Soldiers of Fortune

6.0(2)|1955-01-10|2 seasons, 52 episodes

Action & Adventure

Overview

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.

Episodes

Season 1(29)Season 2(23)

S1E1 · 1955-01-10 · 30m

Escort to Namtok

A husband and wife hire Tim and Toubo to guide them through a jungle infested with dangerous animals and headhunters.

S1E2 · 1955-01-17 · 30m

The Gaboon Viper

Tim and Toubo are hired by a big game hunter to guide him into remote African territory so he can hunt and photograph a secret native ritual involving poisonous snakes.

S1E3 · 1955-01-28 · 30m

The Runaway King

Tim and Toubo become intrigued by reports of an island whose visitors are said never to return.

S1E4 · 1955-02-09 · 30m

The Lady of Rajmahal

Tim and Toubo are hired to transport a valuable painting through the jungle.

S1E5 · 1955-02-20 · 30m

The Greatest Beast

Tim and Toubo investigate the disappearance of man who was supposedly slain by a monstrous animal.

S1E6 · 1955-03-02 · 30m

Gypsy Prince

Tim and Toubo are asked to return a young man to his real family so he can claim his rightful place as Prince of the Gypsy.

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John Russell

Tim Kelly

Chick Chandler

Toubo Smith