Captain David Grief (also known as The Jack London Stories) is an American action/adventure television series that aired in syndication from October 1957 to 1960. The program was based on a series of Jack London short-stories centered on the South Seas tradesman and adventurer David Grief,[1] collected in A Son of the Sun.
Captain David Grief ran for two seasons with a total of 39 episodes.[5] The first nine episodes were shot in Hawaii. The production later moved to southern California and then Cuba, before the final episodes were shot in Mexico.[6] The series was distributed by Guild Films.[6]
The program was the first TV series to be filmed on location in Hawaii. The three-masted barquentineCalifornia was used for scenes shot aboard ship. It was renamed The Rattler in the show. The Pioneer Inn in Lahaina, Hawaii, was used for scenes filmed on land.[7]
The program's budget was $1,912,000.[4] Sponsors varied by region of the country. As of February 1957, they included West End Brewing Company, Utica, New York; Stroh Brewery, Detroit; Pearl Brewing Company, Texas; Standard Oil of California; and D-X Sunray Oil, Tulsa.[8]
Four episodes of the series (episodes 9, 19, 24 and 25) were released on DVD by Alpha Video in 2007.[citation needed]
References
^McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 143. ISBN0-14-02-4916-8.
^"'Grief' Starts in Nine Markets; Five More Sponsors Lined Up" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 11, 1957. p. 36. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^"Reed Gets Feature Roles in 'Grief' Pix". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 14, 1956. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ ab"Guild Sets $1.9 Million For New Tv Film Series" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 25, 1956. p. 48. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^Halliwell, Leslie (1979). Halliwell's Teleguide. Granada. p. 46.
^ abErickson, Hal (2001). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland. p. 22. ISBN0-786-41198-8.
^McWhorter, A. J. (February 9, 2014). "'Captain Grief' plied the air long before 'Lost' or 'Five-0'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. p. F 5. Retrieved April 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Utica Beer Buys 'David Grief' For 10 -City Area in N. Y. State" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 4, 1957. p. 42. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^"Rocky a Heavy In 'Grief' Role". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 20, 1957. p. 12. ISSN 0006-2510.
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