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The Alcoa Hour

This live series showcased adaptations of classic novels and plays alongside original content, featuring mostly dramatic episodes but occasionally musical performances. Viewers consider it one of the prominent drama series during its run.

This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) alongside original scripts for the show. Primarily dramas, it also included a few musicals. Considered one of the major drama series during The Golden Age of Television, the show ran from episode 1.8 to its conclusion in 1957, alternating with "The Goodyear Theatre" and "The Philco Television Playhouse."

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Black Wings

1. The Black Wings

Aired: Oct 16, 1955

A German physician who had been a Luftwaffe pilot during WWII secretly endows...

Episode 2 The Small Servant

2. The Small Servant

Aired: Oct 30, 1955

A young girl becomes the servant of the proprietor of an old curiosity shop a...

Episode 3 A Girl Can Tell

3. A Girl Can Tell

Aired: Nov 13, 1955

Looking over the scrapbook containing pictures of all the men she ever kissed...

Episode 4 Thunder in Washington

4. Thunder in Washington

Aired: Nov 27, 1955

Inspired by recent capital-city doings, this is the story of a successful bus...

Episode 5 Undertow

5. Undertow

Aired: Dec 11, 1955

Cap'n Hallock and his taciturn hardworking wife and their two sons live in No...

Episode 7 Man on a Tiger

7. Man on a Tiger

Aired: Jan 8, 1956

The story of success and failure, where admen fight for their accounts, TV co...

Episode 8 A Patch of Faith

8. A Patch of Faith

Aired: Jan 22, 1956

A schoolmaster in a small Italian town suffers when his pupils are taunted be...

Episode 11 Man on Fire

11. Man on Fire

Aired: Mar 4, 1956

A successful business man agrees to a divorce but insists on retaining custod...

Episode 12 Doll Face

12. Doll Face

Aired: Mar 18, 1956

An aging beauty queen discovers that her fading looks no longer charm her hus...

Episode 16 The President

16. The President

Aired: May 13, 1956

Paul Westman, a candidate for president of the United States, is faced with a...

Episode 17 The Confidence Man

17. The Confidence Man

Aired: May 27, 1956

Sam, a con artist, poses as a clergyman and insinuates himself into a men's c...

Episode 18 The Magic Horn

18. The Magic Horn

Aired: Jun 10, 1956

A story of Jazz musicians in Chicago during the Twenties.

Episode 21 Sister

21. Sister

Aired: Jul 22, 1956

A spinster still hasn't recovered from the loss of her identical twin when he...

Episode 22 Kiss and Tell

22. Kiss and Tell

Aired: Aug 5, 1956

The antics of 15-year-old Corliss Archer in keeping her brother's marriage a ...

Episode 23 The Big Vote

23. The Big Vote

Aired: Aug 19, 1956

Defeat comes as a surprise to an old-line politician in this drama of local p...

Main Cast

Appearances

Info about The Alcoa Hour

Seasons: 2

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Drama