Alcoa Premiere
Alcoa Premiere
1961 - 1963
Drama
TV Series
Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or toward light subject matter, this series often had powerful stories about painful or controversial subjects. Many big names got involved with this series, including actors like Charlton Heston and Lee Marvin, directors like John Ford, and writers like Ray Bradbury.
Directed by:
Herschel Daugherty
26 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, Winchester 73, The Light in the Forest, The Victim and The Door Without a Key
29 total credits
Credits include: The Rebel Set, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round and The Mind Snatchers
42 total credits
Credits include: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, One Step Beyond, Thriller and Crawlspace
17 total credits
Credits include: Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, The Wild Wild West, Bat Masterson and The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
Writers:
Larry Marcus 28 total credits
Credits include: Witness for the Prosecution, The Stunt Man, The Bigamist, Petulia and Dark City
4 total credits
Credits include: The Amazing Spider-Man, Brass Target, The Nurses and Alcoa Premiere
Starring:
Keir Dullea
41 total credits
Credits include: 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Black Christmas, Bunny Lake Is Missing and The Accidental Husband
55 total credits
The son of an Austrian immigrant, Fred Astaire entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he began his highly successful partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he danced in 9 RKO...(imdb)
29 total credits
Credits include: 7 Men from Now, Young Man with a Horn, Superman and the Mole-Men, How to Make a Monster and Nick of Time
9 total credits
Credits include: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Kissin' Cousins, Gunpoint, Valley of the Dragons and Gun Fight
Ratings & Reviews
Season 2 - Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or toward light subject matter, this series often had powerful stories about painful or controversial subjects. Many big names got involved with this series, including actors like Charlton Heston and Lee Marvin, directors like John Ford, and writers like Ray Bradbury.
Cast & Info
Directed by:
Herschel Daugherty 26 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, Winchester 73, The Light in the Forest, The Victim and The Door Without a Key
29 total credits
Credits include: The Rebel Set, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round and The Mind Snatchers
42 total credits
Credits include: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, One Step Beyond, Thriller and Crawlspace
17 total credits
Credits include: Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, The Wild Wild West, Bat Masterson and The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
Writers:
Larry Marcus 28 total credits
Credits include: Witness for the Prosecution, The Stunt Man, The Bigamist, Petulia and Dark City
4 total credits
Credits include: The Amazing Spider-Man, Brass Target, The Nurses and Alcoa Premiere
Starring:
Keir Dullea 41 total credits
Credits include: 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Black Christmas, Bunny Lake Is Missing and The Accidental Husband
55 total credits
The son of an Austrian immigrant, Fred Astaire entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he began his highly successful partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he danced in 9 RKO...(imdb)
29 total credits
Credits include: 7 Men from Now, Young Man with a Horn, Superman and the Mole-Men, How to Make a Monster and Nick of Time
9 total credits
Credits include: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Kissin' Cousins, Gunpoint, Valley of the Dragons and Gun Fight
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