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 (30)
1. Flashing Spikes
Aired 4 October 1962
2. Guest in the House
Aired 11 October 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. Seven Against the Sea
Aired 18 October 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. The Voice of Charlie Pont
Aired 25 October 1962
5. Mr. Lucifer
Aired 1 November 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. The Masked Marine
Aired 8 November 1962
7. Ordeal in Darkness
Aired 15 November 1962
8. Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois
Aired 22 November 1962
9. The Hands of Danofrio
Aired 29 November 1962
10. The Contenders
Aired 6 December 1962
11. The Long Walk Home
Aired 13 December 1962
12. The Potentate
Aired 20 December 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. Blues For A Hanging
Aired 27 December 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. Impact of an Execution
Aired 3 January 1963
15. Lollipop Louie
Aired 10 January 1963
16. The Glass Palace
Aired 17 January 1963
17. Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks
Aired 24 January 1963
18. George Gobel Presents
Aired 31 January 1963
This was an unsold pilot that appeared on Alcoa Premiere.
19. The Hat of Sergeant Martin
Aired 7 February 1963
20. Blow High, Blow Clear
Aired 14 February 1963
21. Chain Reaction
Aired 21 February 1963
22. Hornblower
Aired 28 February 1963
23. The Dark Labyrinth
Aired 7 March 1963
24. Jeeney Ray
Aired 14 March 1963
25. The Best Years
Aired 21 March 1963
26. Of Struggle and Flight
Aired 28 March 1963
27. The Broken Year
Aired 4 April 1963
28. This Will Kill You
Aired 11 April 1963
29. Million Dollar Hospital
10.0Aired 18 April 1963
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. The Town That Died
Aired 25 April 1963