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The Alcoa Hour

A live series that combined timeless adaptations with fresh original content, featuring intense dramatic episodes and surprise musical numbers.

The live series showcased dramatized adaptations of novels, plays, and original scripts, focusing on dramatic productions with a few musical elements. It was a prominent drama series during the Golden Age of Television, airing from 1956 to 1957, with a rotating schedule alongside other programs.

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Black Wings

1. The Black Wings

Aired: Oct 16, 1955

A former pilot starts a clinic to help those he previously clashed with, and ...

Episode 2 The Small Servant

2. The Small Servant

Aired: Oct 30, 1955

In the next episode, a young woman's life becomes inextricably linked to the ...

Episode 3 A Girl Can Tell

3. A Girl Can Tell

Aired: Nov 13, 1955

A mother's nostalgic journey through a scrapbook of cherished memories reveal...

Episode 4 Thunder in Washington

4. Thunder in Washington

Aired: Nov 27, 1955

A cunning entrepreneur seizes a lucrative government opportunity to merge the...

Episode 5 Undertow

5. Undertow

Aired: Dec 11, 1955

A shocking turn of events sends the Cap'n Hallock family reeling, forcing the...

Episode 7 Man on a Tiger

7. Man on a Tiger

Aired: Jan 8, 1956

The cutthroat world of television advertising is set to heat up as advertisin...

Episode 8 A Patch of Faith

8. A Patch of Faith

Aired: Jan 22, 1956

A schoolmaster in a small Italian town rallies his students by organizing a c...

Episode 11 Man on Fire

11. Man on Fire

Aired: Mar 4, 1956

A custody dispute turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, with a father's fix...

Episode 12 Doll Face

12. Doll Face

Aired: Mar 18, 1956

The beauty queen struggles to come to terms with her waning physical appeal, ...

Episode 16 The President

16. The President

Aired: May 13, 1956

A presidential candidate is forced to confront a moral dilemma when they're p...

Episode 17 The Confidence Man

17. The Confidence Man

Aired: May 27, 1956

A con artist pretending to be a reverend convinces a group of men to fund a f...

Episode 18 The Magic Horn

18. The Magic Horn

Aired: Jun 10, 1956

In the vibrant jazz clubs of 1920s Chicago, a group of talented musicians pur...

Episode 21 Sister

21. Sister

Aired: Jul 22, 1956

A bereaved woman, still grappling with the pain of her twin's passing, finds ...

Episode 22 Kiss and Tell

22. Kiss and Tell

Aired: Aug 5, 1956

A 15-year-old girl, Corliss Archer, gets into humorous situations while tryin...

Episode 23 The Big Vote

23. The Big Vote

Aired: Aug 19, 1956

A seasoned politician's grip on power is shaken by a surprising and formidabl...

Main Cast

Appearances

Info about The Alcoa Hour

Seasons: 2

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Drama