Whirlybirds The Big U (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure

Whirlybirds

The Big U (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure

The Whirlybirds are hired to find a missing uranium prospector. The search area is rugged and inhospitable, and the task is even harder when two claim jumpers try to stop them.

Director

Lew Landers

Writers

Jo Napoleon (creator) | Art Napoleon (creator)

Producer

Art Napoleon

Cinematographer

Nicholas Musuraca (as Nick Musuraca)

Editor

J.R. Whittredge (as J. Whittredge)

Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 3, 1957

Release date

Jan 3, 1957 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Kenneth Tobey Chuck Martin (as Ken Tobey) Chuck Martin (as Ken Tobey) See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Craig Hill P. T. Moore P. T. Moore See fewer	The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
James Bell Walt Elliott Walt Elliott See fewer	I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Lawrence Dobkin Will Carter (as Larry Dobkin) Will Carter (as Larry Dobkin) See fewer	Patton (1970)
Paul Brinegar Joe Slade Joe Slade See fewer	Rawhide (1959)
Norman Leavitt Emmett Stevens Emmett Stevens See fewer	Off Limits (1952)
Walter Johnson Les Edwards Les Edwards See fewer	Not Tonight Henry (1960)
Carey Loftin Messenger Messenger See fewer	The Dead Zone (1983)