About this season
Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were international adventurers. Each episode would take place in a different country. Many of the film crew had worked at Republic Pictures studios with the show filmed on Republic's backlot then used by television's Revue Productions. The show was constantly rerun on American television into the 1960s. The show was sponsored for two years by 7 Up soft drink. One year after Soldiers of Fortune was cancelled, John Russell went on to star as Marshal Dan Troup in the successful ABC/Warner Brothers western series Lawman.
Episodes (29)
1. Escort to Namtok
Aired 10 January 1955 • 30 min
A husband and wife hire Tim and Toubo to guide them through a jungle infested with dangerous animals and headhunters.
2. The Gaboon Viper
Aired 17 January 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are hired by a big game hunter to guide him into remote African territory so he can hunt and photograph a secret native ritual involving poisonous snakes.
3. The Runaway King
Aired 28 January 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo become intrigued by reports of an island whose visitors are said never to return.
4. The Lady of Rajmahal
Aired 9 February 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are hired to transport a valuable painting through the jungle.
5. The Greatest Beast
Aired 20 February 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo investigate the disappearance of man who was supposedly slain by a monstrous animal.
6. Gypsy Prince
Aired 2 March 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are asked to return a young man to his real family so he can claim his rightful place as Prince of the Gypsy.
7. Old Lady's Mine
Aired 9 March 1955 • 30 min
An elderly woman hires Tim and Toubo to guide her to a her gold mine deep in the Central American jungle. She plans to investigate the sudden drop in production.
8. Return of the Hawk
Aired 16 March 1955 • 30 min
A wealthy man hires Tim and Toubo as bodyguards to protect his family from a bandit gang who is terrorizing the area.
9. Jungle Rebel
Aired 23 March 1955 • 30 min
In French Indo-China, Tim and Toubo are hired to negotiate a peace treaty between the French and a rebel band operating near Saigon.
10. Cut Charlie In
Aired 30 March 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo become friends with a war hero, but the man is actually a liar and a criminal.
11. Pearls Off Dondra Head
Aired 7 April 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo learn of a rich pearl bed from a dying man and decide to try their luck at pearl diving.
12. Jungle Search
Aired 14 April 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are hired to locate a missing plane which disappeared into the Indian jungle carrying vital medicine. They are not the only searchers, however; two black marketeers are seeking the missing cargo, too.
13. Hate at Forty Fathoms
Aired 21 April 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are hired to kill a whale responsible for the deaths of numerous fishermen.
14. Malayan Magic
Aired 28 April 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo use magic tricks and an old cane to challenge a despotic Malayan ruler who routinely kills those who oppose him.
15. Torch of Olympiad
Aired 7 May 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubu visit Crete to search for a relic over three thousand years old called "The Torch of the Olympiad".
16. Walk Wide of Lions
Aired 14 May 1955 • 30 min
A doctor hires Tim and Toulo to guide him to a African chieftain in desperate need of medical attention, but the chief's rivals want to prevent the operation.
17. The General
Aired 21 May 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toulo investigate South American revolutionaries.
18. The Elephant Gun
Aired 28 May 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo investigate the death of a friend who was supposedly killed by an elephant on a rampage.
19. Bite of the Ruby Red
Aired 4 June 1955 • 30 min
Two scientists hire Tim and Toubo to help them find a Central American tribe who are said to have a natural immunity to the deadly bite of a tick called "The Ruby Red."
20. The Honor of Dr. Mazaro
Aired 11 June 1955 • 30 min
A chemical company hires to Tim and Toubo to negotiate the renewal of a contract with the leader of a Latin American country.
21. Girl in the Jeep
Aired 18 June 1955 • 30 min
While sitting in a bar in Algiers, Tim and Toubo become fascinated with a beautiful girl.
22. The Vanishing Island
Aired 25 June 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo attempt to locate a mysterious island that is said to appear and disappear.
23. Run 'Till You Die
Aired 7 July 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo assist an Asian plantation owner from the attacks of Tibetan bandits.
24. Last Days of Dolores
Aired 14 July 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are hired to find a research scientist who failed to return from an expedition in remote Mexico.
25. Escape from Camp Diablo
Aired 21 July 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo try to prove the existence of a notorious, and illegal, prison.
26. The Black Scarab
Aired 28 July 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo try to help a lovely French woman whose son has been kidnapped by her brutal husband.
27. The Lady and the Lion
Aired 5 August 1955 • 30 min
After a series of accidents disrupt production, a movie company working in Africa hires Tim and Toubo to protect the crew.
28. Drums of Far Island
Aired 12 August 1955 • 30 min
While on a fishing trip to the Virgin Islands, Tim and Toubo uncover a voodoo revival.
29. Aloha Means Goodbye
Aired 19 August 1955 • 30 min
Tim and Toubo are unwelcome party crashers on an exclusive Hawaiian island.