Harbormaster: The Captain's Gun [Harbourmaster: 23-B]

Felix E. Feist (director)
Steve Fisher (screenwriter)
Roland Drake (story)
Barry Sullivan, Barbara Bain, Frances Fuller, Larry Hagman, Frank Twedell (starring)

Hollywood: ZIV Television Programs, 1957. Draft script for the May 11, 1958 episode of the television series "Harbormaster" (1957-1958). Faint annotations on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil, "Captain Hates the Sea," "Leon Benson," and an illegible name. Copy presumably belonging to Benson.

A television series about crime-fighting sailboat captain Scott (Sullivan) on the shores of New England. In this episode, Captain Owens (Tweddle) is willing to commit murder to oppose his daughter's (Bain) marriage to a lobster fisherman (Hagman). Steve Fisher went uncredited upon the episode's release, and his credits for other series the same year include "Wire Service," "The George Sanders Mystery Theater," "tombstone Territory," and Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre."

Leon Benson's credits include "West Point" (1956-1957), ""Sea Hunt" (1958-1961), "Ripcord" (1961-1963), and "Bonanaza" (1967-1970), as well as another ZIV production, "Harbor Command" (1957-1958), directing three episodes in 1957.

Set and shot on location in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Orange titled wrappers, noted as "Harbourmaster / 23-B" on the front wrapper, dated 1957, with credits for Fisher and Drake. Title page present, noted as HARBOURMASTER PROD. #23-B. 37 leaves, with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.


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