Adventurous naturalist Bill Richards (George Fenneman, the announcer who introduced Groucho Marx’s guests) explored the wonders of abundant nature at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee (near the junction with Kentucky and Missouri) with his attractive guide Lanie Thorne (newcomer Gloria Marshall, aka Gloria McGough).
Bill studied first-hand the native habitat of numerous animals (including flying squirrels, raccoons, swimming rabbits, burrowing toads and marmots) and birds of the lake and its adjacent isolated swamps – one of the most spectacular wildlife sanctuaries in America. A touch of drama is added with a fight to the death between a water moccasin and a salamander.
The seven-episode series mixing documentary footage and fiction was broadcast as segments of The Mickey Mouse Club.
The original documentary wildlife footage was actually filmed by cameraman Karl Maslowski in 1954.
Bill Richards
George Fenneman Lanie Thorne
Gloria Marshall (Gloria McGough)
