The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series

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Episode Guide
version 14.0 September 2006

(General Update)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/

with contributions by:
Rina Fox

Special thanks to Jeff Eldridge for his help

with airdates and rebroadcast dates.

references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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ALCOA PREMIERE

a Avista Productions/Revue Productions Presentation
 

First telecast October 10, 1961 to September 12, 1963.

Dramatic Anthology hosted by Fred Astaire.

ABC 30 & 60min episodes. (as listed)

Theme music for "Alcoa Premiere" composed by John T. Williams

*Note: John Williams received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music for Alcoa Premiere in 1961-62.
 

Aired in syndication as "Fred Astaire Presents" 1964-65.

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Ep 1.01 Alcoa Premiere: PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE (60 min)

10Oct1961 ABC Tues (rerun 03Jul62)

directed by Alex Segal 

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Lee Marvin ..... Hughes

James Gregory ..... Driscoll

Arthur Kennedy..... Dr. Harry Wilmer

Keir Dullea ...... Maples

Jocelyn Brando ...... Nurse Slater

Katherine Squire ..... Nurse Harrington

John Alderman ....... Wheeler

Paul Comi ..... Wyatt

Wesley Gale ..... Venske

Joey Forman ..... Kroner

Russ Conway ..... Psychologist

John Lasell ..... Pennock

Ralph Reed .... Hanson

Paul Sand .... Prowler

Bert Remsen .... Burkhardt

Synopsis:

Drama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed

war veterans. [RF]

*Note: Lee Marvin received an Emmy nomination for his performance as

did director Alex Segal.

Ep 1.02  Alcoa Premiere: THE FUGITIVE EYE (60 min)

17Oct1961 ABC Tues (rerun 18Sep62)

starring

Charlton Heston  .... Paul Malone
Leo G. Carroll ..... Welch
Jack Livesey ....... Graves
Ronald Long ........ Inspector Prayle
Laurie Main ........ Sergeant Hadley
Jennifer Raine ..... Elizabeth
William O'Connell .. Private Benson
Kendrick Huxham .... Vicar
Hilda Plowright .... Vicar's Wife
Elizabeth Allen .... Nurse
Colin Campbell ..... Englishman
Brendan Dillon ..... Officer
Irvin Ashkenazy .... Hatchet-faced Man
Michel Petit ....... Boy
George Whiteman .... Drunken Sod
Synopsis:
Paul Malone wakes up in a forest to find an empty limousine, a dead chauffeur and three unsavory characters staring at him. [RF]
 

Ep 1.03  Alcoa Premiere: THE FORTRESS (60 min)

24Oct1961 ABC Tues (rerun 11Sep62)

starring

Lloyd Bridges ..... Lt. Wallace Brown

Philip Ahn ..... Chinese Major

James Shigeta..... The Captain

Amy Fields ..... Ruth Brown

Synopsis:

During the Korean War, Lt. Wallace Brown was show down over enemy territory.

His captors provided him with a basement cell, a bed and a light bulb that

never went off. [RF]

  31Oct1961 pre-empted for a CLOSE-UP documentary entitled "The Awesome Servant." [JE]
 

Ep 1.04 MOMENT OF DECISION (60 min)

07Nov1961 ABC Tues (rerun 10Jul62)

starring

Fred Astaire  ....... Alex Berringer
Maureen O'Sullivan.. Elizabeth Lozier
Harry Townes ....... Hugh Lozier
Connie Gilchrist ... Emma
Jonathan Hole ...... Elliott
Oliver McGowan ..... Dr. Lockridge
Cathleen Cordell ... Mrs. Lockridge
Katherine Henryk ... Molly
Leo Needham ........ Guard
Gil Perkins ........ Driver
Synopsis:
A landowner has odd ways of showing his dislike for his new neighbor. [RF]
 

Ep 1.05  Alcoa Premiere: FAMILY OUTING (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15853

14Nov1961 ABC Tues

starring

Lin McCarthy ....... Captain Lewis Baring

Nancy Olson ....... Amber Baring

Michael Burns ....... Chip Baring

Bill Quinn ....... Tom Service [JE]

Norman Leavitt ..... Driver
Henry Brandt ....... Lieutenant
Synopsis:
Six astronauts have been trained for the first one-man space flight and the day of the final choice has arrived. [RF]

21Nov1961 Alcoa Premiere pre-empted for "Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" (a musical special). [JE]

Ep 1.06  Alcoa Premiere: THE WITCH NEXT DOOR (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15854

28Nov1961  ABC Tues

starring

Susan Gordon ....... Julie Collins

James Whitmore.......Fred Collins

Mary LaRoche ....... Helen Collins

Warren Kemmerling .. Potter
Tom Greenway ....... Doctor
Frank Sully ........ Mover

Synopsis 1:

A young girl comes under the spell of the title character and is forced to tear apart her favorite doll.
Synopsis 2:
While Helen Collins is busy settling her family into their new home, her little girl Julie 

strikes up a friendship with Emily Potter. [RF]

Ep 1.07 Alcoa Premiere: BREAKING POINT (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15852
05Dec1961 ABC Tues
starring
Brian Keith ........ Sergeant Dave Temple
Mary Murphy ........ Angie Palmer
Brad Dexter ........ Charles Bowers
Joseph Bernard ..... Corrado
Hugh Sanders ....... Devlin
Jack Mather ........ Palmer
Mark Tapscott ...... Detective
Synopsis:
An ex-convict seems to be guilty of murder until a cop realizes that only the victim's wife profits from his death. [RF]
 

Ep 1.08  Alcoa Premiere: DELBERT, TEXAS (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15856
12Dec1961 ABC Tues
starring
David Wayne ........ Frank Willoughby
Florence MacMichael ...... Ruth Willoughby
Jan Stine .......... Doyle Price
Anita Gordon ....... Veda
Hank Peterson ...... Bates
Med Flory .......... Miller
Brett King ......... Howie
Synopsis:
Frank and Ruth Willoughby are determined to find out why their son's college grades have suddenly dropped. [RF]
 

Ep 1.09  Alcoa Premiere: THE END OF A WORLD (60 min)

19Dec1961 ABC Tues

written by David Karp

directed by Frank Bruce

starring

Robert Loggia ....... Archduke Ferdinand

Andrew Prine ....... Gavril Princip

Robert Ellenstein ....... Colonel Dimitrievich

Russell Johnson ....... Major

Mildred Trares ...... Ann

Steve Marlo ..... Danilo

Alex Gerry ...... Emperor

Fintan Meyler ...... Sophie

Gary Clarke ......Trifko

Frank de Kova ...... Gavril's Father

Than Wyenn ..... Peasant

Jack Greening ..... Steward

Jeno Mate ..... Policeman

Ralph Clanton .... Von Karlbeck
Synopsis:

June 28, 1914, the murder of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary set off the

powder keg of World War I. David Karp's script tells the story of the events preceding

 the assassination from the viewpoint of three men: Gavril Princip, a tubercular youth

anxious to serve the cause of Serbian freedom before his own death;

 Colonel Dimitrievich, a dedicated revolutionary who knows how to use the idealism

of youth to his own ends; and Archduke Ferdinand himself. [RF]

*Documentary drama about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand,

the event that triggered World War I.

Ep 1.10  Alcoa Premiere: THE CAKE BAKER (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15860
02Jan1962 ABC Tues
starring
Shelley Winters .... Olive
Ed Nelson .......... Eddie
Marjorie Reynolds .. Eleanor
Debbie Joyce ....... Jenny
Pamela Duncan ...... Mrs. Lawrence
Helen Kleeb ........ Mrs. Myerson
Synopsis:
A housewife is always daydreaming even on the night her young daughter runs away from home. [RF]
 

Ep 1.11  Alcoa Premiere: PATTERN OF GUILT (60 min)

09Jan1962  ABC Tues

starring

Ray Milland ........ Keith Briscoe
Myron McCormick .... Lt. Gonzales
Joanna Moore ....... Elaine Briscoe
Olive Carey ........ Nettie Swanson
Lucy Prentis ....... Faye Briscoe
Harlan Warde ....... Walker
Rex Holman ......... Kawalik
Howard Caine ....... Higbee
Synopsis:
A reporter covers a series of murders, all perpetrated against spinsters. [RF]
 

Ep 1.12  Alcoa Premiere: THE HOUR OF THE BATH (60 min)

16Jan1962 ABC Tues (rerun 21Aug62)

starring

Robert Fuller ...... Henry Detweiler
Barbara Luna ....... Be Ky
Harold Fong ........ Nam Quong Hok
Kam Tong ........... Lu Ding
Yuki Shimoda ....... Ti Rong
Viraj Amonsin ...... Viet Cong Leader
Synopsis:
American agricultural expert Henry Detweiler is a prisoner in Vietnam under sentence of death. [RF]
 

24Jan1962 Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted

31Jan1962 Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
 

Ep 1.13 Alcoa Premiere: THE JAIL  (60 min)

06Feb1962  ABC Tues

written by Ray Bradbury

directed by Norman Lloyd

producer Joan Harrison

executive produced by Alfred Hitchcock

starring

John Gavin ....... William Fortnum

Bettye Ackerman ....... Ellen

Barry Morse ....... Guard

Noah Keen ....... Peters

James Barton ....... Hobbs

Robert Sampson ....... Dr. Bernard
Synopsis:

In this future time a young man was charged with an offense against the state and

marshaled into a huge building crammed with banks and banks of computers.

These computers would absorb and assess the evidence, circumstances and facts

in his case. All of them were operated by one master button-puncher.
"The wonderful irony of all this was that it seemed to infer that all of this was taking

place in the United States at some future time. I thought, “My God, that’s a terrifying

vision; many steps beyond George Orwell.” In those days there used to be a

production meeting at the beginning of the shoot with Hitchcock, the various network

people, the sponsors and the advertising representatives. I thought to myself,

“Oh boy, when they hear this script the balloon is going to go up. It’s going to be

considered an attack on the American way of life. Surely they must see that! Bradbury’s

suggesting that if the USA goes on in the direction of automation and mechanization

that pretty soon there won’t be any humanity in this at all. And machines will run all public

affairs and governmental matters. Surely somebody would object to that.” I thought!" [RF]
* Alfred Hitchcock was the executive producer of this episode.

Ep 1.14  Alcoa Premiere: MR. EASY (60 min)

13Feb1962 ABC Tues (rerun 07Aug62)

starring

Fred Astaire  ....... Andrew E. Whitbeck
Joanna Barnes ...... Sylvia Dorn
George Petrie ...... Phil Millard
Fredd Wayne ........ Ted Morley
Howard Wendell ..... General Mooney
Irene Tedrow ....... Miss Cooper
David White ........ Mr. Tucker
Walter Reed ........ Cassidy
Paul Keast ......... Huxley
Harold Fong ........ Henry
Carlyle Mitchell ... Kettering
Olan Soule ......... Morton
Bill Walker ........ Smith
Brian Eliot ........ George
Marjorie Bennett ... Matron
Synopsis:
"Mr. Easy" is Andrew Whitbeck, who, bored with his successful business, decides to chuck it all and simply "enjoy himself." [RF]
 

Ep 1.15  Alcoa Premiere: THE MAN WITH A SHINE ON HIS SHOES (30 min)

20Feb1962 ABC Tues

starring

Henry Hull  ......... Robert Bruce Maclean
Peter Helm ......... Jimmy McKittrick
Crahan Denton ...... McKittrick
True Ellison ....... Miss Gardner
William Giorgio .... George
Synopsis:
An elderly drifter tries to get work on the town newspaper because he thinks he's the greatest typesetter in the world. [RF]
 

Ep 1.16  Alcoa Premiere: THE DOCTOR (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15858

27Feb1962  ABC Tues

starring

Richard Kiley ....... Dr. Jonathan Bent

Cloris Leachman ....... Meg Bent

Don Keefer ........ Bob Page

Ken Lynch ........ Harry Sims

Ep 1.17  Alcoa Premiere: OF THIS TIME, OF THAT PLACE  (60 min)

(Pilot for CHANNING)

06Mar1962 ABC Tues (rerun 24Jul62)

starring

Henry Jones  ........ Dean Fred Baker
Jason Evers ........ Prof. Joseph Howe
Burt Brinckerhoff .. Tertan
Stephanie Hill ..... Marsha
Nancy Hadley ....... Mary Howe
Paul Carr .......... Blackburn
Alice Frost ........ Miss Marks
Barbara Jean Hunter. Hilda
Jamie Brothers ..... Casebeer
Paul Comi .......... Allison
Bart Patton ........ Haskell
Bartlett Robinson .. Doctor
Stefan Schnabel .... Father
Synopsis:
A college teacher's new job is made difficult by a brilliant, but uncompromising, student. [RF]
 

Ep 1.18  Alcoa Premiere: SECOND CHANCES  (60 min)

(Pilot for Wide Country)

13Mar1962 ABC Tues (rebroadcast 17Jul62)

Written by Harold Swanton
Produced by Frank Telford
starring
Cliff Robertson .... Hoby Dunlap
John Anderson ...... Herbert Gresham
Earl Holliman ...... Mitch Guthrie
Andrew Prine ....... Andy Guthrie

Jacqueline Scott ... Oralee Dunlap
Don 'Red' Barry .... Wes Holbrook
Roger Mobley ....... Lonnie Dunlap
Cicely Walper ...... Mrs. Widgery
Synopsis:
One-time bronc-rider Hoby Dunlap has served his sentence for defecting during the Korean War.

But when he tries to return to the rodeo circuit, he finds that his reputation has preceded him. [RF]
 

Ep 1.19 Alcoa Premiere: THE TIGER (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15865
20Mar1962 ABC Tues
starring
Gary Merrill ....... Jim Hunter
Barbara Eiler ...... Shirley Hunter
Keir Dullea ........ Linc Ketterman
Roberta Shore ...... Leona Hunter
Betsy Hale ......... Barbara
Butch Patrick ...... Tommy
Synopsis:
Someone is trying to kill Jim Hunter and it may be one of his daughter's boy friends. [RF]
 

Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted

27Mar1962

Ep 1.20   Alcoa Premiere: SEVEN AGAINST THE SEA (60 min)

    (Pilot for McHale's Navy)

Revue prod no. 15812

03Apr1962 ABC Tues

Produced by John Champion

starring

Ernest Borgnine ....... Capt. Quentin McHale

Gary Vinson ....... Christy Christopher

Bobby Wright ....... Willy Moss

William Bramley ....... Bosun Gallagher

Ron Foster ....... Lt. Durham

Juan Hernandez ....... Crew Member

Synopsis:

A dramatic tale of PT Captain and his crew.

World War Two drama about a resourceful group of

stranded American PT boat crewmen hiding out on a

South Pacific island controlled by the Japanese Navy. [RF]

*Note: This episode was overwhelming wonderful

and a year later was turned into a sitcom.

Ep 1.21  Alcoa Premiere: A VERY CUSTOM SPECIAL (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15864
10Apr1962 ABC Tues
starring
J. Pat O'Malley .... J.B. Marshall
True Ellison ....... Marilyn Marshall
Lou Krugman ........ Manny
Robert Strauss ..... Johnny
Dabbs Greer ........ Herb
John Alderman ...... Merl
Gordon Richards .... Butler
Synopsis:
J.B. Marshall is wiped out by the 1929 stock-market crash on the night of his daughter's debutante party. [RF]
 

Ep 1.22  Alcoa Premiere: ALL CLIENTS ARE INNOCENT (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15868
17Apr1962 ABC Tues
starring
Barry Morse ........ Max McIntire
Vic Morrow ......... Carl Balderson
Mari Aldon ......... Martha
Joan Staley ........ Cora Pierson
Lillian Bronson .... Nurse

Dick Davalos ....... Alan Michaels (as Richard Davalos)
Robert Dugan ....... Bailiff
Arthur Henson ...... Assistant DA
Synopsis:
Criminal lawyer Max McIntire tries to stop his partner's marriage. He's convinced a wife can ruin a career. [RF]
 

 Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted

25Apr1962

Ep 1.23  Alcoa Premiere: RULES OF THE GAME (60 min)

01May1962  ABC Tues (rerun 28Aug62)

starring

Hugh O'Brian  ....... Miles Hadley
Bethel Leslie ...... Julie Wakeman
Edgar Stehli ....... Benton
Roland Winters ..... Granby
Richard Carlyle .... Bryce
Robert Colbert ..... Fred Walton
John Harmon ........ Bryant
Synopsis:
Years ago, a newspaper editor helped to send Owen Miller to the electric chair and now he learns that Miller was innocent. [RF]
 

Alcoa Premiere pre-empted

08May1962 

Ep 1.24  Alcoa Premiere: CRY OUT IN SILENCE  (30min)

15May1962 ABC Tues (rerun 31Jul62)

starring

Celeste Holm  ....... Laura Bennett
David McLean ....... David
Dayton Lummis ...... Torvald
Philip Bourneuf .... Dr. Rand
John McGiver ....... Tyler (John McClear tvguide)
Synopsis:
Actress Laura Bennett must undergo a serious throat operation that may end her career. [RF]
 

Ep 1.25 Alcoa Premiere: A PLACE TO HIDE (30min)

22May1962 ABC Tues (rerun 31Jul62)

starring

Joan Hackett  ....... Sue Wilson
Dean Stockwell ..... Clay Bannon
Frank Ferguson ..... Enos Bannon
Paul Langton ....... Sullivan
Synopsis:
Sue Wilson, a young woman has answered an ad for a job as housekeeper but her nervousness arouses suspicions. [RF]
 

Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted

29May1962

Ep 1.26  Alcoa Premiere: THE BOY WHO WASN'T WANTED (60 min)

05Jun1962 ABC Tues (rerun 04Sep62)

starring

Dana Andrews  ....... Pat Barrat
Billy Mumy ......... Skipper
Marilyn Erskine .... Celia Barrat
Barbara Loden ...... Betty Johnson
Thomas Browne Henry. Judge Whittaker
Ed Peck ............ James Donner
S. John Launer ..... Dr. Benson
Katherine Warren ... Mrs. Handley
Frank Sully ........ Truck Driver
Synopsis:
Detective Pat Barrat arrests a burglar and feels responsible for the welfare of the robber's little boy. [RF]
 

  Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted

12Jun1962 ABC Tues

Ep 1.27   Alcoa Premiere: IT TAKES A THIEF (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15872

19Jun1962  ABC Tues

Adapted by Oscar Millard

From a Story by Arthur Miller

starring

Edward Andrews ....... Frank Shelton

Constance Ford ....... Rose Shelton

Christopher Dark ....... Sergeant Elm

Quinn Redeker ....... Detective Ravoli
Synopsis:

Frank and Rose Shelton arrive home one evening to find their

apartment has been robbed. Frank is worried: If the police

find out about one item stolen from his safe - he'll be in hot water. [RF]

Ep 1.28  Alcoa Premiere: THE TIME OF THE TONSILS (30 min)

Revue prod no. 15870
26Jun1962 ABC Tues
starring
Eddie Albert ....... Mark Evans
Butch Patrick ...... Wesley
Howard McNear ...... Charles Bennett
Johnny Marshall .... Douglas
Virginia Vincent ... Maggie
Peter Helm ......... Tom
Francis De Sales ... Ford
Synopsis:
An orphanage director takes two children to have their tonsils out, only to discover that his must go too. [RF]
 

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03Jul62 People Need People (aired 10Oct61)
10Jul62 Moment of Decision (aired 07Nov61)
17Jul62 Second Chance (aired 13Mar62)
24Jul62 Of This Time, Of That Place (aired 06Mar62)
31Jul62 A Place to Hide & Cry Out in Silence (aired 22May62 & 15May62)
07Aug62 Mr. Easy (aired 13Feb62)
14Aug62 pre-empted
21Aug62 The Hour of the Bath (aired 16Jan62)
28Aug62 Rules of the Game (aired 01May62)
04Sep62 The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted (aired 05Jun62)
11Sep62 The Fortress (aired 24Oct61)
18Sep62 The Fugitive Eye (aired 17Oct61)
25Sep62 pre-empted

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ABC Thursday 9:00pm

Ep 2.01 Alcoa Premiere: FLASHING SPIKES (60 min)

04Oct1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 23May63)

Written by Jameson Brewer

Based on the novel by Frank O'Rourke

Directed by John Ford

Director of photography William H. Clothier

Music by Johnny Williams

Hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

John Wayne ....... Sergeant-Umpire in Korea

James Stewart ....... Slim Conway

Patrick Wayne ....... Bill Riley

Jack Warden ....... Comissioner

Tige Andrews ....... Gaby Lasalle

Edgar Buchanan ....... Crab Holcomb

Don Drysdale ....... Gomer

Stephanie Hill ....... Mary Riley

Carleton Young ...... Rex Short

with

Willis Bouchey ...... Mayor

Charles Seel ...... Judge

Neil Russell ...... Hogan

Harry Carey Jr. ..... Player in Dugout

Vin Scully ........ Announcer

Larry J. Blake ........ 1st Reporter

Walter Reed ....... 2nd Reporter

Charles Morton ....... Umpire

Cy Malis .......... Bit Man

Sally Hughes ........ Nurse

William Henry ........ Commissioner's Assistant

Art Passarella ......... Umpire

Vern Stephens ....... Player

Ralph Volkie ...... Player

Earl Gilpin ........ Player

Bud Harden ...... Player

Whitey Campbell ...... Player
Synopsis 1:

John Wayne plays an Army sergeant and umpire in Korea.

Synopsis 2:

Ex-baseball player Slim Conway is accused of bribing Bill Riley,

whose error cost his team a World Series game. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Fred Astaire Theater 11Apr64.

Ep 2.02  Alcoa Premiere: GUEST IN THE HOUSE (60 min)

11Oct1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 27Jun63)

directed by Ted Post

play by James Dunn & Philip MacDonald

starring

Fred Astaire ........ Ivor St. George

Susan Gordon ....... Sandy Gould

Lloyd Bochner ........ Victor Vass

Philip Abbott ....... Jeff Gould

Phyllis Avery ........ Mary Gould

Brendan Dillon ......... Mr. Widgery

Joan Marshall ......... Rhoda Traynor
Synopsis:

Fascinating and original story of a war hero turned grifter who returns

 to an air force buddy's life and helps his family through a crisis. [RF]

Ep 2.03  Alcoa Premiere: THE LONG WALK HOME (60 min)

18Oct1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 01Aug63)

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Lin McCarthy ..... Paul Watson

Nancy Rennick ..... Grace Watson

Ken Lynch ...... Henry Bolin

R.G. Armstrong ....... R.V. Reagan

Mark Slade ....... Bobby Reagan

Paul Birch ......... Mitch Mitchell

Kim Charney ....... Donnie Mitchell

Roy Engel ....... Charles Creighton

Jan Stine ..... Woffie

Ben Bryant ....... Ernie Gillis

Eddie Foster .... Quincy

Chick Hearn ..... Announcer
Synopsis:

If high school football coach Paul Watson, doesn't lose a championship game,

a blackmailer threatens to circulate a certain photograph. [RF]

Ep 2.04  Alcoa Premiere: THE VOICE OF CHARLIE PONT (60 min)

25Oct1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 02May63)

written by Halstead Welles

directed by Robert Ellis Miller

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Bradford Dillman ....... Charlie Pont

Diana Hyland ...... Liza Laurents

Robert Redford ..... George Laurents

Bill Bixby ...... Brune

Tammy Locke ...... Sally

Cathie Merchant ...... Sheila

Bob Hopkins ......Truck Driver

Joey Russo ..... Boy

Synopsis:
Charlie's back in town. Good old Charlie. Good-looking Charlie.

Fun-loving Charlie. Troublemaking Charlie.
The town is Cambridge. The old college pals he's calling on are George and

Liza Laurents, and George and Liza and Charlie were pretty deeply involve with each

other back in their college days. Too deeply. George and Liza are not at all sure

that Charlie's visit and the memories it will stir up, will be welcome. [RF]

*Note Redford received an Emmy nod for  best supporting actor,

Dillman received a best actor nod for his role and

Diana Hyland received a best actress nomination for her role.

Ep 2.05  Alcoa Premiere: MR. LUCIFER (60 min)

01Nov1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 18Jul63)

starring

Fred Astaire ....... Mr. Lucifer

Elizabeth Montgomery ....... Iris Haines

Frank Aletter ....... Tom Logan

Hal Smith ....... Belial

Joyce Bulifant ....... Jenny Logan

George Petrie ....... Beelzebub

Milton Frome ....... Mammon

Gaylord Cavallaro ....... Moloch
Synopsis:

The Devil Himself is a hard-bitten businessman with a group of somewhat bumbling

yes-men on staff and a curvy assistant in the person of Iris Haines. Together they use their

best temptations in an attempt to thwart the honesty and decency of a young suburban couple. [RF]

Ep 2.06  Alcoa Premiere: THE MASKED MARINE (60 min)

08Nov1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 16May63)

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Harry Guardino  ..... Sergeant Lee Arthur
James Caan ......... Arch Williams
Chris Robinson ..... Private Dave Chatham
Jim McMullan ....... Barney Duggan
George Brenlin ..... Corporal Joe Sanella
Rees Vaughn ........ Walker
Synopsis:
A marine sergeant is irritated by a private and decides to teach him a lesson. [RF]
 

Ep 2.07  Alcoa Premiere: ORDEAL IN DARKNESS (60 min)

15Nov1962  ABC Thurs

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Keir Dullea  ........ Tommy Miller
Richard Conte ...... John Miller
Dorothy Green ...... Nancy Miller
George Kennedy ..... Jake
Dan Frazer ......... Corby
Synopsis:
Always independent, John Miller forges ahead despite temporary blindness. His wife, however, believes he should depend more on their teenaged son.
Synopsis 2:
Temporarily blinded executive John Miller refuses to give up his business responsibilities.
 

Ep 2.08  Alcoa Premiere: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MISS ILLINOIS? (60 min)

22Nov1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 05Sep63)

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Carol Lynley  ....... Sandy Carter
Anthony George ..... Ernie Hamel
Arch Johnson ....... Harry Eden
Lee Meriwether ..... Kerry
Joan Staley ........ June
Karen Steele ....... Sabina
Arlene Howell ...... Wilma
Joanne Moriarty .... Donna
Warrene Ott ........ Miss South Dakota
Synopsis:
A reporter asks that question about Miss Illinois and other losers of national contests. [RF]
 

Ep 2.09  Alcoa Premiere: THE HANDS OF DANOFRIO (60 min)

29Nov1962  ABC Thurs

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Joseph Campanella  .. Marc Malatesta
Telly Savalas ...... Mario Lombardi
John Williams ...... Caleb Burlington
Janet Margolin ..... Rosa
Alice Pearce ....... Iris
Beulah Bondi ....... Mrs. Murrow
Synopsis:
An art critic catalogues the complete works of a dead sculptor and suddenly a new work turns up. [RF]
 

Ep 2.10  Alcoa Premiere: THE CONTENDERS (60 min)

06Dec1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 06Jun63)

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Suzanne Pleshette  .. Carla Hammond
Signe Hasso ........ Nicole Bruneau
Elen Willard ....... Jennifer Cook
Ed Asner ........... Daniel Stryker
Chester Morris ..... Andrew Hines
James Patterson .... Barnaby Evans
Robert Christopher.. Robert Turner
David Frankham ..... Richard Cook
Emile Genest ....... George
Robert Roter ....... Eduard
Synopsis:
Three unprincipled actresses vie for the best-performance award at a film festival. [RF]
 

Ep 2.11 Alcoa Premiere: THE WAY FROM DARKNESS (60 min)

13Dec1962 ABC Thurs

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Shelley Winters  .... Meg Fletcher
Donald Harron ...... Robert Devon
Joan Hackett ....... Edith Fletcher
George Furth ....... Henry Blett
Jackie Russell ..... Maybelle
Synopsis:
Invalid Meg Fletcher just loves having her sister stay with her: she makes such a wonderful servant. [RF]
 

Ep 2.12  Alcoa Premiere: THE POTENTATE (60 min)

20Dec1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 20Jun63)

written by David Karp

novel by William Fennerton

directed by John Brahm

hosted by Fred Astaire

cast

Theodore Bikel ....... Stefan Tamarov

Milton Selzer ....... Rozinsky

Carol Rossen ....... Svezda

David Opatoshu ....... Andreas Vrim

Angela Clarke ....... Maria

Dick Sargent .......Haines

Simon Scott ...... Raknitch

Paul Genge ...... Martov

Richard Karlan .......Hannerske

Than Wyenn ....... Major Stransky
Synopsis:

Disquieting is the word for Stefan Tamarov's first visit to New York City.

As Minister of Economics and Foreign Trade for a Communist satellite country,

Tamarov has no trouble with his official duties; it's the 'little' things that bother him.

His daughter Svezda is seeing an American reporter much too often, and his best

 friend Andreas Vrim, his country's UN delegate, has confided a few thoughts to

Stefan that could be interpreted as treason. [RF]

Ep 2.13  Alcoa Premiere: BLUES FOR A HANGING (60 min)

27Dec1962  ABC Thurs (rerun 22Aug63)

starring

Fred Astaire ....... Ted Miller

Janis Paige .......Connie Rankin

Lurene Tuttle ....... Theresa Summer

Shelly Mann ....... Billy

Robert H. Harris ....... Peter Wrenn

Tyler MacDuff .......Rod Tilton

Richard Shannon....... Bassion

Lory Patrick ....... Maxine Summer
Synopsis:

Ted Miller, a down-on-his-luck musician, was in a drunken fight last night, and

begins to think he could have murdered a man. His loving girlfriend Connie refuses to

believe this and together they piece together what really transpired. [RF]

Ep 2.14  Alcoa Premiere: IMPACT OF AN EXECUTION (60 min)

03Jan1963  ABC Thurs

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Ralph Bellamy  ...... Dr. Richard Meredith
Ruby Dee ........... Irene Clayton
Peggy Ann Garner ... Bernice Meredith
Robert Colbert ..... Dr. Hamilton
Alan Napier ........ Judge Cameron
Stanley Adams ...... Rosen
Synopsis:
A doctor could persuade the governor to stay a killer's execution but he's in no hurry to do so. [RF]
 

Ep 2.15  Alcoa Premiere: LOLLIPOP LOUIE (60 min)

10Jan1963 ABC Thurs

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Aldo Ray  ........... Louie Mastroanni
Kurt Kasznar ....... Mario
Paul Comi .......... Tony
Ralph Manza ........ Uncle Peter
Barbara Turner ..... Emma
Jesse White ........ Counterman
Synopsis:
Happy-go-lucky Lollipop Louie leaves his California fishing boat to head for the big city. [RF]
 

Ep 2.16  Alcoa Premiere: THE GLASS PALACE (60 min)

17Jan1963 ABC Thurs

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Ricardo Montalban  .. Vince Gallard
Anne Francis ....... Terri Gallard
Joanna Barnes ...... Aggie McCrae
Don Hamner ......... Lloyd Gary
Ed Nelson .......... Brick Avery
Paul Newlan ........ Max Gifford
Wallace Ford ....... Mike Fallon
Chester Morris ..... Charles Richardson
Synopsis:
There's trouble afoot when ice skater Vince Gallard begins to slip: a coming ice show depends on him. [RF]
 

Ep 2.17  Alcoa Premiere: FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS (60 min)

24Jan1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 30May63)

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Mickey Rooney  ...... Babe Simms
John Forsythe ...... Andy Ballard
Barbara Nichols .... Willy Simms
John Lupton ........ Hadley
Geraldine Brooks ... Lorraine Gardner
Bibi Osterwald ..... Midge
Bobby Troup ........ Sam Wagner
Joan Staley ........ Claire
Charles Lampkin .... Zimmy
John Zaremba ....... Doctor
Terrea Lee ......... Folksinger
Maggie Pierce ...... Secretary
Marian Collier ..... Girl
Synopsis:
After several years in Europe, a temperamental jazz drummer returns to the U.S. [RF]
 

Ep 2.18  GEORGE GOBEL PRESENTS  (60 min)

(ABC Unsold Pilot broadcast on ALCOA PREMIERE)

31Jan1963  ABC Thurs (rerun 04Jul63)

starring

Cliff Norton

Joyce Van Patten

Paul Mazursky

Eddie Quillan

Marilyn Watson

Lindis Guiness

The Harmonicats and Anden's Poodles

Synopsis:
George acts as host and adds his own brand of humor to the proceedings.

Cliff Norton assists him in a sketch about train travel and gin rummy.
Also appearing are pianist Peter Nero; the Half Brothers; Argentine jugglers; singer Georgia Carr; Anden's poodles; Jerry Murad's Harmonicats; and the comedy team of Paul Mazursky and Joyce Van Patten. [RF]

Ep 2.19  Alcoa Premiere: THE HAT OF SERGEANT MARTIN (60 min)

07Feb1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 13Jun63)

written by Gene L. Coon

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Claude Akins ....... Michael Lujack

Roger Perry .......Clinton Martin

Rafael Campos ...... Kiko

Carlos Romero ....... Sandy

Will Kuluva ....... Padre Dominguez

Alex Viespi ....... Caliban

Arch Johnson ....... Colonel Whitney

Linda Cristal ....... Teresa

Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales ...... Private Sanchez

Synopsis:
Marines Michael Lujack and Clinton Martin fight over women, but fight well together

when it comes to Latin American revolutionaries. They're stationed in a turbulent country

South of the Border during the Thirties and assigned to hunt down insurgents in the mountains. [RF]

Ep 2.20  Alcoa Premiere: BLOW HIGH, BLOW CLEAR (60 min)

14Feb1963  ABC Thurs (rerun 12Sep63)

script by Harold Swanton
hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Tommy Sands ....... Harlan Tracy

Jane Wyatt ....... Martha Ellison

Dan Duryea ....... Charlie Quinn

Chris Robinson ....... Doyle

John Anderson ....... Hannibal Roth

Tol Avery .......... Kirk
Frank Overton ...... Ellison

Synopsis:
Doyle, a young seaman just arrived from New Orleans, is in a quandary: His friend Harlan

is deeply disturbed over parental problems, and Doyle has stumbled onto something in

the French Quarter which could throw Harlan - and his family - into a real spin. [RF]
*Note: This was a pilot film for a projected fall series.

Ep 2.21  Alcoa Premiere: CHAIN REACTION (60 min)

21Feb1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 11Jul63)

hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Ralph Bellamy ....... Julian Wells

Bradford Dillman .......Mark Ames

Charles Drake ....... Walter Mitchell

Linda Hutchins ....... Mary Ellen

Bettye Ackerman ....... Dorothy Swift

George Voskovec ....... Professor Olafson

Celia Lovsky ....... Mme. Olafson

Leslie Parrish ....... Vicki

John Alvin ....... Scientist

Henry Hunter ...... Doctor

Synopsis:
Scientists Mark Ames and Walter Mitchell work for the same lab, but Ames is brash

and brilliant whereas Mitchell is cautious and reliable - which makes for a volatile relationship.

Add a female and the situation becomes explosive. [RF]

Ep 2.22  Alcoa Premiere: HORNBLOWER (60 min)

28Feb1963  ABC Thurs (rerun 15Aug63)

adapted by Donald Wilson
from the stories by C.S. Forester
produced in England

hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
David Buck .......Captain Horatio Hornblower
Nigel Green ....... Brown
Peter Arne ....... Nathaniel Sweet
Jeremy Bulloch ....... Midshipman Bowser
Barry Keegan ....... Holdroyd
Sean Kelly ......... Lt. Carlow
Terence Longdon ....... Lt. Bush
Synopsis:
It is 1803, Britain and France are at war, and off the French coast the HMS Firedrake,

commanded by Captain Horatio Hornblower, searches for her long-missing sister ship

 the Flame. The Flame is finally sighted lying silently ahead - and when she fails to

attack a passing French merchantman, Hornblower determines to find out why. [RF]
 

Alcoa Premiere pre-empted for Close-UP! documentary special "The Irreplaceables".
07Mar1963

Ep 2.23  Alcoa Premiere: JEENEY RAY (60 min)

14Mar1963  ABC Thurs (rerun 09May63)

starring

Brenda Scott  ....... Jeeney Ray
Joanna Moore ....... Zelda
Ron Hayes .......... Luke
Jim Davis .......... Tim
Olive Carey ........ Grandmother
Jennifer West ...... Theresa
Stanley Adams ...... Tony
Robert Ellenstein .. Mr. Baker
Kathleen O'Malley .. Miss Buckley
Synopsis:

When her grandmother dies, timid Jeeney Ray must move in with her hostile brother and sister-in-law. [RF]

Ep 2.24  Alcoa Premiere: THE DARK LABRINYTH (60 min)

21Mar63  ABC Thurs

starring

Carroll O'Connor  ... Charles Campion
Patrick O'Neal ..... Frederic Warren
Salome Jens ........ Madelyn Warren
Barbara Barrie ..... Virginia Stanley
Arthur Malet ....... Peter Fearmax
Synopsis:
Despite an earthquake hazard, five tourists insist on visiting a famous labyrinth in Crete. [RF]
 

Ep 2.25  Alcoa Premiere: OF STRUGGLE AND FLIGHT (60 min)

28Mar1963 ABC Thurs

Hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Janice Rule ....... Karen Evans

Jack Kruschen ....... Joe Haneke

Dabney Coleman ....... Lee Mattheson

Tod Andrews ....... Paul Evans

Gerald O'Loughlin ....... Steve
Jordan Grant ....... Reed

Synopsis:

Karen Evans seems normal enough to her husband but now, for the second time,

the Missing Persons Bureau has been sent searching for her, and this time

her clothes have washed up on the beach. [RF]

Ep 2.26  Alcoa Premiere: THE BROKEN YEAR (60 min)

04Apr1963  ABC Thurs  (rerun 08Aug63)

Hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Keir Dullea  ........ Eric Green
Shirley Knight ..... Hilary
Leif Erickson ...... Mr. Green
Katherine Bard ..... Mrs. Green
George Kennedy ..... Lincoln
Gene Lyons ......... Litchfield
Howard Wendell ..... Doctor
Jerry Dexter ....... Physical Therapist
Synopsis:
Eric and Hilary's romance becomes filled with hatred and bitterness when she blames herself for his crippling accident. [RF]
 

Ep 2.27  Alcoa Premiere: THIS WILL KILL YOU (60 min)

11Apr1963  ABC Thurs

Hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Howard Morris  ...... Willy Longo
Ernest Borgnine .... Himself
Kurt Kasznar ....... Gene
Louis Nye .......... Larry
Frances Rafferty ... Rose
Del Moore .......... Hogan
Synopsis:
Meek Willy Longo is traveling to Las Vegas to see what his brother Larry is really like. [RF]
 

Ep 2.28  Alcoa Premiere: MILLION DOLLAR HOSPITAL (60 min)

18Apr63  ABC Thurs (rerun 25Jul63)

Hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Charles Bickford ....... Dr. Barry Logan

William Shatner ....... Dr. William Grant

Nancy Rennick ....... Shirley

Reta Shaw ....... Nurse

Arthur Batanides ...... Ray

Berkeley Harris ....... Charlie

Synopsis:
Young Dr. Grant answers a medical-journal ad offering a "rewarding practice" for $1,000,000

but the run-down emergency hospital he finds hardly seems a lucrative enterprise. [RF]

Ep 2.29  Alcoa Premiere: THE TOWN THAT DIED (60 min)

25Apr1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 29Aug63)

Hosted by Fred Astaire

starring

Dana Andrews  ....... Adam Stark
Gene Evans ......... Ben Cottrell
Mary LaRoche ....... Kate
William Schallert .. Dorsey
Katherine Crawford.. Linda Cottrell
Richard Eastham .... Will Stark
Charles Cooper ..... Pollack
James Griffith ..... Kovacs
Rene Kroper ........ Bobby Kovacs
James McMullan ..... Frank Ilson
Bartlett Robinson .. Harkness
Marc Rambeau ....... Eddie
Synopsis:
Adam Stark comes home to a decrepit town, where hostilities still flare over a prolonged strike that closed an important cannery.
 

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02May63 The Voice of Charlie Pont (aired 25Oct62)
09May63 Jeeney Ray (aired 14Mar63)
16May63 The Masked Marine (aired 08Nov62)
23May63 Flashing Spikes (aired 04Oct62)
30May63 Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks (aired 24Jan63)
06Jun63 The Contenders (aired 06Dec62)
13Jun63 The Hat of Sergeant Martin (aired 07Feb63)
20Jun63 The Potentate (aired 20Dec62)
27Jun63 Guest In the House (aired 11Oct62)
04Jul63 George Goebel Presents (aired 31Jan63)
11Jul63 Chain Reaction (aired 21Feb63)
18Jul63 Mr. Lucifer (aired 01Nov62)
25Jul63 Million Dollar Hospital (aired 18Apr63)
01Aug63 The Long Walk Home (aired 18Oct62)
08Aug63 The Broken Year (aired 04Apr63)
15Aug63 Hornblower (aired 28Feb63)
22Aug63 Blues For A Hanging (aired 27Dec62)
29Aug63 The Town That Died (aired 25Apr63)
05Sep63 Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois? (aired 22Nov62)
12Sep63 Blow High, Blow Clear (aired 14Feb63)
 

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