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Terry and the Pirates (1953)

Terry and the Pirates poster
Directed by
Lew Landers
Genre
adventure fiction
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 18 episodes
Rated
B
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Terry has adventures in exotic locations. He deals with pirates and other dangers based on the comic strip.

adventurouslivelylight-heartedfast-pacedold-fashionedserial-likefunnostalgic

What happens

Terry and the Pirates is an American adventure series based on Milton Caniff's comic strip that was telecast from June 26 to November 21, 1953. The syndicated series ran for 18 episodes and was produced by Don Sharpe Enterprises. Canada Dry Ginger Ale was the show's original sponsor. A version of Terry and the Pirates debuted on WABD-TV in New York City on November 25, 1952, broadcast on alternate Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Dougfair Productions was the packager, and Official Films was the distributor. Dick Irving was the director, and John and Gwen Bagni were the writers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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