US Adventure Documentary series 1958-60 episodes x 30min
Host Jack Douglas
Premise: Worldwide documentary of life in other countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec26f_phGl0
News item:
“Seven League Boots” received exclusive rights to send a camera crew to the actual caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
to film the remarkable story of how an Arab boy uncovered one of the most significant archaelogical finds of all times.
Other exciting programs deal with The Persian Plains, A Weekend in Tokyo, The Pagan Village, The Cowboys of France, Jungle Town Amigos,
South of Bengal Bay, The Kingdom of the Shah, The Moslems of the Sulu Sea, When They Marry in Japan, The Filipino, The Twentieth Century Samurai.
And there are many more.
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First-Run Syndication
February 7, 1958 - Los Angles premiere, with two episodes broadcast.
Long Beach Press-Telegram:
Jack Douglas to Offer 'Seven League Boots"
By TERRY VERNON
Jack Douglas, who has become the James Fitzpatrick of TV travel, debuts another series called "Seven League Boots" on (13) at 7 pm. today to go
along with his "Search For Adventure" and "Golden Voyage" which are old-hands at getting good ratings.
"Seven League Boots" is described by Jack as a "walkn', talkin' map of the world, a variety show of the world" we live in."
Opening show will run for full hour - but next week it'll be cut to. a regular half hour production. Smugglers in Singapore are seen at their
nefarious work with opium, the Festival of Quimper is witnessed in Brittany, the Day of the Aga Khan shows the historical steps of a
young student from Harvard to his formal inauguration as Moslem ruler, and then there's visit to a Belgian night club and also a look at the
famed horse fishermen of Belgium at work.
[01] Seven League Boots: (title not given)
07Feb1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP, channel 13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Smugglers in Singapore are seen at their nefarious work with opium. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
--same episode?
[--] Seven League Boots: SIN, SMOKE AND SINGAPORE
Synopsis:
Three aspects of life in Singapore including the story of opium smuggling. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 31-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[02] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
07Feb1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
The Festival of Quimper is witnessed in Brittany, the Day of the Aga Khan shows the historical steps of a young student from Harvard to his
formal inauguration as Moslem ruler, and then there's visit to a Belgian night club and also a look at the famed horse fishermen of Belgium at work.
[Long Beach Press-Telegram]
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Los Angeles (continued)
[03] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
14Feb1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7:00pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
Just back from a world tour, Sujata and Asoka, a dance team, will visit "Seven League Boots" (13) to talk of their adventures. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
Tonight's travels focus on the Japanese Sea showing the powerful female divers; Mayala and Belgium where the parade of the "The Giants of Ath" are seen.
[Pasadena Independent]
[04] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
21-Feb-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7:00pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
A trio to adventures in faraway places on tap for "Seven League Boots" with a trip to the Sulu Sea and Cheese Day at Alkmar. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
The cameras focus on 'The Biggest Toys in the WorId." in Viarepigio, a small Mediterranean beach resort on the Italian Rivera which becomes the carnival
center of all Italy. A second segment of the program will show the cheese market at Alkmaar, Holland which dates back to the 16th century, and the third
place of interest will take viewers to Borneo and show the strange "Nomads of the Sulu Sea."
[05] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
28-Feb-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
The dangerous and arid mountains of Iraq are visited. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
The dangerous and arid mountains of Iraq and the small medieval village of Furth (Furth im Wald), Germany, right on the Czechoslovakian border, are featured.
[Pasadena Star News]
[06] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
07-Mar-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
There will be adventure for the video screen traveler as one of the world's most spectacular mountains, the Matterhorn, looms up on Jack Douglas'
"Seven League Boots," at 7 p.m. on Channel 13, when Tom McHugh shows a film of his climb up the treacherous Swiss mountain.
Other exciting segments of the show include a ride on an open bamboo raft along the roaring rapids in Jamaica, and the film "The Queen of Tokyo Burlesque."
a record in a day in the life of Miss Kama Minato. [Pasadena Star News]
[07] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
14-Mar-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
The pomp and circumstance of a Malayan Sultan's birthday celebration, a festival in Belgium honoring the world's finest
painters and a horse show in Ireland add tip to the half-hour of travel, on 13. [Pasadena Star News]
[08] Seven League Boots: STONE AGE AT ARNHEM LAND (Australian aborigines)
21-Mar-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
In the interesting film "Stone Age At Arnhem Land," shows the most primitive people in the world, the Australian aborigines and their weapons, instruments
and rare paintings on bark, on 13. [Pasadena Independent]
[09] Seven League Boots: (episode title unknown)
28-Mar-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13
Synopsis:
An Asian pilgrimage to Kusa Island for a weird ceremony during the ninth moon of the Chinese year and a frozen lake 6,000 feet high in the Swiss Alps where
the top thoroughbred horses race, are the experiences seen on 13. [Pasadena Independent]
[10] Seven League Boots: CARNIVAL MONTH IN EUROPE
04-April-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
The camera caravan and photographer Steve Bercoe trek to Europe to focus on three of the most elaborate and colorful carnivals on the continent. Accompanied
by authentic music recorded on the spot, viewers will see the carnival of Cologne in Germany, the carnival of Binche in Belgium, and the Basie in Switzerland.
[Pasadena Independent]
--same episode?
[--] Seven League Boots: MASQUERADE
Synopsis:
Films of colorful and unusual pageants in the Belgian towns of Ath and Binche, in Urnasch, Switzerland, and in Furth, Germany.
(Melbourne: 16-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[11] Seven League Boots: PARIS, BORNEO
11-April-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
The trials and tribulations in the life of a Parisian model and how they are trained to be the charmers called upon to show off the creations of the world's
foremost couturiers is revealed. [Pasadena Star News]
[--] Seven League Boots: MODELS OF PARIS and AVALANCHE DOGS
18-April-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Jack Douglas' camera caravan focuses on Switzerland where German Shepherd dogs track and dig for people buried under avalanches.
Note:
"Models of Paris" part of title seems to describe the previous week's show.
[--] Seven League Boots: KASHMIR and ALPS
25-April-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
"Seven League Boots" stride to a remote village high in the rugged mountains of Kashmir to watch a traditional wedding celebration. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
The strange customs observed in the Swiss Alps when peasants and shepherds celebrate the new year, and a wedding celebration in the high mountains of Kashmir,
will come into focus. [Pasadena Independent]
[--] Seven League Boots: ISRAEL and GERMANY
02-May-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[15] Seven League Boots: ITALY and MALAYAN FISH NET
09-May-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: "Oktoberfest" and "Devil's Drums and Jungle Beat"
16-May-1958 Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: "First Day at the Fair" and "Basques of Bayonne"
23-May-1958 Los Angeles, Fri. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: "Burning of the Fallas" (Valencia, Spain) and "Knife, Mask & Whip" (Java)
30-May-1958 Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
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[19] Seven League Boots: DEAD SEA SCROLLS (Part 1)
[20] Seven League Boots: DEAD SEA SCROLLS (Part 2)
[--] Seven League Boots: DEAD SEA SCROLLS (parts 1 & 2)
03-June-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
17-June-1958 (LA repeat) Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
Shift in schedule, brings "Seven League Boots" (13) striding into this spot with the famed Dead Sea scrolls. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
(17Jun58 repeat) Thousands of requests poured into (13) asking for a re-run of "The Dead Sea Scrolls" story which was first shown on election night.
So many persons missed it that it was decided to re-air the film tonight during 'Seven League Boots" at 7:30 p.m., along with the new second episode.
This full-hour special will show the caves where the most significant biblical discovery in the history of mankind's religion were found and shows the
tables upon which they were written.
One segment deals with the area around the Dead Sea and will show films of the actual scrolls themselves. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: DEAD SEA SCROLLS, part 1
28Feb1961 NYC, Tues. 10:00pm WPIX-11
Note: Parts one and two of DEAD SEA SCROLLS may have later been retitled "SAND, SHEIKS AND SCROLLS" and "CALL OF THE QUMRAN" for national syndication.
[--] Seven League Boots: SAND, SHEIKS AND SCROLLS
Synopsis:
Filmed in Israel and Jordan showing the ruins of King Herod's castle; a desert oasis; a camel market; the tent camp of a prosperous Arab sheik and the
Dead Sea Scrolls. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 25-Feb-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: CALL OF THE QUMRAN
Synopsis:
Visit to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were re-discovered in 1947. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 03-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
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Los Angeles (continued)
[21] Seven League Boots: RITUAL (aka RITUALS)
10-June-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
27-July-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles
07-Mar-1960 (Repeat) Los Angeles
Synopsis:
The ritual of the Voladores (Mexico); Festival of Holy Week (Philippines) and ancient ceremonies (Monument Valley America).
(Melbourne: 23-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2
[--] 17-June-1958 Los Angeles - Repeat of DEAD SEA SCROLLS (parts 1 & 2)
(The original 03-June-1958 broadcast was shown on election night.)
[22] Seven League Boots: BRAZILIAN JUNGLES
24-June-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[23] Seven League Boots: COWBOYS OF FRANCE (version 1)
01-July-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
French cowboys at work on a ranch in the South of France. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 10-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[24] Seven League Boots: ALTARS, ANCESTORS AND INCENSE (special 1-hour episode)
08-July-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
"Seven League Boots" (13) will be a special one-hour telecast as "Altars, Ancestors and Incense" is unreeled by Lew Ayres. Film, made and narrated by Ayres,
deals primarily with the Buddhist religion and takes you to India, Siam, Burma, Formosa and Japan. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[25] Seven League Boots: THE EXPATRIATES (Americans in Mexico)
15-July-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Americans in Mexico.The Lake Chapala region of Mexico is visited by "Seven League Boots" (13) for chats with some of the Americans who now live there.
[Long Beach Press-Telegram]
--same episode?
[--] Seven League Boots: AMERICANOS
Synopsis:
The twin towns of Chapala and Ajijic in Mexico where a number of Americans have taken up residence. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 29-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: BIZARRE TRAILS IN BIBLE LAND
22-July-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Israel-Jordan, currently a hot spot in world affairs, will be visited by "Seven League Boots" with the emphasis on the Biblical import of the area rather
than on the war-like footing. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: PARIS IN JULY
29-July-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
23-Feb-1959 (Repeat) LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Pasadena Star News]
Synopsis:
A close look at a cross-section of life in one of the most fascinating cities in the world is in store for you on "Seven League Boots" with a visit to Paris.
[Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: THE HAPPY KINGDOM OF HUNZA
05-Aug-1958 Los Angeles, Tues. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
01-June-1959 (Repeat) LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
28-Mar-1960 (Repeat) LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Travel lovers take a jeep trip to Northern India and the little kingdom of Hunza, a little-known spot in this big, big world. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: A NEW LOOK AT OLD EUROPE
12-Aug-1958 Los Angeles, Mon. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Tonight we attend an Elizabethan Age festival-banquet in London, head for southern France to visit a convention of gypsies, see the horse fishermen of
Belgium at work, and then wind up in Brittany for a look at how horses and wagons go into the sea for help. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: HILLTOWN IN HIGH HIMALAYA
19-Aug-1958 Mon. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Off to Pakistan goes the "Seven League Boots" and one highlight (really high) is a flight over the Himalayas. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
--same episode?
[--] Seven League Boots: HILLS OF HIGH HIMALAYA
20-July-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7:30pm KCOP-13
22-Feb-1960 (Repeat) Los Angeles
[--] Seven League Boots: ONE MAN'S PARADISE
26-Aug-1958 Mon. 7:30pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
It's off to a one-man paradise, the 1,000-acre ranch of Fred Roberts in the Santa Monica Mountains. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: ITALIANO
01-Sep-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
We'll visit Rome tonight. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
Italian Sicilian tarantella dancers, the I--mina (?? - printing cut off) Puppets; painted carts in --lerino (??), and a visit to the actress Gina Lollobrigida.
[Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 25-Aug-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE KHYBER RIFLES
08-Sep-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
A stride over to the Khyber Pass for a vista to the famous fighting force known as the Khyber Rifles. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: (unknown title)
15-Sep-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
No details in Long Beach Press-Telegram.
[--] Seven League Boots: ALPINE EXCURSION
22-Sep-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
13-July-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles
Synopsis 1:
Switzerland is visited with some breath-taking scenery unfolded on the screen. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
A visit to Switzerland, incl. the resort of St. Moritz; the secluded mountain village of Sion; a cow fight on the high pastures of Verbier; and the town of Lugano.
[Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 02-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: SOUTH OF BENGAL BAY
29-Sep-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
An old legend about Sigeria, a castle fortress, and films of Sigeria today. Buddhists who believe in self-inflicted punishment; fire-walkers;
Ceylonese fishermen, and a devil dance to drive away the spirits of pain. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 21-July-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTIES aka PACIFIC NORTHWEST
06-Oct-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
11-Jan-1960 (Repeat) LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
A young Norwegian couple, Mr. and Mrs. Sverre Sandberg, explore the Western States of America, where they meet shepherds, visit a rodeo and the Celilo Falls.
[Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 08-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: GEISHA GIRL
13-Oct-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
11Dec1959 Phoenix Fri 9pm KPHO-5 [Arizona Republic]
Synopsis 1:
A visit to the picturesque city of Kyoto in Japan, where the viewer follows the activities of 18-year-old Tsurusha, the most famous of the Maiko Geishas. [Melbourne Age]
Synopsis 2:
The documentary life of a Japanese geisha girl is shown on "Seven League Boots" (13) and is alleged to be the only such film ever made. [Long Beach Press Telegram]
(Melbourne: 11-Feb-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE MOROS AND THE IGOROTS (Philippines)
20-Oct-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis: no details [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: WHEN THEY MARRY IN JAPAN
27-Oct-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Traditions of courtship and marriage in the town at Matsushima. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 04-Feb-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE 20th CENTURY SAMURAI
03-Nov-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
06-July-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles
Synopsis:
Samurai offensive and defensive arts are shown when 'Seven League Boots" stride again to Japan. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
Traditions of Japanese warriors who pledged loyalty and life to the feudal lords and barons who ruled Japan.
(Melbourne: 28-Apr-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: PAGAN VALLEY
10-Nov-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
16-Feb-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles
25-Jan-1960 (Repeat) Los Angeles
Synopsis 1:
Examining the life of the Kafirs who live in a valley in the Himalayas. [Melbourne Age]
Synopsis 2:
"Not Fit For Children" is the label hung on "Seven League Boots" (13) tonight. (Show could have been re-spoted at a later hour, of course.)
Pagan rites featuring animal sacrifices, human burials, weird ceremonies, etc., are not for anyone under 16 years of age. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
(Melbourne: 17-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE FILIPINO
17-Nov-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
22-June-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles
Synopsis:
A visit to the Philippines, showing a fashion show in Manila, and primitive forms of life on a nearby island of the Philippines. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 14-Apr-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: A WEEKEND IN TOKYO aka TOKYO WEEKEND
24-Nov-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
15-June-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles
Synopsis 1:
What amounts to a whirl-wind tour of Tokyo in 48 hours is crammed into a half-hour for "Seven League Boots" but it is interesting to see this teeming city of millions."
[15June1959 Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
Showing many aspects of life in modern Tokyo, including beauty contests on Japan's Coney Island, jazz groups and shots of the Imperial Palace grounds. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 14-July-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: RED STAR OF CHINA
01-Dec-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
no details [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: THE FISH AND THE BEAR (Japan)
(see 25-May-1959 LA for possible aka's "Cormorant Fishing, Japan" & "Fishing By Torchlight")
08-Dec-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
21-Mar-1960 (Repeat) Los Angeles, Mon 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Cormorant fishing is unique to Japan so "Seven League Boots" take off for a visit to the places where these birds do the fishing for their masters.
[Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: GODS OF SAND AND SUN (Navajos and India)
15-Dec-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
no details [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: THE LIGHT FROM GALILEE
29-Dec-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 (postponed from 22-Dec-1958)
23-Nov-1959 (Repeat) LA Mon 7pm
Synopsis 1:
A Christmas tour of the land where Christ was born. Cameras follow the path taken by the shepherds and arrive in Bethlehem. Many places in the area are
visited during the trek. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
"Seven League Boots" heads for The Holy Land and visits the places where Christ trod the earth and lived his short life. [23Nov59 Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
Showing the Church of the Nativity, Jericho, the River Jordan, Garden of Gethsemane and the Sea of Galilee. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 09-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: JUNGLE TOWN AMIGOS (Chiapas)
05-Jan-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
How Mexico's Jungle Town citizens blend the old and the new. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 24-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: ST. HELENA
12-Jan-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: OAHU
19-Jan-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Hawaii's largest celebration is in October and "Seven League Boots" (13) was there with cameras. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: SUMMER IN SCANDINAVIA
26-Jan-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: CENSORING SCISSORS
02-Feb-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Unusual is the word for "Seven League Boots" when Jack Douglas shows film clips that were censored from previous "Boots." He'll explain why the films were
scissored out . . . and you may get an idea of the trials in producing even such things as travelogues. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] 09Feb1959 - repeat of "Shinto Wedding" (probably an a.k.a. for "When They Marry In Japan," 27-Oct-1958 LA)
Synopsis:
Repeat of the films of an authentic Shinto wedding billed for "Seven League Boots." [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] 16-Feb-1959 LA - repeat of "Pagan Valley" (from 10-Nov-1958 Los Angeles)
[--] 23-Feb-1959 LA - repeat of "Paris in July" (from 29-July-1958 Los Angeles)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE WHITE TRAIL TO BUDDHA
02-Mar-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
17-Aug-1959 (Repeat) Los Angeles Mon 7pm
Synopsis 1:
A visit to the little-traveled land of Nepal to see Buddhist rites and the 300-year-old scalp of an abominable snowman. [19Aug59 Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
The kingdom of Napal showing a Buddhist pilgrimage to one of the holy places in the Himalayas. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 21-Apr-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: OUTBOARD ACROSS THE.ATLANTIC
09-Mar-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Film of a 4,000-mile journey across the Atlantic in a 22-foot outboard boat is shown. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: SEVEN LEAGUES TO EVERYWHERE
16-Mar-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Jack Douglas presents an unusual episode of "Seven League Boots" as he shows the step-by-step process of putting the show
together. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: STRONG MEN OF PERSIA
(aka "Strongmen of Persia")
23-Mar-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
A traveling strong man side-show filmed in Teheran. [Melbourne Age]
Synopsis 2:
Strong men who bend steel bars in their teeth and allow cars to run over them demonstrate their prowess. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
(Melbourne: 26-May-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2
[--] Seven League Boots: THE KINGDOM OF THE SHAH
30-Mar-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
A visit to Persia, land of contrasts, with modern cities and desert tribes. The film shows the modern life of Teheran, the winter resort areas of the
Elburg Mountains and the villages of the Turkoman peoples. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 07-Apr-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE MEXICALI ROSE (Mexico City in the Daytime)
06-Apr-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Films of Mexico City, showing both the modern and glamorous side and the old and historical. [Pasadena Independent]
(Melbourne: 05-May-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: ROSE THAT BLOOMS AT NIGHT (Mexico City At Night)
13-Apr-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
Mexico City at night is visited by "Seven League Boots" (13) as a followup to last week's daytime-made filmed visit. [Pasadena Independent]
[--] Seven League Boots: PERSIAN WEDDING
20-Apr-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
A Shia(?? - light printing) Persian girl and a young man are united in a traditional ceremony. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 30-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2
[--] Seven League Boots: COWBOYS OF FRANCE (version 2)
27-Apr-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis 1:
"Cowboys of France," a revised version of a film seen previously, but with some new material. [Pasadena Independent]
Synopsis 2:
There are "Cowboys of France" who brand cattle, stage rodeos, etc., and you'll see them in action on "Seven League Boots." [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 3:
French cowboys at work on a ranch in the South of France. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 10-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: GIBRALTAR, Part 1
04-May-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
--same episode?
[--] Seven League Boots: THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Synopsis:
The tunnels and caverns undermining the Rock; the Moorish Castle; the Town of Homage; and the unusual Gibraltar Museum. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 19-May-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: GIBRALTAR, Part 2
11-May-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
[--] Seven League Boots: THE PERSIAN PLAINS
aka PERSIAN PLAIN
18-May-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
A journey across the Persian Plains, from Abadan, the heart of Iran's oil refining industry, to the city of Isfahan. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 18-Aug-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: CORMORANT FISHING, JAPAN
aka FISHING BY TORCHLIGHT
25-May-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7:00pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
01Jan1960 [Phoenix]
Synopsis:
Cormorant fishing by torchlight on the Ainus ("aborigines of Japan"), a race that differs in physique, language and customs from other Asiatic races. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 11-Aug-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
--same episode?
[--] Seven League Boots: THE FISH AND THE BEAR (Japan)
08-Dec-1958 LA, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
21-Mar-1960 (Repeat) Los Angeles, Mon 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Cormorant fishing is unique to Japan so "Seven League Boots" take off for a visit to the places where these birds do the fishing for their masters. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] 01-June-1959 LA - repeat of "The Happy Kingdom Of Hunza" (from 05-Aug-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE MOSLEMS OF THE SULU SEA
08-June-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
The Moros and Igorots, two of the most unique tribes in the world, are visited by "Seven League Boots" in a trip to the Philippines.
Scenes from the life of two warlike tribes - the Moros of Mindanao in the Philippines and the Dyaks of Borneo. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 12-May-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 15-June-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Weekend in Tokyo" (from 24-Nov-1958 LA)
[--] 22-June-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Filipino" (from 17-Nov-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: SINGAPORE (possibly a repeat of "SIN, SMOKE AND SINGAPORE")
29-June-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Sinister dope smugglers are seen when "Seven League Boots" (13) visits Singapore. Weird religious rites and a
pilgrimage in small boats are other items of interest. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] 06-July-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "The 20th Century Samurai" (from 03-Nov-1958 LA)
[--] 13-July-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Alpine Excursion" (from 22-Sep-1958 LA)
[--] 20-July-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - "Hills of High Himalaya" (possibly a repeat of "Hilltown In High Himalaya" from 19-Aug-1958).
[--] 27-July-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Ritual" (Mexico) (from 10-June-1958 LA)
[--] 03-Aug-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Persian Wedding" (from 20-Apr-1959 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: MATTERHORN
10-Aug-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
18Dec1959 Phoenix Fri 9pm KPHO-5 [Arizona Republic]
Synopsis:
A visit to the town of Zermatt, in Switzerland, which is below the Matterhorn. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 28-July-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 17-Aug-1959 Mon LA - repeat of "White Trail To Buddha" (from 02Mar1959 LA)
[--] 24-Aug-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Jungle Town Amigos" (from 05Jan1959 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: MASQUERADE
31-Aug-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Films of colorful and unusual pageants in the Belgian towns of Ath and Binche, in Urnash, Switzerland, and the Furth, Germany.
(Melbourne: 16-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
--same episode?
[10] Seven League Boots: CARNIVAL MONTH IN EUROPE
04-April-1958 LA, Fri. KCOP-13 [Press Telegram]
Synopsis:
The camera caravan and photographer Steve Bercoe trek to Europe to focus on three of the most elaborate and colorful carnivals on the continent.
Accompanied by authentic music recorded on the spot, viewers will see the carnival of Cologne in Germany, the carnival of Binche in Belgium,
and the Basie in Switzerland. [Pasadena Independent]
[--] 07-Sep-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Strongmen of Persia" (from 23-Mar-1959 LA)
[--] 14-Sep-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - "Rock of Gibraltar" (possibly a repeat from 04May1959 or 11May1959 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Synopsis:
The tunnels and caverns undermining the Rock; the Moorish Castle; the Town of Homage; and the unusual Gibraltar Museum. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 19-May-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 21-Sep-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - "The Mexicali Rose" (from 06-Apr-1959 LA)
[--] 28-Sep-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "When They Marry In Japan" (from 27-Oct-1958 LA)
[--] 05-Oct-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Kingdom Of The Shah" (from 30-Mar-1959 LA)
[--] 12-Oct-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "South of Bengal Bay" (from 29-Sep-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: MEMOIRS OF A ROVER
19-Oct-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Tom McHugh, leader of the program's camera team, shows viewers some of the memorable moments in his travels. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 20-Oct-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: WEEKEND IN PARIS
26-Oct-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Note:
possibly a repeat of "Paris In July" (from 29-July-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: AMERICANOS (possibly the same as "The Expatriates," 15-July-1958 LA)
02-Nov-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis 1:
"Seven League Boots" visits Mexico to see how a group of American expatriates are gettiing along.n [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
Synopsis 2:
The twin towns of Chapala and Ajijic in Mexico where a number of Americans have taken up residence. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 29-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: FUNFEST IN FLORIDA
09-Nov-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Sponge divers; the Parrot Circus, Monkey Jungle and Coral Castle; Weeki Wachee Springs and Cypress Gardens. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 13-Oct-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 16-Nov-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Persian Plain" (from 18-May-1959 LA)
[--] 23-Nov-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Light from Galilee" (from 29-Dec-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: LATIN SPLENDOR
30-Nov-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Colorful festivals in Venice, Southern France and Valencia. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 06-Oct-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 07-Dec-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Purple Mountain Majesties" (from 06-Oct-1958 LA)
[--] 14-Dec-1959 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Italiano" (from 01-Sep-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: SCANDINAVIA
21-Dec-1959 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis 1:
"Seven League Boots" (13] takes a long tour of Scandinavia and condenses it into an interesting half-hour of travel. [Long Beach]
Synopsis 2:
The Winter reindeer round-up in Lapland; an enormous outdoor museum in Sweden; a visit to Norway and Copenhagen. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 22-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 28-Dec-1959 LA Mon. 7pm - Repeat of "Dead Sea Scrolls," Pt. 1 (from 03-June-1958 Los Angeles)
"Seven League Boots" (13) documents part one of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls.
[--] 04-Jan-1960 LA Mon. 7pm - Repeat of "Dead Sea Scrolls," Pt. 2 (from 03-June-1958 Los Angeles)
Synopsis:
"Seven League Boots" (13) leaves Israel and crosses into Jordan to explore the ruins of the Essene community, from
whence came the Dead Sea Scrolls. [Long Beach Press-Telegram]
[--] 11-Jan-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Purple Mountain Majesties" (from 06-Oct-1958 Los Angeles)
A couple visits Oregon and Seattle, "Purple Mountain Majesties." [Pasadena Independent]
[--] Seven League Boots: FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN
18-Jan-1960 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
A visit to the famous Flea Market in Paris; Bastille Day celebrations and a visit to Normandy and Brittany. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 01-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 25-Jan-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Pagan Valley" (from 10-Nov-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: LAND, SEA, AND SKY
01-Feb-1960 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
A visit to Neutchatel, Switzerland where the town's famous mechanical dolls are demonstrated; shrimp fishing at Ostduinkirk; divers performing
at Santa Ana, California. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 15-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 08-Feb-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Cowboys of France" (from 01-July-1958 LA, revised 27-Apr-1959 LA)
[--] 15-Feb-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "South of Bengal Bay" (from 29-Sep-1958 LA)
[--] 22-Feb-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Hills of High Himalaya" (from 19-Aug-1958 LA & 20-July-1959 LA)
[--] 29-Feb-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Sin, Smoke Singapore" (from 07Feb1958 LA & 29-June-1959 LA)
[--] 07-Mar-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - Repeat of "Ritual" (from 10-June-1958 LA)
[--] Seven League Boots: THE WORLD AROUND MY ROCKIN' CHAIR
14-Mar-1960 Los Angeles, Mon. 7pm KCOP-13
Synopsis:
Without leaving the comfort of home and hearth. Jack Douglas shows viewers the many places that he would one day like to visit in a composite
journey in "The World Around My Rockin' Chair" on "Seven League Boots," Monday, Oct. 13, 7 pm., KCOP, Channel 13. [The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA]
(Melbourne: 27-Oct-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 21-Mar-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Fish and the Bear" (from 08-Dec-1958 Los Angeles)
[--] 28-Mar-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles - repeat of "Happy Kingdom Of Hunza" (from 05-Aug-1958 LA)
============================================
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, BROADCASTS
"Seven League Boots" aired Thursdays 6:00pm on ABV, channel 2 in Melbourne.
[--] 28-Jan-1960 Melbourne Thurs. 6pm time slot - final episode of "Ivanhoe" starring Roger Moore.
[--] 04-Feb-1960 (Melbourne premiere of "Seven League Boots")
[--] 04-Feb-1960 Melbourne - see 27-Oct-1958 Los Angeles ("When They Marry In Japan")
[--] 11-Feb-1960 Melbourne - see 13-Oct-1958 Los Angeles ("Geisha Girl")
[--] 18-Feb-1960 Melbourne - issue missing from Google News.
[--] 25-Feb-1960 Melbourne - see 03-June-1958 Los Angeles:
[--] Seven League Boots: SAND, SHEIKS AND SCROLLS
Synopsis:
Filmed in Israel and Jordan showing the ruins of King Herod's castle; a desert oasis; a camel market; the tent camp of a prosperous Arab sheik
and the Dead Sea Scrolls. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 25-Feb-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 25-Feb-1960 Melbourne - see 03-June-1958 Los Angeles:
[--] Seven League Boots: CALL OF THE QUMRAN
Synopsis:
Visit to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were re-discovered in 1947. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 03-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 10-Mar-1960 Melbourne - see 01-July-1958 Los Angeles ("Cowboys Of France")
[--] 17-Mar-1960 Melbourne - see 10-Nov-1958 Los Angeles ("Pagan Valley")
[--] 24-Mar-1960 Melbourne - see 05Jan1959 Los Angeles ("Jungle Town Amigos")
[--] 31-Mar-1960 Melbourne - see 07Feb1958 LA:
[--] Seven League Boots: SIN, SMOKE AND SINGAPORE
Synopsis:
Three aspects of life in Singapore including the story of opium smuggling. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 31-Mar-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2
[--] 07-Apr-1960 Melbourne - see 30-Mar-1959 Los Angeles ("The Kingdom Of The Shah")
[--] 14-Apr-1960 Melbourne - see 17-Nov-1958 Los Angeles ("The Filipino")
[--] 21-Apr-1960 Melbourne - see 02Mar1959 Los Angeles ("The White Trail To Buddha")
[--] 28-Apr-1960 Melbourne - see 03-Nov-1958 Los Angeles ("The 20th Century Samurai")
[--] 05-May-1960 Melbourne - see 07-Apr-1959 Los Angeles ("The Mexicali Rose")
[--] 12-May-1960 Melbourne - see 08-June-1959 LA ("The Moslems Of The Sulu Sea")
[--] 19-May-1960 Melbourne - see 04-May-1959 or 11-May-1959 Los Angeles ("Rock of Gibraltar")
[--] 02-June-1960 Melbourne - see 22-Sep-1958 Los Angeles ("Alpine Excursion")
[--] 09-June-1960 Melbourne - see 29-Dec-1958 Los Angeles ("The Light From Galilee")
[--] Seven League Boots: MASQUERADE
Synopsis:
Films of colorful and unusual pageants in the Belgian towns of Ath and Binche, in Urnash, Switzerland, and the Furth, Germany.
(Melbourne: 16-June-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 23-June-1960 Melbourne - see 10-June-1958 LA ("Rituals")
[--] 30-June-1960 Melbourne - see 20-Apr-1959 Los Angeles ("Persian Wedding")
[--] 07-July-1960 Melbourne - Weekly TV listing supplement missing?
[--] 14-July-1960 Melbourne - see 24-Nov-1958 Los Angeles ("A Week End In Tokyo")
[--] 21-July-1960 Melbourne - see 29-Sep-1958 Los Angeles ("South Of Bengal Bay")
[--] 28-July-1960 Melbourne - see 10-Aug-1959 Los Angeles ("Matterhorn")
[--] Seven League Boots: ONE DAY IN PARIS
Synopsis:
Includes a sequence filmed at a cocktail party attended by Jean Cocteau. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 04-Aug-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 11-Aug-1960 Melbourne - see 25-May-1959 Los Angeles ("Cormorant Fishing, Japan")
[--] 18-Aug-1960 Melbourne - see 18-May-1959 Los Angeles ("The Persian Plains")
[--] 25-Aug-1960 Melbourne - see 01-Sep-1958 Los Angeles ("Italiano")
[--] 01-Sep-1960 Melbourne - see 18-Jan-1960 Los Angeles ("Fifty Million Frenchmen")
[--] 08-Sep-1960 Melbourne - see 06-Oct-1958 Los Angeles ("Purple Mountain Majesties")
[--] 15-Sep-1960 Melbourne - see 01-Feb-1960 ("Land, Sea, and Sky")
[--] 22-Sep-1960 Melbourne - see 21-Dec-1959 Los Angeles ("Scandinavia")
[--] 29-Sep-1960 Melbourne - "Americanos" - possibly same episode as 15-July-1958 LA ("The Expatriates"):
[--] Seven League Boots: AMERICANOS
Synopsis:
The twin towns of Chapala and Ajijic in Mexico where a number of Americans have taken up residence. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 29-Sep-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] Seven League Boots: LATIN SPLENDOR
Synopsis:
Colorful festivals in Venice, Southern France and Valencia. [Melbourne Age]
(Melbourne: 06-Oct-1960 Thurs. 6:00pm ABV-2)
[--] 13-Oct-1960 Melbourne - see 09-Nov-1959 Los Angeles ("Funfest In Florida")
[--] 20-Oct-1960 Melbourne - see 19-Oct-1959 Los Angeles ("Memoirs Of A Rover")
[--] 27-Oct-1960 Melbourne - see 14-Mar-1960 (Mon.) Los Angeles ("The World Around My Rockin' Chair")
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