S1.E12

Alert!

Name: Alert!
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-12-14
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn, Charles McGraw

Episode aired Dec 14, 1963
1h

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

YOUR RATING

Drama

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... Read allRice 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.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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

YOUR RATING

1User review

See production info at IMDbPro

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.

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.

User reviews1

Review

Featured review

7/10

Way too much kissing and making out in the opening scene.

A show about the Military should have guns, cannons, marches, drills. But the first 4 minutes of this show are spent on "The Lieutenant" making out with his new girlfriend. Then more time is given to a conflict of interest, where the Lieutenant is challenged by his buddy to get married, for money and fringe benefits. Where is the action in this show?

Finally we get some excitement... the Marines have to hustle to get on the aircraft. All kinds of personal Hell are breaking loose for Lt. Rice and his men. As the convoy races down the street, Rice's girlfriend Pam is standing up in her swank convertible car, frantically waving and calling "Bill, Bill!" But the convoy is not going to stop. Can Rice handle it?

Sergeant Tragg (actor Charles McGraw) gives a very moving and motivating speech to the men, as they prepare to face real combat.

An interesting show, but 7 stars is the best I can do for "Alert".

* * * * * * * Florida Fred * * * * * * *