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CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - UK Filmed Comedy Adventure series
Gross-Krasne Productions:-
'Big Town' (1950-56)
'Mayor of the Town' (1954-55)'O.Henry Playhouse' (1957)
'Glencannon' (UK, 1957-58)
Glencannon (1957-58)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
D.W. McGregor, David Moore, Brian Walsh
Tom Alger[Updated- April 2021 eps #1, #7, #10 #13,#17, #21] [TA[
[Updated May 2021 #3,4,5,6,12,16,19,23,26,40] [TA]
[Updated Jun 2021 #14, #27, #28] [TA]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
GLENCANNON
Gross-Krasne, Ltd.
Republic Pictures Corporation
Executive producers Jack J. Gross and Philip N. Krasne
Produced by Donald Hyde
Directed by John Knight (all episodes)
Based on the 'Glencannon' stories by Guy Gilpatric
UK Comedy Adventure series 1957-58 40 episodes x 30 min bw film
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell

as Colin Glencannon, Chief Engineer

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withPatrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Regular Support Cast:
Charles Carson as Captain Ball
Barry Keegan as Montgomery
Georgie Wood as Cookie/ Svenson
Peter Collingwoodas Sparks
Recurring:
John Gabriel as Hazlitt (eps #11, #34)
Premise:
Adventures of a talkative old seafaring man Glencannon, Chief Engineer
of the freighter the 'Inchcliffe Castle'.
'Glencannon' Theme Song Lyrics as recalled by
Dan Coli, Richmond, Virginia, USA <danlee01@aol.com)
All I can remember are the opening words:
'From Peru to Honolulu to the sunny shores of Spain'
And the final words:
'Glencannon, Glencannon, tough as a roving buccaneer,
Glencannon, Glencannon, the rough and ready Inchliffe Castle Engineer.
Glencanon!'
'Glencannon' Theme song lyrics as recalled by
Graham Clark, Kent, UK<intray@partnersinp.demon.co.uk> (verse 1)
Mike Jittlov, USA <mike@:wizworld.com> (verse 2)
From Peru to Honolulu
To the rocky shores of Maine
From the River Plate to Bristol
Or the sunny coast of Spain
When a harbour brawl is brewing
And there¹s trouble in the air
You can bet your bottom dollar
That Glencannon will be there!
Glencannon! Glencannon!
Tough as a roving buccanneer!
Glencannon! Glen-cannon!
The canny Inchcliffe Castle engineer!
There's a salty Scottish seadog
Lives on trouble, so they say!
It's remarkable what he can get
And then forget to pay!
So when you hear the bagpipes wailing
On a foreign shore,
You can clear the decks for action
'Cause Glencannon's off to war!
Glencannon! Glencannon!
Tough as a roving buccanneer!
Glencannon! Glen-cannon!
The canny Inchcliffe Castle engineer!
'Bos'n' / 'Bo's'n' - variant spellings of 'boatswain'
Boatswain - a petty officer, or a warrant officer who is responsible
for the maintenance of a ship and its equipment.
################ Glencannon ################
################ 1953 pilot ################
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[--] MR. GLENCANNON TAKES ALL (30 min)
19Apr53 ABC, US.
Produced by Herbert Brodkin
Starring
Robert Newton as Colin Glencannon
Also:
Melville Cooper
Myron McCormick
############### Glencannon ##################
############# season 1957-58 ################
############# (1 season only) ################
All episodes dated 1Jan58 on U.S. copyright notice.
Episodes listed in official episode number order
1.01 [--] Glencannon: HAIR OF THE DOG [Updated - TA]
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis 1:
Glencannon saves his ship from disaster and a beautiful young
singer from a fate worse than death - gaining a handsome reward
for his trouble.
(US synd: 06Mar59 KVAL-13, Eugene, Oregon, Fri. 8pm)
Synopsis 2:
A puzzling problem perplexes the crew of the 'Inchcliffe Castle.'
The problem: When a dog wags its tail, in which direction does he wag it first?
The crew is divided and nothing will do but to set up a wagering pool ..
with Glencannon holding the money. [Sacramento (Calif.) Bee newspaper]
Synopsis 3:
In which direction does a dog first wag his tail? The ship's crew
places bets on the problem. [TA]
(US synd: 02Mar59 on KRON-4, San Francisco, Mon. 10:30pm)
(US synd: 06Mar59 KOVR-13, Stockton, California, Fri. 9pm)
1.02 [--] Glencannon: CHINAMAN'S CHANCE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Regular Support Cast:
Charles Carson .... Captain Ball
Barry Keegan ..... Montgomery
Peter Collingwood .. Sparks
Guest Cast:
Wolf Morris ..... Mr. Loong
Barry Lowe ...... Stanley
Georgie Wood ..... Svenson
Synopsis 1:
The lure of the dollar causes Glencannon to conceal a stowaway from
Hong Hong. [TA]
(US synd: 9Feb59 KRON-4, San Francisco, Mon. 10:30pm)
(US synd: 14Feb59 KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat.9:00pm)
Synopsis 1:
The 'Inchcliffe Castle' clears the port of Hong Kong with a full
crew - and one uninvited guest. The stowaway turns out to be a
mysterious Mr. Loong who has 'bought his passage to San Francisco
through the courtesy of Sparks and Glencannon - neither of whom is
opposed to turning an oportune dollar. The journey is uneventful
until the Chinese gentleman is discovered. Then the fun really starts.
(UK synd: 26Jun60 Tyne-Tees UK, Sun 4:00 pm)
1.03 [--] Glencannon: DOUBLE, DOUBLE DEAL AND TROUBLE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Charles Carson (Capt. Ball), Barry Keegan (Montgomery), Peter Collingwood (Sparks)
Guest Cast:
Richard Pearson ... MacQuayle
Georgie Wood ... Svenson
Olivia Irving ... Spanish girl
Peter Allenby ... Police Captain
Van Boolen ... Policeman
Alan Mowbray (not listed in TV Times)
Synopsis 1:
A perfect double for Glencannon is discovered. [TA]
(US synd: 17Jan59 on KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat. 9:00pm)
Synopsis 2:
The Inchcliffe Castle is due to leave Casablanca and, as usual, Glencannon is missing. Montgomery
is sent out to fetch him. At sea, a day later, a discovery is made - the wrong man is on board.
He is Glencannon's double, a fugitive from the foreign legion. [TV Times, Northern edition / TA]
(UK synd: 27May60 ITV Granada, Fri 10:35 pm)
Synopsis 3:
Glencannon meets his twin and barely escapes a firing squad. [Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard / TA]
(US synd: 16Jan59 KVAL-13 Eugene, Oregon, Fri. 8pm)
Synopsis 4:
A perfect double for Glencannon is discovered, but no one knows the man is wanted for murder
and treason. [Burlington (Vermont) Free Press]
(US synd: 01June59 WCAX-3 Burlington, Vermont, Tue 8pm)
1.04 [--] Glencannon: CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis 1:
In a rash moment, Glenannon passes a counterfeit banknote
- little guessing the big surprise that it will bring. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 26Oct59 ITV Granada, Monday 6:35pm)
Synopsis 2:
When the Inchcliffe Castle docks at London, Glencannon and his pal are accosted at the gangplank
by a counterfeiter, who peddles a banknote to Glencannon and the chase is on! Glencannon passes the
banknote to a smooth-talking con artist telling him to play on a horse for him. Later Glencannon learns
the banknote was good and the horse the con artist bet on, came in and paid 40-1.
[Sacramento (Calif.) Bee newspaper]
(US synd: 12Jan59 KSBW-8 Salinas, Calif. Mon 9:30pm)
(US synd: 13Mar59 KOVR-13, Stockton, California, Fri. 9pm)
1.05 [--] Glencannon: PEARL OF PANAMA
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
When he hears that his employers, the Castle Shipping Company,
plan to name a superintendent of shipping Glencannon decides
he wants the job - and sets his cap at it.
Synopsis 2:
Glencannon wants the job of Engineering Superintendent to the Inchcliffe Castle Line and
resorts to trickery to get it. But he is not quite clever enough. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 02Nov59 ITV Granada, Monday 6:35pm)
Synopsis 3:
'Pearl of Panama' concerns a plan to marry off the boss of the shipping line. [Melbourne Age]
(Australian synd: 8June59 ABV-2 Melbourne, Monday 7:30pm)
1.06 [--] Glencannon: THE MONTE CARLO MASSACRE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis 1:
When Glencannon's 'Sharkjaw System,' to beat the roulette tables at Nice, is discovered by the
gambling operator to be nothing more than a clever spring-trap device with which Glencannon
surreptitiously filches chips from the gaming tables, the mercenary Chief Engineer of the Inchcliffe
Castle reckons that he'll have to come up with a new and ingenious money-making scheme.
[Sacramento (Calif.) Bee newspaper]
(US synd: 06Feb59 KOVR-13, Stockton, California, Fri. 9pm)
Synopsis 2:
When Glencannon's system to beat the Nice roulette tables fails, he
decides to stage a mock hanging. [TA]
(US synd: 7Feb59 KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat. 9:00pm)
1.07 [--] Glencannon: WAY OF A MAN WITH A MERMAID [Updated - TA]
Gross-Krasne prod. (c)1957
Executive producer: Donald Hyde / Directed by John Knight
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest Cast:
Charles Carson ..... Captain Ball
Barry Keegan ...... Montgomery
Georgie Wood ...... Svenson
Jack Train ......... Barker
William Kendall .... Official
Ivor Salter ........ Policeman
Synopsis:
When the First Mate of the Inchcliffe Castle gets his Master's papers, he sets out to
get Captain Ball's job. His chance comes to prove the Captain stupid when he says
he is going to see a mermaid. But Glencannon comes to the Captain's rescue.
[TV Times, Northern Edition]
(UK synd: 05Oct59 ITV Granada, Mon 6:30 pm)
(US synd: 06Mar59 KHSL-12 Chico, California, Fri 9:00pm)
(US synd: 06Mar59 KOVR-13 Stockton, Calif. Fri 9:00pm)
(US synd: 06Mar59 KIEM-3 Eureka, Calif. Fri 9:30pm)
(US synd: 16Mar59 KSBW-8 Salinas, Calif. Mon 9:30pm)
(US synd: 16Mar59 KRON-4 San Francisco, Calif. Mon 10:30pm)
1.08 [--] Glencannon: THE MEAN MAN FROM GENOA
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell (as Glencannon)
with: Patrick Allen (as Bos'n Hughes), Charles Carson (as Capt. Ball)
Synopsis:
Captain Ball faces replacement unless he can secure a contract from the
most miserly man in Genoa. [TA]
(US synd: 26Jan59 KRON-4, San Francisco, Mon. 10:30pm)
(US synd: 31Jan59 KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat. 9:00pm)
1.09 [--] Glencannon: A NOSEGAY FOR MR. MONTGOMERY
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
When the owners of the Inchcliffe Castle announce a bonus for the crew
member who does the most to improve public relations, Glencannon comes
up with an outlandish scheme. [TA]
(US synd: 5Jan59 KRON-4, San Francisco, Mon. 10:30pm)
1.10 [--] Glencannon: THE LOVING CUP [Updated - TA]
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest cast:
Charles Carson .... Captain Ball (recurring)
Barry Keegan ..... Montgomery (recurring)
John Gabriel ...... Hazlitt (recurring)
Kerry Jordon ...... MacIntosh
Jerold Wells ...... Angus Briad
John Laurie ....... MacCrummon
Beryl Measor ..... Mrs. MacCrummon
Hal Osmond ...... Jeweler
Synopsis:
Glencannon agrees to convey the ashes of a Mr. MacCrummon to London in a bronze cup. [TA]
(US synd: 16Feb59 KRON-4, San Francisco, Mon. 10:30pm)
Synopsis 2:
Glencannon promises to deliver a man's ashes to his sorrowing widow. [Melbourne Age]
(Australian synd: ABV-2 Melbourne, Monday 7:30pm)
Synopsis 3:
Glencannon finds he is being used as a diamond smuggler. [TV Times article]
Synopsis 4:
A dead man's shoes, a smuggled diamond and the Captain's silver anniversary as a ship's
master involve Glencannon in unwanted publicity which nearly costs the Captain his job.
[TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 21Sept59 ITV Granada, Mon 6:30 pm)

1.11 [--] Glencannon: SCOT FROM SCOTLAND YARD
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring: Thomas Mitchell (as Glencannon)
with: Patrick Allen (as Bos'n Hughes),
Charles Carson (as Captain Ball), Barry Keegan (as Montgomery)
Guest Cast:
John Gabriel ..... Hazlitt (recurring)
Madeleine Christie .. Lr enfuse serial number. Mrs. O'Halloran
Lally Bowers ..... Miss Melcher
Danny Greene ..... Belcher
Arthur Lovegrove ... Alf
J. Leslie Frith .... Willy
William Forbes .... Foxy
Frank Forsyth ..... Inspector
Synopsis:
Captain Ball describes Glencannon as 'nature's bachelor', and the
description proves as accurate as it is apt when Glencannon nearly
met his match in the persistant form of the widow Mrs. Halloran.
1.12 [--] Glencannon: THE ANCIENT MARINER
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest cast:
Octopus box samsung full crack v.2.0.4.rar password. Alfie Bass ........ Higgins
Robert Mooney .... Donahue
Manning Wilson ... MacKinistry
Roger Maxwell .... Farnsworth
June Ellis ........ Mrs. Farnsworth
Eleanor Hallam .... Fierce woman
Mary Marshall .... Waitress
Synopsis:
When Glencannon gets a note from an old friend who wants to repay a 20-year-old debt,
he hurries to meet him. But he finds only a strange old man, alone with his memories and
a huge painting. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 14Jan60 ITV Granada, Thursday 11pm)
1.13 [--] Glencannon: CROCODILE TEARS [updated - TA]
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis 1:
On an African trip, Glencannon acquires two stuffed crocodiles. [TA]
(US synd: 28Feb59 KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat. 10:00pm)
Synopsis 2:
Glencannon has Captain Ball's permission to stuff two crocodiles on the deck of the
Inchcliffe Castle, against the wishes of Montgomery. [Melbourne Age]
Synopsis 3:
Glencannon sets to work to stuff two crocodiles which he has brought aboard the
Inchcliffe Castle. Montgomery thinks Glencannon is wasting his time -
until the 'old crocs' turn out to be more profitable than anyone had imagined.
[TV Times, Northern Edition]
(UK synd: 09Nov59 ITV Granada, Mon 6:35 pm)

1.14 [--] Glencannon: THE MASKED MONSTER
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Directed by John Knight
Teleplay Basil Dawson
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Cast also includes
(Peter Collingwood not mentioned in this episode)
Percy Herbert .... Duncan
Sydney Tafler .... Mr Daninds
Milton Reed
Synopsis 1:
Glenannon meets his nephew, a wrestler known as the 'masked monster.'
[Melbourne Age newspaper]
(Australian synd: 24Aug1959 ABV-2 Melbourne, Monday 7:30pm)
Synopsis 2:
Glencannon loses two out of three falls in a wrestling match, but the big payoff comes
from the one fall that he wins. [The Oregonian]
(US synd: 01Apr59 KGW-8 Portland, Oregon, Wed. 10pm)
1.15 [--] Glencannon: THE SMUGGLERS OF SAN DIEGO
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
The 'Inchcliffe Castle' faces a two-day delay in San Diego harbour
pending the arrival of her cargo.
1.16 [--] Glencannon: THREE LOVESICK SWAINS OF GIBRALTAR
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest Cast:
Thomas Gallagher ... RSM Mahoney
Victor Maddern ..... Cpl. Chatterton
Irene Handl ........ Mrs. Mahoney
Barbara Archer ..... Clematis
Edward Harvey .... Colonel
Alan Rowe ........ Highlander
Synopsis:
Glencannon inadvertently risks his life by playing Cupid to help his cousin Douglas win the
hand of Clematis, daughter of tough RMS Mahoney. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 07Jan60 ITV Granada, Thursday 11pm)

1.17 [--] Glencannon: THE ROLLING STONE[updated - TA]
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Directed by John Knight
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest cast:
Rufus Cruickshank .. Douglas
Percy Herbert .. Donald
Georgie Wood .. Cookie
Ethel O'Shea .. Aberdeen
Peter Madden .. MacBruce
John Barrett .. McWhirter
Tony Simpson .. Uncle Jock
Michael Hitchman .. Bird Society man
Walter Randall .. Waiter
Raf Jover .. Accordionist
Synopsis:
Glencannon thinks up a crafty ruse to make himself sold heir to his rich uncle's estate.
But he does not reckon on the spry old centenarian having plans of his own.
[TV Times, Northern Edition]
(UK synd: 08Apr60 ITV Granada, Fri 10:35 pm)
1.18 [--] Glencannon: NEARLY A BRIDEGROOM
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
A wealthy widow tells the penniless Glencannon that she owns the Ritz. [TA]
(US synd: 3Jan59 KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat. 9:00pm)
1.19 [--] Glencannon: THE DONKEYMAN'S WIDOW
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
Glencannon becomes a wealthy hero when he finds some smuggled gems. [Salem (Oregon) Journal]
(US synd: 20May59 KGW-8 Portland, Oregon, Wed. 9:30pm)
(UK synd: 07Dec59 ITV Granada, Mon. 6:35pm)
1.20 [--] Glencannon: THE BALLOON STORY
Gross-Krasne prod. (c)1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
Glencannon uses his nautical knowledge in the air when, on an amusement
park balloon ride, he and Hughes lose hold of the ground rope. [TA]
(US synd: 24Jan59 KVIP-7, Redding, Calif. Sat. 9:00pm)
(US synd: 18Sep59 WBRC-6, Birmingham, Ala., Fri. 7:00pm)
1.21 [--] Glencannon: THE CHRISTMAS STORY -aka- SOUSE OF THE BORDER
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957 / Directed by John Knight
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Regular Support Cast:
Charles Carson .... Captain Ball
Barry Keegan ..... Montgomery
Peter Collingwood .. Sparks
Georgie Wood ..... Cookie (recurring)
Guest Cast:
Bill Nagy ........ Major Nichols
Jennifer Wright .... Captain Alice
Peter Elliott ...... Manager
Roger Snowdon .... Barman
Bill Edwards ...... Policeman
John Bloomfield .... Salvation Army man
Andy Ho ......... Chinese manager
Synopsis 1:
'Souse of the Border.' The Christmas spirit comes to the Inchcliffe Castle, but Glencannon's efforts
to find a traditional American dinner for the crew nearly land him in trouble with the police.
[TV Times, Northern Edition]
(UK synd: 23Dec1959 ITV Granada, Thur 11:00pm)
'The Christmas Story.' Glencannon finds himself well and truly caught up in the spirit of Christmas,
even to his unexpected role of Father Christmas to a crowd of orphans. [TV Times, Midlands Edition]
(UK synd: 22Dec1960 ITV ATV Midlands Thur. 6:30pm)
Synopsis 3:
'Souse of the Border.' Glencannon, mistaken for a Salvation officer, collects over 2,000 dollars,
and the Salvation Army holds its Christmas dinner for orphans aboard the Inchcliffe Castle.
[Melbourne Age]
(Australian synd: 15Feb1960 ABV-2 Melbourne Mon 8pm)

1.22 [--] Glencannon: THE TOOTHLESS HAG OF CADIZ
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Regular Support Cast:
Barry Keegan ..... Montgomery (recurring)
Charles Carson .... Captain Ball (recurring)
Georgie Wood ..... Cookie (recurring)
Synopsis:
The crew of the 'Inchcliffe Castle' find themselves chased by
police for alleged theft - all because of Montgomery's attack of
toothache!
(UK synd: 19Jun60 ITV Tyne-Tees, Sun 4:00 pm)

1.23 [--] Glencannon: STARDUST AND CORN
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
Glencannon's curiosity leads him into trouble when he decides to investigate a gang of smugglers.
[TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 14Dec59 ITV Granada, Mon. 6:35pm)
1.24 [--] Glencannon: GABRIEL'S TRUMPET
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell (as Glencannon) with: Patrick Allen (as Bos'n Hughes)
Synopsis:
An old schooner loses its 'lucky' bowspirit - the angel Gabriel blowing
his trumpet - when it collides with the 'Inchcliffe Castle'. [TA]
(US synd: 3Sep59 WEWS-5, Cleveland, Ohio, Thurs. 10:30pm)
1.25 [--] Glencannon: MUTINY ON THE INCHCLIFFE CASTLE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c)1957
Executive Producer: Donald Hyde
Teleplay by Basil Dawson
Directed by John Knight
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest Cast:
Charles Carson .... Captain Ball (recurring)
Barry Keegan ..... Montgomery (recurring)
Georgie Wood ..... Cookie (recurring)
John Baron ....... John Castle
John Gabriel ...... Hazlitt
John Salew ....... Forthdale
Lally Bowers ..... Miss Melcher
Meredith Edwards .. MacDool
Eddie Byrne ....... Davy White
John Lee .......... First Officer
Synopsis:
Word reaches the 'Inchcliffe Castle' the the owners of the Castle Shipping Company are planning
to merge with the White Crown Line and the Inchcliffe is one of four ships to be decommisioned.
Believing that the deal will go through Glencannon's only thought is for his personal future.
[UK synd 22-Aug-1963 ITV: ATV Midlands Thur][B. Walsh]
1.26 [--] Glencannon: THE YOGI OF WEST NINTH STREET
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Executive producer: Donald Hyde / Directed by John Knight
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Guest Cast:
Tucker McGuire .... Miss Brooks
Warren Mitchell .... David
Harry Towb ........ Policeman
Synopsis:
On a visit to New York, Glencannon gets mixed up with the occult. Complications set in when
his astral body takes command of the situation. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 05Feb60 ITV Granada, Friday 10:35pm)
1.27 [--] Glencannon: WHERE EARLY FA'S THE DEW
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Charles Carson (Capt. Ball), Barry Keegan (Montgomery) Georgie Wood (Cookie)
Guest Cast:
Richard Caldicott ... MacDuff
Kenneth Henry ... Folsom
Synopsis 1:
Montgomery outwits Glencannon twice in two days. [Melbourne Age]
(Australian synd: 21Sep59 ABV-2 Melbourne, Monday 7:30pm]
Synopsis 2:
Foiled by Montgomery in his plan to 'divert' a few cases of perfume at Marseilles,
Glencannon lays a careful plot to even the score. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 26Feb1960 ITV Granada, Friday 10:35pm)

1.28 [--] Glencannon: AT THE SIGN OF THE BRASS KNUCKLES
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Charles Carson (Capt. Ball), Barry Keegan (Montgomery) Georgie Wood (Cookie)
Guest Cast:
Sirdani ........ Sirdani (magician)
John Blythe ..... Paddy Hogan
George Cooper ... Dumbell Dillon
Totti Truman-Taylor ... Mrs. Dillon
Peter La Trobe ... Waiter
John Serret ...... Head of Police
Neil Wilson ..... Police sergeant
Vernon Smyth .... Headwaiter
Synopsis 1:
Glencannon becomes a night club impresario - and unwittingly breaks up an
illegal gambling casino. [Salem (Oregon) Statesman Journal]
(05Aug1959 KGW-8 Portland, Oregon, Wed 9:30pm)
Synopsis 2:
Glencannon takes control of a London nightclub and hires a magician whose act
is a greater sensation than either of them expect. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 04Mar1960 ITV Granada, Friday 10:35pm)
(UK synd. rerun: 24Oct62 ITV Granada, Wed. 6:05pm)
--same episode?

1.xx [--] Glencannon: (title not available)
Synopsis:
Glencannon, penniless in the South of France meets a man who offers him part-ownership of a
London club in payment of a debt. [Melbourne Age]
(Australian synd: 16Nov59 ABV-2 Melbourne, Monday 8pm)
1.29 [--] Glencannon: THE ARTFUL MR. GLENCANNON
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
1.30 [--] Glencannon: LOVE STORY
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
Bos'n Hughes (Patrick Allen) announces to his pal Glencannon, that
he's tendered his resignation as Bos'n's mate of the 'Inchcliffe
Castle' and is planning to marry Helen. Glencannon does not take
to the idea and decides to break the pair up.
1.31 [--] Glencannon: MR. GLENCANNON AND THE AILING TURTLE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
1.32 [--] Glencannon: THE WAILING LADY OF LIMEHOUSE
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell (as Glencannon) with: Patrick Allen (as Bos'n Hughes),
Guest Cast:
Charles Carson ..... Capt. Ball (recurring)
Barry Keegan ...... Montgomery (recurring)
Georgie Wood ...... Cookie (recurring)
Barbara Ogilvie .... Laurie
Reginald Beckwith ... MacFidd
Vic Wise ......... Woolstocking
Peter Sinclair ...... Ferguson
John Miller ....... Otterburn
John Baker ........ Loan Agent
Sheree Winton ..... Stuesque beauty
Synopsis 1:
Captain Ball, Hughes and Glencannon prepare to order a fine fish dinner
in a London restaurant when the sight of a weeping lady sends Glancannon
scurrying for the exit. He later recounts a strange tale.
(UK synd:16Jan61 ITV Tyne-Tees, Mon 6:30 pm)
Synopsis 2:
A weeping woman in a fish restaurant sends Glencannon running. Years ago,
the Scot reminisces, he robbed a London fishmonger of his goods to stop
a girl's tears. [TA]
(US synd: 23Aug59 WHDH-5, Boston, Mass., Sunday 6:30pm)
1.33 [] Glencannon: THE HOME STRETCH
Gross-Krasne prod. (c)1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell (as Glencannon), with: Patrick Allen (as Bos'n Hughes)
Charles Carson (Capt. Ball), Barry Keegan (Montgomery) Georgie Wood (Cookie)
Peter Collingwood (Sparks)
Guest Cast:
John Gabriel ...... Hazlitt (recurring)
Gerald C. Lawson .... Musician
George Carter ..... O'Reilly
Synopsis:
Glencannon saves his Captain's command of the 'Inchcliffe Castle'
with a crash diet and some piano strings!
(UK synd: 06Mar61 ITV Tyne-Tees, Mon 6:35PM)
1.34 [--] Glencannon: THE MILK BLOSSOM
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell (as Glencannon), with: Patrick Allen (as Bos'n Hughes)
Charles Carson (Capt. Ball), Barry Keegan (Montgomery)
Georgie Wood (Cookie), Peter Collingwood (Sparks)
Guest Cast:
John Gabriel ...... Hazlitt (recurring)
John Baron ....... John Castle
Synopsis:
Captain Ball is sure that he will lose command of the 'Inchcliffe
Castle' when word reaches him from the ship-owners' office that
unless the ship returns immediately to London with a paying cargo,
he is through
(UK synd: 30Dec61 ITV Tyne-Tees, Mon 6:35 pm)
1.35 [--] Glencannon: CAPTAIN SNOOTY OF THE YACHT
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Directed by John Knight
Starring
Thomas Mitchell with Patrick Allen
Regular Support Cast:
Charles Carson ..... Captain Ball
Barry Keegan ...... Montgomery
Georgie Wood ...... Cookie
Synopsis:
The 'Inchcliffe Castle' is taking on coal when an unidentified
yachtsman storms aboard complaining that the coal dust is ruining
his yacht. Glencannon loses his job when he unwittingly throws
the very important man off the 'Inchcliffe Castle'. But Glencannon
is not dismayed - he knows how to make the wheel of fortune
spin in his favour.
(UK synd: 23Nov59 ITV Granada, Mon 6:35 pm)
1.36 [--] Glencannon: THE GLENCANNON COLLECTION
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
Glencannon is bilked by a smooth-talking confidence trickster in
Buenos Aires. He sells him a Nazi sword, claming that it belonged
to the Admiral of The Admiral Graf Spee - scuttled in Argentine
waters in 1939 during the early years of World War II.
1.37 [--] Glencannon: THE TOADMEN OF TUMBAROO
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
During a brief stop at Kola Bankur, Hughes (Patrick Allen) becomes
enamoured to the adventure stories of Captain Speed.
(7Nov60 Tyne-Tees UK, Mon 6:35 pm)
1.38 [--] Glencannon: MUD BOTTOM MULLIGAN
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
Glencannon retains 'Mud Bottom' Mulligan, a deep sea diver, to
recover an outboard motor from the ocean floor, but 'Mud Bottom'
Mulligan double crosses Glencannon and makes off with the prize
himself. Glencannon's ire knows no bounds and he vows to track
Mulligan down
1.39 [--] Glencannon: THE JUNGLE STORY
Gross-Krasne prod. (c) 1957
Starring:
Thomas Mitchell as Glencannon with Patrick Allen as Bos'n Hughes
Synopsis:
On the African seacoast, Glencannon obtains a treasure map. [TA]
(US synd: 27Jul59 KRON-4, San Francisco, CA, Mon 10:30pm)

1.40 [--] Glencannon: GLASGOW PHANTOM
aka THE GLASGOW FANTOM (TV Times spelling)
Guest cast:
Sam Kydd ... MacBoil
Desmond Roberts ... Admiral
Charles Cullum ... Air Marshal
Derek Sydney ... Showman
Philip Latham ... Government official
Synopsis 1:
From the moment he berths in Glasgow, there is trouble for Glencannon. Trying to raise the money to
repay a debt, he finds himself airborne, and the cause of a national crisis. [TV Times, Northern edition]
(UK synd: 28Jan60 ITV Granada, Thursday 11pm)
Synopsis 2:
Glencannon hopes to undergo a transformation which will make him look like a man in a newspaper
photograph and therefore eligible for a prize of £100 [Melbourne Age]
(Australian synd: 06July59 ABV-2 Melbourne, Monday 7:30pm]

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Cannon is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin that aired from 1971 to 1976 on CBS. William Conrad played the title character, private detective Frank Cannon. The series was the first Quinn Martin production to run on a network other than ABC.

In total, there were 122 episodes, plus the series' two-hour pilot and a 1980 'revival' television film, The Return of Frank Cannon.

Synopsis[edit]

Cannon was portrayed in the series as a veteran of the Korean War and a former member of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was street smart but also appeared to have an unusually high level of education outside the law enforcement field. Besides his familiarity with several languages, he showed extensive knowledge of such diverse subjects as science, art and history. Cannon was a widower, having lost his wife and son in a bomb attack while he was on the police force, as revealed in the two-hour pilot.

Conrad was an overweight actor, and the series, especially in its early episodes, made frequent mention of Cannon's weight. Other characters would often remark critically about it, while he himself would joke self-deprecatingly about his girth and great love of food. In fact, Cannon was a gourmet cook who enjoyed preparing food for his friends. Despite his large size, he was a man of action. While he preferred to use his wits to escape a difficult situation, he could engage successfully in fistfights and shoot-outs with bad guys.

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The plots, as in other detective series, revolved around Cannon solving crimes for a variety of clients. In a number of early episodes, he was hired by insurance companies to investigate losses. Other episodes involved him working for former police colleagues or other people from his past. In some cases, he was forced into action to clear himself of falsified charges. Many episodes involved around Cannon traveling and having to deal with various and sundry incompetent and corrupt law enforcement agencies and officials.

Throughout the series' run, Cannon drove Lincoln Continentals. In the pilot movie, he drove a 1970 model year 53A four-door hardtop sedan, which later crashed.^[1] In the series, he switched to the two-door personal luxury cars, driving a new model year every season - in Season 1, he drove a 1971 Mark III,^[2] before switching to Mark IVs for later seasons.^[3][4][5][6] In the 1980 TV movie, however, he instead drove a 1978 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.^[7]

Cast[edit]

Series star William Conrad was the only main cast member. Conrad was nominated for an Emmy Award in both 1973 and 1974 (Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series), but Richard Thomas won for The Waltons in 1973 and Telly Savalas won for Kojak in 1974.

There were very few recurring characters. In the first season, Martin Sheen appeared twice as ex-policeman Jerry Warton, but the character did not extend beyond the first year. In fact, Sheen guest-starred in the third season as a completely different character: a lawyer who murdered Cannon's client. The only other actors to appear in multiple episodes as the same character were Charles Bateman (five episodes as Lieutenant Paul Tarcher) and Arthur Adams (three episodes as Officer Bill Murray).

Guest stars[edit]

Notable guest stars included Willie Aames, Sharon Acker, Claude Akins, Frank Aletter, Lou Antonio, Anne Baxter, Whitney Blake, Whit Bissell, Lloyd Bochner, Sorrell Booke, Antoinette Bower, Brooke Bundy, Ahna Capri, Johnny Cash, Dabney Coleman, Jackie Cooper, Cathy Lee Crosby, William Daniels, Burr DeBenning, Severn Darden, Micky Dolenz, Dennis Dugan, Andrew Duggan, Shelley Duvall, Dana Elcar, Jason Evers, Mike Farrell, Joan Fontaine, Bert Freed, Leif Garrett, Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul, Dabbs GreerClu Gulager, Peter Haskell, Mark Hamill, Robert Hays, David Hedison, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Kim Hunter, Tab Hunter, Scott Hylands, David Janssen, Claudia Jennings, L. Q. Jones, Kate Keenan, Dan Kemp, Tom Kennedy, Sondra Locke, Robert Loggia, Tina Louise, Barbara Luna, George Maharis, Robert Mandan, Nora Marlowe, Ralph Meeker, Vera Miles, Donna Mills, Diana Muldaur, Leslie Nielsen, Nick Nolte, Sheree North, Lee Paul, Steve Pendleton, Nehemiah Persoff, John M. Pickard, Stefanie Powers, Judson Pratt, Denver Pyle, Eldon Quick, Dack Rambo, Wayne Rogers, John Rubinstein, Roy Scheider, Martin Sheen, Tom Skerritt, Charlotte Stewart, Peter Strauss, Vic Tayback, Malachi Throne, Ronne Troup, Joan Van Ark, Vincent Van Patten, John Vernon, Jessica Walter, Jess Walton, Carl Weathers, Cindy Williams, William Windom, Dana Wynter, and Anthony Zerbe.

Production[edit]

Cannon debuted in a two-hour movie on March 26, 1971 that served as the pilot. In the movie, Cannon's wife and child are killed in a car bomb meant for him, prompting him to resign from the Los Angeles police force and become a private detective.^[8] The pilot was picked up to series for the 1971–72 television season, and the first one-hour episode aired September 14, 1971. The first season aired on Tuesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern, following the popular Hawaii Five-0.^[9] It moved to 10:00 PM Wednesday nights in season 2, then moved up to 9:00 PM Wednesdays for season 3 where it remained for the rest of the series run. Following three consecutive seasons in the Top 20 Nielsen ratings, Cannon fell to 39th in season 5 and was cancelled.^[10]

Props[edit]

In an era long before cell phone use, Cannon was frequently shown using a 'mobile phone' in his signature Lincoln Continental, which was very rare at the time. Cannon would first ask the mobile operator to dial a call for him. Phones of this type were precursors to modern cell phones. The phone prop itself was a Motorola brand MTS mobile phone.

Episodes[edit]

Series overview[edit]

Barnaby Jones Tv Show

Connections to Barnaby Jones[edit]

Frank Cannon met Barnaby Jones (Buddy Ebsen), an aging veteran private investigator who had retired and turned over his agency to his son, Hal, when Hal is killed. With the aid of Cannon and Hal's widow, Betty Jones (Lee Meriwether), he hunts down Hal's killer. Afterwards, Jones decides to come out of retirement. The premiere episode of Barnaby Jones, 'Requiem for a Son' was planned as a second-season Cannon episode, but when Barnaby Jones was sold as a separate series the script was reworked into the premiere of that series. William Conrad appeared as a special guest star.

There was a second 'crossover' between the series. The first part of the two-part episode, 'The Deadly Conspiracy', was aired as the second episode of the fifth season of Cannon on September 17, 1975; the second part aired two nights later as the fourth-season premiere of Barnaby Jones.

Home media[edit]

CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released the first two seasons of Cannon on DVD in Region 1. Season 3 was released on January 10, 2013, via Amazon.com's CreateSpace program. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Amazon.com.^[12]

On May 4, 2015, it was announced that Visual Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series in Region 1.^[13] They subsequently released Cannon - The Complete Collection on September 2, 2015.

Microsoft for mac 2011 keeps crashing error exc bad access. On March 18, 2016, VEI re-released the first season on DVD and on April 1, 2016, they re-released the second season.^[14]

In Region 4, Shock Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Cannon received three Emmy Award nominations, for Outstanding Drama Series in 1973 and for William Conrad as Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1973 and 1974.^[15]

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated Cannon for three Golden Globe Awards, for Best Television Series - Drama in 1974 and for William Conrad in 1972 and 1973 as Best Actor in a Drama Television Series.^[16]

In other media[edit]

Novels[edit]

A series of nine tie-in novels were published in the 1970s by Lancer/Magnum in the United States and Triphammer/Corgi in the United Kingdom.^[17]

1. Murder by Gemini by Richard Gallagher
2. The Stewardess Strangler by Richard Gallagher
3. The Golden Bullet by Paul Denver (pseudonym of Douglas Enefer)
4. The Deadly Chance by Paul Denver
5. I've Got You Covered by Paul Denver
6. The Falling Blonde by Paul Denver
7. It's Lonely on the Sidewalk by Paul Denver
8. Farewell, Little Sister by Douglas Enefer
9. Shoot-Out! by Douglas Enefer

Parodies[edit]

In an episode of his Thames Televisionseries, British comedian Benny Hill parodied 1970s American detective series. In the skit, Hill played several staple characters of the genre: Frank Cannon, Robert Ironside, Theo Kojak, Sam McCloud (ironically, all but the latter were airing on BBC1 at the time rather than on Hill's home of ITV) and, although he was not a part of the genre, Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Cast member Jenny Lee-Wright played the role of Pepper Anderson.

References[edit]

1. ^'Lincoln Continental in 'Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
2. ^'Lincoln Continental Mark III in 'Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
3. ^'Lincoln Continental Mark IV in 'Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
4. ^'Lincoln Continental Mark IV in 'Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
5. ^'Lincoln Continental Mark IV in 'Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
6. ^'Lincoln Continental Mark IV in 'Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
7. ^'Cadillac Coupe DeVille Convertible in 'The Return of Frank Cannon''. IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
8. ^'MeTV Shows - Cannon'. metv.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
9. ^'Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday December 21, 1971'. ultimate70s.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
10. ^'1975-76 Ratings History'. thetvratingsguide.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
11. ^'1975-76 Ratings History'. thetvratingsguide.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
12. ^'Cannon DVD news: Street Date for Cannon - Season 3 - TVShowsOnDVD.com'. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
13. ^'Cannon DVD news: DVD Plans for Cannon - TVShowsOnDVD.com'. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
14. ^'Cannon DVD news: Re-Release for Season 1 and Season 2 - TVShowsOnDVD.com'. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
15. ^'Nominations Search'. Television Academy. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
16. ^'Cannon'. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
17. ^'Cannon Novel Covers'. Not The Baseball Pitcher. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links[edit]

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