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Sailor of Fortune
Overview
Captain of 'The Shipwreck' Grant Mitchell runs a cargo business, but finds himself often called on for help against problems, intrigue, and villainy on the choppy waters of his trade.
Key Crew
Director: John Guillermin
Writer: Lindsay Galloway
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1957)
No overview available.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Cargo: Dynamite
1957-05-26Episode 2: The Golden Head
1957-07-27Episode 3: Tangier
1958-06-15Episode 4: The Counterfeit Cigars
1958-03-27A Naples, Italy store owner pays Mitch $6000 for boxes of what appear to be cheap cigars and the skipper of the "Shipwreck" is only too happy to accept the money - no questions asked. Until, that is, he learns the transaction may have placed a friend in deadly jeopardy.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 2 (1958)
No overview available.
22 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: It Started in Paris
1958-07-10Episode 2: Port Jeopardy
1958-07-22Episode 3: Crete Story
1958-03-20Episode 4: Angelina's Adventure
1958-04-01Episode 5: The Desert Hostages
1958-04-10Episode 6: The Final Bargain
1958-05-01In a small town in the south of France, Mitchell encounters a long lost pianist, a beautiful woman, and another man oddly anxious to hire the Shipwreck. What secrets do these people hold?
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: The King's Four Wives
1958-05-13Mitchell and the crew of the "Shipwreck" are hired to retrieve the four wives of a disposed Middle-Eastern monarch. Captain Mitchell soon has cause to wonder if the king really wants his lovely brides rescued.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: The Deserted Yacht
1958-05-22When the crew of the "Shipwreck" discover an abandoned vessel, they inherit more trouble than they bargained for.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: The Dead Paratrooper
1958-06-03Episode 10: Stranger In Danger
1958-06-05Mitch's search for a man named Curtis takes him 400 miles into the African interior with a angry sheik intent on preventing their reunion.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Desert Tomb
1958-06-17While visiting an Egyptian port, Mitch takes on cargo which quickly turns out to be less innocent than it had been described.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: The Eastern Lighthouse
1958-06-26Mitch and his crew investigate a non-functioning lighthouse which should be guarding a dangerous reef.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: The Crescent and the Star
1958-07-01Mitch becomes enmeshed in dangerous international intrigue when he asks the Tunis harbor master to move a neighboring freighter to another berth.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: The Desert Bus
1958-07-03While docked in Algeria, the "Shipwreck" is besieged by local officials who need to make a quick getaway.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: Ship on the Reef
1958-07-08Episode 16: The Diamond Chips
1958-07-10Mitch lands in hot water when he innocently agrees to sell some jewelry for a pretty girl.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 17: The Lost Portrait
1958-07-15While vacationing in Rome, Mitch becomes involved in a dispute involving an centuries old portrait.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 18: Aircraft in the Desert
1958-07-17Mitch and his crew investigate a mayday signal received from an airplane preparing to crash in the desert. Before they can arrive, one of passengers kills the plane's crew and assumes a new identity.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 19: Death at Sunset
1958-07-22A Shiek hires the "Shipwreck" to transport a female doctor away from a city about to burst into revolution, however, the "cargo" refuses to be transported.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 20: Castle for Sale
1958-07-24Mitch suspects a swindle or foul play when Sean announces he has bought a Spanish castle for a pittance.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 21: Hearse at High Noon
1958-07-29Mitch's curiosity is aroused when he watches a funeral procession with a hearse driver wearing a hidden pistol.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 22: The Million Dollar Rose Tree
1958-07-31Mitch becomes curious when a tourist pays an enormous sum for a rose tree.
Runtime: 30 min