Alcoa Premiere (1961)
Alcoa Premiere is an American anthology drama series that aired from October 1961 to July 1963 on ABC. The series was hosted by Fred Astaire, directed by Norman Lloyd and executive produced by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Episode 1 - Flashing Spikes
Release Date: 1962-10-04 -
Episode 2 - Guest in the House
Release Date: 1962-10-11Fascinating and original story of a war hero turned grifter (Astaire) who returns to an air force buddy's life and helps his family through a crisis.
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Episode 3 - Seven Against the Sea
Release Date: 1962-10-18A 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.
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Episode 4 - The Voice of Charlie Pont
Release Date: 1962-10-25 -
Episode 5 - Mr. Lucifer
Release Date: 1962-11-01The Devil Himself (Astaire) is a hard-bitten businessman with a group of somewhat bumbling yes-men on staff and a curvy assistant in the person of Elizabeth Montgomery (no Gwen Verdon, but fairly amusing, all the same). Together they use their best temptations in an attempt to thwart the honesty and decency of a young suburban couple (Aletter and Bulifant).
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Episode 6 - The Masked Marine
Release Date: 1962-11-08 -
Episode 7 - Ordeal in Darkness
Release Date: 1962-11-15 -
Episode 8 - Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois
Release Date: 1962-11-22 -
Episode 9 - The Hands of Danofrio
Release Date: 1962-11-29 -
Episode 10 - The Contenders
Release Date: 1962-12-06 -
Episode 11 - The Long Walk Home
Release Date: 1962-12-13 -
Episode 12 - The Potentate
Release Date: 1962-12-20Disquieting 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.
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Episode 13 - Blues For A Hanging
Release Date: 1962-12-27Ted Miller (Astaire), 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 (Paige) refuses to believe this and together they piece together what really transpired.
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Episode 14 - Impact of an Execution
Release Date: 1963-01-03 -
Episode 15 - Lollipop Louie
Release Date: 1963-01-10 -
Episode 16 - The Glass Palace
Release Date: 1963-01-17 -
Episode 17 - Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks
Release Date: 1963-01-24 -
Episode 18 - George Gobel Presents
Release Date: 1963-01-31This was an unsold pilot that appeared on Alcoa Premiere.
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Episode 19 - The Hat of Sergeant Martin
Release Date: 1963-02-07 -
Episode 20 - Blow High, Blow Clear
Release Date: 1963-02-14 -
Episode 21 - Chain Reaction
Release Date: 1963-02-21 -
Episode 22 - Hornblower
Release Date: 1963-02-28 -
Episode 23 - The Dark Labyrinth
Release Date: 1963-03-07 -
Episode 24 - Jeeney Ray
Release Date: 1963-03-14 -
Episode 25 - The Best Years
Release Date: 1963-03-21 -
Episode 26 - Of Struggle and Flight
Release Date: 1963-03-28 -
Episode 27 - The Broken Year
Release Date: 1963-04-04 -
Episode 28 - This Will Kill You
Release Date: 1963-04-11 -
Episode 29 - Million Dollar Hospital
Release Date: 1963-04-18 -
Episode 30 - The Town That Died
Release Date: 1963-04-25