About this season
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate Monday nights from October 7, 1957 to September 16, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers. Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre. In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.
Episodes (36)
1. Story Without Moral
Aired 14 September 1959 • 30 min
2. Another Day, Another Dollar
Aired 21 September 1959 • 30 min
Engaging comedy-drama about a toy salesman who chooses family responsibilities over a business deal.
3. Hello Charlie
Aired 28 September 1959 • 30 min
4. Operation Spark
Aired 5 October 1959 • 30 min
5. The Incorrigibles
Aired 12 October 1959 • 30 min
6. Any Friend of Julia's
Aired 19 October 1959 • 30 min
7. Tom, Dick, and Harry
Aired 26 October 1959 • 30 min
8. Girls About Town
Aired 2 November 1959 • 30 min
9. The Golden Shanty
Aired 9 November 1959 • 30 min
10. Small Bouquet
Aired 16 November 1959 • 30 min
11. Point of Impact
Aired 23 November 1959 • 30 min
12. Shadow of Evil
Aired 30 November 1959 • 30 min
13. 333 Montgomery Street
Aired 7 December 1959 • 30 min
14. The Long House on Avenue A
Aired 14 December 1959 • 30 min
15. Lady Bug
Aired 21 December 1959 • 30 min
16. How's Business
Aired 28 December 1959 • 30 min
17. Johnny Nighthawk
Aired 4 January 1960 • 30 min
18. Action Off Screen
Aired 11 January 1960 • 30 min
19. Birthright
Aired 18 January 1960 • 30 min
20. The Last Flight Out
Aired 25 January 1960 • 30 min
21. Capital Gains
Aired 1 February 1960 • 30 min
A TV writer who's left penniless, courtesy of taxes and alimony. He's talked into forming a corporation and selling stock -- in himself -- to raise money. He makes himself and his stockholders wealthy while he churns out TV fare. Writer's block sends him back into dire financial straits. But his ex-wife has played the stock market shrewdly, to the good fortune of them both.
22. Minister Accused
Aired 8 February 1960 • 30 min
23. Morning Boat to Africa
Aired 15 February 1960 • 30 min
24. The Silent Kill
Aired 22 February 1960 • 30 min
25. Show Wagon
Aired 29 February 1960 • 30 min
26. Chinese Finale
Aired 7 March 1960 • 30 min
27. Squeeze Play
Aired 14 March 1960 • 30 min
28. The Tweed Hat
Aired 21 March 1960 • 30 min
29. All in the Family
Aired 28 March 1960 • 30 min
30. The Glorious Fourth
Aired 4 April 1960 • 30 min
31. Author At Work
Aired 11 April 1960 • 30 min
32. The Observer
Aired 18 April 1960 • 30 min
33. Marked Down for Connie
Aired 25 April 1960 • 30 min
34. Forced Landing
Aired 2 May 1960 • 30 min
35. The Sitter's Baby
Aired 9 May 1960 • 30 min
36. You Should Meet My Sister
Aired 16 May 1960 • 30 min