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Season 2 – The Alcoa Hour

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A series of dramas featuring name guests and well-written and directed stories.
The Alcoa Hour — Season 2

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Gary Merrill

Walter Keyser

Anne Bancroft

Alegre

E.G. Marshall

Herman Magnus

Patricia Barry

Stewardess

Virginia Kaye

Sister Maria

Hume Cronyn

Wise Gentleman

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 1956 Flight Into Danger When a passenger plane's pilot succumbs to food poisoning, a small plane pilot takes over. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 1956 The Big Wave An old man helps a boy who loses his family in a tidal wave. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 1956 Key Largo Gangsters hole up in a Key Largo hotel during a hurricane. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 4, 1956 Morning's at Seven Four eccentric sisters plot to get one nephew married off. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 2, 1956 Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter A stingy man goes Christmas shopping for his family. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 9, 1956 Adventure in Diamonds A Dutch-born Englishman goes to Amsterdam to help his adopted country during World War II. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 23, 1956 The Stingiest Man in Town Ebenezer Scrooge gets some ghostly visits in a musical adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 6, 1957 A Double Life An actor playing Othello on stage lets the character he portrays affect his real life. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 20, 1957 Ride the Wild Mare A man's obsession with gambling affects his family, his finances and his job. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 3, 1957 No License to Kill A new highway safety law comes about because of an accident. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 17, 1957 The Animal Kingdom A man is not satisfied with his life and tries to get back together with an old girlfriend. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 3, 1957 The Last Train to Pusan A young businessman finds that his business interests in Korea are being sabotaged. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 17, 1957 The Original Miss Chase A honky-tonk singer becomes a beautiful socialite and teams up with a jewel thief. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 31, 1957 The Big Build-Up A movie producer uses a young actor's reputation to increase a movie's box office appeal. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 14, 1957 Nothing to Lose Three men attempt a prison break and hold some of the guards as hostages. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 28, 1957 Mechanical Manhunt An insurance executive finds information on one of the office machines about a murder. Details Episode 17 Aired May 19, 1957 Protege When a young man helps a silent screen veteran get a second chance, he gets unexpected results. Details Episode 18 Aired Jun 9, 1957 Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper An elderly lady's apartment building is scheduled for demolition. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 23, 1957 Awake With Fear A quiet family man receives a mysterious, threatening letter and can't figure out who sent it. Details Episode 20 Aired Jul 7, 1957 Hostages to Fortune A Belgian girl is suspected by her neighbors of being the mistress of a Nazi officer. Details Episode 21 Aired Jul 21, 1957 He's for Me Two young men scheme to meet a couple of pretty girls living in their apartment building. Details Episode 22 Aired Aug 4, 1957 Weekend in Vermont A weekend trip to Vermont does not go as planned for two couples. Details Episode 23 Aired Aug 11, 1957 The Trouble With Women A man starts dating his young, pretty secretary after his wife neglects him for years. Details Episode 24 Aired Aug 25, 1957 The Littlest Little Leaguer Child genius Benjie Hauptmann understands atomic science but really wishes he could play baseball. Details Episode 25 Aired Sep 1, 1957 No License to Kill II The story of a fatal accident on the Merritt Parkway is narrated by Abraham A. Ribicoff, the Connecticut governor. Details Episode 26 Aired Sep 15, 1957 15 October 1864 Escaped Confederate prisoners of war raid St. Albans, Vt., to rob the banks and send the money to their families. Details Episode 27 Aired Sep 22, 1957 Night A man who has lost his memory wanders around in a strange part of town. Details

Season Info

Director
Herbert Hirschman, Daniel Petrie, Alex Segal
Screenwriter
Alvin Boretz, Harold Swanton, Paul Osborn, Michael Dreyfus, Pearl S. Buck, Arthur Hailey, Theodore Apstein, Alfred D. Gato, Frederick Lonsdale, Blanche Hanalis, Maurice Valency, Roger O. Hirson, Edward Streeter, Robert Wallstens, Garson Kanin
Network
NBC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 1956