Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate Monday nights from October 7, 1957 to September 16, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers. Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre. In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.
Cast (114)
Directors
Robert Florey
Director
Ages 57-59
Robert Ellis Miller
Director
Ages 25-27
Tay Garnett
Director
Ages 63-65
Paul Henreid
Director
Ages 49-52
Walter Grauman
Director
Ages 35-38
Thomas Carr
Director
Ages 50-52
Byron Haskin
Director
Ages 58-61
Lewis Allen
Director
Ages 51-54
David Swift
Director
Ages 38-40
Jack Smight
Director
Ages 32-35
Alvin Ganzer
Director
Ages 46-48
Boris Sagal
Director
Ages 33-36
Paul Wandkos
Director
Robert B. Sinclair
Director
Ages 52-54
James Sheldon
Director
Ages 36-39
Tom Gries
Director
Ages 34-37
Don Taylor
Director
Ages 36-39
Louis King
Director
Ages 59-61
Writers
Fred Freiberger
Writer
Ages 42-45
Leonard Freeman
Writer
Ages 36-39
David Swift
Writer
Ages 38-40
Alec Coppel
Story
Ages 50-52
Alec Coppel
Writer
Ages 50-52
Robert C. Dennis
Writer
Ages 41-44
John Copelan
Writer
Harold Swanton
Writer
Ages 42-45
William Cowley
Writer
William R. Cox
Writer
Stirling Silliphant
Writer
Ages 39-42
Sol Saks
Writer
Ages 46-49
Peggy Chantler Dick
Writer
Ages 34-37
Bob Barbash
Writer
Ages 38-40
Pat Frank
Writer
Ages 50-52
Leon Ware
Writer
Alvin Sapinsley
Story
Ages 35-38
Gene Roddenberry
Writer
Ages 36-38
Marc Brandel
Writer
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Companies
Showcase Productions, Four Stars Productions, Screen Gems