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Merle Oberon (Anna) Martin Benson (Kassar) Lionel Jeffries (Commandant) Peter Arne (Andre) Merle Oberon (Host - War Correspondent) Eddie Byrne (Sergeant Quinn) Anton Diffring (Franz Mayer) Lee Patterson (Lgnre. Reese) Christopher Lee (El Abba) Patrick Allen (Corporal Schultz) Betty McDowall (Corinne) Norman Rossington (Legionnaire Tete de Bras) Robert Arden (Bill Ainsworth) Frederick Schiller (German Legionnaire) Alfred Burke (Corporal Lescaux) Arthur Gomez (Commandant) Michael Mellinger (Ballard) André Mikhelson (Colonel Juin)

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CTVA CTVA - The Classic TV Archive - UK The Classic TV Archive - UK  Filmed Drama series Assignment: Foreign Legion (1956-57) Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive with contributions by: D.W. McGregor (Sunderland, UK), David Moore (UK) r eferences: Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov) Internet Movie Database (https://www.us.imdb.com) ------------------------ ASSIGNMENT: FOREIGN LEGION ------------------------ Intel Films production/ CBS Television Film Sales Inc. Filmed on lcation in Algeria and Morocco and at Beaconsfield Studios, Buckinghamshire, England Executive producer Anthony C. Bartley (all episodes) Produced by E. M. Smedley-Aston (most episodes) Produced by Herman J. Blaser ("The Glory that was Meister"/ "The White Kepi" verified) for ATV London UK, Saturdays (15Sep56-9Mar57) ATV Midlands UK, Fridays 9:30pm (21Sep56-15Mar57) CBS (US) (Tuesdays 10:30PM ET) (01Oct57-24Dec57) UK Anthology series 1956-57 26 episodes x 30 min bw (only 12 episodes shown on CBS Network in US) Hosted by and occasionally starring Merle Oberon as Foreign Correspondent in North Africa Premise: A female correspondent seeks the stories behind the men of the Foreign Legion. Background: Originally filmed on location in Algeria and Morocco before conflict between the French Foreign Legion (who co-operated on the series) and nationalistic freedom fighters forced the crew to return to Beaconsfield Studios in Buckinghamshire. ####### Assignment: Foreign Legion ########### ############# season 1956-57 [UK] ############ ############ season Fall 1957 [US] ########### ATV London UK, Saturdays (15Sep56-9Mar57) ATV Midlands UK, Fridays 9:30pm (21Sep56-15Mar57) CBS USA, Tuesdays 10:30pm ET (1Oct57-24Dec57) 1.1 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE STRIPES OF SERGEANT SCHWEIGER 15Sep56 UK ATV London, Sat / 22Oct57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#4 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Paul Monash Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Anton Diffring ........... Sgt. Schweiger Geoffrey Keen ............ Capt. Cheminot Karel Stepanek ........... Lt. Voljac Alex Gallier ............. Capt. Haleine John Fabian .............. Legionnaire Defaulter Auric Lorand ............. Berber guide Production Manager, Peter Bolton Assistant Director, Phil Shipway Script Supervisor, Beryl Booth Lighting cameraman, Arthur Graham Camera Operator, Ray Sturgess Editor, Peter Saunders Deputy Editor, Roy Hyde Art Director, Frank White Make-up, Jill Carpenter Music Composed and directed by Herbert Griffith Sound, Len Page (no synopsis available) (23Jan59 UK ITV Tyne-Tees) 1.2 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE MAN WHO FOUND FREEDOM 22Sep56 UK ATV London, Sat / 12Nov57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#7 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Hal Weber Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Lee Patterson .......... Ridge Leonard Sachs .......... Gavin Norah Gorsen ........... Marie Courville Jacques Gey ............ Papa Courville Frederick Schiller ..... German legionnaire Patrick Westwood ....... Italian legionnaire (no synopsis available) 1.3 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE BARONESS 29Sep56 UK ATV London, Saturday / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich Directed by Michael McCarthy Art Director, Frank White Music, Herbert Griffiths Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Merle Oberon ......... the baroness Tom Conway ........... Georgews Delacroix Laurence Payne ....... Etienne Betty McDowall ....... Corrine Arthur Gomez ......... commandant (no synopsis available) 1.4 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE STOOL PIGEON 6Oct56 UK ATV London, Sat / 26Nov57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#9 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by A.R. Rawlinson Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Donald Houston ......... Zub Rowski Maurice Kaufmann ....... Max Brecker Robert Arden ........... Bill Ainsworth Larry Cross ............ Larry John Heller ............ Ratenbild Terence O'Regan ........ Murphy Synopsis: The stark background of a penal battalion of the Foreign Legion is the scene for this of a man who tries to turn his back on the past. (rpt 16Jan58 A-R London ) 1.5 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE SEARCH 13Oct56 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich Directed by Michael McCarthy Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Peter Arne ............. Andre Vera Fusek ............. Anna Michael Ripper ......... Corporal John Le Mesurier ....... Leblond Guido Lorraine ......... Lieutenant Bourdon John Serret ............ concierge Synopsis: A man goes out of prison and begins a search for his wife and son. He discovers that his wife has married an officer in the Foreign Legion and that his son thinks that he is dead. 1.6 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE GHOST 20Oct56 UK ATV London, Sat / 8Oct57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#2 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich Directed by Michael McCarthy Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: William Russell ......... Gerry Brooke Clifford Evans .......... John Warwick Paula Byrne ............ Jane Warwick Peter Allenby ........... Clyde Warman Keith Pyott ............. commandant (no synopsis available) 1.7 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE OUTCAST 27Oct56 UK ATV London, Saturday / 1Oct57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#1 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Michael Gough ........... Andre la Palme Rosalie Crutchley ....... Lucette Patrick Allen ........... Corporal Schultz Eric Pohlmann ........... Thibault Edouard Ashley .......... Jean Carl Jaffe .............. Von Hoff Andr� Mikhelson ......... Colonel Juin (no synopsis available) 1.8 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE GLORY THAT WAS MEISTER 3Nov56 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley Producer Herman J. Blaser/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by George Kirgo & David Rayfiel Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Alexander Gauge ......... Meister Liam Redmond ............ Inspector Simkins Charles Lloyd Pack ...... Huggins Philip Lennard .......... Sergeant Malraux Brian O'Higgins ......... O'Casey April Olrich ............ Lucette (no synopsis available) 1.9 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE THIN LINE 10Nov56 UK ATV London, Saturday / 3Dec57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#10 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by W. Stanley Moss & Reed De Rouen Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Patrick Barr John Loder Denis Shaw Felix Felton Maureen Connell Gerik Schjelderup (no synopsis available) 1.10 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE SWORD OF TRUTH 17Nov56 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Paul Monash Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Alan Cuthbertson ....... Capt. de Suresne Robert Brown ........... Sgt. Boucher Carl Duering ........... Willems Alfred Burke ........... Cpl. Lescaux Stephen Grey ........... Sgt. Maury Synopsis: The "Sword of Truth" is the sword on which the Arabs swear allegiance to France, but it becomes an object of dread and suspicion to Captain de Suresne, who has taken command of a desert post. He is suspicious of everyone around him to the point of paranoia. (rpt 27Feb58 UK A-R London) 1.11 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE DOLLAR A YEAR MAN 24Nov56 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by A.R. Rawlinson Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Anton Diffring ......... Franz Mayer Bill Fraser ............ Monsieur Daudet Lesley Nunnerley ....... Brigitte Daudet Gaylord Cavallaro ...... Masterson John Salew ............. finance minister Pat Clavin ............ Franz's secretary Synopsis: A former great banker and financial wizard joins the legion after a concentration camp in rags, without home or money. Then a letter arrives - and he deserts. (3Apr59 UK Tyne-Tees, Fri 7:00 pm) 1.12 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: FINGER YOUR NECK 1Dec56 UK UK ATV London, Saturday / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by James Carhartt & Nicholas Winter Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Merle Oberon .......... Anne/Carla William Sylvester ..... Tony Norman Rossington ..... Manetti Conrad Phillips ....... Dullin (no synopsis available) 1.13 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE DEBT 8Dec56 UK UK ATV London, Saturday / 29Oct57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#5 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich / Adapted by A.R. Rawlinson Directed by Terence Fisher Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Tony Dawson .......... Captain Pierre Cordier Peter Wyngarde ....... Lieutenent Charles Designe Andr� Mikhelson ...... fort commandant Walter Hudd .......... Major Gauthier Angela Krefeld ....... Denise Charles Stapley ...... sergeant major (no synopsis available) 1.14 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: TESTIMONIAL TO A SOLDIER 15Dec56 UK ATV London, Saturday / 17Dec57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#11 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Paul Monash Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Martin Benson ....... Kasar Nigel Stock ......... Geist Richard Pasco ....... Lieutenant Mauriac Fred Kitchen, Jr. ... Colonel Pinaud Alfred Burke ........ Major Lebeque Peter Macarte ....... Arab stall keeper (no synopsis available) 1.15 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE VOLUNTEER 22Dec56 UK ATV London, Saturday / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Andr� Morell ........ Colonel Laurent Leo McKern .......... Sergeant Campeau Harold Kasket ....... El Kebir Roland Brand ........ Morgan Seymour Green ....... Captain Le Clere Charles Stapley ..... Sergeant Le Jean Tom Bowan ........... Sergeant Arnault (no synopsis available) 1.16 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: A PONY FOR JOE CRAZY HORSE 29Dec56 UK ATV London, Sat / 19Nov57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#8 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Carey Wilber Directed by David MacDonald Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Martin Benson ........... Legionnaire Crazy Horse Lionel Jeffries ......... Sergeant Le Boule Edward Cast ............. Cpt Dupont Norman Rossington ....... Legionnaire Tete de Bras Edward Evans ............ Garrison commandant John Schlesinger ........ Cpl Schneider Production Supervisor, Frank Sherwin Green Assistant Director, Ren� Dupont Script Supervisor, Doreen Dearnaley Lighting Cameraman, Arthur Graham Editor, Lee Doig Deputy Editor, Roy Hyde Art Director, Frank White Make-up, Roy Ashton Music Composed and Directed by Albert Elms Sound, Len Page (no synopsis available) 1.17 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE COWARD 5Jan57 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Max Ehrlich Directed by David MacDonald Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Patrick McGoohan ....... Capt. Valadon George Coulouris ....... Sultan Ahmed Bey Roger Delgado .......... Lieutenent Lachaise Henri Vidon ............ Colonel Pradier Donald Pleasence ....... commandant John Welsh ............. minister of colonies (no synopsis available) 1.18 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE CONQUERING HERO 12Jan57 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Cary Wilber Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Anthony Newley ........ Lgnre. Horatio Smith Adrienne Corri ........ Gabrielle Walter Rilla .......... Marchand Patrick Troughton ..... Nedeau Gertan Klauber ........ Schiller George Pravda ......... Captain Leclerc Stanley van Beers ..... colonel (no synopsis available) 1.19 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE WHITE KEPI 19Jan57 UK ATV London, Sat / 15Oct57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#3 US) Intelfilm/ British National Studios Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Produced by Herman J. Blaser Written by Paul Monash Directed by David MacDonald Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Eddie Byrne ............. Sgt. Weller Lee Patterson ........... Lgnre Reese Alec Mango .............. Capt. Gary Lisa Gastoni ............ Jacqueline Michael Mellinger ....... Ballard Stanley Zevic ........... Thibault Guy Deghy ............... Kunz Assistant Director, Gerry O'Hara Director of Photography, James Wilson Camera Operator, Austin Dempster Editor, Ted Hunter Art Director, Duncan Sutherland Synopsis: Across the hot and arid desert, constantly on the track of hostile Arab bands slog the patrol of the French Foreign Legion. Their only break is leave. And leave means bazaars, mysterious and alluring night clubs, and the opportunity to act like civilians and tell of the days when no military orders existed. Their tales are strange. This is such a story. (14Feb58 UK Granada) 1.20 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE WHITE WITCH OF MAKALA 26Jan57 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by James Carhartt & Nicholas Winter Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Dennis Price .......... Major Louis de la Tour Betty McDowall ........ Jeanne de la Tour Bruce Beeby ........... Captain Henri Bardot Connie Smith .......... Man'Emi John Harrison ......... M'Dongo Thomas Baptiste ....... Bolo (no synopsis available) 1.21 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE RICHEST MAN IN THE LEGION 16Feb57 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Hal Webber Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Roger Moore ............. Legionnaire Paul Harding Peter Dyneley ........... Richard Harding Wensley Pithey .......... Captain Mercier Michael Mellinger ....... the guide Lucette Marimer ......... Jackie Della Voss .............. Marion (no synopsis available) 1.22 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE DESERTER 23Feb57UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by John Kruse Directed by Terry Fisher Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Patrick Allen .......... Mike O'Shea Andr� Charise .......... Abdul Rahim Frederick Schiller ..... Sgt. Schmidt Robert Arden ........... Canadian Fred Goddard ........... Aussie Lee Montague ........... Mahmoud Synopsis: A man who joins the Legion to obtain secret information. (15May58 UK, A-R London, Thur 7:00 pm repeat) 1.23 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: AS WE FORGIVE 2Mar57 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Brian Kingcome and Don Chaffey Directed by Don Chaffey Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Peter Arne ............ Father Prousteau Christopher Lee ....... Rodin Andr�e Melly .......... Denise John Dearth ........... Doctor John Miller ........... Balmain (Gendarme) Victor Brooks ......... Sergeant (Gendarme) Synopsis: A priest, bound by his vowes to respect the secrecy of the confessional, is accused of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. But what of the guilty man? He and the priest are to meet again, and play an important part in each other's lives. (12Mar58 UK Granada) 1.24 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: MIXED BLOOD 9Mar57 UK ATV London, Sat / (not shown in US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Producer E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Brian Ringlove Directed by Michael McCarthy Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Martin Benson ......... Novac Richard Johnson ....... Lieutenant Guillaume Ferdy Mayne ........... Ben Rahim Philip Leaver ......... Haroun Arthur Gomez .......... commandant John Bailey ........... Hussein David Saire ........... Achmed (no synopsis available) 1.25 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: THE ANAY A 29Sep58 UK / 24Dec57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#12 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by Irving Ellman Directed by Lance Comfort Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Eddie Byrne .......... Sergeant Quinn Christopher Lee ...... El Abba Anna Gerber .......... Miriam Peter Swanwick ....... colonel John Harvey .......... Captain Janvier Paul Homer ........... El Hakim Synopsis: An Arab leader forces a legionnaire to swear on the "anaya", a small stick sacred to the Arabs, that he will remain faithful to him forever. 1.26 [--] Assignment: Foreign Legion: A MATTER OF HONOR (final episode) 5Oct58 UK / 5Nov57 US CBS Tue 10:30pm ET (#6 US) Intelfilm/ Exec. Prod. Anthony C. Bartley/ Assoc. Prod. E.M. Smedley Aston Written by James Carhartt & Nicholas Winter Directed by Terence Fisher Hosted by Merle Oberon Guest Cast: Stephen Murray ......... Grosjean Lionel Jeffries ........ commandant Robert Cawdron ......... Boileau Ewen Solon ............. Coustaud John Chandos ........... commissioner Victor Baring .......... Jo Polo Oscar Quitak ........... Delly (no synopsis available)

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