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The Kaiser Aluminum Hour 

| Drama | TV Series (1956–1957)
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25 episodes
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Live dramas that were broadcast every other week. The show had covered both light and serious drama and featured both well-known and not so well-known actors and actresses.

Stars:

Alexander Scourby, William Shatner, Larry Gates | See full cast & crew »
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1957   1956  
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. See more awards »

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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Alexander Scourby ...  Chorus / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957
William Shatner ...  John Sandor / ... 3 episodes, 1956-1957
Larry Gates ...  Hewitt Leener 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Walter Kingsford 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Paul Mazursky ...  Jacobs / ... 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Van Dyke Parks ...  Bobby / ... 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Harry Townes ...  Hannify / ... 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Roland Winters ...  General Millet 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Frank Campanella Frank Campanella ...  Sgt. Hass 2 episodes, 1956
Paul Newman ...  Charlie Correlli / ... 2 episodes, 1956
Jacqueline Scott ...  Donna / ... 2 episodes, 1957
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Live dramas that were broadcast every other week. The show had covered both light and serious drama and featured both well-known and not so well-known actors and actresses. Written by J.E. McKillop <jack-mckillop@worldnet.att.co>

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Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 1956 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Talent Associates, Unit Four Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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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. See more »

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The 30 Year Old Rod Serling
23 October 2003 | by Single-Black-Male – See all my reviews

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.
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