ALCOA PREMIERE THEATER

October 10, 1961 – July 21, 1963

Alcoa Premiere (also known as Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire) is an American anthology drama series that aired from October 1961 to July 1963 on ABC. The series was hosted by Fred Astaire, directed by Norman Lloyd among others, and executive produced by Alfred Hitchcock. 
Astaire also starred in several of the episodes Each episode presented a new drama which often offered powerful stories on painful or controversial subjects as opposed to classic drama. The series showcased directors such as John Ford as well as writers Ray Bradbury and Peter Tewksbury.

THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS 12 VERY RARE CLASSIC EPISODES 


DVD 1

The Rules Of The Game - Stars: Fred Astaire, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Carlyle 
The Fugitive Eye - Stars: Fred Astaire, Elizabeth Allen, Irvin Ashkenazy

DVD 2

Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks -Stars: Fred Astaire, Geraldine Brooks, Mickey Rooney (Spanish Subtitle on Screen)
The Hour Of The Bath - Stars: Fred Astaire, Viraj Amonsin, Harold Fong

DVD 3

Flashing Spikes - Stars: Fred Astaire, James Stewart, Jack Warden 
The Fortress - Starring Lloyd Bridges & Philip Ahn 

DVD 4

The Broken Year - Keir Dullea, George Kennedy ...(Spanish Subtitle on Screen)
Jeeney Ray - Stars Brenda Scott, Joanna Moore, Jim Davis 


DVD 5

The Town That Died - Stars: Fred Astaire, Dana Andrews, Charles Cooper 
People Need People - Starring Lee Marvin, James Gregory, Arthur Kennedy & Marion Ross


DVD 6

Mr Lucifer - Stars: Fred Astaire, Elizabeth Montgomery, Joyce Bulifant & Hal Smith
The Potentate - Stars: Fred Astaire, Theodore Bikel, Angela Clarke & Dick Sargent

These episodes were transferred from the original films.. 6.5/7.5
from film to VHS to DVD as each media became available

There is no retail release of this item available anywhere in the world and these are the very best quality episodes available..


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