The Islanders

The Islanders

1960
The Islanders
The Islanders

The Islanders

6.1 | en | Drama

The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..

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EP26  The Lacosta Vendetta
Mar. 26,1961
The Lacosta Vendetta

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EP25  The Pearls of Ratu
Mar. 19,1961
The Pearls of Ratu

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EP24  Episode 24
Mar. 12,1961
Episode 24

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EP23  A Rope for Charlie Mundy
Mar. 05,1961
A Rope for Charlie Mundy

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EP22  Island Witness
Feb. 26,1961
Island Witness

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EP21  The Strange Courtship of Danny Koo
Feb. 19,1961
The Strange Courtship of Danny Koo

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EP20  Willy's Millionaire
Feb. 12,1961
Willy's Millionaire

Willy decides to sell part interest in the airline to a man she thinks is a millionaire, only to have Zack learn the man plans to use them in a narcotics smuggling ring.

EP19  To Bell the Cat
Feb. 05,1961
To Bell the Cat

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EP18  Escape From Kaledau
Jan. 29,1961
Escape From Kaledau

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EP17  Episode 17
Jan. 22,1961
Episode 17

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EP16  The Generous Politician
Jan. 15,1961
The Generous Politician

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EP15  The Twenty-Six Paper
Jan. 08,1961
The Twenty-Six Paper

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EP14  Episode 14
Jan. 01,1961
Episode 14

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EP13  Duel of Strangers
Dec. 25,1960
Duel of Strangers

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EP12  The Widow From Richmond
Dec. 18,1960
The Widow From Richmond

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EP11  Deadly Tomorrow
Dec. 11,1960
Deadly Tomorrow

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EP10  The Cold War of Adam Smith
Dec. 04,1960
The Cold War of Adam Smith

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EP9  Forbidden Cargo
Nov. 27,1960
Forbidden Cargo

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EP8  Our Girl in Saigon
Nov. 20,1961
Our Girl in Saigon

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EP7  The Phantom Captain
Nov. 13,1960
The Phantom Captain

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EP6  Hostage Island
Nov. 06,1960
Hostage Island

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EP5  Operation Dollar Sign
Oct. 30,1960
Operation Dollar Sign

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EP4  Talent for Danger
Oct. 23,1960
Talent for Danger

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EP3  The Terrified Blonde
Oct. 16,1960
The Terrified Blonde

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EP2  Flight From Terror
Oct. 09,1960
Flight From Terror

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EP1  Five O'Clock Friday
Oct. 02,1960
Five O'Clock Friday

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6.1 | en | Drama , Action & Adventure | More Info
Released: 1960-10-02 | Released Producted By: MGM Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..

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Cast

William Reynolds , Diane Brewster , James Philbrook

Director

George W. Davis

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Cheyenne-Bodie Sandy Wade (William Reynolds) and Zack Malloy (James Philbrook) were adventurers in the Spice Islands of the East Indies. Sandy and Zack started a business by buying a beautiful airplane that could land in water ("The Duck"). The boys' nemesis and sometimes partner was the lovely Steamboat Willy (Diane Brewster), who was something of a confidence woman.Sandy, Zack and Steamboat Willy spent a lot of time hanging around Shipwreck Callahan's bar, waiting for business.This series was MGM's answer to "Adventures in Paradise". "The Islanders" had a great Howard Hawks type set-up. You could imagine Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy and Rosalind Russell as the leads in a Hawks film with a similar premise. The execution of this adventure series was competent but not inspired. But the three actors were extremely attractive and appealing. All three had star potential.William Reynolds had already played the title role in "Pete Kelly's Blues" and would star a year later as Captain Jim Benedict in "The Gallant Men". Reynolds finally wound up as Efrem Zimbalist's partner on "The FBI" for six years.James Philbrook would go on to star in "The Investigators" with James Franciscus and co-star in "The New Lorreta Young Show". He then mysteriously disappeared from television. I think he headed for Europe.Diane Brewster had previously played Samantha Crawford on "Maverick" and "Cheyenne", a character similar to Steamboat Willy. Diane was also excellent as Paul Newman's mother in "The Young Philadelphians", a year before starting this series. Diane went on to play Helen Kimble on "The Fugitive".Gena Rowlands and Darren McGavin guest starred in one episode. Other guest stars included Peter Falk, Leslie Nielsen, E.G. Marshall and Sebastian Cabot.Richard Bare directed the pilot. Bare had also previously directed William Reynolds in a memorable "Twilight Zone" with Dick York. That "Twilight Zone" was probably William Reynolds finest performance. He played a WWII platoon leader who could foresee which of his men would die in battle. He finally foresees his own death.William Reynolds and Richard Bare were in a plane crash, when flying home from making the pilot for "The Islanders". They were both out in the water hoping to be rescued. Bare jokingly asked Reynolds if he was going to survive. Reynolds humored him by saying yes. Thankfullly, they both did survive.