Adventures in Paradise

★ 6.1 · 1959 · 60m · Action & Adventure · Drama

Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.

Episodes

▶1. The Pit of Silence60m · Captain Troy has to pick up the Baron Andre, and soon discovers the Baron's body half eaten by a savage beast. Troy rules out accidental death and searchs for the murderer.▶2. The Black Pearl60m · A native diver discovers a rare black pearl. The find causes a great deal of excitement among the passengers on Adam's schooner.▶3. Paradise Lost60m · ▶4. Lady from South Chicago60m · Mme. Victorine Reynard, a Frenchwoman, now lives in style in the South Seas. A friend who is actually an escaped convict from Australia, comes to see her.▶5. The Derelict60m · The derelict in an attempt to abduct an oriental crown prince, Communist agents endager Adam's life and almost destroy his ship.▶6. Safari at Sea60m · ▶7. Mission to Manila60m · Dan Lynch, a friend of Captain Troy's, receives a brief note from his sister-in-law stating that Dan's brother has died. Lynch asks Troy to find the girl and learn the circumstances of her husband's death.▶8. The Raft60m · One of Adam's girlfriends, is a passenger on a boat that has struck a mine.▶9. Peril at Pitcairn60m · During a vacation in Papeete, Captain Troy lets himself be convinced to board some passengers and sail to Pitcairn Island. However, a few hours before their arrival on the island, one passenger is stabbed with a knife belongiing to the Tiki, Troy's schooner.▶10. The Bamboo Curtain60m · In Hong Kong, Adam is approached by a pretty goverment agent who wants him to help her with an assignment.▶11. The Haunted60m · Wealthy Vanessa Sutton Charles is plagued by mysterious apparitions of her dead husband. Strangely, the visitations occur on nights when Tahitians believe the dead come from the sea to haunt the living.▶12. Somewhere South of Suva60m · Adam Troy and his pal Oliver Kee are hired to search for an aviatrix who disappeared years ago. The flier was apparently carrying a large uncut diamond and it is now suspected that she crashed on an uncharted island south of Suva.▶13. Castaways60m · Troy is headed to the strife torn island of Mai Sai with a cargo of serum to fight a cholera epidemic. Troy and crew pick up three men stranded on a tiny atoll, who claim to be survivors of a shipwreck, but they're really gunrunners from a ship called the Punjab Trader, whose captain was murdered. The trio, led by the second mate, take over the Tiki, threatening to kill the nun who is transporting the serum, and go after the Punjab Trader.▶14. The Archer's Ring60m · A beautiful young chinese woman, Monique Le Febure asks Adam Troy to charter his schooner ""Tiki"" to look for his grand-father. She tells the story of a group of old chinese men who for their retirement returned to their island with their personal belongings. They were in a seaplane, which apparently disappeared and sunk.▶15. Nightmare on Napuka60m · ▶16. Walk Through the Night60m · Adam stops at Jacob's trading post in New Guinea to pick up some crew members. A girl named Angel begs Troy to help save her fiance, who is trapped somewhere in the jungle.▶17. Judith60m · ▶18. The Color of Venom60m · Adam agrees to transport a girl prisoner, Luana Monet, from Tahiti to police custody on the Island of Ralatea.▶19. Isle of Eden60m · On board schooner Tiki, Captain Troy hears the radio message from Lianne, a young woman held prisoner on Eden Island by a megalomaniac dictator called Zagreb.▶20. Prisoner in Paradise60m · The Tiki is commissioned to pick up two nuns and a nurse who are working on a volcanic island near Samoa.▶21. The Siege of Troy60m · Adam receives bad news from Suva and he has unknowingly provided passage for two smugglers.▶22. There Is An Island60m · The Tiki is chartered to search for poet Francois Villon's legendary island hideaway. But one passenger seems to have more than a historical interest in the place.▶23. The Amazon60m · Carla MacKinley owns the Amazon, an international yacht-racing champion, who hires the Tiki when her boat is unable to sail in a challenge race.▶24. The Violent Journey60m · Troy marries a young couple not realizing that the young lady is actually underage and the man is a fortune hunter intent on securing his wife's father's fortune.▶25. The Forbidden Sea60m · After rescuing a man and being led astray, Troy soon learns that the man has conned him into bringing his passengers to a military test site, to use their presence -- and their deaths, if necessary -- as a protest to halt nuclear bomb tests.▶26. Passage to Tua60m · ▶27. Heads You Lose60m · ▶28. The Death-Divers60m · ▶29. Beached60m · ▶30. Whip Fight60m ·

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