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Hosted by Fred Astaire
Season
2 (ABC) (1962-63)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
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ABC Thursday 10:00-11:00pm Eastern
Ep 2.01 Alcoa Premiere: FLASHING SPIKES (60 min)
04Oct1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 23May63)
Written by Jameson Brewer
Based on the novel by Frank O'Rourke
Directed by John Ford
Director of photography William H. Clothier
Music by Johnny Williams
Hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
John Wayne ....... Sergeant-Umpire in Korea
James Stewart ....... Slim Conway
Patrick Wayne ....... Bill Riley
Jack Warden ....... Comissioner
Tige Andrews ....... Gaby Lasalle
Edgar Buchanan ....... Crab Holcomb
Don Drysdale ....... Gomer
Stephanie Hill ....... Mary Riley
Carleton Young ...... Rex Short
with
Willis Bouchey ...... Mayor
Charles Seel ...... Judge
Neil Russell ...... Hogan
Harry Carey Jr. ..... Player in Dugout
Vin Scully ........ Announcer
Larry J. Blake ........ 1st Reporter
Walter Reed ....... 2nd Reporter
Charles Morton ....... Umpire
Cy Malis .......... Bit Man
Sally Hughes ........ Nurse
William Henry ........ Commissioner's Assistant
Art Passarella ......... Umpire
Vern Stephens ....... Player
Ralph Volkie ...... Player
Earl Gilpin ........ Player
Bud Harden ...... Player
Whitey Campbell ...... Player
Synopsis 1:
John Wayne plays an Army sergeant and umpire in Korea.
Synopsis 2:
Ex-baseball player Slim Conway is accused of bribing Bill Riley,
whose error cost his team a World Series game. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Fred Astaire Theater 11Apr64.
Ep 2.02 Alcoa Premiere: GUEST IN THE HOUSE (60 min)
11Oct1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 27Jun63)
directed by Ted Post
play by James Dunn & Philip MacDonald
starring
Fred Astaire ........ Ivor St. George
Susan Gordon ....... Sandy Gould
Lloyd Bochner ........ Victor Vass
Philip Abbott ....... Jeff Gould
Phyllis Avery ........ Mary Gould
Brendan Dillon ......... Mr. Widgery
Joan Marshall ......... Rhoda Traynor
Synopsis:
Fascinating and original story of a war hero turned grifter who returns
to an air force buddy's life and helps his family through a crisis. [RF]
Ep 2.03 Alcoa Premiere: THE LONG WALK HOME (60 min)
18Oct1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 01Aug63)
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Lin McCarthy ..... Paul Watson
Nancy Rennick ..... Grace Watson
Ken Lynch ...... Henry Bolin
R.G. Armstrong ....... R.V. Reagan
Mark Slade ....... Bobby Reagan
Paul Birch ......... Mitch Mitchell
Kim Charney ....... Donnie Mitchell
Roy Engel ....... Charles Creighton
Jan Stine ..... Woffie
Ben Bryant ....... Ernie Gillis
Eddie Foster .... Quincy
Chick Hearn ..... Announcer
Synopsis:
If high school football coach Paul Watson, doesn't lose a championship game,
a blackmailer threatens to circulate a certain photograph. [RF]
Ep 2.04 Alcoa Premiere: THE VOICE OF CHARLIE PONT (60 min)
25Oct1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 02May63)
written by Halstead Welles
directed by Robert Ellis Miller
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Bradford Dillman ....... Charlie Pont
Diana Hyland ...... Liza Laurents
Robert Redford ..... George Laurents
Bill Bixby ...... Brune
Tammy Locke ...... Sally
Cathie Merchant ...... Sheila
Bob Hopkins ......Truck Driver
Joey Russo ..... Boy
Synopsis:
Charlie's back in town. Good old Charlie. Good-looking Charlie.
Fun-loving Charlie. Troublemaking Charlie.
The town is Cambridge. The old college pals he's calling on are George and
Liza Laurents, and George and Liza and Charlie were pretty deeply involve with each
other back in their college days. Too deeply. George and Liza are not at all sure
that Charlie's visit and the memories it will stir up, will be welcome. [RF]
*Note Robert Redford received an Emmy nod for best supporting actor,
Bradford Dillman received a best actor nod for his role and
Diana Hyland received a best actress nomination for her role.
Ep 2.05 Alcoa Premiere: MR. LUCIFER (60 min)
01Nov1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 18Jul63)
starring
Fred Astaire ....... Mr. Lucifer
Elizabeth Montgomery ....... Iris Haines
Frank Aletter ....... Tom Logan
Hal Smith ....... Belial
Joyce Bulifant ....... Jenny Logan
George Petrie ....... Beelzebub
Milton Frome ....... Mammon
Gaylord Cavallaro ....... Moloch
Synopsis:
The Devil Himself is a hard-bitten businessman with a group of somewhat bumbling
yes-men on staff and a curvy assistant in the person of Iris Haines. Together they use their
best temptations in an attempt to thwart the honesty and decency of a young suburban couple. [RF]
Ep 2.06 Alcoa Premiere: THE MASKED MARINE (60 min)
08Nov1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 16May63)
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Harry Guardino ..... Sergeant Lee Arthur
James Caan ......... Arch Williams
Chris Robinson ..... Private Dave Chatham
Jim McMullan ....... Barney Duggan
George Brenlin ..... Corporal Joe Sanella
Rees Vaughn ........ Walker
Synopsis:
A marine sergeant is irritated by a private and decides to teach him a lesson. [RF]
Ep 2.07 Alcoa Premiere: ORDEAL IN DARKNESS (60 min)
15Nov1962 ABC Thurs
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Keir Dullea ........ Tommy Miller
Richard Conte ...... John Miller
Dorothy Green ...... Nancy Miller
George Kennedy ..... Jake
Dan Frazer ......... Corby
Synopsis:
Always independent, John Miller forges ahead despite temporary blindness.
His
wife, however, believes he shoulddepend more on their teenaged son.
Synopsis 2:
Temporarily blinded executive John Miller refuses to give up his business
responsibilities.
Ep 2.08 Alcoa Premiere: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MISS ILLINOIS? (60 min)
22Nov1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 05Sep63)
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Carol Lynley ....... Sandy Carter
Anthony George ..... Ernie Hamel
Arch Johnson ....... Harry Eden
Lee Meriwether ..... Kerry
Joan Staley ........ June
Karen Steele ....... Sabina
Arlene Howell ...... Wilma
Joanne Moriarty .... Donna
Warrene Ott ........ Miss South Dakota
Synopsis:
A reporter asks that question about Miss Illinois and other losers of national
contests. [RF]
Ep 2.09 Alcoa Premiere: THE HANDS OF DANOFRIO (60 min)
29Nov1962 ABC Thurs
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Joseph Campanella .. Marc Malatesta
Telly Savalas ...... Mario Lombardi
John Williams ...... Caleb Burlington
Janet Margolin ..... Rosa
Alice Pearce ....... Iris
Beulah Bondi ....... Mrs. Murrow
Synopsis:
An art critic catalogues the complete works of a dead sculptor and suddenly a
new work turns up. [RF]
Ep 2.10 Alcoa Premiere: THE CONTENDERS (60 min)
06Dec1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 06Jun63)
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Suzanne Pleshette .. Carla Hammond
Signe Hasso ........ Nicole Bruneau
Elen Willard ....... Jennifer Cook
Ed Asner ........... Daniel Stryker
Chester Morris ..... Andrew Hines
James Patterson .... Barnaby Evans
Robert Christopher.. Robert Turner
David Frankham ..... Richard Cook
Emile Genest ....... George
Robert Roter ....... Eduard
Synopsis:
Three unprincipled actresses vie for the best-performance award at a film
festival. [RF]
Ep 2.11 Alcoa Premiere: THE WAY FROM DARKNESS (60 min)
13Dec1962 ABC Thurs
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Shelley Winters .... Meg Fletcher
Donald Harron ...... Robert Devon
Joan Hackett ....... Edith Fletcher
George Furth ....... Henry Blett
Jackie Russell ..... Maybelle
Synopsis:
Invalid Meg Fletcher just loves having her sister stay with her: she makes such
a wonderful servant. [RF]
Ep 2.12 Alcoa Premiere: THE POTENTATE (60 min)
20Dec1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 20Jun63)
written by David Karp
novel by William Fennerton
directed by John Brahm
hosted by Fred Astaire
cast
Theodore Bikel ....... Stefan Tamarov
Milton Selzer ....... Rozinsky
Carol Rossen ....... Svezda
David Opatoshu ....... Andreas Vrim
Angela Clarke ....... Maria
Dick Sargent .......Haines
Simon Scott ...... Raknitch
Paul Genge ...... Martov
Richard Karlan .......Hannerske
Than Wyenn ....... Major Stransky
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
Ep 2.13 Alcoa Premiere: BLUES FOR A HANGING (60 min)
27Dec1962 ABC Thurs (rerun 22Aug63)
starring
Fred Astaire ....... Ted Miller
Janis Paige .......Connie Rankin
Lurene Tuttle ....... Theresa Summer
Shelly Mann ....... Billy
Robert H. Harris ....... Peter Wrenn
Tyler MacDuff .......Rod Tilton
Richard Shannon....... Bassion
Lory Patrick ....... Maxine Summer
Synopsis:
Ted Miller, 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 refuses to
believe this and together they piece together what really transpired. [RF]
Ep 2.14 Alcoa Premiere: IMPACT OF AN EXECUTION (60 min)
03Jan1963 ABC Thurs
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Ralph Bellamy ...... Dr. Richard Meredith
Ruby Dee ........... Irene Clayton
Peggy Ann Garner ... Bernice Meredith
Robert Colbert ..... Dr. Hamilton
Alan Napier ........ Judge Cameron
Stanley Adams ...... Rosen
Synopsis:
A doctor could persuade the governor to stay a killer's execution but he's in no
hurry to do so. [RF]
Ep 2.15 Alcoa Premiere: LOLLIPOP LOUIE (60 min)
10Jan1963 ABC Thurs
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Aldo Ray ........... Louie Mastroanni
Kurt Kasznar ....... Mario
Paul Comi .......... Tony
Ralph Manza ........ Uncle Peter
Barbara Turner ..... Emma
Jesse White ........ Counterman
Synopsis:
Happy-go-lucky Lollipop Louie leaves his California fishing boat to head for the
big city. [RF]
Ep 2.16 Alcoa Premiere: THE GLASS PALACE (60 min)
17Jan1963 ABC Thurs
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Ricardo Montalban .. Vince Gallard
Anne Francis ....... Terri Gallard
Joanna Barnes ...... Aggie McCrae
Don Hamner ......... Lloyd Gary
Ed Nelson .......... Brick Avery
Paul Newlan ........ Max Gifford
Wallace Ford ....... Mike Fallon
Chester Morris ..... Charles Richardson
Synopsis:
There's trouble afoot when ice skater Vince Gallard begins to slip: a coming ice
show depends on him. [RF]
Ep 2.17 Alcoa Premiere: FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS (60 min)
24Jan1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 30May63)
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Mickey Rooney ...... Babe Simms
John Forsythe ...... Andy Ballard
Barbara Nichols .... Willy Simms
John Lupton ........ Hadley
Geraldine Brooks ... Lorraine Gardner
Bibi Osterwald ..... Midge
Bobby Troup ........ Sam Wagner
Joan Staley ........ Claire
Charles Lampkin .... Zimmy
John Zaremba ....... Doctor
Terrea Lee ......... Folksinger
Maggie Pierce ...... Secretary
Marian Collier ..... Girl
Synopsis:
After several years in Europe, a temperamental jazz drummer returns to the U.S.
[RF]
Ep 2.18 GEORGE GOBEL PRESENTS (60 min)
(ABC Unsold Pilot broadcast on ALCOA PREMIERE)
31Jan1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 04Jul63)
starring
Cliff Norton
Joyce Van Patten
Paul Mazursky
Eddie Quillan
Marilyn Watson
Lindis Guiness
The Harmonicats and Anden's Poodles
Synopsis:
George acts as host and adds his own brand of humor to the proceedings.
Cliff Norton assists him in a sketch about train
travel and gin rummy.
Also appearing are pianist Peter Nero; the Half Brothers; Argentine jugglers;
singer Georgia Carr; Anden's poodles;
Jerry Murad's Harmonicats; and the comedy team of Paul Mazursky and Joyce Van Patten. [RF]
Ep 2.19 Alcoa Premiere: THE HAT OF SERGEANT MARTIN (60 min)
07Feb1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 13Jun63)
written by Gene L. Coon
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Claude Akins ....... Michael Lujack
Roger Perry .......Clinton Martin
Rafael Campos ...... Kiko
Carlos Romero ....... Sandy
Will Kuluva ....... Padre Dominguez
Alex Viespi ....... Caliban
Arch Johnson ....... Colonel Whitney
Linda Cristal ....... Teresa
Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales ...... Private Sanchez
Synopsis:
Marines Michael Lujack and Clinton Martin fight over women, but fight well
together
when it comes to Latin American revolutionaries. They're stationed in a turbulent country
South of the Border during the Thirties and assigned to hunt down insurgents in the mountains. [RF]
Ep 2.20 Alcoa Premiere: BLOW HIGH, BLOW CLEAR (60 min)
14Feb1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 12Sep63)
script by Harold Swanton
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Tommy Sands ....... Harlan Tracy
Jane Wyatt ....... Martha Ellison
Dan Duryea ....... Charlie Quinn
Chris Robinson ....... Doyle
John Anderson ....... Hannibal Roth
Tol Avery .......... Kirk
Frank Overton ...... Ellison
Synopsis:
Doyle, a young seaman just arrived from New Orleans, is in a quandary: His
friend Harlan
is deeply disturbed over parental problems, and Doyle has stumbled onto something in
the French Quarter which could throw Harlan - and his
family - into a real spin. [RF]
*Note: This was a pilot film for a projected fall series.
Ep 2.21 Alcoa Premiere: CHAIN REACTION (60 min)
21Feb1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 11Jul63)
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Ralph Bellamy ....... Julian Wells
Bradford Dillman .......Mark Ames
Charles Drake ....... Walter Mitchell
Linda Hutchins ....... Mary Ellen
Bettye Ackerman ....... Dorothy Swift
George Voskovec ....... Professor Olafson
Celia Lovsky ....... Mme. Olafson
Leslie Parrish ....... Vicki
John Alvin ....... Scientist
Henry Hunter ...... Doctor
Synopsis:
Scientists Mark Ames and Walter Mitchell work for the same lab, but Ames is
brash
and brilliant whereas Mitchell is cautious and reliable - which makes for a volatile relationship.
Add a female and the situation becomes explosive. [RF]
Ep 2.22 Alcoa Premiere: HORNBLOWER (60 min)
28Feb1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 15Aug63)
adapted by Donald Wilson
from the stories by C.S. Forester
produced in England
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
David Buck .......Captain Horatio Hornblower
Nigel Green ....... Brown
Peter Arne ....... Nathaniel Sweet
Jeremy Bulloch ....... Midshipman Bowser
Barry Keegan ....... Holdroyd
Sean Kelly ......... Lt. Carlow
Terence Longdon ....... Lt. Bush
Synopsis:
It is 1803, Britain and France are at war, and off the French coast the HMS
Firedrake,
commanded by Captain Horatio Hornblower, searches for her long-missing sister ship
the Flame. The Flame is finally sighted lying silently ahead - and when she fails to
attack a passing French merchantman, Hornblower
determines to find out why. [RF]
[--] Alcoa Premiere pre-empted for Close-UP! documentary
special "The Irreplaceables".
07Mar1963 ABC Thurs
Ep 2.23 Alcoa Premiere: JEENEY RAY (60 min)
14Mar1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 09May63)
starring
Brenda Scott ....... Jeeney Ray
Joanna Moore ....... Zelda
Ron Hayes .......... Luke
Jim Davis .......... Tim
Olive Carey ........ Grandmother
Jennifer West ...... Theresa
Stanley Adams ...... Tony
Robert Ellenstein .. Mr. Baker
Kathleen O'Malley .. Miss Buckley
Synopsis:
When her grandmother dies, timid Jeeney Ray must move in with her hostile brother and sister-in-law. [RF]
Ep 2.24 Alcoa Premiere: THE DARK LABRINYTH (60 min)
21Mar63 ABC Thurs
starring
Carroll O'Connor ... Charles Campion
Patrick O'Neal ..... Frederic Warren
Salome Jens ........ Madelyn Warren
Barbara Barrie ..... Virginia Stanley
Arthur Malet ....... Peter Fearmax
Synopsis:
Despite an earthquake hazard, five tourists insist on visiting a famous
labyrinth in Crete. [RF]
Ep 2.25 Alcoa Premiere: OF STRUGGLE AND FLIGHT (60 min)
28Mar1963 ABC Thurs
Hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Janice Rule ....... Karen Evans
Jack Kruschen ....... Joe Haneke
Dabney Coleman ....... Lee Mattheson
Tod Andrews ....... Paul Evans
Gerald O'Loughlin ....... Steve
Jordan Grant ....... Reed
Synopsis:
Karen Evans seems normal enough to her husband but now, for the second time,
the Missing Persons Bureau has been sent searching for her, and this time
her clothes have washed up on the beach. [RF]
Ep 2.26 Alcoa Premiere: THE BROKEN YEAR (60 min)
04Apr1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 08Aug63)
Hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Keir Dullea ........ Eric Green
Shirley Knight ..... Hilary
Leif Erickson ...... Mr. Green
Katherine Bard ..... Mrs. Green
George Kennedy ..... Lincoln
Gene Lyons ......... Litchfield
Howard Wendell ..... Doctor
Jerry Dexter ....... Physical Therapist
Synopsis:
Eric and Hilary's romance becomes filled with hatred and bitterness when she
blames herself for his crippling accident. [RF]
Ep 2.27 Alcoa Premiere: THIS WILL KILL YOU (60 min)
11Apr1963 ABC Thurs
Hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Howard Morris ...... Willy Longo
Ernest Borgnine .... Himself
Kurt Kasznar ....... Gene
Louis Nye .......... Larry
Frances Rafferty ... Rose
Del Moore .......... Hogan
Synopsis:
Meek Willy Longo is traveling to Las Vegas to see what his brother Larry is
really like. [RF]
Ep 2.28 Alcoa Premiere: MILLION DOLLAR HOSPITAL (60 min)
18Apr63 ABC Thurs (rerun 25Jul63)
Hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Charles Bickford ....... Dr. Barry Logan
William Shatner ....... Dr. William Grant
Nancy Rennick ....... Shirley
Reta Shaw ....... Nurse
Arthur Batanides ...... Ray
Berkeley Harris ....... Charlie
Synopsis:
Young Dr. Grant answers a medical-journal ad offering a "rewarding practice" for
$1,000,000
but the run-down emergency hospital he finds hardly seems a lucrative enterprise. [RF]
Ep 2.29 Alcoa Premiere: THE TOWN THAT DIED (60 min)
25Apr1963 ABC Thurs (rerun 29Aug63)
Hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Dana Andrews ....... Adam Stark
Gene Evans ......... Ben Cottrell
Mary LaRoche ....... Kate
William Schallert .. Dorsey
Katherine Crawford.. Linda Cottrell
Richard Eastham .... Will Stark
Charles Cooper ..... Pollack
James Griffith ..... Kovacs
Rene Kroper ........ Bobby Kovacs
James McMullan ..... Frank Ilson
Bartlett Robinson .. Harkness
Marc Rambeau ....... Eddie
Synopsis:
Adam Stark comes home to a decrepit town, where hostilities still flare
over a
prolonged strike that closed an important cannery.
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Summer
Re-runs
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02May63 The Voice of Charlie Pont (aired 25Oct62)
09May63 Jeeney Ray (aired 14Mar63)
16May63 The Masked Marine (aired 08Nov62)
23May63 Flashing Spikes (aired 04Oct62)
30May63 Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks (aired 24Jan63)
06Jun63 The Contenders (aired 06Dec62)
13Jun63 The Hat of Sergeant Martin (aired 07Feb63)
20Jun63 The Potentate (aired 20Dec62)
27Jun63 Guest In the House (aired 11Oct62)
04Jul63 George Goebel Presents (aired 31Jan63)
11Jul63 Chain Reaction (aired 21Feb63)
18Jul63 Mr. Lucifer (aired 01Nov62)
25Jul63 Million Dollar Hospital (aired 18Apr63)
01Aug63 The Long Walk Home (aired 18Oct62)
08Aug63 The Broken Year (aired 04Apr63)
15Aug63 Hornblower (aired 28Feb63)
22Aug63 Blues For A Hanging (aired 27Dec62)
29Aug63 The Town That Died (aired 25Apr63)
05Sep63 Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois? (aired 22Nov62)
12Sep63 Blow High, Blow Clear (aired 14Feb63)
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