Alcoa Premiere
Alcoa Premiere: Season 2

Air Date

October 4, 1962

Episodes

30 episodes

Alcoa Premiere

Season 2

Episodes

1. Flashing Spikes

October 4, 1962

2. Guest in the House

October 11, 1962

Fascinating and original story of a war hero turned grifter (Astaire) who returns to an air force buddy's life and helps his family through a crisis.

3. Seven Against the Sea

October 18, 1962

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.

4. The Voice of Charlie Pont

October 25, 1962

5. Mr. Lucifer

November 1, 1962

The Devil Himself (Astaire) is a hard-bitten businessman with a group of somewhat bumbling yes-men on staff and a curvy assistant in the person of Elizabeth Montgomery (no Gwen Verdon, but fairly amusing, all the same). Together they use their best temptations in an attempt to thwart the honesty and decency of a young suburban couple (Aletter and Bulifant).

6. The Masked Marine

November 8, 1962

7. Ordeal in Darkness

November 15, 1962

8. Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois

November 22, 1962

9. The Hands of Danofrio

November 29, 1962

10. The Contenders

December 6, 1962

11. The Long Walk Home

December 13, 1962

12. The Potentate

December 20, 1962

Disquieting is the word for Stefan Tamarov's first visit to New York City. As Minister of Economics and Foreign Trade for a Communist satellite country, Tamarov has no trouble with his official duties; it's the ""little"" things that bother him. His daughter Svezda is seeing an American reporter much too often, and his best friend Andreas Vrim, his country's UN delegate, has confided a few thoughts to Stefan that could be interpreted as treason.

13. Blues For A Hanging

December 27, 1962

Ted Miller (Astaire), a down-on-his-luck musician, was in a drunken fight last night, and begins to think he could have murdered a man. His loving girlfriend Connie (Paige) refuses to believe this and together they piece together what really transpired.

14. Impact of an Execution

January 3, 1963

15. Lollipop Louie

January 10, 1963

16. The Glass Palace

January 17, 1963

17. Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks

January 24, 1963

18. George Gobel Presents

January 31, 1963

This was an unsold pilot that appeared on Alcoa Premiere.

19. The Hat of Sergeant Martin

February 7, 1963

20. Blow High, Blow Clear

February 14, 1963

21. Chain Reaction

February 21, 1963

22. Hornblower

February 28, 1963

23. The Dark Labyrinth

March 7, 1963

24. Jeeney Ray

March 14, 1963

25. The Best Years

March 21, 1963

26. Of Struggle and Flight

March 28, 1963

27. The Broken Year

April 4, 1963

28. This Will Kill You

April 11, 1963

29. Million Dollar Hospital

April 18, 1963

A young Dr. Grant (played by William Shatner) responds to a medical journal ad promising a “rewarding practice” with a $1,000,000 offer, only to discover a dilapidated emergency hospital that appears far from profitable.

30. The Town That Died

April 25, 1963