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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.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01Million Dollar HospitalA 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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01People Need PeopleOctober 10, 1961—Drama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed war veterans.
- S01E02The Fugitive EyeOctober 17, 1961—
- S01E03The FortressOctober 24, 1961—
- S01E04The Girl With a GlowOctober 31, 1961—
- S01E05The Town BudgetNovember 7, 1961—
- S01E06Family OuttingNovember 14, 1961—
- S01E07The Witch Next DoorNovember 28, 1961—
- S01E08Breaking PointDecember 5, 1961—
- S01E09Delbert, TexasDecember 12, 1961—
- S01E10End of a WorldDecember 19, 1961—Documentary drama about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the event that triggered World War I.
- S01E11The Cake BakerDecember 26, 1961—
- S01E12Pattern of GuiltJanuary 9, 1962—
- S01E13The Hour of the BathJanuary 16, 1962—
- S01E14The JailFebruary 6, 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 bank
- S01E15Mr. EasyFebruary 13, 1962—
- S01E16The Man With A Shine On His ShoesFebruary 20, 1962—
- S01E17The DoctorFebruary 27, 1962—
- S01E18Of This Time, Of This PlaceMarch 6, 1962—
- S01E19Second ChanceMarch 13, 1962—
- S01E20TigerMarch 20, 1962—
- S01E21It Takes A ThiefMarch 27, 1962—
- S01E22A Very Custom SpecialApril 4, 1962—
- S01E23All My Clients Are InnocentApril 11, 1962—
- S01E24The Town That DiedApril 25, 1962—
- S01E25Rules of the GameMay 1, 1962—
- S01E26Once a BachelorMay 8, 1962—
- S01E27Cry Out in SilenceMay 15, 1962—
- S01E28A Place to HideMay 22, 1962—
- S01E29Moment of DecisionJuly 10, 1962—
- S01E30The Boy Who Wasn't WantedJune 5, 1962—
- S01E31The Time of the TonsilsJune 26, 1962—
- S01E32Omaha Plus 15July 17, 1962—
Season02
- S02E01Flashing SpikesOctober 4, 1962—
- S02E02Guest in the HouseOctober 11, 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
- S02E03Seven Against the SeaOctober 18, 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
- S02E04The Voice of Charlie PontOctober 25, 1962—
- S02E05Mr. LuciferNovember 1, 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 per
- S02E06The Masked MarineNovember 8, 1962—
- S02E07Ordeal in DarknessNovember 15, 1962—
- S02E08Whatever Happened to Miss IllinoisNovember 22, 1962—
- S02E09The Hands of DanofrioNovember 29, 1962—
- S02E10The ContendersDecember 6, 1962—
- S02E11The Long Walk HomeDecember 13, 1962—
- S02E12The PotentateDecember 20, 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 satell
- S02E13Blues For A HangingDecember 27, 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
- S02E14Impact of an ExecutionJanuary 3, 1963—
- S02E15Lollipop LouieJanuary 10, 1963—
- S02E16The Glass PalaceJanuary 17, 1963—
- S02E17Five, Six, Pick Up SticksJanuary 24, 1963—
- S02E18George Gobel PresentsJanuary 31, 1963—This was an unsold pilot that appeared on Alcoa Premiere.
- S02E19The Hat of Sergeant MartinFebruary 7, 1963—
- S02E20Blow High, Blow ClearFebruary 14, 1963—
- S02E21Chain ReactionFebruary 21, 1963—
- S02E22HornblowerFebruary 28, 1963—
- S02E23The Dark LabyrinthMarch 7, 1963—
- S02E24Jeeney RayMarch 14, 1963—
- S02E25The Best YearsMarch 21, 1963—
- S02E26Of Struggle and FlightMarch 28, 1963—
- S02E27The Broken YearApril 4, 1963—
- S02E28This Will Kill YouApril 11, 1963—
- S02E29Million Dollar HospitalApril 18, 1963A young Dr. Grant (played by William Shatner) responds to a medical journal ad promising a “rewarding practice” with a $1,000,000 offer, onl
- S02E30The Town That DiedApril 25, 1963—
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