Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1955– )

A captain in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa tries to keep the peace and battle bandit tribes while also taking care of his son, who lives with him at the Foreign Legion fort.

Stars:

Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy Knight, Cullen Crabbe

Cast

Series cast summary:
Buster Crabbe	...	Capt. Michael Gallant (45 episodes, 1955-1957)
Fuzzy Knight	...	Pvt. Fuzzy Knight (38 episodes, 1955-1957)
Cullen Crabbe	...	Cuffy Sanders (37 episodes, 1955-1957)

Storyline

A captain in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa tries to keep the peace and battle bandit tribes while also taking care of his son, who lives with him at the Foreign Legion fort.

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Plot Keywords:

foreign legion | character name in title

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA Italy Morocco

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Foreign Legionnaire

Filming Locations:

Agadir, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carra Film, Frantel Productions, Telepictures of Morocco

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the few American TV series in the 1950s to shoot outside the US (most didn't even shoot outside California). Almost all of the show was shot in Morocco.

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Connections

Featured in Action Heroes of Movies & T.V.: A Campy Compilation (1989)

User Reviews

Captain Gallant

Well even though I was a girl and not a boy, I wanted to be Cuffy, too! Either that, or I just had a crush on him (along with all the other little boy heroes of '50s TV shows). I could not remember what the little kid's name was until I found this website today. I don't remember as much about this show as I do others like Lassie, Rin Tin Tin and Leave it to Beaver, but I do remember that I enjoyed watching it. Imagine a time when wholesomeness ruled the airwaves, imagination was more important than crudeness, and bad grammar, bad manners and bad morals were NOT things to which we aspired. Pretty much, people knew what was expected of them as a productive member of society, and bringing shame on your family was unthinkable.