8 /10 1 Votes
Genre Action/Adventure Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 Final episode date 1960 Language English | 8/10 IMDb Starring Maxwell Reed Original language(s) English First episode date 3 October 1957 Network Broadcast syndication Cast Maxwell Reed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Also known as ''The Jack London Stories'' Similar Circus Boy, SAF3, Biff Baker - USA, Dante, Sea Hunt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain David Grief (also known as The Jack London Stories) is an American action/adventure 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, collected in THE SON OF THE SUN (1912).
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Overview
The cast included the Irish-born actor Maxwell Reed as Captain Grief, Tudor Owen as Elihu Snow, Mickey Simpson as Boley, Mel Prestidge as Jackie-Jackie, and Maureen Hingert as Anura.
The series was distributed by Guild Films and shot on location in Mexico. Captain David Grief ran for two seasons with a total of 39 episodes.
Guest stars
Among the series guest stars were boxers Rocky Marciano and Buddy Baer. Other guest stars include:
DVD release
Four episodes of the series (episodes 9, 19, 24 and 25) were released on DVD by Alpha Video in 2007.