Soldiers of Fortune

2 Seasons 1955 - Present NR 30m 7.7

Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were international adventurers. Each episode would take place in a different country. Many of the film crew had worked at Republic Pictures studios with the show filmed on Republic's backlot then used by television's Revue Productions. The show was constantly rerun on American television into the 1960s. The ...

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Escort to Namtok

1. Escort to Namtok

Aired: Jan 10, 1955

A husband and wife hire Tim and Toubo to guide them through a jungle infested...

Episode 2 The Gaboon Viper

2. The Gaboon Viper

Aired: Jan 17, 1955

Tim and Toubo are hired by a big game hunter to guide him into remote African...

Episode 3 The Runaway King

3. The Runaway King

Aired: Jan 28, 1955

Tim and Toubo become intrigued by reports of an island whose visitors are sai...

Episode 4 The Lady of Rajmahal

4. The Lady of Rajmahal

Aired: Feb 9, 1955

Tim and Toubo are hired to transport a valuable painting through the jungle.

Episode 5 The Greatest Beast

5. The Greatest Beast

Aired: Feb 20, 1955

Tim and Toubo investigate the disappearance of man who was supposedly slain b...

Episode 6 Gypsy Prince

6. Gypsy Prince

Aired: Mar 2, 1955

Tim and Toubo are asked to return a young man to his real family so he can cl...

Episode 7 Old Lady's Mine

7. Old Lady's Mine

Aired: Mar 9, 1955

An elderly woman hires Tim and Toubo to guide her to a her gold mine deep in ...

Episode 8 Return of the Hawk

8. Return of the Hawk

Aired: Mar 16, 1955

A wealthy man hires Tim and Toubo as bodyguards to protect his family from a ...

Episode 9 Jungle Rebel

9. Jungle Rebel

Aired: Mar 23, 1955

In French Indo-China, Tim and Toubo are hired to negotiate a peace treaty bet...

Episode 10 Cut Charlie In

10. Cut Charlie In

Aired: Mar 30, 1955

Tim and Toubo become friends with a war hero, but the man is actually a liar ...

Episode 12 Jungle Search

12. Jungle Search

Aired: Apr 14, 1955

Tim and Toubo are hired to locate a missing plane which disappeared into the ...

Episode 14 Malayan Magic

14. Malayan Magic

Aired: Apr 28, 1955

Tim and Toubo use magic tricks and an old cane to challenge a despotic Malaya...

Episode 15 Torch of Olympiad

15. Torch of Olympiad

Aired: May 7, 1955

Tim and Toubu visit Crete to search for a relic over three thousand years old...

Episode 16 Walk Wide of Lions

16. Walk Wide of Lions

Aired: May 14, 1955

A doctor hires Tim and Toulo to guide him to a African chieftain in desperate...

Episode 17 The General

17. The General

Aired: May 21, 1955

Tim and Toulo investigate South American revolutionaries.

Episode 18 The Elephant Gun

18. The Elephant Gun

Aired: May 28, 1955

Tim and Toubo investigate the death of a friend who was supposedly killed by ...

Episode 19 Bite of the Ruby Red

19. Bite of the Ruby Red

Aired: Jun 4, 1955

Two scientists hire Tim and Toubo to help them find a Central American tribe ...

Episode 21 Girl in the Jeep

21. Girl in the Jeep

Aired: Jun 18, 1955

While sitting in a bar in Algiers, Tim and Toubo become fascinated with a bea...

Episode 22 The Vanishing Island

22. The Vanishing Island

Aired: Jun 25, 1955

Tim and Toubo attempt to locate a mysterious island that is said to appear an...

Episode 23 Run 'Till You Die

23. Run 'Till You Die

Aired: Jul 7, 1955

Tim and Toubo assist an Asian plantation owner from the attacks of Tibetan ba...

Episode 24 Last Days of Dolores

24. Last Days of Dolores

Aired: Jul 14, 1955

Tim and Toubo are hired to find a research scientist who failed to return fro...

Episode 26 The Black Scarab

26. The Black Scarab

Aired: Jul 28, 1955

Tim and Toubo try to help a lovely French woman whose son has been kidnapped ...

Episode 28 Drums of Far Island

28. Drums of Far Island

Aired: Aug 12, 1955

While on a fishing trip to the Virgin Islands, Tim and Toubo uncover a voodoo...

Episode 29 Aloha Means Goodbye

29. Aloha Means Goodbye

Aired: Aug 19, 1955

Tim and Toubo are unwelcome party crashers on an exclusive Hawaiian island.


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Info about Soldiers of Fortune

Current Status: Returning Series

Production Country: United States

Genres: Adventure