"The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1956) TV series 1956-1957

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Paul Bogart
Ira Cirker

Writer:

Alvin Yudcoff (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 July 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Live dramas that were broadcast every other week. The show had covered both light and serious drama...

Plot Keywords:

Company Sponsor Name In Title | Live Broadcast | Anthology

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Alexander Scourby	...	Chorus / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Van Dyke Parks	...	Bobby / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
William Shatner	...	John Sandor / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Roland Winters	...	Millet (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Frank Campanella	...	Hass (2 episodes, 1956)
Paul Newman	...	Charlie Correlli / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
Jacqueline Scott	...	Donna / ... (2 episodes, 1957)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Unit Four Productions

Trivia:

This was a live hour-long dramatic anthology series that appeared every other week (alternating with "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950)) on NBC's Tuesday night schedule, debuting 3 July 1956 and last broadcast on 18 June 1957. During its relatively brief run, the series managed to attract such notable actors as Paul Newman (in the series' initial episode), Robert Culp, Hume Cronyn, Ralph Bellamy, 'Franchot Tone', Claude Rains and Kim Hunter.

The 30 Year Old Rod Serling

Having won an Emmy Award for 'Patterns' the previous year, the 30 year old Rod Serling wrote 'Mr. Finchley Verses the Bomb' for this series which was aired on September 25th 1956 just three months short of his 31st birthday.