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Hosted by Fred Astaire
Season
1 (ABC) (1961-62)
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)
############# Alcoa Premiere ###############
############ season 1 1961-62 ##############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00-11:00pm Eastern
Ep 1.01 Alcoa Premiere: PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE (60 min)
10Oct1961 ABC Tues (rerun 03Jul62)
directed by Alex Segal
hosted by Fred Astaire
starring
Lee Marvin ..... Hughes
James Gregory ..... Driscoll
Arthur Kennedy..... Dr. Harry Wilmer
Keir Dullea ...... Maples
Jocelyn Brando ...... Nurse Slater
Katherine Squire ..... Nurse Harrington
John Alderman ....... Wheeler
Paul Comi ..... Wyatt
Wesley Gale ..... Venske
Joey Forman ..... Kroner
Russ Conway ..... Psychologist
John Lasell ..... Pennock
Ralph Reed .... Hanson
Paul Sand .... Prowler
Bert Remsen .... Burkhardt
Synopsis:
Drama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed
war veterans. [RF]
*Note: Lee Marvin received an EMMY nomination for his performance as
did director Alex Segal.
Ep 1.02 Alcoa Premiere: THE FUGITIVE EYE (60 min)
17Oct1961 ABC Tues (rerun 18Sep62)
starring
Charlton Heston .... Paul Malone
Leo G. Carroll ..... Welch
Jack Livesey ....... Graves
Ronald Long ........ Inspector Prayle
Laurie Main ........ Sergeant Hadley
Jennifer Raine ..... Elizabeth
William O'Connell .. Private Benson
Kendrick Huxham .... Vicar
Hilda Plowright .... Vicar's Wife
Elizabeth Allen .... Nurse
Colin Campbell ..... Englishman
Brendan Dillon ..... Officer
Irvin Ashkenazy .... Hatchet-faced Man
Michel Petit ....... Boy
George Whiteman .... Drunken Sod
Synopsis:
Paul Malone wakes up in a forest to find an empty limousine, a dead chauffeur
and three unsavory characters staring at him. [RF]
Ep 1.03 Alcoa Premiere: THE FORTRESS (60 min)
24Oct1961 ABC Tues (rerun 11Sep62)
Adaptation of the book by Wallace L. Brown
starring
Lloyd Bridges ..... Lt. Wallace Brown
Philip Ahn ..... Chinese Major
James Shigeta..... The Captain
Amy Fields ..... Ruth Brown
Synopsis:
During the Korean War, Lt. Wallace Brown was show down over enemy territory.
His captors provided him with a basement cell, a bed and a light bulb that
never went off. [RF]
31Oct1961 pre-empted for a
CLOSE-UP documentary
entitled "The Awesome Servant." [JE]
Ep 1.04 MOMENT OF DECISION (60 min)
07Nov1961 ABC Tues (rerun 10Jul62)
starring
Fred Astaire ....... Alex Berringer
Maureen O'Sullivan.. Elizabeth Lozier
Harry Townes ....... Hugh Lozier
Connie Gilchrist ... Emma
Jonathan Hole ...... Elliott
Oliver McGowan ..... Dr. Lockridge
Cathleen Cordell ... Mrs. Lockridge
Katherine Henryk ... Molly
Leo Needham ........ Guard
Gil Perkins ........ Driver
Synopsis:
A landowner has odd ways of showing his dislike for his new neighbor. [RF]
Ep 1.05 Alcoa Premiere: FAMILY OUTING (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15853
14Nov1961 ABC Tues
starring
Lin McCarthy ....... Captain Lewis Baring
Nancy Olson ....... Amber Baring
Michael Burns ....... Chip Baring
Bill Quinn ....... Tom Service [JE]
Norman Leavitt ..... Driver
Henry Brandt ....... Lieutenant
Synopsis:
Six astronauts have been trained for the first one-man space flight and the day
of the final choice has arrived. [RF]
[--] 21Nov1961 Alcoa Premiere pre-empted for "Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" (a musical special). [JE]
Ep 1.06 Alcoa Premiere: THE WITCH NEXT DOOR (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15854
28Nov1961 ABC Tues
starring
Susan Gordon ....... Julie Collins
James Whitmore.......Fred Collins
Mary LaRoche ....... Helen Collins
Warren Kemmerling .. Potter
Tom Greenway ....... Doctor
Frank Sully ........ Mover
Synopsis 1:
A young girl comes under the spell of the title
character and is forced to tear apart her favorite doll.
Synopsis 2:
While Helen Collins is busy settling her family into their new home, her little
girl Julie
strikes up a friendship with Emily Potter. [RF]
Ep 1.07 Alcoa Premiere: BREAKING POINT (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15852
05Dec1961 ABC Tues
starring
Brian Keith ........ Sergeant Dave Temple
Mary Murphy ........ Angie Palmer
Brad Dexter ........ Charles Bowers
Joseph Bernard ..... Corrado
Hugh Sanders ....... Devlin
Jack Mather ........ Palmer
Mark Tapscott ...... Detective
Synopsis:
An ex-convict seems to be guilty of murder until a cop realizes that only the
victim's wife profits from his death. [RF]
Ep 1.08 Alcoa Premiere: DELBERT, TEXAS (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15856
12Dec1961 ABC Tues
starring
David Wayne ........ Frank Willoughby
Florence MacMichael ...... Ruth Willoughby
Jan Stine .......... Doyle Price
Anita Gordon ....... Veda
Hank Peterson ...... Bates
Med Flory .......... Miller
Brett King ......... Howie
Synopsis:
Frank and Ruth Willoughby are determined to find out why their son's college
grades have suddenly dropped. [RF]
Ep 1.09 Alcoa Premiere: THE END OF A WORLD (60 min)
19Dec1961 ABC Tues
written by David Karp
directed by Frank Bruce
starring
Robert Loggia ....... Archduke Ferdinand
Andrew Prine ....... Gavril Princip
Robert Ellenstein ....... Colonel Dimitrievich
Russell Johnson ....... Major
Mildred Trares ...... Ann
Steve Marlo ..... Danilo
Alex Gerry ...... Emperor
Fintan Meyler ...... Sophie
Gary Clarke ......Trifko
Frank de Kova ...... Gavril's Father
Than Wyenn ..... Peasant
Jack Greening ..... Steward
Jeno Mate ..... Policeman
Ralph Clanton .... Von Karlbeck
Synopsis:
June 28, 1914, the murder of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary set off the
powder keg of World War I. David Karp's script tells the story of the events preceding
the assassination from the viewpoint of three men: Gavril Princip, a tubercular youth
anxious to serve the cause of Serbian freedom before his own death;
Colonel Dimitrievich, a dedicated revolutionary who knows how to use the idealism
of youth to his own ends; and Archduke Ferdinand himself. [RF]
*Documentary drama about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand,
the event that triggered World War I.
Ep 1.10 Alcoa Premiere: THE CAKE BAKER (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15860
02Jan1962 ABC Tues
starring
Shelley Winters .... Olive
Ed Nelson .......... Eddie
Marjorie Reynolds .. Eleanor
Debbie Joyce ....... Jenny
Pamela Duncan ...... Mrs. Lawrence
Helen Kleeb ........ Mrs. Myerson
Synopsis:
A housewife is always daydreaming even on the night her young daughter runs away
from home. [RF]
Ep 1.11 Alcoa Premiere: PATTERN OF GUILT (60 min)
09Jan1962 ABC Tues
starring
Ray Milland ........ Keith Briscoe
Myron McCormick .... Lt. Gonzales
Joanna Moore ....... Elaine Briscoe
Olive Carey ........ Nettie Swanson
Lucy Prentis ....... Faye Briscoe
Harlan Warde ....... Walker
Rex Holman ......... Kawalik
Howard Caine ....... Higbee
Synopsis:
A reporter covers a series of murders, all perpetrated against spinsters. [RF]
Ep 1.12 Alcoa Premiere: THE HOUR OF THE BATH (60 min)
16Jan1962 ABC Tues (rerun 21Aug62)
starring
Robert Fuller ...... Henry Detweiler
Barbara Luna ....... Be Ky
Harold Fong ........ Nam Quong Hok
Kam Tong ........... Lu Ding
Yuki Shimoda ....... Ti Rong
Viraj Amonsin ...... Viet Cong Leader
Synopsis:
American agricultural expert Henry Detweiler is a prisoner in Vietnam under
sentence of death. [RF]
[--] 24Jan1962 Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
[--]
31Jan1962 Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
Ep 1.13 Alcoa Premiere: THE JAIL (60 min)
06Feb1962 ABC Tues
written by Ray Bradbury
directed by Norman Lloyd
producer Joan Harrison
executive produced by Alfred Hitchcock
starring
John Gavin ....... William Fortnum
Bettye Ackerman ....... Ellen
Barry Morse ....... Guard
Noah Keen ....... Peters
James Barton ....... Hobbs
Robert Sampson ....... Dr. Bernard
Synopsis:
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.
"The wonderful irony of all this was that it seemed to infer that all of this
was taking
place in the United States at some future time. I thought, “My God, that’s a terrifying
vision; many steps beyond George Orwell.” In those days there used to be a
production meeting at the beginning of the shoot with Hitchcock, the various network
people, the sponsors and the advertising representatives. I thought to myself,
“Oh boy, when they hear this script the balloon is going to go up. It’s going to be
considered an attack on the American way of life. Surely they must see that! Bradbury’s
suggesting that if the USA goes on in the direction of automation and mechanization
that pretty soon there won’t be any humanity in this at all. And machines will run all public
affairs
and governmental matters. Surely somebody would object to that.” I thought!"
[RF]
* Alfred Hitchcock was the executive producer of this episode.
Ep 1.14 Alcoa Premiere: MR. EASY (60 min)
13Feb1962 ABC Tues (rerun 07Aug62)
starring
Fred Astaire ....... Andrew E. Whitbeck
Joanna Barnes ...... Sylvia Dorn
George Petrie ...... Phil Millard
Fredd Wayne ........ Ted Morley
Howard Wendell ..... General Mooney
Irene Tedrow ....... Miss Cooper
David White ........ Mr. Tucker
Walter Reed ........ Cassidy
Paul Keast ......... Huxley
Harold Fong ........ Henry
Carlyle Mitchell ... Kettering
Olan Soule ......... Morton
Bill Walker ........ Smith
Brian Eliot ........ George
Marjorie Bennett ... Matron
Synopsis:
"Mr. Easy" is Andrew Whitbeck, who, bored with his successful business,
decides
to chuck it all and simply "enjoy himself." [RF]
Ep 1.15 Alcoa Premiere: THE MAN WITH A SHINE ON HIS SHOES (30 min)
20Feb1962 ABC Tues
starring
Henry Hull ......... Robert Bruce Maclean
Peter Helm ......... Jimmy McKittrick
Crahan Denton ...... McKittrick
True Ellison ....... Miss Gardner
William Giorgio .... George
Synopsis:
An elderly drifter tries to get work on the town newspaper because he thinks
he's the greatest typesetter in the world. [RF]
Ep 1.16 Alcoa Premiere: THE DOCTOR (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15858
27Feb1962 ABC Tues
starring
Richard Kiley ....... Dr. Jonathan Bent
Cloris Leachman ....... Meg Bent
Don Keefer ........ Bob Page
Ken Lynch ........ Harry Sims
Ep 1.17 Alcoa Premiere: OF THIS TIME, OF THAT PLACE (60 min)
Pilot for - Channing (Revue/ABC|)(1963-64) starring Jason Evers & Henry Jones
06Mar1962 ABC Tues (rerun 24Jul62)
starring
Henry Jones ........ Dean Fred Baker
Jason Evers ........ Prof. Joseph Howe
Burt Brinckerhoff .. Tertan
Stephanie Hill ..... Marsha
Nancy Hadley ....... Mary Howe
Paul Carr .......... Blackburn
Alice Frost ........ Miss Marks
Barbara Jean Hunter. Hilda
Jamie Brothers ..... Casebeer
Paul Comi .......... Allison
Bart Patton ........ Haskell
Bartlett Robinson .. Doctor
Stefan Schnabel .... Father
Synopsis:
A college teacher's new job is made difficult by a brilliant, but
uncompromising, student. [RF]
Ep 1.18 Alcoa Premiere: SECOND CHANCES (60 min)
Pilot for - Wide Country (Revue)(1962-63) Modern-day Western series starring Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine
13Mar1962 ABC Tues (rebroadcast 17Jul62)
Written by Harold Swanton
Produced by Frank Telford
starring
Cliff Robertson .... Hoby Dunlap
John Anderson ...... Herbert Gresham
Earl Holliman ...... Mitch Guthrie
Andrew Prine ....... Andy Guthrie
Jacqueline Scott ... Oralee Dunlap
Don 'Red' Barry .... Wes Holbrook
Roger Mobley ....... Lonnie Dunlap
Cicely Walper ...... Mrs. Widgery
Synopsis:
One-time bronc-rider Hoby Dunlap has served his sentence for defecting during
the Korean War.
But when he tries to return to the rodeo circuit, he
finds that his reputation has preceded him. [RF]
Ep 1.19 Alcoa Premiere: THE TIGER (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15865
20Mar1962 ABC Tues
starring
Gary Merrill ....... Jim Hunter
Barbara Eiler ...... Shirley Hunter
Keir Dullea ........ Linc Ketterman
Roberta Shore ...... Leona Hunter
Betsy Hale ......... Barbara
Butch Patrick ...... Tommy
Synopsis:
Someone is trying to kill Jim Hunter and it may be one of his daughter's boy
friends. [RF]
[--] Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
27Mar1962 ABC Tues
Ep 1.20 Alcoa Premiere: SEVEN AGAINST THE SEA (60 min)
Pilot for - McHale's Navy (ABC)(1962-66) starring Ernest Borgnine
Revue prod no. 15812
03Apr1962 ABC Tues
Produced by John Champion
starring
Ernest Borgnine ....... Capt. Quentin McHale
Gary Vinson ....... Christy Christopher
Bobby Wright ....... Willy Moss
William Bramley ....... Bosun Gallagher
Ron Foster ....... Lt. Durham
Juan Hernandez ....... Crew Member
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
*Note: This episode was overwhelming wonderful and a year later was turned into a sitcom.
Ep 1.21 Alcoa Premiere: A VERY CUSTOM SPECIAL (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15864
10Apr1962 ABC Tues
starring
J. Pat O'Malley .... J.B. Marshall
True Ellison ....... Marilyn Marshall
Lou Krugman ........ Manny
Robert Strauss ..... Johnny
Dabbs Greer ........ Herb
John Alderman ...... Merl
Gordon Richards .... Butler
Synopsis:
J.B. Marshall is wiped out by the 1929 stock-market crash on the night of his
daughter's debutante party. [RF]
Ep 1.22 Alcoa Premiere: ALL CLIENTS ARE INNOCENT (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15868
17Apr1962 ABC Tues
starring
Barry Morse ........ Max McIntire
Vic Morrow ......... Carl Balderson
Mari Aldon ......... Martha
Joan Staley ........ Cora Pierson
Lillian Bronson .... Nurse
Dick Davalos ....... Alan Michaels (as Richard Davalos)
Robert Dugan ....... Bailiff
Arthur Henson ...... Assistant DA
Synopsis:
Criminal lawyer Max McIntire tries to stop his partner's marriage. He's
convinced a wife can ruin a career. [RF]
[--] Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
25Apr1962 ABC Tues
Ep 1.23 Alcoa Premiere: RULES OF THE GAME (60 min)
01May1962 ABC Tues (rerun 28Aug62)
starring
Hugh O'Brian ....... Miles Hadley
Bethel Leslie ...... Julie Wakeman
Edgar Stehli ....... Benton
Roland Winters ..... Granby
Richard Carlyle .... Bryce
Robert Colbert ..... Fred Walton
John Harmon ........ Bryant
Synopsis:
Years ago, a newspaper editor helped to send Owen Miller to the electric chair
and now he learns that Miller was innocent. [RF]
[--] Alcoa Premiere pre-empted
08May1962 ABC Tues
Ep 1.24 Alcoa Premiere: CRY OUT IN SILENCE (30min)
15May1962 ABC Tues (rerun 31Jul62)
starring
Celeste Holm ....... Laura Bennett
David McLean ....... David
Dayton Lummis ...... Torvald
Philip Bourneuf .... Dr. Rand
John McGiver ....... Tyler (John McClear tvguide)
Synopsis:
Actress Laura Bennett must undergo a serious throat operation that may end her
career. [RF]
Ep 1.25 Alcoa Premiere: A PLACE TO HIDE (30min)
22May1962 ABC Tues (rerun 31Jul62)
starring
Joan Hackett ....... Sue Wilson
Dean Stockwell ..... Clay Bannon
Frank Ferguson ..... Enos Bannon
Paul Langton ....... Sullivan
Synopsis:
Sue Wilson, a young woman has answered an ad for a job as housekeeper but her
nervousness arouses suspicions. [RF]
[--] Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
29May1962 ABC Tues
Ep 1.26 Alcoa Premiere: THE BOY WHO WASN'T WANTED (60 min)
05Jun1962 ABC Tues (rerun 04Sep62)
starring
Dana Andrews ....... Pat Barrat
Billy Mumy ......... Skipper
Marilyn Erskine .... Celia Barrat
Barbara Loden ...... Betty Johnson
Thomas Browne Henry. Judge Whittaker
Ed Peck ............ James Donner
S. John Launer ..... Dr. Benson
Katherine Warren ... Mrs. Handley
Frank Sully ........ Truck Driver
Synopsis:
Detective Pat Barrat arrests a burglar and feels responsible for the welfare of
the robber's little boy. [RF]
[--] Alcoa Premiere: pre-empted
12Jun1962 ABC Tues
Ep 1.27 Alcoa Premiere: IT TAKES A THIEF (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15872
19Jun1962 ABC Tues
Adapted by Oscar Millard
From a Story by Arthur Miller
starring
Edward Andrews ....... Frank Shelton
Constance Ford ....... Rose Shelton
Christopher Dark ....... Sergeant Elm
Quinn Redeker ....... Detective Ravoli
Synopsis:
Frank and Rose Shelton arrive home one evening to find their
apartment has been robbed. Frank is worried: If the police
find out about one item stolen from his safe - he'll be in hot water. [RF]
Ep 1.28 Alcoa Premiere: THE TIME OF THE TONSILS (30 min)
Revue prod no. 15870
26Jun1962 ABC Tues
starring
Eddie Albert ....... Mark Evans
Butch Patrick ...... Wesley
Howard McNear ...... Charles Bennett
Johnny Marshall .... Douglas
Virginia Vincent ... Maggie
Peter Helm ......... Tom
Francis De Sales ... Ford
Synopsis:
An orphanage director takes two children to have their tonsils out, only to
discover that his must go too. [RF]
----------------------
Summer
Re-runs
--------------------
03Jul62 People Need People (aired 10Oct61)
10Jul62 Moment of Decision (aired 07Nov61)
17Jul62 Second Chance (aired 13Mar62)
24Jul62 Of This Time, Of That Place (aired 06Mar62)
31Jul62 A Place to Hide & Cry Out in Silence (aired 22May62 & 15May62)
07Aug62 Mr. Easy (aired 13Feb62)
14Aug62 pre-empted
21Aug62 The Hour of the Bath (aired 16Jan62)
28Aug62 Rules of the Game (aired 01May62)
04Sep62 The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted (aired 05Jun62)
11Sep62 The Fortress (aired 24Oct61)
18Sep62 The Fugitive Eye (aired 17Oct61)
25Sep62 pre-empted
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