Captains and the Kings

Season 1

Joseph Armagh was a poor Irish immigrant who came to the United States in the mid-19th century, and proceeded, through struggle, heartache and hard work, to become one of the richest and most powerful men in the country. This nine-part miniseries details Armagh's path to success.

Where to Watch Season 1

8 Episodes

  • Chapter I
    E1
    Chapter IJoseph Francis Xavier Armagh and his two younger siblings Sean and Mary escape a ship on the harbor of New York. The situation ashore is problematic, jobs are scarce and food equally scarce. Aboard the ship their mother has died from disease, but they have a hope; their father is in Philadelphia awaiting them. The siblings run away, and discovers their father to be dead to, and young teenager Joseph places his siblings in an Orphanage while he himself goes to make money, become rich and get them out of poverty. The first episode follows Joseph for a few years through a series of struggles, and how he starts earning his first dollars and setting off into speculation in oil, together with his new-won friend, the Lebanese Haroun Al-Zieff (later: Harry Seff). The beginnings of a true rags-to-riches-story.
  • Chapter II
    E2
    Chapter IIA few years of successful gun running and Joseph Armagh becomes a partner in the oil company of Ed Healey.
  • Chapter III
    E3
    Chapter IIIJoseph Armagh rejects the love of Elizabeth Healey, learns of the dying Katherine Hennessey's unrequited love, promising to wed her daughter Bernadette before Katherine's jealous husband goes too far in a salacious attack on Joseph.
  • Chapter IV
    E4
    Chapter IVTensions escalate between the labor unions and the railroad, as Joseph Armagh fathers four children with Bernadette even as he seeks to avenge himself on her father for depriving him of the two great loves of his life.
  • Chapter V
    E5
    Chapter VJoseph Armagh's attempted blackmail of an upstanding senator results in suicide and a lasting curse.
  • Chapter VI
    E6
    Chapter VIRory Armagh romances Marjorie Chisholm while his sister Anne-Marie's relationship with Courtney Wickersham crashes and burns through no fault of their own.
  • Chapter VII
    E7
    Chapter VIIWhile his son Rory searches for brother Kevin with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the jungles of Cuba, Joseph Armagh quietly orchestrates the annulment of Rory's marriage to Marjorie Chisholm.
  • Chapter VIII
    E8
    Chapter VIIIRory Armagh seeks the Democratic nomination for President over Woodrow Wilson, while his father ponders a lifetime without love.

Cast of Season 1

  • Richard JordanJoseph Armagh
  • Harvey JasonHarry Zieff
  • Patty DukeBernadette Hennessey Armagh
  • Blair BrownElizabeth Healey Hennessey
  • Robert VaughnCharles Desmond
  • Perry KingRory Armagh
  • Katherine CrawfordMary Armagh
  • Jane SeymourMarjorie Chisholm Armagh
  • Cynthia SikesClaudia
  • Charles DurningEd Healey
  • David HuffmanSean Armagh
  • Terry KiserCourtney Wickersham
  • Vic MorrowTom Hennessey
  • Barbara ParkinsMartinique
  • Joanna PettetKatherine Hennessey
  • Jenny SullivanHonora Houlihan
  • Beverly D'AngeloMiss Emmy
  • Burl IvesOld Syrup
  • Peter DonatClair Montrose
  • Henry FondaSen. Enfield Bassett
  • John HousemanJudge Newell Chisholm
  • Celeste HolmSister Angela
  • Joe KappBill Strickland
  • Ann DusenberryAnne-Marie
  • Ray BolgerR.J. Squibbs
  • Sian Barbara AllenCara Leslie
  • Neville BrandO'Herlihy
  • John CarradineFather Hale
  • Pernell RobertsColonel Elbert Braithwaite
  • Ann SothernMrs. Finch
  • Sally KirklandAggie
  • Philip BourneufFather Scanlon
  • Steven KarpfWriter
  • Douglas HeyesWriter
  • Elinor KarpfWriter
  • Taylor CaldwellWriter
  • Jo Swerling Jr.Producer

 

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