Alcoa Premiere

Season 1

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.

Where to Watch Season 1

32 Episodes

  • People Need People
    E1
    People Need PeopleDrama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed war veterans.
  • The Fugitive Eye
    E2
    The Fugitive EyePaul Malone wakes up in a forest to find an empty limousine, a dead chauffeur and three unsavory characters staring at him.
  • The Fortress
    E3
    The FortressShotdown during the Korean War, Lt. Brown is held captive in a basement where the light is never turned off. His captors will not treat his mangled leg unless he signs a confession.
  • The Girl With a Glow
    E4
    The Girl With a Glow
  • The Town Budget
    E5
    The Town Budget
  • Family Outting
    E6
    Family Outting
  • The Witch Next Door
    E7
    The Witch Next Door
  • Breaking Point
    E8
    Breaking Point
  • Delbert, Texas
    E9
    Delbert, Texas
  • End of a World
    E10
    End of a WorldDocumentary drama about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the event that triggered World War I.
  • The Cake Baker
    E11
    The Cake BakerA housewife is always daydreaming even on the night her young daughter runs away from home.
  • Pattern of Guilt
    E12
    Pattern of GuiltA reporter covers a series of murders all against perpetrated spinsters.
  • The Hour of the Bath
    E13
    The Hour of the BathAmerican agricultural expert Henry Detweiler is a prisoner of Vietnam under sentence of death.
  • The Jail
    E14
    The JailIn 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.
  • Mr. Easy
    E15
    Mr. EasyAndrew Whitbeck is bored of his successful business and decides to chuck it all and "enjoy himself".
  • The Man With A Shine On His Shoes
    E16
    The Man With A Shine On His ShoesAn elderly drifter decides to get work on the town newspaper because he thinks he is the greatest typesetter in the world.
  • The Doctor
    E17
    The Doctor
  • Of This Time, Of This Place
    E18
    Of This Time, Of This Place
  • Second Chance
    E19
    Second ChanceOne-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.
  • Tiger
    E20
    Tiger
  • It Takes A Thief
    E21
    It Takes A Thief
  • A Very Custom Special
    E22
    A Very Custom Special
  • All My Clients Are Innocent
    E23
    All My Clients Are Innocent
  • The Town That Died
    E24
    The Town That Died
  • Rules of the Game
    E25
    Rules of the GameYears ago, a newspaper editor helped to send Owen Miller to the electric chair and now he learns that Miller was innocent.
  • Once a Bachelor
    E26
    Once a Bachelor
  • Cry Out in Silence
    E27
    Cry Out in Silence
  • A Place to Hide
    E28
    A Place to Hide
  • Moment of Decision
    E29
    Moment of Decision
  • The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted
    E30
    The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted
  • The Time of the Tonsils
    E31
    The Time of the Tonsils
  • Omaha Plus 15
    E32
    Omaha Plus 15

Cast of Season 1

  • Fred AstaireSelf - Host
  • Bradford Dillman
  • Diana Hyland

 

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