Gold in Alaska

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Television series
German title Gold in Alaska
Original title The Alaskans
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1959-1960
Production
company		 Warner Bros. Television
length 60 minutes
Episodes 37 in 1 season
genre Western , adventure , drama
Theme music Gold Fever - Mack David and Jerry Livingston
production William T. Orr ,
Barry Ingster ,
Harry Tatelman ,
Charles Trapnell
music Max Steiner
First broadcast October 4th, 1959 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 September 2, 1963 on ZDF
occupation
Roger Moore
Silky Harris (episodes 1-37)
Dorothy Provine
Rocky Shaw (episodes 1-37)
Jeff York
Reno McKee (episodes 1-37)
Ray Danton
Nifty Cronin (episodes 2-37)

Gold in Alaska (Original title: The Alaskans ) is an American Western - adventure television series , which in 1959 and 1960 by Warner Bros. Television for the US channel ABC was produced.

action

Silky Harris and Reno McKee are adventurers from the small town of Skagway , Alaska , where they witnessed the gold rush of 1898. However, both are too convenient to partake in the arduous work of gold mining. Therefore, the two decide to cheat the gold diggers, but they hardly use force . Her allies are the saloon owner Nifty Cronin and the local singer Rocky Shaw.

characters

Silky Harris
Silky is an adventurer from Skagway, Alaska and good friends with Reno McKee. He abhorred violence during the raids.
Reno McKee
Reno is also a Skagway adventurer and friends with Silky Harris. He is rather lazy and refuses to use force.
Nifty Cronin
Nifty owns a saloon in Skagway where singer Rocky Shaw also works. He is open to violence and alcohol.
Rocky Shaw
Rocky works as a singer in Nifty Cronin's saloon and is friends with Silky and Reno.

Guest appearances

Numerous other Warner Brothers contract actors have also appeared in Gold in Alaska , including Claude Akins , Andrea King and Ruta Lee .

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