Soldiers of Fortune — Season 1, Episode 2: The Gaboon Viper

Episode synopsis

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.

About Soldiers of Fortune

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Escort to Namtok
• E3The Runaway King
• E4The Lady of Rajmahal
• E5The Greatest Beast
• E6Gypsy Prince
• E7Old Lady's Mine
• E8Return of the Hawk
• E9Jungle Rebel
• E10Cut Charlie In
• E11Pearls Off Dondra Head
• E12Jungle Search
• E13Hate at Forty Fathoms