Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)

Soldiers of Fortune
GenreAdventure
StarringJohn Russell
Chick Chandler
Theme music composerPaul Dunlap
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyRevue Studios
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseJanuary 10, 1955 (1955-01-10) 
March 10, 1957 (1957-03-10)

Soldiers of Fortune is a syndicated half hour American television adventure series that ran from 1955 to 1956. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly, and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith, who were international adventurers. Episodes take place in different countries. Many of the film crew had worked at Republic Pictures studios with the show filmed on Republic's backlot then used by television's Revue Productions. The series ran for 52 episodes, and was constantly rerun on American television into the 1960s.