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The Classic TV Archive [Updated 2015]
with contributions by:
John King [JK](first 21 episodes), Bob Huggins [BH]
George Orphandys [GO]
Colin Duff [CD]
Jim Brent [JB]
Tom Alger [TA]
Tom Dischley [TD], Alan Keeling Dinosaur TV
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Syndication title 'Foreign Legionnaire'
Produced by
Telepictures of Morocco, Inc.
A Frantel, Inc. Release
Orbit Films Television Presentation (1990's European re-release)
Filmed in North Africa (season 1) latterly in North Italy (season 2)
Executive Producer:
Gilbert A. Ralston In Charge of
Production: Pierre Schwab
Produced by Serge Glykson
US Family Adventure series 1955-57 possibly 78 episodes x 30 min.
starring: Buster Crabbe
as
Captain Michael Gallant
with: Fuzzy Knight as First Class Private Fuzzy Knight, comic
sidekick
introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe as Cuffy Sanders, orphaned
boy
* Gilles Queant as Sergeant Duval Norma Eberhardt as Carla, Fuzzy's girlfriend Roger Trevielle as The Colonel
Premise:
Adventures of Captain Michael Gallant, commander of the North African
headquarters of the French Foreign Legion
"These are the stories of the French Foreign Legion today.
The Producers gratefully acknowledge the aid of the
French Minister of National Defence and the Commanding General French Troops in
Morocco, and
The Officers and Men of the Legion Outposts at Zagora, Rabat, Marrakech, Taroudant and Agadir who portray
themselves in these films, and without whose Authorization and Co-operation
these films could not have been made"
Background:
Season 1: North Africa
In the beginning, the show was filmed at an outpost on the edge of the
Saharan Desert, French Morocco, Marrakech, Paris and Athens.
Season 2: North Italy
Under the guidance of future James Bond producer Harry Saltzman, the
filming moved to Lybia, Tripoli and Italy, where the political climate was
less hostile.
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WRCA-TV New York City Sun. 5:30 pm
[01] Captain Gallant: (pilot episode) (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
13-Feb-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 02/13/55
Synopsis:
Buster Crabbe and his son Collen "Cuffy Crabbe, co-star in Capt. Gallant of the
Foreign Legion, a film series about men in the Legion.
The first episode, "Introduction", tells how Capt. Gallant is appointed guardian/ward
of Cuffy Sanders, son of a slain officer. The two
embark on a get-acquainted vacation, but a bandit plot to assassinate the French
General interrupts their journey. Fuzzy Knight
appears as Fuzzy, Gilles Queant plays Sgt. Duval. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Captain Gallant is appointed guardian of Cuffy Sanders, the son of a slain
officer. The two embark on a get acquainted vacation,
but a bandit plot to assassinate the French General interrupts their journey.
[GO/CD]
[02] Captain Gallant: VEILS OF DEATH (1955)
(Verified end credits from Video)
(Filmed in North Africa)
20-Feb-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 02/19/55
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Screenplay by William N. Robson
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with Fuzzy Knight, introducing Cullen
"Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Gilles Queant ........... Sgt. Duval (recurring) Mony Dalmes ............. Yvette Joseph Nash ............. Darney Daniel Lecourtois ....... the colonel Jacques Ciron ........... the waiter
*
In Charge of Production: Pierre Schwab
Director of Photography: Louis Page, ASC
Executive Film Editor: Alfred de Gaetano
Sound Engineer: Robert Biart
Art Director: Paul-Louis Boutie
Original Score by: Guy Luypaertz
Produced by: Telepictures of Morocco, Inc.
Executive Producer: Gilbert A. Ralston
A Frantel, Inc., release, copyright 1954, prod. # 106 [GO]
Synopsis:
Capt. Gallant crosses the desert sands of North Africa in search of a gang of
gun smugglers. He's been told that the
smugglers are led by the Sheik of the Maudis. [JK][GO/CD]
[03] Captain Gallant: FIREPOWER (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
27Feb55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm
Guest Cast:
Philippe Nicaud (as Maret)
Synopsis:
Capt. Gallant helps to clear the name of a young Legionaire suspected
of cowardice during a battle with a group of bandits. The troubled
youth attempts to capture the bandits single-handedly to redeem
himself. [JK] [GO/CD]
[04] Captain Gallant: TALA'S SECRET (1955)
(Verified end credits from Video)
(Filmed in North Africa)
06-Mar-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 03/06/55
Directed by Sam Newfield
Screenplay by Jack Andrews
starring: Buster Crabbe, with Fuzzy Knight, introducing Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Gilles Queant ........... Sgt. Duval (recurring) Francine Brandt ......... Tala Daniel Lecourtois ....... the Colonel (recurring) Emilio Carrer ........... the Spanish Leader
*
Director of Photography: Louis Page, ASC
Sound Engineer: Robert Biart
Art Director: Paul-Louis Boutie(same)
Produced by Telepictures of Morocco, Inc.
Executive Film Editor: Alfred de Gaetano
Original Score: Guy Luypaertz
A Frantel, Inc., release, prod. # 104 [GO]
Synopsis:
Capt. Gallant is on the trail of Sheik Ahmed Ben Asrah, who he believes planned
the ambush of a Legionaire.
Gallant follows the Sheik's daughter to the Tribal Stronghold. [JK] [GO/CD]
[05] Captain Gallant: THE CAMEL RACE (1955)
[verified on film]
(Filmed in North Africa)
13-Mar-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm
Screenplay by Jack Andrews / Story by John O'Dea
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
director of photography: Louis Page, A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Gilles Queant .......... Sgt. Duval (recurring) Roger Hanin ............ Lorenzo Anne-Marie Mersen ...... Zarah Jean Landier ........... The Goumier
Synopsis 1:
Fuzzys camel Josephine and another camel are the center of an important plot to
recover a stolen bankroll. [GO/CD]
Synopsis 2:
Fuzzy and the Legionnaires bet on a camel race - unaware that it's fixed. []
Synopsis 3:
The Legionnaires want to race Fuzzy's camel against another camel to win money
for their leave. [TD]
Synopsis: (possibly a different episode)
A Legionaire has been ambushed by a bandit gang. Capt. Gallant runs into trouble
when he tries to find out the whereabouts of
the kidnapped soldier. [JK]
[06] Captain Gallant: ESPRIT DE CORPS (1955)
20Mar55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm [JK] [GO/CD]
(Filmed in North Africa)
(postponed from previous week)
Guest Cast:
John Nash (as Novak)
Synopsis 1:
Capt. Gallant and his Legionaires teach a lesson to a brash recruit. The
newcomer fails to realize the value of teamwork. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Captain Gallant and his legionnaires teach a lesson to a brash recruit who needs
to learn the meaning of teamwork. [GO/CD]
[--] Note: "The Legion is Our Home"
was originally scheduled for circa 20Mar55 (?)
- actually aired 30Oct55 in the second group of new shows
[07] Captain Gallant: CARNIVAL IN ZAGORA
(Filmed in North Africa)
27Mar55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 03/27/55
Synopsis 1:
Fuzzy's girlfriend is witness to a murder. He's more than a little jealous when
she reports the event to
her hero, Capt. Gallant. For Fuzzy is sure that he could solve the murder
himself. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Zagora Fuzzys girlfriend witnesses a murder. Fuzzy is more than a little jealous
shen she reports the event to Captain Gallant. [GO/CD]
Synopsis 3:
Fuzzy's girl friend witnesses a murder.
(NBC rerun 12Oct63; NBC Saturday 5:30pm )
[08] Captain Gallant: 20 FATHOMS UNDER THE DESERT (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
03Apr55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm
Synopsis:
Capt Gallant and his Legionaires try to track down the gang that attacked and
robbed a caravan.
Their slim clue: A pair of glasses
left at the scene of the crime. [JK][GO/CD]
[09] Captain Gallant: STRANGE SANCTUARY (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
10Apr55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm (rerun 06/14/56)
Synopsis 1:
Capt. Gallant tries to help the deposed President of a Latin Country to elude
enemy agents.
The agents are on the trail of the President's
son, a member of the Foreign Legion. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
The president of small Latin republic disappears after he writes a
manuscript exposing his enemies. [GO/CD]
[10] Captain Gallant: THE PRAYER RUG (1955)
[verified on film]
(Filmed in North Africa)
17-Apr-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 04/17/55
Screenplay by Gene Levitt
Directed by Sam Newfield
director of photography: Louis Page. A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Gilles Queant .......... Sgt. Duval (recurring) Jacqueline Porel ....... Monique Gordon Heath ........... Charlie Roger Treville ......... The General Jean Michaud ........... Larro
Synopsis:
The priceless prayer rug that the Foreign Legion planned to give to the Caid as
a token of friendship,
is stolen. Capt. Gallant and his men are dispatched to find it. [JK] [GO/CD]
[11] Captain Gallant: THE GOLDEN LOOP (1955) (a.k.a. "See No Evil")
(Filmed in North Africa)
24Apr55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 04/24/55
Synopsis 1: ("The Golden Loop")
A golden loop earring is the lone clue to the identity of a gang of
thieves which ambushed a group
of Legionaires and stole the gold that
they were guarding. [JK]
Synopsis 2: ("See No Evil")
After a Legion squad transporting a gold shipment is killed and the
gold stolen, Gallant, Fuzzy and Duval attempt to trace the thieves
with the only clue they have: a woman's earring.
With two original Captain Gallant commercials.
Synopsis 3:
A golden loop earring is the only clue to a group of thieves which
robbed legionnaires of a gold shipment they were guarding. [GO/CD]
[12] Captain Gallant: CARAVAN PATROL (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
01May55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm 05/01/55
Synopsis 1:
Capt. Gallant organizes a caravan patrol to find the prosperous merchant who
demanded protection against raids on his caravans. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Gallant organizes a caravan patrol to find a prosperous merchant who demanded
protection against raids, but is having his own caravans attacked. [GO/CD]
[13] Captain Gallant: TINA
(Filmed in North Africa)
08May55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm 05/08/55 [GO/CD]
Guest cast:
Pascale Roberts (as Tina)
Philippe Nicaud (as Eric Jarbeau)
Maurice Teynac (as Malcolm)
Synopsis 1:
A young legionnaire (Eric Jarbeau), in love with a cafe entertainer, has a fight
with her former suitor.
When the latter is found murdered,
Jarbeau becomes the prime suspect. [GO/CD]
Synopsis 2:
Tina, an entertainer in a local café, is the subject of a bitter
argument between Eric Jarbeau, her current admirer, and a former
suitor. When the latter is found murdered, Jarbeau becumes the prime
suspect. [TA] (01Jul61 NBC, Saturday 5:30pm )(re-run)[TA]
("Tina" replaced "The Constance Missal" which was rescheduled to
22Jan56)
[14] Captain Gallant: THE CAPTIVE OASIS (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
15May55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 05/13/55
Synopsis:
Capt. Gallant learns that a bandit band is extracting huge payments from
desert-crossing
caravans which must use the bandits' captive
oasis. He sets out to stop them. [JK][GO/CD]
[15] Captain Gallant: REVENGE (1955)
[verified on film]
(Filmed in North Africa)
22-May-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 05/22/55
Screenplay by Gene Levitt
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
director of photography: Louis Page, A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Bob Christopher ....... Aru Mettler Hubert Lapparent ...... Archard Richard Watson ........ Race Jess Hahn ............. Lou Jacques Dhery ......... The Jailer
Synopsis 1:
A man awaiting execution on a murder charge escapes and goes into hiding. His
sole wish before he's recaptured
- to kill Capt. Gallant, the man who arrested him. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
A man awaiting execution on a murder charge escapes, and his sole wish is to
kill Gallant. [GO/CD]
[16] Captain Gallant: AS LONG AS THERE WILL BE MONEY (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
(a.k.a. Tant Quâ'il Aura de Lâ'Argent)
(a.k.a "Stolen Treaure")
29May55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 05/29/55
Synopsis 1:
Two gangsters try to force a young Legionnaire to desert and help
them find a buried treasure. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
A legionnaire is told that his mother will be brutally beaten if
he refuses to desert the legion and lead the gangsters to a buried
treasure. [GO/CD]
[17] Captain Gallant: AMBUSHED (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
05Jun55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 06/05/55
Synopsis:
Cuffy tells tall tales about bandit bands and Legion heroism. They become
realities when a visiting architect
is mysteriously kidnapped and Capt. Gallant's brigade is ambushed by outlaw
hordes. [JK][GO/CD]
[18] Captain Gallant: THE JEWEL BOX (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
12Jun55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 06/12/55
Synopsis:
Cuffy's discovery of a buried jewel box may lead to the murder of a
local citizen. A European jewel collector is a prime suspect.
[JK] [GO/CD]
[19] Captain Gallant: THE MAN WITH THE MAT (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
19Jun55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 06/19/55
Synopsis 1:
Capt. Gallant gets mixed up with a gang of thieves when he goes to
Bisca to find adventurer Michael Darney, a new recruit who failed
to report for duty. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Gallant, looking for a new recruit Michael Darney) who did not
report for duty, gets mixed up with a band of theives in Bisca.[GO/CD]
[20] Captain Gallant: THE DAGGER OF JUDAH (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
26Jun55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - 06/26/55
Synopsis:
Gallant and Fuzzy, disguised as thieves' helpers, try to thwart a
plot to kidnap the Caid's son. [JK][GO/CD]
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Re-runs begin of first 10 episodes (3Jul55-4Sep55) Sundays 5:00pm
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[--] 3Jul55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #1 Debut/Introduction (pilot)(first aired 13Feb55)
[--] 10Jul55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #2 Veils of Death (first aired 20Feb55)
[--] 17Jul55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #3 "Firepower" (first aired 27Feb55))
[--] 24Jul55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #6 "A Camel Race" (first aired 13Mar55)
[--] 31Jul55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #4 "Tala's Secret" (first aired 6Mar55)
[--] 07Aug55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #5 "Esprit de Corps" (first aired 20Mar55)
[--] 14Aug55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm -
possibly a rerun of #7 "Carnival Zagora" (first aired 27Mar55)
[--] 21Aug55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm - Rerun of #8 "20 Fathoms Under the Desert" (first aired 3Apr55)
[--] 28Aug55 - Rerun of #9 "Strange Sanctuary" (first aired 10Apr55)
[--] 04Sep55 - Rerun of #10 "The Prayer Rug" (first aired 17Apr55)
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WRCA-TV New York City Sun. 5:30 pm (11Sep55 - 22Apr56)
new episodes air again from this point
[21] Captain Gallant: THE LADY FROM ZAGORA (aka "The Purloined
Envelope")
(Filmed in North Africa)
11Sep55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JK] - 09/15/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Synopsis 1:
Capt. Gallant and his men are on the trail of a young secretary who,
it appears, has stolen top-secret airplane plans from her boss.
[JK][GO/CD]
[22] Captain Gallant: PIPELINE
(Filmed in North Africa)
18Sep55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 09/22/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Synopsis 1:
Gallant and his men hunt for a sabateur who blew up an oil pipeline.
[GO/CD]
Synopsis 2:
Captain Gallant searches for the man who blew up an oil pipeline.
(NBC re-run 02Nov63; Saturday 5:30pm Eastern) [TA]
[23] Captain Gallant: DOUBLE JEOPARDY (Filmed in North Africa)
25Sep55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 09/29/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Synopsis 1
Clues found on a body prove that the town of Laza is a gun running center.
Captain Gallant is held captive when he discovers
the headquarters. [GO/CD]
Synopsis: 2
Captain Gallant finds that the town of Laza is a center for gunrunners.
(NBC re-run 19Oct63; Saturday 5:30pm)[TA]
[24] Captain Gallant: DESERT JUSTICE
(Filmed in North Africa)
02Oct55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 10/06/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Suspicion falls on a legionnaire when the gold for the Caid's
irrigation project is stolen by an international criminal posing
as a famous engineer. [GO/CD]
[25] Captain Gallant: TREASURE OF THE LEGION
(Filmed in North Africa)
09Oct55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 10/13/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Gallant comes into contact with
international thieves when a trophy is stolen an a legionnaire is killed.
[GO/CD]
[26] Captain Gallant: THE HOSTAGE
(Filmed in North Africa)
16Oct55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 10/20/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Three criminals try to stir up the Caid and his men against the Touregs.[GO/CD] [TD]
(Rerun WPIX NYC 9/4/65 Saturday 9 AM)
WPIX ran as syndicated title "Foreign Legionnaire") [TD]
[27] Captain Gallant: RANSOM [verified on film]
(Filmed in North Africa)
23-Oct-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 10/27/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Screenplay by Gene Levitt
Directed by Marcel Cravenne
director of photography: Louis Page, A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Claude Farrell ......... Charlene Phil Reed .............. George Langton Jean Hebey ............. Beru Fred MacDonald ......... Commodore Langton
Synopsis:
The wayward nephew of an eccentric English millionaire plots his own kidnapping.
[GO/CD]
[28] Captain Gallant: THE LEGION IS OUR HOME [verified on film]
(Filmed in North Africa)
30-Oct-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] (originally scheduled for circa 20Mar55)
Screenplay by William N. Robson
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
director of photography: Louis Page, A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Gilles Queant .......... Sgt. Duval (recurring) Micheline Gary ......... Jeannine Jean Verner ............ Johann Schmidt Bob Christopher ........ Makko Roger Treville ......... Da la Tour
Synopsis 1:
Captain Gallant is called to clear the name of Johann Schmidt, an ex-Nazi who
has joined his Foreign Legion group.
The Nazi, who met a former girl friend in an El Hokar café, is accused of her
brother's murder [JB]
Synopsis 2:
An ex-Nazi sergeant is accused of murder. [GO/CD]
[29] Captain Gallant: THE TRAITOR
(Filmed in North Africa)
06Nov55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 11/10/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Gallant and his men look for the traitor Kura who has been attcking
caravans. [GO/CD]
[30] Captain Gallant: THE HAND OF FATIMA
(Filmed in North Africa)
13Nov55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 11/17/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Gallant is called to help recover the carved onyx hand stolen from
the Caid's palace. [GO/CD]
[31] Captain Gallant: THE HAT
(Filmed in North Africa)
20Nov55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 11/24/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
The hat of an American is found next to a radar tower which is blown
up by a dangerous sabateur while Fuzzy is guarding it. [GO/CD]
[32] Captain Gallant: ALIBI
(Filmed in North Africa)
27Nov55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB]
Gallant and his men are after terrorist outlaws.
Their suspect is always far from the scene of the crime. [GO/CD]
(Rerun 05/04/57 Sat - San Francisco) [G0/CD]
[33] Captain Gallant: THE LOST CARAVAN
(Filmed in North Africa)
04Dec55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 12/08/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Gallant has trouble delivering the Caid's son to his father. [GO/CD]
[34] Captain Gallant: MASQUERADE
(Filmed in North Africa)
11Dec55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB]
Gallant is asked to stop a gang of murderers from terrorizing
Zagora. He joins the criminals to learn their plans. [GO/CD]
(Rerun 05/04/57 Sat - San Francisco) [GO/CD]
[35] Captain Gallant: THE CLUE OF HERODOTUS
(Filmed in North Africa)
18Dec55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB]
Synopsis 1:
Gallant tries to stop a caravan of wealthy Americans from visiting
a forbidden area. [GO/CD]
Synopsis 2:
Gallant sets out to round up desert kidnappers who have stolen a
girl from her father's archeological expedition.[GO/CD]
(rerun 05/25/57 Sat - San Francisco) [GO/CD]
[36] Captain Gallant: THE LITTLE BOY WHO FOUND CHRISTMAS
[Christmas Episode][verified on film]
(Filmed in North Africa)
25-Dec-1955 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 12/29/55 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Screenplay by William N. Robson
Directed by Marcel Cravenne
director of photography: Louis Page, A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Gilles Queant ........... Sgt. Duval (recurring) Roger Treville .......... The Colonel Christian Fourcade ...... Abdullah Jean Verner ............. German Legionnaire Bernard Farrel .......... French Legionnaire
Synopsis:
Cuffy is doubly disappointed when a caravan with gifts is stolen and he can't
return to the states for Christmas. [GO/CD]
[--] 01Jan56 rerun of "Pipeline" (first aired 18Sep55)
[--] 08Jan56 rerun of "The Golden Loop" (first aired 24Apr55)
[--] 15Jan56 rerun of "Caravan Patrol" (first aired 01May55)
[37] Captain Gallant: THE CONSTANCE MISSAL (1955)
(Filmed in North Africa)
22Jan56 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:30pm [JB]
(originally scheduled for 08May55 WRCA, NYC Sun 5:00pm)
Synopsis 1:
Capt. Gallant and his men try to track down a rare old Bible that
has been stolen from a museum. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Gallant recovers an old Bible stolen by a fanatic from a museum.[GO/CD]
[--] 29Jan56 rerun of "Tina" (08May55)
[--] 05Feb56 rerun of "The Captive Oasis (15May55)
[--] 12Feb56 rerun of "Revenge (22May55)
[--] 19Feb56 rerun of "As Long As There Will Be Money (29May55)
[--] 26Feb56 rerun of "Ambushed (05Jun55)
[--] 04Mar56 rerun of "The Jewel Box (12Jun55)
[--] 11Mar56 rerun of "The Man With the Mat (19Jun55)
[--] 18Mar56 rerun of "The Dagger of Judah (26Jun55)
[--] 25Mar56 rerun of "The Lady from Zagora (11Sep55)
[--] 01Apr56 rerun of "Pipeline (18Sep55)
[--] 08Apr56 rerun of "Double Jeopardy (25Sep55)
[--] 15Apr56 rerun of "Desert Justice (02Oct55)
[--] 22Apr56 rerun of "Treasure of the Legion (09Oct55)
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Note: last show on Sunday 5:30pm,
moves to Saturday NBC 12:00pm 05May56 - 08Sep56
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[--] 05May56 rerun of "Firepower (27Feb55)
[--] 12May56 rerun of "The Camel Race" (13Mar55)
[--] 19May56 rerun of "Tala's Secret" (06Mar55)
[--] 26May56 rerun of "Esprit de Corps" (20Mar55)
[--] 02Jun56 rerun of "Carnival in Zagora" (27Mar55)
[--] 09Jun56 rerun of "20 Fathoms Under the Desert" (03Apr55)
[--] 16Jnu56 rerun of "Strange Sanctuary" (10Apr55)
[--] 23Jun56 rerun of "The Prayer Rug" (17Apr55)
[--] 30Jun56 rerun of "Caravan Patrol" (01May55)
[--] 07Jul56 rerun of "Tina" (08May55)
[--] 14Jul56 rerun of "The Captive Oasis" (15May55)
[--] 21Jul56 rerun of "Revenge" (22May55)
[--] 28Jul56 rerun of "As Long As There Will Be Money" (29May55)
[--] 04Aug56 rerun of "The Jewel Box" (12Jun55)
[--] 11Aug56 rerun of "The Dagger of Judah" (26Jun55)
[--] 18Aug56 rerun of "The Lady From Zagora" (11Sep55)
[--] 25Aug56 rerun of "Pipeline" (18Sep55)
[--] 01Sep56 rerun of "Double Jeopardy" (25Sep55)
[--] 08Sep56 rerun of "Desert Justice" (02Oct55)
Note: last show on Saturday, moves back to
Sunday NBC 5:30pm 16Sep56 with new episodes .....
1.38 [--] Captain Gallant: AS LONG AS THERE ARE ARABS
Original Airdate not known
Rerun 17Oct60 ABC Mon 5:30pm
Synopsis 1:
A village wise man is murdered, and the man accused of the crime
seeks aid from the Foreign Legion. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
Captain Gallant uncovers the identity of a murderer. [GO/CD]
Under the guidance of future James Bond producer Harry Saltzman, the
filming moved from North Africa to Libya, Tripoli and Italy, where the
political climate was less hostile.
2.01 [--] Captain Gallant: GALLANT'S NEW POST [verified on film -BH]
(Filmed in North Italy)
16-Sep-1956 NBC Sun 5:30pm [JB] - 09/20/56 (Thur) [GO/CD]
Teleplay by Walter Daniels
Opening cast credits include Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight, Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe.
No closing cast credits, but second season recurring cast members appear: Giacomo Rossi ....... Sergeant Rousseau (recurring) Peter Trent ......... The Colonel (recurring)
Synopsis
Gallant is assigned to track down a spy smuggling information out of the
fort.[GO/CD]
2.02 [--] Captain Gallant: CUFFY'S GUIDES
23Sep56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB]
Cuffy and his friends are acting as guides for sightseers when one
boy is accused of stealing a camera. [GO/CD]
2.03 [--] Captain Gallant: THE LONG NIGHT
[verified on film -BH]
30-Sep-1956 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 09/30/56 (Sun) [GO/CD]
Teleplay by Walter Daniels
Original Story by James O'Neil
Opening cast credits include Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight, Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe.
No closing cast credits, but second season recurring cast members appear: Giacomo Rossi ....... Sergeant Rousseau (recurring) Peter Trent ......... The Colonel (recurring)
Synopsis:
Cuffy's aunt from the U.S. comes to take Cuffy back to America. She doesn't
think Captain Gallant
and the Legionnaires are qualified to raise a small boy. [JB] [GO/CD]
2.04 [--] Captain Gallant: CUFFY'S PRESENT
07Oct56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB]
Captain Gallant buys a wrist watch as a present for Cuffy and later
learns that the gift contains a dangerous time bomb. [JB]
2.05 [--] Captain Gallant: THE FLAMING HOOP
14Oct56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 09/27/56 San Fran (Thur) [GO/CD]
When a shiek dies, his brother attempts to steal the throne that
should go to his son. [GO/CD]
2.06 [--] Captain Gallant: RODEO
21Oct56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] 10/21/56 (Sun) [GO/CD]
Gonzales, a Spanish legionnaire, is accused of stealing a payroll.
The man's girl friend and Captain Gallant try to prove him innocent. [JB][GO/CD]
2.07 [--] Captain Gallant: FUZZY'S FURLOUGH
28Oct56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 10/28/56 (Sun) [GO/CD]
Synopsis 1: "Fuzzy's Furlough"
Captain Gallant goes after a band of bandits who have robbed a bus
and captured his orderly, Fuzzy. [JB] [GO/CD]
(Rerun WPIX NYC 9/11/65 Saturday 9 AM)
WPIX ran as syndicated title "Foreign Legionnaire"
(Rerun NBC 21Sep63 Sat 5:30pm)
2.08 [--] Captain Gallant: THE MAGIC LAMP
04Nov56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 11/04/56 (Sun) [GO/CD]
Cuffy buys a magic lamp; Fuzzy uses it to wish for a beautiful
girl. [GO/CD]
2.09 [--] Captain Gallant: A PRIVATE AFFAIR
11Nov56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 11/11/56 (Sun) [GO/CD]
Because of his age, a legionnaire who has served for many years
is refused reinstatement. [GO/CD]
2.10 [--] Captain Gallant: THE INFORMER'S MAP [verified on film -BH]
18-Nov-1956 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 11/17/56 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Teleplay by R.D. Walker
Opening cast credits include Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight, Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Closing Cast Credits: Giacomo Rossi ....... Sergeant Rousseau (recurring) Peter Trent ......... The Colonel (recurring)
with Ilse Petersen
Dino Nardi
Earl Carter
Synopsis:
Gallant uncovers plans for a national uprising when an Arab informer is killed.
[GO/CD]
2.11 [--] Captain Gallant: CUFFY'S GOOD DEED (filmed 1955) [verified on film]
25-Nov-1656 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 12/01/56 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Teleplay by R.D. Walker
Directed by ?
Guest Cast: Giacomo Rossi ....... Sergeant Rousseau (recurring) Peter Trent ......... The Colonel (recurring)
With Dorothy Bisco
Pepi Lenzi
Charles Fawcett
Synopsis:
Cuffy brings two people together by trying to help an Italian lady find her son.
[GO/CD]
2.12 [--] Captain Gallant: GUNS FOR SALE
02Dec56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 12/02/56 San Fran (Sun) [GO/CD]
Gallant and his men are returning to the fort when they become
involved in an adventure with a dead man. [GO/CD]
2.13 [--] Captain Gallant: SHIFTING SANDS
09Dec56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 12/08/56 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Cuffy's knowledge of antique jewelry helps an accused murderer.
[GO/CD]
2.14 [--] Captain Gallant: THE SWORD OF EL KIRI (a.k.a. "The Gift")
16Dec56 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 12/15/56 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Gallant buys a sword for the colonel as a gift, then finds that
the key to a buried treasure is inside. [GO/CD]
[--] 23Dec56 NBC Sun 5:30pm [JB] rerun of "The Boy Who Found
Christmas" (from 25Dec55)
[--] 30Dec56 NBC Sun 5:30pm [JB] rerun of "The Hostage" (from
16Oct55)
2.15 [--] Captain Gallant: MYSTERY MAN OF THE DESERT
06Jan57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 01/05/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Miss Allison, an archeologist, is looking for a lost city when
an old man appears and claims it was his home. [GO/CD]
2.16 [--] Captain Gallant: OUT OF BOUNDS
13Jan57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 01/12/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Peluso, a bully, terrorizes the town of Tarjuia. [GO/CD]
2.17 [--] Captain Gallant: WATER
20Jan57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 01/19/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Fuzzy and Cuffy make an interesting discovery while looking
for water.[GO/CD]
2.18 [--] Captain Gallant: RING OF STEEL (filmed 1954)
(c)1954 Frantel, release #122
27Jan57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 01/26/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Executive Producer Gilbert A. Ralston /
In Charge of Production Pierre Schwab
Screenplay by Jack Andrews /
Directed by Jean Yarborough
Director of Photography Louis Page, A.S.C.
Regular Cast:
Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight, Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe, Gilles Queant
Guest Cast:
Henry Beckman .......... Louis
Arthur Klein ........... Da Souza
Jess Hahn .............. Bartender
Daniel Lecourtois ...... The Colonel
Synopsis 1:
Captain Gallant and Fuzzy go disguised as crooks to infiltrate
a gun smuggling gang.
Synopsis 2:
Disguised as legionnaires, Vargas and his men stop caravans to
collect tax. Fuzzy's Texas accent gives
him and Gallant away when
they try to penetrate the gang. [GO/CD]
2.19 [--] Captain Gallant: THE THIRD PERSON
03Feb57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 11/24/56 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Gallant goes to the aid of a French actress being held for
ransom. [GO/CD]
2.20 [--] Captain Gallant: ONE ACCIDENT TOO MANY
10Feb57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 01/27/57 San Fran (Sun) [GO/CD]
When dangerous accidents start happening to Sgt. Rousseau, Fuzzy
and Cuffy believe they are not all accidental. [GO/CD]
2.21 [--] Captain Gallant: DR. LEGIONNAIRE
[verified on film][BH]
17-Feb-1957 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 02/16/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Carrara Film/ A Frantel Release
Teleplay by John Jerrold
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Jack (Giacomo) Rossi ..... Sergeant Rousseau (recurring) Peter Trent ....... The Colonel (recurring)
with Charles Fawcett
Anna Korda
Leon Lenoir
Synopsis:
Gallant and the legion's doctor are kidnapped by natives who threaten the whole
legion unless the doctor can save their sheik. [GO/CD]
2.22 [--] Captain Gallant: RESCUE
24Feb57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 02/23/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Gallant saves a girl in a life jacket who is suffering from
amnesia. [GO/CD]
2.23 [--] Captain Gallant: LONE LEGIONNAIRE
03Mar57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 03/02/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
A lone legionnaire steals to satisfy his money-hungry girlfriend.[GO/CD]
2.24 [--] Captain Gallant: COURT MARTIAL (a.k.a. "Trial Defense")
10Mar57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 03/09/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Gallant is asked to defend a legionnaire who is being court
-martialed and claims he is innocent. [GO/CD]
[Unknown Episode - possiby #2.24 "Court Martial")
[verified on film] (no.118 on film)
Screenplay by Gene Levitt and Louis Morheim
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
director of photography: Louis Page, A.S.C.
Starring: Buster Crabbe, with: Fuzzy Knight, introducing: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe
Guest Cast: Arthur Hanson ......... Bennet Roger Treville ........ Caid Zack Matalon .......... Alicassa Pierre Marteville ..... Janick Daniel Lecourtois ..... The Colonel
2.25 [--] Captain Gallant: THE MAN FROM CAIRO
17Mar57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 03/10/57 San Fran (Sun) [GO/CD]
Gallant finds an old friend among new recruits.[GO/CD]
2.26 [--] Captain Gallant: TOO MANY SUSPECTS
24Mar57 NBC Sunday 5:30pm [JB] - 03/23/57 San Fran (Sat) [GO/CD]
Cuffy is elated when a movie company visits. [GO/CD]
End of Season 2 - 26 new episodes
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Reruns NBC Saturdays 11:30am (30Mar57-07Dec57)
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[--] 30Mar57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Ransom" (from 23Oct55)
[--] 06Apr57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Legion is Our Home" (from
30Oct55)
[--] 13Apr57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Traitor" (from 06Nov55)
[--] 20Apr57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Hand of Fatima" (from 13Nov55)
[--] 27Apr57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Hat" (from 20Nov55)
[--] 04May57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Alibi" (from 27Nov55)
[--] 11May57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Lost Caravan" (from 04Dec55)
[--] 18May57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Masquerade" (from 11Dec55)
[--] 25May57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Clue of Herodotus" (from
18Dec55)
[--] 01Jun57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Evil Men Do"
(from season 1 - original airdate not known)
08Jun57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The
Golden Loop" (24Apr55)
15Jun57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Gallant's New Post"
(16Sep56)
22Jun57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Cuffy's Guides"
(23Sep56)
29Jun57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Long Night"
(30Sep56)
06Jul57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Cuffy's Present"
(07Oct56)
13Jul57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Flaming Hoop"
(14Oct56)
20Jul57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Rodeo" (21Oct57)
27Jul57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Fuzzy's Furlough"
(28Oct57)
03Aug57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Magic Lamp"
(04Nov56)
10Aug57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "A Private Affair"
(11Nov56)
17Aug57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Informer's Map"
(18Nov56)
24Aug57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Cuffy's Good Deed"
(25Nov56)
31Aug57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Guns for Sale"
(02Dec56)
07Sep57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Shifting Sands"
(09Dec56)
14Sep57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Sword of El Kiri"
(16Dec56)
21Sep57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Mystery Man of the
Desert" (06Jan57)
28Sep57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Out of Bounds"
(13Jan57)
05Oct57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Water" (20Jan57)
12Oct57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Ring of Steel"
(27Jan57)
19Oct57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Third Person"
(03Feb57)
26Oct57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "One Accident too Many"
(10Feb57)
02Nov57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Dr. Legionnaire"
(17Feb57)
09Nov57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Rescue" (24Feb57)
16Nov57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Lone Legionnaire"
(03Mar57)
23Nov57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Court Martial"
(10Mar57)
30Nov57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "The Man From Cairo"
(17Mar57)
07Dec57 NBC Sat 11:30am [JB] rerun of "Too Many Suspects"
(24Mar57)
Final Airing on NBC
All the reruns on ABC were known episodes except
"Black Death" and "As Long as There are Arabs"
which may be "new" previously unaired episodes.
x.xx [--] Captain Gallant: BLACK DEATH
11Jul60 ABC Mon 5:30pm
Synopsis 1:
A man wearing the uniform of a Legionnaire is found dead in an
Arab house. It's discovered that he has died of the dreaded plague.
[JB]
Synopsis 2:
A dead man, a missing legionnaire, sends Gallant on a mission
of mercy. [GO/CD]
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############ miscellaneous episodes ##########
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x.xx [--] Captain Gallant: AMBUSH
(original airdate not known)
(different from the episode, #19 "Ambushed").
Gallant hides an ammunition box in order to locate an outlaw's
arsenal. [GO/CD]
x.xx [--] Captain Gallant: SEAL OF FERRAGE:
(original airdate not known)
Synopsis:
Gallant tries desperately to find the man who made an attempt on the
life of a powerful native leader. With Cuffy's help, the Captain
finds an informant, but the man is killed before he can talk. It
means war if Gallant fails this assignment. [GO/CD]
[--] Young Shiek [GO/CD]
[--] The Trap [GO/CD]
[--] The Frightened Ones [GO/CD]
[--] Secret Assignment [GO/CD]
[--] The Search [GO/CD]
[--] V.I.P. [GO/CD]
