 1960 – March 26, 1961 |
The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster.
Premise
At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade (Reynolds) and Zack Malloy (Philbrook), co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer (Brewster) and Shipwreck Callighan (Roy Wright).
"The boys get into lots of messes," said Brewster "and things aren't helped for them by the way I play one of them against the other in whatever romantic notions they have about me."[1]
Filming
William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good."[2][permanent dead link]
"We have a show that has all the meat and potatoes," said Reynolds during filming. "All it lacks is the gravy... we may be trying to place too much in a small screen."[3]
Accident
In February 1960 a plane carrying five crew members from Montego Bay to Miami crashed off the coast of Jamaica into the water. The men were Reynolds, Bare, Glen Kirkpatrick, pilot Howard Smith and camera man George Schdmidt.[4] All but Schmidt were picked out of the water.[5]
Broadcast
The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC.
Legacy
After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..
Diane Brewster had earlier portrayed gambler "Samantha Crawford" in the first two seasons of Maverick (1957) and appeared in 1957-1958 in the first season of Leave It to Beaver as schoolteacher "Miss Canfield," later replaced by Sue Randall as "Miss Landers." Subsequently, in the 1960s, as a favor to writer/producer Roy Huggins, Brewster occasionally portrayed without screen credit the murdered wife "Helen Kimble" (in flashbacks) in ABC's The Fugitive.
Guest stars
References
- ^ DOUBLE-DEALING DIANE Korman, Seymour. Chicago Daily Tribune 17 Dec 1960: h7.
- ^ http://www.classicimages.com/articles/2009/10/02/past_articles/reynoldswilliam.txt
- ^ When the gravy's missing Page, Don. Los Angeles Times 29 Jan 1961: f44.
- ^ Crash Hurts TV Crew The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973); Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C]13 Feb 1960: A3.
- ^ Photo Standalone 2 -- No Title: Incomplete Source Los Angeles Times 13 Feb 1960: 7.