Captain David Grief
| Captain David Grief | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | ''The Jack London Stories'' |
| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Starring | Maxwell Reed |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Sidney T. Bruckner Duke Goldstone |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Distributor | Guild Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 3, 1957 – 1960 |
Captain David Grief (also known as The Jack London Stories) is an American action/adventure series that aired in syndication from October 1957, to 1960. The program was based on a series of Jack London short-stories centered on the South Seas tradesman and adventurer David Grief, collected in THE SON OF THE SUN (1912).
The cast included the Irish-born actor Maxwell Reed as Captain Grief, Tudor Owen as Elihu Snow, Mickey Simpson as Boley, Mel Prestidge as Jackie-Jackie, and Maureen Hingert as Anura.
The series was distributed by Guild Films and shot on location in Mexico.Captain David Grief ran for two seasons with a total of 39 episodes.
Among the series guest stars were boxers Rocky Marciano and Buddy Baer. Other guest stars include:
Four episodes of the series (episodes 9, 19, 24 and 25) were released on DVD by Alpha Video in 2007.
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