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Alcoa Theatre

1957–1960 · 3 seasons

A vintage half-hour drama that drops you into ordinary lives suddenly tilted toward danger, with a calm, stagey gravity.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate Monday nights from October 7, 1957 to September 16, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers. Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre. 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. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.
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About
Fate, deception, crime, justice
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Paul Henreid, Robert Ellis Miller, Robert Florey, Tay Garnett
    Written by
    Alec Coppel, David Swift, Fred Freiberger, Leonard Freeman
    Starring
    Susan Gordon, Arthur O'Connell, Charles Herbert, Angie Dickinson, Whit Bissell, Jon Shepodd, Sam Flint, Kort Falkenberg
    Cinematography
    Charles Burke, George E. Diskant
    Length
    3 seasons, 109 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    NBC
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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