The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

Season 1

A loose adaptation of the novel "The Adventures of Hiram Holliday" (1939), lacking the political themes of the novel. Hiram Holliday is initially depicted in the series as a newspaper proofreader. His minor correction of a news story unwittingly protected the newspaper publisher from paying a fortune in reparations, so the grateful publisher agrees to finance Hiram's trip around the world. Hiram had spend years practicing physical combat, shooting, rock climbing, scuba diving and other survival skills in his private time. He decides to put his skills in use as a crime-fighter and spy-catcher while visiting a series of exotic locations.

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23 Episodes

  • Attache Case
    E1
    Attache CaseHiram Holliday, a small, mild-mannered newspaper proofreader, saves his publisher from a disastrous libel suit when he finds a misplaced comma. The grateful publisher rewards Hiram with an around-the-world tour and sends a reporter to document his adventures. Before the pair can leave port, Hiram becomes cast in a supposed espionage film and surprises his foes with amazing physical skills.
  • Lapidary Wheel
    E2
    Lapidary WheelOn the first leg of their around-the-world tour Hiram and Ainslie make landfall in England prior to traveling to Scotland; on a train the two men become involved with a murder, a stolen gem and a poisonous snake.
  • False Monarch
    E3
    False MonarchDuring his visit to Scotland, Hiram is convinced to impersonate the King of Rovaki who looks exactly the American tourist. Hiram soon discovers the reason for the identity change, after someone attempts to kill him.
  • The Hollow Umbrella
    E4
    The Hollow UmbrellaAfter finding a mysterious message in the hollow handle of his umbrella, Hiram finds himself chased by foreign spies and the Paris police. In order to throw his pursuers off his trail, Hiram performs in a circus as a trapeze artist and an exotic dancer.
  • The Sea Cucumber
    E5
    The Sea CucumberForeign agents are convinced that Hiram's search for an underwater plant is a cover for espionage. Sebastian Cabot.
  • Gibraltar Road
    E6
    Gibraltar RoadHiram's efforts to study the wildlife on the Rock of Gibraltar are interrupted by Romani, Scotland Yard and the British army.
  • Monaco Hermit Crab
    E7
    Monaco Hermit CrabWhile visiting Monte Carlo, Hiram uses his surefire system to win a yacht in a roulette game, which leads to the discovery of a plot to flood the United States with counterfeit currency.
  • Hawaiian Hamzah
    E8
    Hawaiian HamzahHiram uncovers foreign agents' plan to freeze the Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor with their diabolical weapon.
  • Swiss Titmouse
    E9
    Swiss TitmouseHiram's efforts to record the mating call of the elusive Swiss titmouse are put on hold when he discovers a young king's life is in danger.
  • Wrong Rembrandt
    E10
    Wrong RembrandtHiram's skill as a painter gets him in trouble when his copies of the old masters are mistaken for the real paintings which have been stolen from the Louvre.
  • Dancing Mouse
    E11
    Dancing MouseHiram visits a carnival in Genoa, Italy, to take a picture of a rare type of mouse; unfortunately, his photograph captures a pair of camera-shy revolutionaries that are on the lam from the French authorities. Tor Johnson.
  • Christmas Fruchtbrod Day
    E12
    Christmas Fruchtbrod DayHiram's plans to spend a quiet Christmas in Vienna are disrupted when King Peter is kidnapped.
  • Romantic Pigeon
    E13
    Romantic PigeonHiram learns that spies have kidnapped a scientist's daughter to wrest atomic secrets from the old man.
  • Sturmzig Cunieform
    E14
    Sturmzig CunieformHolliday is in Sturmzig, a strategically important nation in which a new king is to be chosen. Holliday thwarts the nefarious schemes of the evil Baron; but is inadvertantly chosen king. After he defeats the Baron and his henchman, he abdicates.
  • Moroccan Hawk Moth
    E15
    Moroccan Hawk MothWhile searching for a new species of moth in the Moroccan desert, Hiram uncovers a plot to assassinate four world
  • Unkissed Bride
    E16
    Unkissed BrideHiram gets in trouble when he innocently agrees to enter into a phony marriage and carry stolen gems across the U.S. border.
  • Shipwrecked Ancestor
    E17
    Shipwrecked AncestorWhile searching for evidence of one of his ancestors, Hiram is shipwrecked on the African coast. Hiram meets an evil Berber sheik and a lot of men who look remarkably like the globetrotting proofreader.
  • Ersatz Joel
    E18
    Ersatz JoelAs part of a plot to earn Hiram's trust, a foreign spy undergoes plastic surgery to look like his friend Joel.
  • Hiram's Holiday
    E19
    Hiram's HolidayHiram becomes involved in Scotland Yard's investigation into the theft of engraving plates used to print the British pound notes.
  • Misguided Missile
    E20
    Misguided MissileHiram switches identities with a French scientist in an attempt to keep the secret of the first Earth satellite from foreign agents.
  • The Surplus General
    E21
    The Surplus GeneralHiram dons a disguise to rescue a Balkan King from captivity.
  • Amontillado
    E22
    Amontillado
  • The Invisible Man
    E23
    The Invisible Man

Cast of Season 1

  • Stanley AdamsGarreaux
  • Wally CoxHiram Holliday
  • Thurston HallHarrison Prentice
  • Ainslie PryorJoel Smith
  • Philip RappProducer

 

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