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(More customer reviews)Well ,this is one series I never expected to turn up on DVD so all credit to Timeless Media for resurrecting it.
Back in the 50's,television was awash with various 30 min.action/adventure series.Tough cops,private eyes & cowboys in abundance & 'Soldiers of Fortune' sits right alongside these.
John Russell (before his stint on the long running 'Lawman') stars as Tim Kelly & Chick Chandler as his curiously named partner'Toubo' Smith.
If you fancied hacking through the jungle in search of lost tribes,building a pipeline across the desert,infiltrating gangs of smugglers or searching for buried treasure then Tim & Toubo were your men.This occupation took them to all the remote corners of the world, represented here by armloads of stock footage which also included earthquakes & erupting volcanos.
If you are looking for deep,meaningful plots & state of the art graphics then this series is not for you.On the other hand if you enjoy old 'B' movies & are prepared to suspend your disbelief for half an hour then I am sure you will be entertained by 'Soldiers of Fortune'.
All 52 episodes are presented here on 5 discs housed in 3 slimline cases. I don't know where Timeless sourced the prints (probably old 16mm) & no remastering appears to have been done. There is evidence of print damage & 'wobble' at times & Timeless have noted this in announcements prior to some segments.Sound is generally OK. Possibly best viewed on smaller screens. They are however, superior to the few 'gray' copies which have been circulating amongst collectors for a while.
I found the series a lot of fun & if you like early TV you probably will as well.
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Soldiers of Fortune - The Complete Television Series - 5 DVD Box Set! 52 Episodes!Soldiers of Fortune follows the exploits of Tim Kelly and Toubo Smith, international adventurers who travel the world offering their services for hire. Each action packed show finds the pair embarked on exotic quests around the globe. From the diamond mines of Africa, to the pampas of South America, and the bazaars of the Middle East, wherever they go, trouble finds them ready for action! The ruggedly handsome John Russell brings a cool determination and worldly charm to the role of Tim Kelly, and versatile character actor Chick Chandler plays Toubo Smith with flair and good humor, no matter what scrapes the two get into. A Revue Studios Production shot in Hollywood, Soldiers of Fortune was one of the first TV dramas to incorporate location shots from around the world and also used more stuntmen than any other 30 minute series in the 50's. Several of these veteran stuntmen also acted in the show, including Boyd Stockman, Red Morgan and Paul Baxley. John Doucette, X. Brands and Michael Ansara were among the other great actors in supporting roles.
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