Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
- Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
"Terry and the Pirates", a television adventure series based on Milton Caniff's popular comic strip, was telecast from June 26, 1953 to November 21, 1953. The 18 episodes included "Macao Gold," "Black Market in Death," "The Boxer's Rebellion," "The Case of the Little Mandarin" and "Chinese Coffin." The syndicated series was produced in 1952 by Don Sharpe Enterprises.
USAAF Colonel Terry Lee (John Baer) heads to the Far East to locate a gold mine he inherited from his grandfather. Once in the Orient, Lee becomes a pilot with Air Cathay, a cargo and passenger airline owned and operated by the cunning Chopstick Joe (Jack Reitze), who is not always honest. His friend and co-pilot is Charles C. Charles, aka Hotshot Charlie (William Tracy), while the romantic interest is provided by the attractive blonde Burma (Sandra Spence). Lee has several encounters with his beautiful and mysterious nemesis, Lai Choi San, aka The Dragon Lady (Gloria Saunders).
ee also
* Terry and the Pirates (comic strip)
* Terry and the Pirates (radio serial)
External links
* [http://www.comic-art.com/bios-1/caniff01.htm Milton Caniff biography]
*imdb title|id=0187669|title=Terry and the Pirates
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Terry and the Pirates (comic strip) — Terry and the Pirates was an action adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff. Captain Joseph Patterson, editor for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, had admired Caniff’s work on the children s adventure strip Dickie… … Wikipedia
Terry and the Pirates (radio serial) — Terry and the Pirates was a radio serial adapted from the comic strip of the same name created in 1934 by Milton Caniff. With storylines of action, high adventure and foreign intrigue, the popular radio series entralled listeners from 1937… … Wikipedia
Terry and the Pirates — is the title of:* Terry and the Pirates , the comic strip created by Milton Caniff * Terry and the Pirates , a radio serial based on the comic strip * Terry and the Pirates , a 1940 serial based on the comic strip * Terry and the Pirates , a… … Wikipedia
Dragon Lady (Terry and the Pirates) — Milton Caniff s Terry and the Pirates (September 27, 1936). The Dragon Lady, also known as Madam Deal, was a well known character in the popular U.S. comic strip Terry and the Pirates, created by Milton Caniff, and in the movie serial, comic… … Wikipedia
Terry et les pirates — est une bande dessinée américaine créée en octobre 1934 par Milton Caniff, parue sous forme de « comic strips » mais également sous forme de planches. Historique Le propriétaire du journal New York Daily News, Joseph Medill Patterson a… … Wikipédia en Français
Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) — Pirates of the Caribbean film series 2011 DVD box set Directed by Gore Verbinski (1 3) Rob Marshall (4) … Wikipedia
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures — Also known as The Mouse Adventures (UK) Genre Animation Written by Patrick Granleese Caroline R. Maria Bruce Robb Voices of Julie Burroughs Terrence Scammell … Wikipedia
List of characters in the Fatal Fury series — This is a list of characters from the Fatal Fury fighting game series developed by SNK. Introduced in Fatal Fury Terry Bogard Andy Bogard Joe Higashi Tung Fu Rue General CVG character name=Tung Fu Rue caption= firstgame= Fatal Fury series= Fatal… … Wikipedia
List of characters in the Indiana Jones series — This is a list of characters in the Indiana Jones series.Introduced in Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana JonesDr. Henry Walton Indiana Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), the titular character of the franchise, is an archaeologist and college professor… … Wikipedia
The Comics Journal — Jay Lynch self portrait for The Comics Journal #114 (February 1987) Editor in chief Michael Dean (since 2006) Categories comic books news and criticism Frequency … Wikipedia
