HARBOR COMMAND - COMES OUT OF THE VAULTS - SEPT 17, 2013
With the recent releases of Highway Patrol, Ripcord and categorically of the same genre, fans will be delighted to see HARBOR COMMAND being resurrected from the vaults and now being given a release date of September 17, 2013. Airing only one season (October 11, 1957 - July 4, 1958) for 39 Black and White episodes (in a 25 minute time format), HARBOR COMMAND starred Wendall Corey and Casey Walters and focused on the exploits and adventures of the United States Coast Guard Harbor Command based out of San Francisco. As with many of these wonderful vintage programs, they did not need to rely on profane exchanges or excessive graphic violence to hold and keep your interest and were, with good execution of the scripting, able to get in some good character developments despite the half hour time constraint. Below is a list of the episodes and a brief summary.
Some of the special guest stars of this short lived series included:
Dick Bernie, Ed Nelson, Steve Mitchell, Dale Van...
Superbly nostalgic series from the late 1950s
I concur with everything that the previous reviewer writes - this was an excellent series, largely due to the strikingly atmospheric location photography - a marvellous snapshot of the times, with granite-jawed Wendell Corey aptly cast as the unsmiling, no-nonsense lead. Timeless have already put us greatly in their debt with a whole series of archival products, but this must be one of the rarest titles that they have decided to bring out, so my advice is to place an order without delay - you will not be disappointed with this fascinating look at longshore life from 55 years ago.
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