Terry and the Pirates

This exciting TV series, based on the popular "Terry and the Pirates" 
comic strip and radio series, aired in 1952-1953.

Plot

USAAF Colonel Terry Lee (John Baer) heads to the Far East to locate a 
gold mine he inherited from his grandfather. Once in the Orient, Lee 
becomes a pilot with Air Cathay, a cargo and passenger airline owned 
and operated by the cunning Chopstick Joe (Jack Reitzen), who is not 
always honest. His friend and co-pilot is Charles C. Charles, aka Hotshot Charlie 
(William Tracy), while the romantic interest is provided by the attractive 
blonde Burma (Sandra Spence). Lee has several encounters with his beautiful 
and mysterious nemesis, Lai Choi San, aka The Dragon Lady (Gloria Saunders).



15- Half-hour Episodes


Disc One

Maco Gold
The Maitland Affair
Diplomatic Passport
Green God 
The Loaded Dice Affair
Chinese Coffin
Boxer's Rebellion
Little Mandarin

Disc Two

Co-Pilots
Chinese Legacy
Black Market for Death
Tea Hee
Extra Cargo
Deadly Species
The Randall Affair


Radio Show Bonus....

Terry and the Pirates was a radio serial adapted from the comic strip of the 
same name created in 1934 by Milton Caniff. With storylines of action, high 
adventure and foreign intrigue, the popular radio series entralled listeners 
from 1937 through 1948. With scripts by Albert Barker, George Lowther 
and others, the program's directors included Cyril Armbrister, Wylie Adams, 
and Marty Andrews.

The central character, Terry Lee, was portrayed at various times by 
Jackie Kelk, Cliff Carpenter, Owen Jordan, and Bill Fein. Terry's buddy 
Pat Ryan was played by Bud Collyer, Warner Anderson, Bob Griffin, and 
Larry Alexander. Others in Terry's Far East entourage were Flip Corkin 
(Ted de Corsia), Elita (Gerta Rozan), Burma (Frances Chaney), 
Hotshot Charlie (Cameron Andrews) and Connie the coolie (Cliff Norton, 
John Gibson, Peter Donald). Throughout the Orient, they encountered 
plenty of evildoers, including the Dragon Lady (Agnes Moorehead, 
Adelaide Klein, Marion Sweet, Mina Reaume).

Cliffhanger Serial Bonus...

Terry and the Pirates -1940 was the 10th film serial released by Columbia. 
It was based on the comic strip Terry and the Pirates created by Milton 
Caniff. In his biography, Meanwhile..., Caniff stated that he hated the serial 
for changing so much of his comic strip, and that "I saw the first chapter 
and walked out screaming."



Plot

Young explorer Terry Lee and his grown-up sidekick, Pat Ryan, arrive in 
the Asian jungles in search of Terry's father, Dr. Herbert Lee. The elder 
Lee is an archaeologist and leader of a scientific expedition seeking evidence 
of a lost civilization. Soon Terry discovers his father has been kidnapped by 
an armed pirate gang known as the Tiger Men. The gang is led by the evil 
Master Fang, a local warlord who controls half of the natives and holds the 
white settlers in fear. Fang is seeking the riches hidden beneath the Sacred 
Temple of Mara. Terry meets the Dragon Lady, who is determined her 
kingdom shall not be invaded. Attacked by Fang, his henchman Stanton and 
the Tiger Men, Terry and Pat try valiantly to locate the missing Dr. Lee, 
uncover the secrets of the lost civilization, and recover the hidden treasure 
of Mara. After joining forces with Connie, Normandie and the Dragon Lady, 
the heroes have myriad varied adventures in the inhospitable environment.

Cast

William Tracy as Terry Lee
Granville Owen as Pat Ryan
Joyce Bryant as Normandie Drake
Allen Jung as Connie
Victor DeCamp as Big Stoop, magician
Sheila D'Arcy as Dragon Lady
Dick Curtis as Fang
J. Paul Jones as Dr. Lee
Forrest Taylor as Mr. Drake
Jack Ingram as Stanton
Charles King as Blackie, henchman
Duke York as Leopard Man
Jack Perrin as Mr. Harris

Chapter titles

Into the Great Unknown
The Fang Strikes
The Mountain of Death
The Dragon Queen Threatens
At the Mercy of the Mob
The Scroll of Wealth
Angry Waters
The Tomb of Peril
Jungle Hurricane
Too Many Enemies
Walls of Doom
No Escape
The Fatal Mistake
Pyre of Death
The Secret of the Temple






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