Alert! 

Rice is called away when his unit is called to alert and prepared to fly out on exercise. There is real concern this might not be an exercise and they might be going to war. Rice has to ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Taylor

Writers:

Lee Erwin, Gene Roddenberry (created by)

Stars:

Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn, Charles McGraw

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Gary Lockwood	...	Lt. William Rice
Robert Vaughn	...	Capt. Raymond Rambridge
Charles McGraw	...	Sgt. Ernie Tragg
Ted Bessell	...	Jim Douglas
Sharon Farrell	...	Pam Canford
Don Penny	...	Lt. Stanley Harris
Steven Marlo	...	Sgt. Warren Perry
George O'Hanlon	...	Jeweler
Christopher Connelly	...	Pvt. Russell (as Chris Connelly)
Theodora Davitt	...	Laurie Douglas
Eddie Carroll	...	Pvt. Z. Wesley Martin
Gary Pagett	...	Pvt. Lester Baxter
John Lindesmith	...	Company Runner
Charles Wood	...	Military Policeman (as Chuck Wood)
Mike Minor	...	Radio Operator

Storyline

Rice is called away when his unit is called to alert and prepared to fly out on exercise. There is real concern this might not be an exercise and they might be going to war. Rice has to deal with all his own emotions as well as those he commands.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Two Lockheed C-130 tails were shown during the loading scene, both aircraft first flew in 1962. The first, 149814, was converted to a tanker and was lost in a midair collision in Viet Nam on May 18, 1969. The second, 150688, was also converted to a tanker and flew until it was removed from service in 2002 and is in storage in the boneyard at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.

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Goofs

When the airplanes were starting engines and taxiing out, the airplanes shown were C-130's which are powered by turboprop engines, jet engines connected to a propeller. The sound played during the start and taxi sequence was that of a reciprocating engine usually associated with a WW II bomber.

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1963 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arena Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1