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THE ADVENTURES OF LONG JOHN SILVER
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THE ADVENTURES OF LONG JOHN SILVER ARTICLE HOME INTERVIEWS CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW F.A.Q. LINKS EXPLANATION OF EPISODE GUIDE TERMS	EPISODES: 26. LENGTH: 30 mins. FORMAT: Colour, Film. PRODUCTION: 1954-55 Treasure Island Pictures, produced at Pagewood Studios, Sydney. ORIGINAL SCREENING: 1958 (earlier overseas). RUNNING ORDER: Official. NETWORK: ABC. CAST: Long John Silver.......ROBERT NEWTON Miss Purity Pinker.......CONNIE GILCHRIST Patch.......GRANT TAYLOR Jim Hawkins.......KIT TAYLOR Support: Trip Fenner.......ERIC REIMAN Ironhand.......BILLY KAY Old Stingley.......JOHN BRUNSKILL Big Eric.......HARRY HAMBLETON Governor Sir Henry Strong.......JOHN SHERWOOD CREW: Director.......LEE SHOLEM Producer.......JOSEPH KAUFMAN Executive Producer.......MARK EVANS Production Design.......WILLIAM CONSTABLE Music.......WILBUR SAMPSON	EPISODE TITLES 1. Where Men Are Men 2. The Pink Pearl 3. The Master's Touch 4. The Orphan's Christmas 5. Execution Dock 6. Devil's Stew 7. The Necklace 8. The Fishwife 9. Pieces Of Eight 10. A Flag Flies Black 11. Temple Of Evil 12. The Crisis 13. To Purity, A Daughter 14. Turnabout 15. Miss Purity's Birthday 16. The Eviction 17. Internal Triangle 18. Dead Reckoning 19. Sword Of Vengeance 20. Dragon Slayer 21. Voodoo 22. Strange Cargo 23. The Siege 24. Ties Of Blood 25. The Tale Of A Tooth 26. Ship O’ The Dead
	1. Where Men Are Men .......Lola Brooks .......Maurice Millard .......Henry Gilbert Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: Miss Purity's dressmaker is in love with a woman, but it is unrequited - she is only interested in obvious masculine types. Long John advises him to steer clear of her, but Purity plans to bring them together, and in the course of events the dressmaker demonstrates that he really is a 'man'. Airdate: Melbourne 14/7/58 2. The Pink Pearl Richard Thorpe.......John Bonney Pelu.......Jeanette Craig Chieftain.......Charles Tasman Spanish Captain.......Henry Gilbert Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: Gentleman Richard Thorpe asks Long John to help search for his brother, last known to be on an island occupied by the Spanish. At the island they discover that the Spanish are forcing the natives to surrender the island’s supply of pink pearls. Airdate: Melbourne 9/6/58 3. The Master's Touch .......Gordon Chater Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Airdate: Melbourne 28/7/58 4. The Orphan's Christmas Miss Willoughby.......Neva Carr-Glyn Rev. Monaster.......Hans Stern Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: Long John and Miss Purity make their own arrangements when they discover that the head mistress of the orphanage is refusing to allow the children to have a Christmas party or receive any gifts. Airdate: Melbourne 23/12/58 5. Execution Dock Dr. Smithers.......Alexander Archdale Flint.......George Simpson-Little Rev. Monaster.......Hans Stern Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: Long John comes down with a fever, which gives him nightmares - he dreams that he is to be executed for piracy. Airdate: Melbourne 3/3/59 6. Devil's Stew Spanish Lieutenant.......Walter Sullivan Bart Dixon.......George Simpson-Little Sphinx.......Vladislaus Leonaitis Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: When Long John puts the Faithful up as surety for a wager in a card game, he is forced to turn to honest trade to repay the gambling debt. Notes: Kit Taylor does not appear in this episode. Airdate: Melbourne 8/9/58	Robert Newton
	7. The Necklace Slygo.......Walter Brown Man in saloon.......Terry McDermott Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: Long John is falsely accused and imprisoned for robbery and murder. Miss Purity and Jim Hawkins endeavour to prove his innocence and find the real culprit. Airdate: Melbourne 7/7/58 8. The Fishwife Paul.......Ray Barrett Molly.......Minnie Love Anne.......Fenella McGuire Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: Molly the fishwife was once a member of a distinguished family, but is now the town beggar. When Molly's niece comes to visit, Miss Purity organises for her tavern crowd to present Molly as a high society lady, but the real change this causes in Molly takes everybody by surprise. Airdate: Melbourne 18/8/58 9. Pieces Of Eight Salamander.......Albert Garcia Native.......Douglas King Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: Long John and his crew embark on an overland trek following a conquest for gold. However, things go wrong when Jim Hawkins comes down with a life threatening fever, and a traitor in the ranks leads them into an ambush by the Spanish. Airdate: Melbourne 12/1/59 10. A Flag Flies Black .......John Alden Script.......Martin Rackin Airdate: Melbourne 11/8/58 11. Temple Of Evil .......John Alden Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: Long John and his crew voyage to Amoyan Island to bring a Naval officer to his island girlfriend. While there, Long John attempts to procure the native's treasure and faces the wrath of a 'fire god' who traps them in a 'temple of evil'. Airdate: Melbourne 30/12/58 12. The Crisis .......Lou Vernon .......William Nelson .......Syd Chambers .......Guy Dolman Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: A Quaker doctor comes to the aid of Jim Hawkins when Long John's island hideaway is struck by fever. Airdate: Melbourne 7/4/59	Kit Taylor
	13. To Purity, A Daughter .......Ken Wayne .......Diana Davidson Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: Awaiting the arrival of her sister and niece Dimity, Miss Purity learns that their ship has been scuttled by Carolla, a female pirate. Purity mourns and Long John swears revenge, but then her niece appears at Porto Bello. Airdate: Melbourne 5/1/59 14. Turnabout Lieutenant Leon.......David Nettheim Captain deVillion.......Henry Gilbert Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: A French crew take over the Faithful, and Long John poses as a cook as part of his scheme to regain control of the ship. Airdate: Melbourne 23/6/58 15. Miss Purity's Birthday Lady Strong.......Muriel Steinbeck Elizabeth Strong.......Jeanne Whitte Rev. Monaster.......Hans Stern Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: It appears that everyone has forgotten Miss Purity’s birthday, except Rev. Monaster. He asks her to spend the day with him tending the sick and needy, which she excels in. Upon their return they find that Long John has organised a surprise party. Airdate: Melbourne 25/8/58 16. The Eviction Lady Strong.......Muriel Steinbeck Lord Ellington.......Kevin Brennan Elizabeth Strong.......Jeanne Whitte Don Alfonso Alcala.......Henry Gilbert Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: The Governor, acting under instructions from an English lord, orders Miss Purity’s tavern to be closed. Long John discovers the lord is an impostor in the employ of the Spanish, and subsequently manages to thwart a Spanish invasion plan. Airdate: Melbourne 30/6/58 17. Internal Triangle Rev. Monaster.......Hans Stern .......Colin McAlister .......Beryl Meekin .......Michael Harvey .......Dennis Geany Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Airdate: Melbourne 31/3/59 18. Dead Reckoning Forsythe.......Moray Powell Sir Percival Howard.......James Mills Lady Harwood.......Mary Mackeay Algy Harwood.......John Hardie Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: Long John Silver and Miss Purity are informed that a solicitor is intending to take Jim Hawkins back to England. To avoid this Long John enlists Jim into a school in Bermuda. While at the school Jim gets into trouble when he is blamed for the pranks of troublemaker Algy Harwood. Together they both decide to run away, and they set sail for Porto Bello. When their absence is discovered it is feared they could be lost at sea. Airdate: Melbourne 20/2/59	Connie Gilchrist
	19. Sword Of Vengeance Sean O'Flaherty.......Owen Weingott Conseulla.......Aileen Britton Abbie.......Jocelyn Herfield Fernando de Vegas.......Tex Clark Script.......Martin Rackin Synopsis: Long John Silver comes across a drifting ship on which nearly all the occupants have been murdered, leaving only one survivor, Sean O'Flaherty. Long John assists O'Flaherty to rescue his fiancee from the tyrannical Fernando de Vegas. Notes: The O'Flaherty role was specially written for Owen Weingott to utilise his swordsmanship skills. Kit Taylor and Connie Gilchrist do not appear in this episode. Airdate: Melbourne 17/3/59 20. Dragon Slayer Redbeard.......Ron Whealan ‘Squeezebox’.......John Bernard Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: Long John is tricked by an old pirate acquaintance, Redbeard, who settles an old score by kidnapping Miss Purity. Airdate: Melbourne 1/9/58 21. Voodoo Mamoo.......Neva Carr-Glyn Albino.......Vladislaus Leonaitis Synopsis: Jim and Elizabeth become seriously ill, and everybody attributes it to a mysterious voodoo power - except for Long John, who sets out to find the real cause of their illness. Airdate: Melbourne 10/3/59 22. Strange Cargo Miss Piper.......Fenella McGuire .......Lyle O'Hara Script.......Kay Keavney Synopsis: While fighting the French, Long John and his crew come across a group of young English women who were held captive. Much to Long John's chagrin, the crew forget all about the French treasure and become besotted by the women, who are being chaperoned by spinster Miss Piper. Airdate: Melbourne 24/3/59 23. The Siege .......Alexander Archdale Synopsis: When Governor Strong goes on holidays, his replacement proves to be crooked. Long John exposes him with style and is suitably rewarded. Airdate: Melbourne 4/8/58 24. Ties Of Blood .......Leonard Teale .......Allan Trevor .......Jocelyn Hernfield Script.......Kay Keavney Synopsis: Miss Purity befriends a young woman who is caring for her sick brother. Airdate: Melbourne 10/2/59 25. The Tale Of A Tooth Angus MacAllister.......Lou Vernon Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: When Long John Silver develops a toothache, he is forced to rescue a wily dentist who has been kidnapped by the Spanish. Airdate: Melbourne 16/6/58 26. Ship O’ The Dead Harbour Master.......Don McNiven Spanish Captain.......Ken Warren Script.......Martin Rackin & Kay Keavney Synopsis: No-one believes Jim Hawkins when he tells a tale of seeing a ship in a bay with a dead crew. Jim and Long John Silver later discover that the Spanish have taken over the ship and slain the crew in order to seize a load of gold bullion. Airdate: Melbourne 21/7/58 Long John Silver film Long John Silver.......Robert Newton Jim Hawkins.......Kit Taylor Patch.......Grant Taylor Israel Hands.......Rod Taylor Miss Purity Pinker.......Connie Gilchrist Governor Strong.......Harvey Adams Lady Strong.......Muriel Steinbeck Captain Mendoza.......Lloyd Berrell Billy Bowlegs.......Henry Gilbert Big Eric.......Harry Hambleton Old Stingley.......John Brunskill Trip Fenner.......Eric Reiman Rev. Monaster.......Hans Stern Ironhand.......Billy Kay .......Owen Weingott .......Al Thomas .......Syd Chambers .......Charles McCallum .......Don McNiven .......John Llewellyn Script.......Martin Rackin Director.......Byron Haskin Producer.......Joseph Kaufman Executive Producer.......Mark Evans Production Design.......William Constable	Grant Taylor