Alcoa Theatre
| Alcoa Theatre | |
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DeForest Kelley on Alcoa Theatre 1960
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| 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 |
| Theme music composer | George Duning Johnny Williams |
| Composer(s) |
George Duning (2.4) Harry Sukman (3.17) John Williams (1.4, 2.1) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Vincent M. Fennelly Fred F. Finklehoffe Winston O'Keefe William Sackheim |
| Editor(s) | Cole Trapnell |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 24-25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 30, 1957 – May 23, 1960 |
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| Related shows |
The Alcoa Hour Alcoa Premiere |
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on Monday nights from September 30, 1957–May 23, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers.Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre.
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. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.
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".
Another child actor, Dennis Holmes, prior to joining the cast of Laramie appeared as Davey Morris in the 1959 episode, "The Night of the Kill."
Tyler MacDuff, a guest star on various television Westerns, appeared as Rod Tilton in the 1962 episode "Blues for a Hanging".
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