Alcoa Premiere — Season 1

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About this season

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.

Episodes (32)

1. People Need People

Aired 10 October 1961

Drama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed war veterans.

2. The Fugitive Eye

Aired 17 October 1961

3. The Fortress

Aired 24 October 1961

4. The Girl With a Glow

Aired 31 October 1961

5. The Town Budget

Aired 7 November 1961

6. Family Outting

Aired 14 November 1961

7. The Witch Next Door

Aired 28 November 1961

8. Breaking Point

Aired 5 December 1961

9. Delbert, Texas

Aired 12 December 1961

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10. End of a World

Aired 19 December 1961

Documentary drama about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the event that triggered World War I.

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11. The Cake Baker

Aired 26 December 1961

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12. Pattern of Guilt

Aired 9 January 1962

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13. The Hour of the Bath

Aired 16 January 1962

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14. The Jail

Aired 6 February 1962

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.

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