Based on the comic strip of the same name, Terry and the Pirates tells the story of Terry Lee, a teenager with an adventurous streak, who lives in the Far East. Along with best pals Pat Ryan, Flip Corkin, Connie the coolie and Hotshot Charlie, Terry fights villains across the Orient, including those run by the beautiful but terrible Dragon Lady, played by Marion Sweet.
Fred Allen's script writer Herman Wouk later wrote the bestsellers The Caine Mutniy and The Winds of War.