Assignment: Underwater

Assignment: Underwater is an American adventure television series which aired in NTA Film Network syndication from 1960 to 1961.

Assignment: Underwater
Genre	Adventure
Starring	Bill Williams Diane Mountford
Composers	Alec Compinsky Richard LaSalle Herman Stein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer	Frank De Felitta
Producers	Bernard Glasser Philip Yordan
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 mins.
Original release
Network	Syndication (NTA Film Network)
Release	September 9, 1960 (1960-09-09) – June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)

Overview

The series stars prolific B-movie actor Bill Williams and Diane Mountford. Williams played Bill Greer, the skipper aboard a charter boat named The Lively Lady. Mountford played his daughter, Patty.^[1]

The series was written and produced by Frank De Felitta for Liberty Enterprises and National Telefilm Associates.^{[citation needed]}

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Hot Chihuaha"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Bill S. Ballinger	September 9, 1960 (1960-09-09)
2	"Operation Betrayal"	Edward Bernds	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Peter Packer & Edward Bernds	September 16, 1960 (1960-09-16)
3	"The Sea Cave"	Paul Landres	Edward Bernds	September 23, 1960 (1960-09-23)
4	"Panic Off Punta Banda"	Elliot Silverstein	Mort Zarcoff	September 30, 1960 (1960-09-30)
5	"The Gun"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Louis Vittes	October 7, 1960 (1960-10-07)
6	"The Coast Watcher"	Unknown	Edward Bernds	October 14, 1960 (1960-10-14)
7	"Charlie Noble's Pearl"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Tom Gries	October 21, 1960 (1960-10-21)
8	"Dead-Log Pickup"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Milton S. Gelman	October 28, 1960 (1960-10-28)
9	"Decoy"	Paul Landres	Edward Bernds	November 4, 1960 (1960-11-04)
10	"A Matter of Honor"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Malvin Wald	November 11, 1960 (1960-11-11)
11	"The Portrait"	R.G. Springsteen	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Robert C. Dennis	November 18, 1960 (1960-11-18)
12	"A Message to Mulligan"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Robert Bassing	November 25, 1960 (1960-11-25)
13	"Troubled Waters"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Vincent Fotre	December 2, 1960 (1960-12-02)
14	"Tension Below"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Richard Landau	December 9, 1960 (1960-12-09)
15	"A Drop in the Ocean"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Francis M. Cockrell	December 16, 1960 (1960-12-16)
16	"The Medal"	Unknown	Lee Loeb	December 23, 1960 (1960-12-23)
17	"Odd Man Dies"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Richard Landau & Vincent Fotre	December 30, 1960 (1960-12-30)
18	"Nightmare Bay"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Bill S. Ballinger	January 6, 1961 (1961-01-06)
19	"Affair in Tokyo"	Unknown	Richard Landau	January 13, 1961 (1961-01-13)
20	"The Key"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Elwood Ullman	January 20, 1961 (1961-01-20)
21	"The Dam"	Unknown	Herbert Purdom	January 27, 1961 (1961-01-27)
22	"Boat Missing"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Arnold Belgard	February 3, 1961 (1961-02-03)
23	"Killer Bait"	Unknown	Herbert Purdum	February 10, 1961 (1961-02-10)
24	"Journey to Death"	Unknown	Frank De Felitta	February 17, 1961 (1961-02-17)
25	"The Target"	Unknown	Edward Bernds	February 24, 1961 (1961-02-24)
26	"Dead Weight"	Frank De Felitta	Story by : Frank De Felitta Teleplay by : Francis M. Cockrell	March 3, 1961 (1961-03-03)
27	"Ghost Dive"	Unknown	Milton S. Gelman	March 10, 1961 (1961-03-10)
28	"Swamp Light"	Unknown	Wilton Schiller	March 17, 1961 (1961-03-17)
29	"Ship Killer"	Unknown	Don Moore & Arthur Rowe	March 24, 1961 (1961-03-24)
30	"Gold Fever"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Mort Zarcoff	March 31, 1961 (1961-03-31)
31	"A Question of Degree"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Fred Freiberger	April 7, 1961 (1961-04-07)
32	"Witness from the Dead"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Denis Sanders	April 14, 1961 (1961-04-14)
33	"Anchor Man"	Unknown	Tom Gries	April 21, 1961 (1961-04-21)
34	"The Secret of the Reef"	Unknown	Irwin Blacker	April 28, 1961 (1961-04-28)
35	"Rescue at Diamond Shoal"	Steve Sekely	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Elwood Ullman & Edward Bernds	May 5, 1961 (1961-05-05)
36	"Ordeal at Forty Fathoms"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Bill S. Ballinger	May 12, 1961 (1961-05-12)
37	"No Escape"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Robert Bellem	May 19, 1961 (1961-05-19)
38	"Partners in Death"	Steve Sekely	Tom Gries	May 26, 1961 (1961-05-26)
39	"The Deadly Game"	Unknown	Edward Bernds	June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)

See also

• Sea Hunt – American action adventure television series from 1958 to 1961