Hong Kong (1960)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 27 episodes

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1960s television series about an American adventurer living in Hong Kong. He gets involved with different people and situations in the city.

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What happens

Hong Kong is an adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1960–1961 season. It starred Australian actor Rod Taylor, and co-starred Canadian actors Lloyd Bochner and Jack Kruschen. Hong Kong was created by Robert Buckner and sold to Peter Levathes at 20th Century Fox Television, who convinced Henry J. Kaiser to sponsor it. The series was filmed mainly at 20th Century's Hollywood studios, with four weeks of location shooting in Hong Kong. The show was known for its high budget and per episode costs, with Taylor rumored to be the highest-paid actor on television that season. Jack Kruschen quit midway through the filming season, and the ratings never could overtake NBC's Wagon Train. Henry J. Kaiser announced in April 1961 that he was dropping Hong Kong in favor of Follow the Sun, another new series from 20th Century Fox Television. Hong Kong was released for syndication in late September 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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