Alcoa Premiere

Season 2

1962 · 30 episodes · 10.0/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Flashing Spikes

   4 Oct 1962

2. 2

   2. Guest in the House

   11 Oct 1962

   Fascinating 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.

3. 3

   3. Seven Against the Sea

   18 Oct 1962

   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.

4. 4

   4. The Voice of Charlie Pont

   25 Oct 1962

5. 5

   5. Mr. Lucifer

   1 Nov 1962

   The 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).

6. 6

   6. The Masked Marine

   8 Nov 1962

7. 7

   7. Ordeal in Darkness

   15 Nov 1962

8. 8

   8. Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois

   22 Nov 1962

9. 9

   9. The Hands of Danofrio

   29 Nov 1962

10. 10

    10. The Contenders

    6 Dec 1962

11. 11

    11. The Long Walk Home

    13 Dec 1962

12. 12

    12. The Potentate

    20 Dec 1962

    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.

13. 13

    13. Blues For A Hanging

    27 Dec 1962

    Ted 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.

14. 14

    14. Impact of an Execution

    3 Jan 1963

15. 15

    15. Lollipop Louie

    10 Jan 1963

16. 16

    16. The Glass Palace

    17 Jan 1963

17. 17

    17. Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks

    24 Jan 1963

18. 18

    18. George Gobel Presents

    31 Jan 1963

    This was an unsold pilot that appeared on Alcoa Premiere.

19. 19

    19. The Hat of Sergeant Martin

    7 Feb 1963

20. 20

    20. Blow High, Blow Clear

    14 Feb 1963

21. 21

    21. Chain Reaction

    21 Feb 1963

22. 22

    22. Hornblower

    28 Feb 1963

23. 23

    23. The Dark Labyrinth

    7 Mar 1963

24. 24

    24. Jeeney Ray

    14 Mar 1963

25. 25

    25. The Best Years

    21 Mar 1963

26. 26

    26. Of Struggle and Flight

    28 Mar 1963

27. 27

    27. The Broken Year

    4 Apr 1963

28. 28

    28. This Will Kill You

    11 Apr 1963

29. 29

    29. Million Dollar Hospital

    18 Apr 1963 · 10.0/10

    A young Dr. Grant (played by William Shatner) responds to a medical journal ad promising a “rewarding practice” with a $1,000,000 offer, only to discover a dilapidated emergency hospital that appears far from profitable.

30. 30

    30. The Town That Died

    25 Apr 1963