The Classic TV Archive - US Crime Series
Paul Burke series:
Noah's Ark (1956-57) - Harbourmaster (1957-58)
Five Fingers (1959-60) - Naked City (1960-63)
Barry Sullivan series:
Man Called X (1956) - Harbourmaster (1957-58) - The Tall Man (1960-62)
Harbourmaster (1957)
Adventures at Scott Island (1958)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
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HARBOURMASTER (1957) / ADVENTURES AT SCOTT ISLAND (1958)
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Ziv Television Programs, Inc
for
CBS Thursdays 8:00 pm (26Sep57-26Dec57)(Harbormaster)
ABC (5Jan58-29Jun58) (Adventures at Scott Island)
US Crime Adventure series 1957-58 26 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Barry Sullivan as Capt. David Scott
Paul Burke as Jeff Kittredge
Nina Wilcox as Anna Morrison, proprietor of the "Dolphin Restaurant"
Mike Keene as Cap'n Dan, local oldtimer
Evan Elliott as Danny, Cap'n Dan's grandson
Premise: Stories of a New England crime chaser in a sailboat.
Exteriors filmed at Rockport, Massechusetts, USA
"Harbourmaster" had a mid-season change of title and network
moving from CBS to ABC under the new title
"Adventures at Scott Island"
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CBS Thursdays 8:00 pm
1.1 [--] Harbourmaster: THE THIEVINGEST DOG
ZIV release no. 1001
26Sep57 CBS Thursday 8:00pm
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Capt.Scott) Paul Burke (as Jeff Kittredge)
With: Nina Wilcox (as Anna Morrison)
Guest Cast:
Martin Ashe ........ Munro
Coe Norton ......... Patterson
Albert Henderson
TV Guide: Barry Sullivan stars in this new half-hour adventure series
as David Scott, harbourmaster of an old New England harbor at Scott
Island, Cape Ann, Mass.
Synopsis:
David Scott’s partner, Jeff Kittredge, is devoted to his dog
Casey. But though Jeff loves Casey, no one else does. The dog has a
reputation as the biggest thief in town, and the townspeople try to
persuade Jeff to get rid of it.
Synopsis 2:
Townspeople demand the banishment of a thief Jeff's dog. [RF]
1.2 [--] Harbourmaster: SAWTUCKET FESTIVAL
ZIV release no. 1002
03Oct57 CBS Thursday 8:00pm
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Capt.Scott) Paul Burke (as Jeff Kittredge)
Guest cast:
Robert Dryden ..... Pete Giallella
Ralph Chambers .... Mullens
Sam Raskyn ........ De Carlo
Miriam Goldina .... Angelina
Fred Herrick ...... Henry Ferguson
Sari Mordana ...... Philomena
Synopsis:
David Scott and Jeff Kitteridge cruise over to Sawtucket Island for the
annual blessing of the fleet. As they dock, David and Jeff see that the
pier is unsafe for the throngs of celebrants. In attempting to have the
plans for the festival changed to prevent disaster, they run into a fight. [TA]
(19Oct57 Local delayed broadcast WNAC-7, Boston, Mass., Sat 7:00pm)
1.3 [--] Harbourmaster: SPEAR GUN
ZIV release no. 1003
10Oct57 CBS Thursday 8:00pm
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Capt.Scott) Paul Burke (as Jeff Kittredge)
Guest cast:
Michael Conrad
Marjorie Gateson .... Aunt Martha
Evan Elliott ........ Danny
Synopsis 1:
A patient escapes from a mental hospital, steals a boat and makes
his way to Jacob’s Island. David Scott and Jeff Kittredge have just
left the Island, leaving the women alone. They discover the madman,
armed with a harpoon gun, on the beach. [TA]
(26Oct57 Local delayed broadcast WNAC-7, Boston, Mass., Sat 7:00pm)
Synopsis 2:
Scott and Jeff leave the women alone on the island, unaware that an
escaped mental patient is lurking near-by. [RF]
1.4 [--] Harbourmaster: DANGEROUS CHANNEL
ZIV release no. 1004
17Oct57 CBS Thursday 8:00pm
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Capt.Scott) Paul Burke (as Jeff Kittredge)
with: Michael Keene (as Cap’n Dan Coffin)(recurring)
Nina Wilcox (as Anna Morrison) (recurring)
Guest Cast:
Hugh Reilly ........ George Cameron
John Allen ......... Billy Cameron
Edmon Ryan ......... Doc Meeker
Dick Kilbride ...... Tom Miller
Synopsis:
A boat blows up in the Scott Island channel and David Scott rescues a
young man from the wreckage. The survivor tells David his boat hit a
floating mine and that he is sure there is a second mine in the
channel.
Synopsis 2:
Scott's job: find a mine floating in Scott Channel. [RF]
1.5 [--] Harbourmaster: WIDOW'S WALK
ZIV release no. 1005
24Oct57 CBS (TV Guide lists the air date as 31Oct57)
Guest Cast:
James Olson ....... Charlie Potter
Kathleen Murray ... Jane Potter
Arthur Storch ..... Steven O’Hare
Dick Kilbride ..... Chief Miller
Gene O’Donnell .... Lt. Carver
Freeman Hammond ... Jim Perkins
Synopsis:
For years Jane Potter has paced her widow’s walk waiting for the return
of her husband from prison on the mainland. But when he finally returns,
he is accompanied by an ex-convict who says his family lived at McBirney’s
Point, a place unknown to David Scott and Jane Potter. Then the mysterious
visitor is found dead.
1.6 [--] Harbourmaster: NO RETURN (a.k.a. "Sanctuary")
ZIV release no. 1006
31Oct57 CBS
Guest cast:
James Bender ....... Ramon Martinez
David J. Stewart ... Garcia
Will Kuluva ........ Captain
Martin Landau ...... Mate
Margaret Burlen .... Woman
Kevin Coughlin ..... Harry Bibber
Synopsis:
A political refugee is kidnapped in this country and is being transported
back to his own land to be executed. He escapes from the boat off Scott
Island and hides in a cave. There he is found by Danny and another boy. [TA]
(16Nov57 Local Delayed broadcast WNAC-7, Boston, Mass., Sat 7:00pm)
Synopsis 2:
There's a newcomer on the island: a political refugee escaping
abduction and execution. [RF]
1.7 [--] Harbourmaster: THE WRECKERS
ZIV release no. 1007
14Nov57 CBS
Guest cast:
Bruce Gordon ....... Jorgensen
Joanna Roos ........ Maggie (tv guide has Joanna Roos not Joanna Moore)
Synopsis:
A captain goes down with a sinking freighter when the vessel runs aground on a
reef. The surviving crew blames the mishap on the removal of a buoy. [TA]
(23Nov57 Local Delayed broadcast WNAC-7, Boston, Mass., Sat 7:00pm)
Synopsis:
Scott seeks the cause of a freighter's running into a reef. [RF]
1.8 [--] Harbourmaster: MERCY MISSION
ZIV release no. 1009 (or 1008?)
21Nov57 CBS
Synopsis:
An outbreak of encephalitis on Scott Island frightens the summer
visitors, who demand a rare vaccine from David Scott. In spite of Dr.
Littlejohn’s insistence that the vaccine can only be used to prevent and
not treat the malady, the visitors suspect the Scott Islanders of hoarding
the vaccine for themselves.
Synopsis 2:
Scott battles an outbreak of encephalitis. [RF]
1.9 [--] Harbourmaster: ENEMY UNKNOWN
ZIV release no. 1008 (or 1009?)
28Nov57 CBS
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Capt.Scott) Paul Burke (as Jeff Kittredge)
Guest cast:
Kevin Coughlin .... Bibber
Dick Kilbride ..... Chief Miller
Myron S. Yorra
Synopsis:
A harmless-looking but lethal object is taken from the deck of a
ship in dry dock. It has been picked up by a little boy who can’t be
found.
Synopsis 2:
Scott searches for a child who walked off with a lethal object. [RF]
1.10 [--] Harbourmaster: NIGHT RESCUE
ZIV release no. 1010
05Dec57 CBS
Guest cast:
Shepperd Strudwick.. Michael Benson
Suzanne Pleshette .. Barbara Benson
Synopsis 1:
Cap’n Dan feuds with Michael Benson, a summer visitor to Scott
Island, when Benson accuses Cap’n Dan’s foster son of taking his cruiser
with his daughter aboard. The cruiser is found, but the boy and girl
are missing. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
A drama about two missing children who may have been kidnapped. [RF]
(7Dec57 Local delayed broadcast WNAC-7, Boston, Mass., Saturday 7:00pm)
1.11 [--] Harbourmaster: THE INVISIBLE ISLAND
ZIV release no. 1011
12Dec57 CBS
Guest cast:
Phyllis Hill ...... Kay Wilson
Richard Coogan .... Harry Wilson
Tom Clancy ........ Barney
Marnel Sumner ..... Fred
Synopsis:
Dave and Jeff charter out the Blue Chip II to Kay Wilson, a stranger to
Scott Island. They become involved with fugitive bank robbers. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Bank robbers on the lam seize Scott and his boat. [RF]
1.12 [--] Harbourmaster: FALCON'S ROOST
ZIV release no. 1012
19Dec57 CBS
Guest cast:
Parker Fennelly
Synopsis:
Scott tries to reunite an old salt with his bumbling grandson. [RF]
1.13 [--] Harbourmaster: MUTINY
ZIV release no. 1013
26Dec57 CBS
Guest Cast:
Mark Allen ......... Heath
Michael Hogan ...... MacDonald
Jud Taylor ......... Pete
Synopsis:
Fearful of an impending hurricane, a fisherman's crew is incited to
mutiny. [RF]
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"Harbourmaster" had a mid-season change of title and network
moving from CBS to ABC under the new title
"Adventures at Scott Island"
ABC Sundays 8:30 pm Eastern
1.14 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: PIRATE'S CURSE
ZIV release no. 1014
05Jan58 ABC (Network rerun 08Jun58)
Guest Cast:
Luke Halpin ........ Peter Nelson
Evan Elliott ....... Danny (recurring)
Griff Evans ........ Engineer
Lonny Chapman ...... Engineer
Synopsis:
A group of engineers are digging for a buried pirate treasure on Scott
Island. When the engineers leave for a short time, two young boys try
to recover the treasure themselves. [RF]
1.15 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: SURVIVAL
ZIV release no. 1015
12Jan58 ABC Sunday
Guest Cast:
Joseph Sullivan .... Hartnett
Billy M. Greene .... Bartlett
Synopsis:
The new township manager decides to abolish the Ancient and Honorable
Company of Lifesavers, and thus save the annual subsidy paid to the
group. He considers the organization a drain on the town's funds.
Synopsis 2:
The new town manager decides to economize by dissolving the subsidized
Lifesavers' Club.
(June 1958 ABC Summer re-run)
(15Jun58 Time-shifted local broadcast, re-run aired WGR-2 Boston, Sun 6:30pm ET)
1.16 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: RETURN TO TROUBLE
ZIV release no. 1016
19Jan58 ABC
Guest Cast:
James Pritchett .... Macklin
Fred Beir .......... Larson
Arlene Kieta ....... Kate
Synopsis:
A man believed dead returns to find his business sold and his wife
remarried. [RF]
1.17 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: THE BIGGEST FIGHT
ZIV release no. 1017
26Jan58 ABC Sunday 8:30pm Eastern
Guest cast:
Murray Matheson .... Professor Wheeler
Mike Keene ......... Cap’n Dan (recurring)
Nina Wilcox ........ Anna Morrison (recurring)
Evan Elliott ....... Danny (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
The annual Striper Derby at Scott Island brings about a good-
natured rivalry between Cap’n Dan and Prof. Wheeler. This year,
however, the professor boasts he has a new scientific device to
catch fish. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Two men's good-natured fishing rivalry may end: one of them has a
scientific device to use. [RF]
1.18 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: EXPERIMENT WITH A TRAITOR
ZIV release no. 1018
09Feb58 ABC (01Jun58 UCLA)
Guest cast:
James Congdon ...... Moore
Lew Gallo .......... Nichols
William Post Jr. ... Gilmer
Richard Abbot ...... Keller
Synopsis:
While taking two scientists to the island, Scott learns that one of
them is a traitor. [RF]
[--] 16Feb58 Rerun of #1.6 "No Return" (Rerun from 31Oct57)
1.19 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: SILENT THREAT
ZIV release no. 1019
23Feb58 ABC
Guest Cast:
Ruth McDevitt ...... Mrs. Markham
Chris Snell ........ Frank Markham
Synopsis 1:
Two drums of radioactive material which failed to detonate in an
experiment are dumped at sea. The drums constitute a serious threat to the
residents of Scott Island. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Radioactive material dumped at sea threatens the people of the island. [RF]
[--] 02Mar58 ABC - Rerun of #1.3 "Spear Gun"
1.20 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: THE ROBBER
ZIV release no. 1020
09Mar58 ABC
Starring: Barry Sullivan (as Capt.Scott) Paul Burke (as Jeff Kittredge)
Guest cast:
Larry Weber ........ Lee (as Lawrence Weber)
Lawrence Fletcher
Synopsis:
An old friend of Scott's turns up with a fortune in cash and no
explanation of where he got it. [RF]
[--] 16Mar58 ABC - Rerun of #1.1 "Thievingest Dog"
1.21 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: PATH OF THE HURRICANE
ZIV release no. 1021
23Mar58 ABC Sunday 8:30-9 pm
Guest Cast:
Rudy Bond .......... Eben Purvis, dam-keeper
Elaine Aiken ....... Nan
James C. Kelly ..... Walters
Synopsis:
The dam-keeper of the Saugatuck reservoir, above the village, has
built himself a home in the path of the dam sluice way, and when
the water rises in the reservoir, the gates must be opened....but
the dam keeper refuses to do so. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
The dam keeper refuses to do his job when it means destroying his
house. [RF]
[--] 20Apr58 Rerun of #1.9 "Enemy Unknown"(from 28Nov57)
1.22 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: TEMPEST AT TEAPOT BAY
ZIV release no. 1022
27Apr58 ABC
Guest Cast:
George Mitchell
Gene Peterson
Joanna Vischer
Synopsis:
Scott attempts to prevent a disastrous collapse of a pier during a
nautical festival. [RF]
1.23 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: STRANGERS IN TOWN
ZIV release no. 1023
04May58 ABC
Guest cast:
Bill Smithers ...... Chris
Mike Keene ......... Cap'n Dan (recurring)
Synopsis:
Scott goes after two fugitives who stole his boat to get to Canada. [RF]
1.24 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: THE CAPTAIN'S GUN
ZIV release no. 1024
11May58 ABC
Guest Cast:
Larry Hagman ....... Emerson
Frank Tweddell ..... Owens
Barbara Bain ....... Jane
Frances Fuller ..... Melinda
Synopsis:
A girl whose father so opposes her engagement that he nearly kills her
fiance. [RF]
1.25 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: EXPLOSION ABOVE
ZIV release no. 1025
18May58 ABC Sunday 8:30pm Eastern
Guest Cast:
Cameron Andrews .... Shadrach Collins
Synopsis 1:
Scott Islander Shadrach Collins claims that he saw a "flaming angel"
plummet into the sea. David Scott, the only person who believes the
story, is convinced that Collins really saw an airliner explode and
crash. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
An old man saw a "flaming angel" fall into the sea and only Scott
believes him: it might have been a plane crash. [RF]
1.26 [--] Adventures at Scott Island: COURAGE BY PROXY
(final episode)
ZIV release no. 1026
25May58 ABC
Cast:
Mike Keene ........ Cap'n Dan (recurring)
Even Elliott ...... Danny (recurring)
Synopsis:
David Scott tries to help a young man who has had two mishaps with his boat.
The boy's grandfather has accused the lad of incompetence and told him he
will never be a sailor. In an effort to reunite them, Scott arranges for
the older man and the boy to take a trip on his boat. [TA]
(4Jun58 Time-shifted local broadcast WOOD-8 Grand Rapids, Mich., Wed. 6:30pm)
[--] 08Jun58 Rerun of #1.14 "Pirate's Curse" (first aired 05Jan58)
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