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Title: The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
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Luis Van Rooten | ... | Bernstein / ... 5 episodes, 1955-1957 |
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Loïs Bolton | ... | Agnes / ... 4 episodes, 1956-1957 |
| Robert Emhardt | ... | Doc Jones / ... 4 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Robert Dryden | ... | Co-pilot / ... 4 episodes, 1956 |
| Paul McGrath | ... | Father / ... 3 episodes, 1955-1957 | |
| Robert Preston | ... | Doug Hallock / ... 3 episodes, 1955-1957 | |
| Ed Begley | ... | Michael Francis Dixon / ... 3 episodes, 1955-1956 | |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | ... | Angelica / ... 3 episodes, 1955-1956 | |
| Patricia Barry | ... | Grace Barre / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Hume Cronyn | ... | Ralph Grimes / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Virginia Kaye | ... | Dorothy Parsons / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 |
| Henry Lascoe | ... | Bridagiere / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Vivian Nathan | ... | Farmer Mother / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 |
| Jason Robards | ... | Bert Palmer / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Evelyn Varden | ... | Clara Carr / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Milton Selzer | ... | Fisherman Father / ... 3 episodes, 1956 | |
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This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show is considered one of the major drama series during The Golden Age of Television. Up through episode 1.8, the show alternated with "The Goodyear Theatre" and "The Philco Television Playhouse"; beginning with episode 1.9 to the end of the series in 1957, the show alternated with "The Goodyear Theatre". Written by Jack McKillop <jack-mckillop@worldnet.att.net>
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 October 1955 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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MonoAspect Ratio:
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Season two, episode seven, "The Stingiest Man in Town", was a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" with Basil Rathbone singing. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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