Bring 'Em Back Alive

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bring 'Em Back Alive
Format	Adventure
Directed by	Paul Krasny (4 eps) Peter H. Hunt (2 eps) George McCowan (2 eps)
Starring	Bruce Boxleitner Clyde Kusatsu Cindy Morgan Ron O'Neal
Composer(s)	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	17
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jay Bernstein Larry A. Thompson
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	Film
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	September 24, 1982 – May 31, 1983
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try and capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace.

[edit] Original cast

• Bruce Boxleitner as Frank Buck, big game trapper and collector of wild animals
• Cindy Morgan as Gloria Marlowe, United States Consul, Singapore
• Clyde Kusatsu as Ali, Buck's friend and No. 1 Boy
• Ron O'Neal as H.H., His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Johore
• Sean McClory as Myles Delaney, manager of the Raffles Hotel
• John Zee as G.B. Von Turgo, smuggler and kingpin of the Singapore underworld
• Harvey Jason as Bhundi

[edit] Episode list

No.	Title	Director	Writer	Original Airdate
1	Bring 'Em Back Alive	E.W. Swackhamer	George Schenck, Frank Cardea, Tom Sawyer	September 24, 1982
2	Seven Keys to Singapore (2 parts)	Bob Kelljan	Tom Sawyer	September 28, 1982
3	There's One Born Every Minute	Paul Krasny	George Schenck, Frank Cardea	October 5, 1982
4	The Reel World of Frank Buck	Don Weis	B.W. Sandefur	October 12, 1982
5	The Pied Piper	Mike Vejar	Steve Kline, Arthur Weingarten	October 19, 1982
6	The Warlord	Bob Sweeney	Billy Marks	October 26, 1982
7	Thirty Hours	Paul Krasny	Juliet Law Packer	November 16, 1982
8	Wilmer Bass and the Serengeti Kid	Bruce Bilson	B.W. Sandefur	November 23, 1982
9	Escape From Kampoon	Paul Krasny	Tim Maschler	November 30, 1982
10	The Best of Enemies	Nicholas Sgarro	Ira Steven Behr	December 7, 1982
11	To Kill a Princess	George McCowan	B.W. Sandefur, Arthur Weingarten	January 8, 1983
12	Bones of Contention	Peter H. Hunt	Tim Maschler	January 15, 1983
13	A Switch in Time	George McCowan	Arthur Weingarten	January 22, 1983
14	The Shadow Women of Chung Tai	Peter H. Hunt	B.W. Sandefur	January 29, 1983
15	The Hostage	Paul Krasny	Steven Thornley	February 12, 1983
16	Dead Run	Reza Badiyi	Tim Maschler	February 19, 1983
17	Storm Warning	Joel Oliansky	Frank Cardea, George Schenck	May 31, 1983

[edit] External links

• Bring 'Em Back Alive at the Internet Movie Database