Alcoa Theatre
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American TV anthology series (1957–1960)
| Alcoa Theatre | |
|---|---|
| DeForest Kelley on Alcoa Theatre 1960 | |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Written by | Bob Barbash Frederick Brady Fred Freiberger Leonard Freeman Fred F. Finklehoffe Christopher Knopf Ruth McKenney Stirling Silliphant George F. Slavin |
| Directed by | Robert Florey Alvin Ganzer Tay Garnett Byron Haskin Paul Henreid Don McDougall Robert Ellis Miller Don Siegel David Swift Don Taylor Don Weis Paul Wendkos |
| Starring | David Niven Robert Ryan Jane Powell Jack Lemmon Charles Boyer |
| Theme music composer | George Duning Johnny Williams |
| Composer | George Duning (2.4) Harry Sukman (3.17) John Williams (1.4, 2.1) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 114 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Vincent M. Fennelly Fred F. Finklehoffe Winston O'Keefe William Sackheim |
| Editor | Cole Trapnell |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 24-25 minutes |
| Production companies | Four Star Television (1957-1958) Screen Gems (1958-1960)[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 30, 1957 (1957年09月30日) – May 23, 1960 (1960年05月23日) |
| Related | |
| The Alcoa Hour Alcoa Premiere | |
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation and telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on Monday nights from September 30, 1957 to May 23, 1960.[2] For its first four months on the air, the title Turn of Fate was used as an umbrella title for Alcoa Theatre and its alternate-week counterpart, Goodyear Theatre .[3]
In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer during its initial season. They did not return in 1958, "and the program became a true anthology once again".[3]
Overview
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The series continued to feature the talents of veteran and emerging actors over the ensuing years, including Cliff Robertson, John Cassavetes, Brandon deWilde, Cornel Wilde, Agnes Moorehead, Jack Carson, Walter Slezak and Gary Merrill. Child actor Flip Mark made his television debut as Robbie Adams in the 1959 episode "Another Day Another Dollar".
"333 Montgomery" (June 13, 1960) starred DeForest Kelley in the pilot episode of an unsold series written by Gene Roddenberry. It was based on the book Never Plead Guilty by San Francisco criminal lawyer Jake Ehrlich. Kelley acted in three separate pilots for Columbia, and the studio decided to try him in a lead and sent him to meet Roddenberry. Kelley and Roddenberry went to San Francisco to meet Ehrlich, who chose him for the lead.
Jack Lemmon, William Talman and Joan Blackman starred in "The Victim," a suspense episode involving a disappearing woman.
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour | Christopher Knopf | "The Loudmouth" |
| Nominated | Emmy Award | Best Single Performance by an Actor | Mickey Rooney | "Eddie" | |
| Won | Emmy Award | Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour | Alfred Brenner and Ken Hughes | "Eddie" | |
| Won | Emmy Award | Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour | |||
| Won | Emmy Award | Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour | Jack Smight | "Eddie" |
Episodes
[edit ]Series overview
[edit ]| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | September 30, 1957 (1957年09月30日) | June 23, 1958 (1958年06月23日) |
| 2 | 37 | September 22, 1958 (1958年09月22日) | June 15, 1959 (1959年06月15日) |
| 3 | 37 | September 14, 1959 (1959年09月14日) | May 23, 1960 (1960年05月23日) |
Season 1 (1957-58)
[edit ]| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Silhouette of a Killer" | September 30, 1957 (1957年09月30日) |
| 2 | 2 | "Circumstantial" | October 7, 1957 (1957年10月07日) |
| 3 | 3 | "Lost and Found" | October 14, 1957 (1957年10月14日) |
| 4 | 4 | "Encounter on a Second-Class Coach" | October 21, 1957 (1957年10月21日) |
| 5 | 5 | "Danger by Night" | October 28, 1957 (1957年10月28日) |
| 6 | 6 | "Guests for Dinner" | November 4, 1957 (1957年11月04日) |
| 7 | 7 | "Voices in the Fog" | November 11, 1957 (1957年11月11日) |
| 8 | 8 | "On Edge" | November 18, 1957 (1957年11月18日) |
| 9 | 9 | "Hurricane" | November 25, 1957 (1957年11月25日) |
| 10 | 10 | "Souvenir" | December 2, 1957 (1957年12月02日) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Crowd Pleaser" | December 9, 1957 (1957年12月09日) |
| 12 | 12 | "Cupid Wore a Badge" | December 16, 1957 (1957年12月16日) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Tinhorn" | December 23, 1957 (1957年12月23日) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Face of Truth" | December 30, 1957 (1957年12月30日)[4] |
| 15 | 15 | "The Victim" | January 6, 1958 (1958年01月06日) |
| 16 | 16 | "In the Dark" | January 13, 1958 (1958年01月13日) |
| 17 | 17 | "The Fatal Charm" | January 20, 1958 (1958年01月20日) |
| 18 | 18 | "Hidden Witness" | January 27, 1958 (1958年01月27日)[4] |
| 19 | 19 | "Music in the Night" | February 3, 1958 (1958年02月03日) |
| 20 | 20 | "The Caller" | February 10, 1958 (1958年02月10日) |
| 21 | 21 | "The White Flag" | February 17, 1958 (1958年02月17日) |
| 22 | 22 | "The Days of November" | February 24, 1958 (1958年02月24日)[5] |
| 23 | 23 | "Most Likely to Succeed" | March 3, 1958 (1958年03月03日) |
| 24 | 24 | "Even a Thief Can Dream" | March 10, 1958 (1958年03月10日) |
| 25 | 25 | "The Seventh Letter" | March 17, 1958 (1958年03月17日) |
| 26 | 26 | "Taps For Jeffrey" | March 31, 1958 (1958年03月31日) |
| 27 | 27 | "Loudmouth" | April 7, 1958 (1958年04月07日) |
| 28 | 28 | "A Frame For Mourning" | April 14, 1958 (1958年04月14日) |
| 29 | 29 | "My Wife's Next Husband" | April 21, 1958 (1958年04月21日) |
| 30 | 30 | "The Giant Step" | April 28, 1958 (1958年04月28日) |
| 31 | 31 | "Most Likely to Succeed" | May 5, 1958 (1958年05月05日) |
| 32 | 32 | "The Lady Takes a Stand" | May 12, 1958 (1958年05月12日) |
| 33 | 33 | "The Perfectionist" | May 19, 1958 (1958年05月19日) |
| 34 | 34 | "Decision by Terror" | May 26, 1958 (1958年05月26日) |
| 35 | 35 | "The Clock Strikes 12" | June 2, 1958 (1958年06月02日) |
| 36 | 36 | "Disappearance" | June 9, 1958 (1958年06月09日) |
| 37 | 37 | "Johnny Risk" | June 16, 1958 (1958年06月16日)[6] |
| 38 | 38 | "Three Years Dark" | June 23, 1958 (1958年06月23日) |
| 39 | 39 | "Decoy Duck" | June 30, 1958 (1958年06月30日) |
Season 2 (1958-59)
[edit ]| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "The Chain and the River" | September 22, 1958 (1958年09月22日) |
| 41 | 2 | "The Town Budget" | September 28, 1958 (1958年09月28日) |
| 42 | 3 | "Strange Occurrences at Rokesay" | October 7, 1958 (1958年10月07日) |
| 43 | 4 | "Lazarus Walks Again" | October 13, 1958 (1958年10月13日) |
| 44 | 5 | "Coast to Coast" | October 20, 1958 (1958年10月20日) |
| 45 | 6 | "Office Party" | October 27, 1958 (1958年10月27日) |
| 46 | 7 | "The Spy" | November 3, 1958 (1958年11月03日) |
| 47 | 8 | "Guy In Ward 4" | November 10, 1958 (1958年11月10日) |
| 48 | 9 | "Eddie" | November 17, 1958 (1958年11月17日) |
| 49 | 10 | "The First Star" | November 24, 1958 (1958年11月24日) |
| 50 | 11 | "The Reward" | December 1, 1958 (1958年12月01日) |
| 51 | 12 | "Points Beyond" | December 8, 1958 (1958年12月08日) |
| 52 | 13 | "Curtain Call" | December 15, 1958 (1958年12月15日) |
| 53 | 14 | "The Dark File" | December 22, 1958 (1958年12月22日) |
| 54 | 15 | "Coogan's Award" | December 29, 1958 (1958年12月29日) |
| 55 | 16 | "High Class Type of Mongrel" | January 5, 1959 (1959年01月05日) |
| 56 | 17 | "The Afternoon Beast" | January 12, 1959 (1959年01月12日) |
| 57 | 18 | "A London Affair" | January 19, 1959 (1959年01月19日) |
| 58 | 19 | "30 Pieces of Silver" | January 26, 1959 (1959年01月26日) |
| 59 | 20 | "Goodbye Johnny" | February 2, 1959 (1959年02月02日) |
| 60 | 21 | "Success Story" | February 9, 1959 (1959年02月09日) |
| 61 | 22 | "Corporal Hardy" | February 16, 1959 (1959年02月16日) |
| 62 | 23 | "A Good Name" | February 23, 1959 (1959年02月23日) |
| 63 | 24 | "Man of His House" | March 2, 1959 (1959年03月02日) |
| 64 | 25 | "Of Missing Persons" | March 9, 1959 (1959年03月09日) |
| 65 | 26 | "A Sword For Marius" | March 30, 1959 (1959年03月30日) |
| 66 | 27 | "Ten Miles to Doomsday" | April 6, 1959 (1959年04月06日) |
| 67 | 28 | "The Obenauf Story" | April 13, 1959 (1959年04月13日) |
| 68 | 29 | "Girls About Town" | April 20, 1959 (1959年04月20日) |
| 69 | 30 | "A Light in the Fruit Closet" | April 27, 1959 (1959年04月27日) |
| 70 | 31 | "The Slightly Fallen Angel" | May 4, 1959 (1959年05月04日) |
| 71 | 32 | "I Remember Caviar" | May 11, 1959 (1959年05月11日) |
| 72 | 33 | "Boydon vs. Bunty (Dear Mom, Dear Dad)" | May 18, 1959 (1959年05月18日) |
| 73 | 34 | "Wait Til Spring" | May 25, 1959 (1959年05月25日) |
| 74 | 35 | "Medals For Harry" | June 1, 1959 (1959年06月01日) |
| 75 | 36 | "Christabel" | June 8, 1959 (1959年06月08日) |
| 76 | 37 | "The Best Way to Go" | June 15, 1959 (1959年06月15日) |
Season 3 (1959-60)
[edit ]| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 1 | "Another Day, Another Dollar" | September 21, 1959 (1959年09月21日) |
| 78 | 2 | "Operation Spark" | October 5, 1959 (1959年10月05日) |
| 79 | 3 | "Day The Devil Hid" | November 2, 1959 (1959年11月02日) |
| 80 | 4 | "Small Bouquet" | November 16, 1959 (1959年11月16日) |
| 81 | 5 | "Shadow of Evil" | November 30, 1959 (1959年11月30日) |
| 82 | 6 | "The Long House on Avenue A" | December 14, 1959 (1959年12月14日) |
Additional episodes in this season:
- "Action Off Screen" - January 11, 1960[7]
- "Chinese Finale" - March 7, 1960[8]
- "The Glorious 4th" - April 4, 1960[9]
Production
[edit ]Alcoa Theatre was produced on film.[3] By Four Star Films Incorporated at RKO-Pathe Studio in Culver City, California. Robert Fellows was the producer.[10]
References
[edit ]- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (2015年09月11日). "The Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre". Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004. McFarland. pp. 136–140. ISBN 978-1-4766-0874-7.
- ^ Englund, Klaudia (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 9780786454372.
- ^ a b c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved 2024年07月10日.
- ^ a b Jarlett, Franklin (November 1, 1997). Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography. McFarland. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-7864-0476-6 . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Monday February 24". Ross Reports. February 24, 1957. p. A. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ Leiby, Bruce R.; Leiby, Linda F. (September 15, 2015). A Reference Guide to Television's Bonanza: Episodes, Personnel and Broadcast History. McFarland. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-4766-0075-8 . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Monday January 11". Ross Reports. January 11, 1960. p. 2-B. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Monday March 7 (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. March 7, 1960. p. 10-B. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Monday April 4 (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. March 4, 1960. p. 14-B. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "This Week (Cont'd)". Ross Reports. September 30, 1957. p. 74. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
External links
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- 1960 American television series endings
- 1950s American anthology television series
- 1960s American anthology television series
- 1950s American drama television series
- 1960s American drama television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- American English-language television shows
- Alcoa
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series winners
- NBC television dramas