The Adventures Of Long John Silver Season 1 1957
A TV series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television. Long John Silver is the proud captain of his own ship and his own crew. He and his buccaneer cruise around the Caribbean and often stay on the side of the English and fight the French and Spanish. After the long and dangerous adventures, he and his crew rest in the tavern of Miss Purity. This series aired in the United States first on Syndicated basis in 1956, but not on a regular basis and completely random as part of another show. Several episodes were edited together and shown as movies in the cinemas under the titles: Under The Black Flag and South Sea Pirates. After that it was sold to the ITV Network in the UK, and aired in 1957. In 1958 Australian ABC screened the series as part of Children's TV Club show.
- Released: 1957-04-09
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Stars: Grant Taylor, Connie Gilchrist, Robert Newton, Harry Hambleton, Eric Reiman
- Director:
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1. The Necklace 1957-04-09
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2. Pieces of Eight 1957-04-30
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3. The Orphans' Christmas 1957-05-21
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4. Execution Dock 1957-06-20
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5. The Eviction 1957-06-18
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6. The Pink Pearl 1957-03-05
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7. Tale of a Tooth 1957-08-20
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8. Ship o' the Dead 1957-08-27
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9. Sword of Vengeance 1957-07-09
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10. Turnabout 1957-06-04
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11. Miss Purity's Birthday 1957-06-11
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12. Dead Reckoning 1957-07-02
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13. Devil's Stew 1957-04-02
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14. Where Men Are Men 1957-02-26
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15. The Master's Touch 1957-03-13
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16. The Siege 1957-08-06
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17. The Flag Flies Black 1957-05-07
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18. The Fishwife 1957-04-16
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19. Dragon Slayer 1957-07-16
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20. Temple of Evil 1957-05-14
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21. To Purity, a Daughter 1957-05-28
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22. Ties of Blood 1957-08-13
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23. Voodoo 1957-07-23
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24. Strange Cargo 1957-07-30
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25. Infernal Triangle 1957-07-25
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26. The Crisis 1957-05-21
