Alcoa Premiere Season 2, Episode 1: Flashing Spikes

Guest in the House

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.

Seven Against the Sea

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.

The Voice of Charlie Pont

Mr. Lucifer

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).

The Masked Marine

Ordeal in Darkness

Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois

The Hands of Danofrio

The Contenders

The Long Walk Home

The Potentate

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.

Blues For A Hanging

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.

Impact of an Execution

Lollipop Louie

The Glass Palace

Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks

George Gobel Presents

This was an unsold pilot that appeared on Alcoa Premiere.

The Hat of Sergeant Martin

Blow High, Blow Clear

Chain Reaction

Hornblower

The Dark Labyrinth

Jeeney Ray

The Best Years

Of Struggle and Flight

The Broken Year

This Will Kill You

Million Dollar Hospital

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.

The Town That Died