The crooks' coast
Television series | |
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German title | The crooks' coast |
Original title | Barbary Coast |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 1975-1976 |
Production company |
Francy Productions, Paramount Television |
length | 45 minutes |
Episodes | Pilot + 13 in 1 season ( list ) |
genre | Western , comedy |
idea | Douglas Heyes |
First broadcast | May 4th, 1975 (USA) on ABC |
German-language first broadcast |
August 5th, 1978 on ZDF |
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The coast of the Barbarians (Original title: Barbary Coast ) is an American Western - television series , from 1975 and 1976 13 episodes of 45 minutes each and a 90-minute pilot episode directed by Bill Bixby emerged. In Germany, ZDF showed six episodes in out of chronological order in 1978, and in 1990 the series was broadcast in full on ProSieben .
action
In historical San Francisco of the 19th century , rough customs still prevail due to roaming gold diggers , adventurers and gunslingers . The secret agent Jeff Cable works on behalf of the Governor of California to fight various fraudsters in the entertainment district and to retrieve stolen items. For this he slips into different roles and uses various disguises. At his side is his old friend, the player and saloon owner Cash Conover, who is always involuntarily involved by Cable.
Pilot film
There is still no German dubbing of the pilot film. On the DVD box released in Germany in 2015, the original American version has German subtitles instead. The role of the cash conover is played differently to the series by Dennis Cole .
Episode list
No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
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0 | - | The Barbary Coast | May 4th 1975 | - | Bill Bixby | Douglas Heyes |
1 | Poker, blossoms and crooks | Funny money | Aug 8, 1975 | Feb. 14, 1990 | Don Weis | Douglas Heyes |
2 | The Chinese cat | Crazy Cats | Sep 15 1975 | Aug 5, 1978 | Don Weis | Harold Livingston |
3 | Just like Jesse James | Jesse Who? | 29 Sep 1975 | Feb 21, 1990 | Bill Bixby | Howard Berk |
4th | Redwing's treasure | The Ballad of Redwing Jail | Oct 29, 1975 | 23 Sep 1978 | John Florea | William D. Gordon & James Doherty Idea: Douglas Heyes |
5 | Weapons for the queen | Guns for a Queen | Oct 6, 1975 | Feb 28, 1990 | Don McDougall | William Putman Idea: Douglas Heyes |
6th | Irish greeting | Irish Coffee | Oct 13, 1975 | Aug 19, 1978 | Alexander Grasshoff | Harold Livingston |
7th | The little green notebook | Sauce for the goose | Oct. 20, 1975 | May 18, 1990 | Don McDougall | Stephen Lord Idea: Michael Lynn & George Reed |
8th | The safe crackers | To Iron-Clad Plan | Oct. 31, 1975 | May 17, 1990 | Herb Wallerstein | L. Ford Neale & John Huff Idea: George Reed & Michael Lynn |
9 | Doctor Neptune | Arson and Old Lace | Nov 14, 1975 | Aug 26, 1978 | Alexander Grasshoff | Max Hodge |
10 | Sharks eat sharks | Sharks Eat Sharks | Nov 21, 1975 | Sep 2 1978 | Bruce Bilson | James L. Henderson |
11 | A gallows and not a murderer | That Day Cable Was Hanged | Dec 26, 1975 | May 21, 1990 | Alexander Grasshoff | Stephen Lord Idea: Howard Rayfield & Kellam de Forest |
12 | The cards on the table | Mary Had More Than a Little | Jan. 2, 1976 | Sep 9 1978 | Herb Wallerstein | Winston Miller |
13 | For a ton of gold | The Dawson marker | Jan. 9, 1976 | May 22, 1990 | Alexander Grasshoff | William D. Gordon & James Doherty |
Web links
- The coast of the crooks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The coast of the crooks at Fernsehserien.de