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I just bought the entire series from Amazon, and watched the first few episodes. It wasn't only young boys who liked Soldiers of Fortune. I loved this show back when and as far as I'm concerned, it's holding up well. The stories are top-notch. John Russell was always a favorite of mine, and Chick Chandler as the sidekick is not the usual buffoon, though he has his comic moments. Russell's character is not that different from that of Marshal Dan Troop in Lawman--stalwart, brave, with a bit of humility and a lot of honor.
Thanks to Timeless for bringing it back. Keep it up. There are a lot more great series out there.
Thanks to Timeless for bringing it back. Keep it up. There are a lot more great series out there.
"...starring John Russell and Chick Chandler!" went the introduction to this "cheapie" and (I believe) syndicated series. As a ten year old I loved the freebooter aspect of the heroes. Russell was solid as always, a typical fifties hero except he was not (re-)fighting World War 2 but was off in exotic places, mostly Africa, and hiring out his gun and talents to the highest bidder. Chandler was the obligatory sidekick as I recall. Pause with me a moment and consider this: could 21st century television support a positive view of hired mercenaries? Fifty years ago there were different sensitivities. But were they always worse? Or better? John Russell's character represented courage, self-determination, chivalry and freedom. It is odd how such qualities seem sorely lacking in so many of today's role models. But few of them are "Soldiers of Fortune"!
This syndicated series was a particular favorite of mine as a lad. I well remember looking forward every week to the further adventures of Tim Kelly and Toubo Smith. They were played by John Russell and Chick Chandler respectively.
When you think about it these two guys weren't anything less than 20th Century cowboys selling their gun-hands or in some cases giving their services away to people in need. The plots of Soldiers of Fortune were probably reworked from any number of westerns.
Still I liked the idea of these two guys turning up in all kinds of exotic places in the world and getting in every manner of adventure there was. I don't recall any romances for the lead John Russell. And Chandler as the sidekick? When did Smiley Burnette ever get involved with a woman?
John Russell later did another series for which he's more well known, Lawman. I would venture that his best remembered film role is in Rio Bravo as the wealthy rancher trying to free his no good brother from John Wayne's jail. He played good and bad guys equally well. Chick Chandler has a ton of movie credits going all the way back to silent days. A fair number of musicals are included, he started out in vaudeville as a song and dance man. You might remember him with Jack Haley supporting Alice Faye singing The International Rag in Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Though it lasted for only two seasons in first run syndication, WPIX in New York ran it for years after. It was a small boy's fantasy.
When you think about it these two guys weren't anything less than 20th Century cowboys selling their gun-hands or in some cases giving their services away to people in need. The plots of Soldiers of Fortune were probably reworked from any number of westerns.
Still I liked the idea of these two guys turning up in all kinds of exotic places in the world and getting in every manner of adventure there was. I don't recall any romances for the lead John Russell. And Chandler as the sidekick? When did Smiley Burnette ever get involved with a woman?
John Russell later did another series for which he's more well known, Lawman. I would venture that his best remembered film role is in Rio Bravo as the wealthy rancher trying to free his no good brother from John Wayne's jail. He played good and bad guys equally well. Chick Chandler has a ton of movie credits going all the way back to silent days. A fair number of musicals are included, he started out in vaudeville as a song and dance man. You might remember him with Jack Haley supporting Alice Faye singing The International Rag in Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Though it lasted for only two seasons in first run syndication, WPIX in New York ran it for years after. It was a small boy's fantasy.
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When I was six years old this show was my idea of high adventure in exotic places! I still think that I became an avid reader of adventure fiction because of the mental stimulation I derived from the globe trotting exploits of Tim Kelly and Tubo smith. If memory serves the writing was first rate for a syndicated half hour show and the acting was enough to convince me that the show meant business. I've always had an irrational attachment to 7-Up as a soft drink because it was the sponsor for the show. Even the theme music was calculated to tickle the adrenal gland. I first learned about volcanic eruptions from one episode ; in another the two heroes hunted whales in open rowboats. In still another episode they brought a Latin American bandit on horseback to justice. Today I teach Global Studies in a High School because "Soldiers of Fortune" I wish it was available in syndication today.
The only good thing about this episode is that the outdoor scenes were filmed outdoors, as opposed to, say, in a leaf-strewn cardboard jungle like the set where they filmed "Ramar of the Jungle". And John Russell plays the hero very well. Otherwise, it's just a curiosity piece- with psychological overtones, no less.
The script is the usual stuff- an American couple hires the two "soldiers"- Tim and Tebow- I mean Toubo- to take them through the jungles of Burma. They soon meet up with the local headhunters. This is where credibility exits, stage left. First of all, this is Burma, not Africa. There were no headhunters in Burma back then. Secondly, the Burmese men look mysteriously like Apaches, as if they wandered in from a John Ford western. They look to be dressed for winter on the prairie, wearing long-sleeved tops and buckskins. It's about 90 there, and our American entourage is sweating like pigs, yet here are some local natives who look like they live inside an icehouse. The viewer will have to watch to find out about the psychological drama previously referred to, which has to do with the husband's unfounded insecurity about his wife.
Speaking of curiosity, I, myself, am curious- about how this show lasted two years on the network. Presumably, the scripts got better.
The script is the usual stuff- an American couple hires the two "soldiers"- Tim and Tebow- I mean Toubo- to take them through the jungles of Burma. They soon meet up with the local headhunters. This is where credibility exits, stage left. First of all, this is Burma, not Africa. There were no headhunters in Burma back then. Secondly, the Burmese men look mysteriously like Apaches, as if they wandered in from a John Ford western. They look to be dressed for winter on the prairie, wearing long-sleeved tops and buckskins. It's about 90 there, and our American entourage is sweating like pigs, yet here are some local natives who look like they live inside an icehouse. The viewer will have to watch to find out about the psychological drama previously referred to, which has to do with the husband's unfounded insecurity about his wife.
Speaking of curiosity, I, myself, am curious- about how this show lasted two years on the network. Presumably, the scripts got better.
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