THE GREAT ADVENTURE (1963-1964) – This hour-long series presented dramatizations of well-known and obscure events from United States history.
Twenty-six black & white episodes were made and can be viewed online.
STANDOUT EPISODES:
THE HUNLEY – In February of 1864 the Confederacy launched the experimental submarine Hunley, named after its inventor Horace Lawson Hunley. Two previous crews had drowned on test runs but on its final voyage the eight-man sub used a torpedo to sink the Union Navy’s warship the USS Housatonic. The Hunley was also destroyed by the blast and the crew killed.
Jackie Cooper starred, along with James “Dan-O” MacArthur, Wayne Rogers, George “Goober” Lindsay and Jim Nabors. Continue reading
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