Alcoa Theatre
American TV anthology series (1957–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation and telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on Monday nights from September 30, 1957 to May 23, 1960.[2] For its first four months on the air, the title Turn of Fate was used as an umbrella title for Alcoa Theatre and its alternate-week counterpart, Goodyear Theatre.[3]
Alcoa Theatre | |
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![]() DeForest Kelley on Alcoa Theatre 1960 | |
Genre | Anthology |
Written by | Bob Barbash Frederick Brady Fred Freiberger Leonard Freeman Fred F. Finklehoffe Christopher Knopf Ruth McKenney Stirling Silliphant George F. Slavin |
Directed by | Robert Florey Alvin Ganzer Tay Garnett Byron Haskin Paul Henreid Don McDougall Robert Ellis Miller Don Siegel David Swift Don Taylor Don Weis Paul Wendkos |
Starring | David Niven Robert Ryan Jane Powell Jack Lemmon Charles Boyer |
Theme music composer | George Duning Johnny Williams |
Composer | George Duning (2.4) Harry Sukman (3.17) John Williams (1.4, 2.1) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 114 |
Production | |
Producers | Vincent M. Fennelly Fred F. Finklehoffe Winston O'Keefe William Sackheim |
Editor | Cole Trapnell |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 24-25 minutes |
Production companies | Four Star Television (1957-1958) Screen Gems (1958-1960)[1] |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 30, 1957 (1957-09-30) – May 23, 1960 (1960-05-23) |
Related | |
The Alcoa Hour Alcoa Premiere |
In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer during its initial season. They did not return in 1958, "and the program became a true anthology once again".[3]