Assignment Foreign Legion is an American TV series that starred Merle Oberon. [1] It ran on CBS from October 1, 1957, until December 24, 1957. [2]
The series related activities of the French Foreign Legion during World War II. [2] Oberon narrated episodes and played a newspaper correspondent in search of stories about the Foreign Legion. [3]
The show's producers were M. Smedley Aston and Anthony C. Bartlett. [4] Directors included Don Chaffey, Michael McCarthy and Lance Comfort. [5] Writers included Max Ehrlich. [6] The series was filmed in Morocco, Algiers, [4] England and Spain. [3] Eventually it became too dangerous and filming was completed at Beaconsfield Studios in London.[ citation needed] CBS Television Film Sales Inc. distributed the series. [3]
Assignment Foreign Legion was broadcast on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time. [7] Its average cost was $26,000 an episode. [8] It was sponsored by P. Lorillard Company [9] for Kent cigarettes. The trade publication Variety reported, "there was some worry" prior to Lorillard's taking on the show because it "may be too controversial, possibly alienating nationalistic Arabs." [10]
Variety said "Stories, acting, and production are of good quality. [11]
One week the show was among the top ten shows in Britain. [12]
Assignment Foreign Legion is an American TV series that starred Merle Oberon. [1] It ran on CBS from October 1, 1957, until December 24, 1957. [2]
The series related activities of the French Foreign Legion during World War II. [2] Oberon narrated episodes and played a newspaper correspondent in search of stories about the Foreign Legion. [3]
The show's producers were M. Smedley Aston and Anthony C. Bartlett. [4] Directors included Don Chaffey, Michael McCarthy and Lance Comfort. [5] Writers included Max Ehrlich. [6] The series was filmed in Morocco, Algiers, [4] England and Spain. [3] Eventually it became too dangerous and filming was completed at Beaconsfield Studios in London.[ citation needed] CBS Television Film Sales Inc. distributed the series. [3]
Assignment Foreign Legion was broadcast on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time. [7] Its average cost was $26,000 an episode. [8] It was sponsored by P. Lorillard Company [9] for Kent cigarettes. The trade publication Variety reported, "there was some worry" prior to Lorillard's taking on the show because it "may be too controversial, possibly alienating nationalistic Arabs." [10]
Variety said "Stories, acting, and production are of good quality. [11]
One week the show was among the top ten shows in Britain. [12]