Alaska Kid (TV series)

Aeynea Eea – Russian title

Аляска Кид – Russian title

Alaska Kid – French title

Lockruf des Goldes – German title

Alaska Kid - Goldrausch in Alaska – German title

Aranyásók Alaszkában – Hungarian title

Burning Daylight – English title

Gold Rush in Alaska – English title

The Alaska Kid – English title

A 1991 East German, Polish, Russian Television co-production [CCC Filmkunst GnbH (East

Berlin), Zodiak (Warsaw), ZDF (Moscow)]

Producer: Artur Brauner, Nikolai Garo

Director: James Hill

Story: “Smoke Bellew” Jack London (John Chaney)

Teleplay: Paul Nicholas (Lutz Schaarwaechter)

Photography: Jerzy Goscik [color]

Music: John Cameron

Running time: 13 episodes x 50 minutes / 4 episodes, 675 minutes

Cast:

Christopher Bellew/Alaska Kid/Kid - Mark Pillow

Shorty Blackbeard - Donovan Scott         

Joy Hanson - Dawn Merrick

Olaf - Craig Alan

John Bellew - Raimund Harmstorf

Charley Hanson - Vladimir Soshalsky

Sprague - Edward Zentara

Stine - Alexander Kuznetsov

Chuck - Ryszard Kotys

Marty - Artur Barcis

Cal - Anatoli Mambetov

O’Hara - Igor Dimitriev

Mrs. Orisini - E. Schumilowa

Mr. Orsisni - A. Aleksejew (Alexander Aleksejew)

Banker - Wolf Brauner

Bruce - Jonathan Nelms

O’Conners – Ewgenij Ichesniew

Maggie O’Conners -BozenaWalinowicz

Labiquee – Natja Jamaan

Maka - Tatjana Agafonowa

Young senator - Yves Arcan el (Calude Faivre)

Owits - Schawrat Gasiew (Gaziyev Tairovich)

Snass - Czesłav Nogacki

Conchita - Tatjana Trubnikova

Shaman - Ryszard Ronczewski

Van Horn – Mikhail Chrceilidse (Mikhail Kherkheulidze)

Andy Carson - Witold Pyrkosz

Louis - Alexander Liwnav

Pierre - Sergei Radjuk

Ellie Kincaid - Galina Polskikh

Fifi/Coco - Marina Livanova

Maggie - Natalia Jegorova (Natalia Yegorova)

Sally Bunce - Ingeborga Dapkunaite

Cameron Brody - Boris Kljuew (Boris Klyuyev)

Cyrus Johnson - Alexander G. Maibelli

Eric Bunce - Eric Douglas

Frank - Igor Wolkow (Igor Volkow)

Duncan - Alexander Burejew

Clark - Pall Butkevitch

Kellner - Anatoly Vedenkin

Gina - Vera Sotnikova

Carlucci - Badur Czuladze (Baadur Sokratovich)

Bruno - Igor Charlamow

Bowie – Robert Fuller

Baron von Schroeder - Ivan Desny

Arizona Bill - Harry Schweiz (Švejc Hary Arvidovich)

Captain Cosadine - Ewald Tsherernokljula

Robert – John Phillip Law

Victoria - Edie Lehmann

Jim - Choi Dinovich

Lucille Erol - Anja Kruse

Crazy Charlie - Igor Beljawsky (Aleksandr Beliavsky)

Big Jim - Vladimir Sinin (Igor Vorobyov)

Soldier - Seydulla Moldakhanov

Argonaut - Simon Furman

Drunk - Roman Filippov, Alexander Cavaliers

Kohl - Helium Sysoev Helium

Chin – Wiatscheslaw Zoi

Convict - Vitaliy Matveev

Waiter - Alexander Polovtsev

Desk clerk - Leonid Diachkov

Man at ball - Valeri Kukhareshin

Old man in ghost town - Nikolai Kuzmin

Chief - Georgi Tekh

Gambler – Leonid Maximov

P'yany v bare - Aleksandr Kavalerov

With: Yelena Krivets, Snezhana Chernova, Natalya Varley, Georgy Bogadist Vladimir Feodosyev, Anatoli Vedenkin, Shawkat Gaziyev (Šavkar Gaziyev)

This East German, Polish, Russian Television co-production was based on Jack London’s story “Smoke Bellew” and featured a young newspaper reporter who was sent to cover the Alaskan Gold Rush. In reality he is more interested in meeting people for his articles then finding gold. The series was shown in some countries as a 13 episode TV series and in others a 4 part mini-series. There are a number of recognizable actors who appeared in the Euro-western genre including John Philip Law, Robert Fuller, Raimund Harmstorf and Ivan Desny.

Episodes: 1) “Gold Rush”, 2) “Buried Alive”, 3) “Girl’s Fire”, 4) “Miracle of Love”, 5) “Storming Squaw Creek”, 6) “The Trial Kid”, 7) “King of Roulette”, 8) “Assassins”, 9) “Duel of the Century”, 10) “Big Race”, 11) “Deadly Poker”, 12) “Egg Trouble”, 13) “Duel in the Sky”

[Released as a feature film called “Goldrush in Alaska” condensing all 13 episodes into on full length film.

YouTube series link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb98PayUjFQ&list=PLyVPu-7tFsHV0TqiZQo71pkRxgliEH5Gj