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12 O'clock High Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
32 Episodes 1964 - 1965
Episode 1
Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep
Fri, Sep 18, 1964 60 mins
Capt. Joe Gallagher, the base's prize slacker, gets a lesson in discipline when Savage puts him in command of a crew of malingerers. Savage: Robert Lansing. Blake: Joby Baker. Kelly: Paul Comi. Michaels: Bruce Dern. Cobb: Lew Gallo.
Episode 2
Follow the Leader
Fri, Sep 25, 1964 60 mins
Savage faces stiff opposition when he tries to improve bombing effectiveness by depending on the accuracy of the lead bombardier (Andrew Prine). Crowe: John Larkin. Stovall: Frank Overton.
Episode 3
The Men and the Boys
Fri, Oct 2, 1964 60 mins
A captain faces court-martial after he breaks formation to escort a stricken B-17---saving the lives of its crew. Savage: Robert Lansing. Lockridge: Glenn Corbett. Crowe: John Larkin. Libby: Sally Kellerman.
Episode 4
The Sound of Distant Thunder
Fri, Oct 16, 1964 60 mins
Savage runs into unforeseen problems when he tries to make a career officer out of Lt. Andy Lathrop. Mary: Jill Haworth. Cobb: Lew Gallo. Lean: Hedley Mattingly. Crowe: John Larkin.
Episode 5
The Climate of Doubt
Fri, Oct 23, 1964 60 mins
Savage has misgivings when General Crowe orders one bombing group over two targets. Crowe: John Larkin. Nicole: Viveca Lindfors. Charles: Bernard Fox. Cobb: Lew Gallo. Stovall: Frank Overton. Major General: Carl Benton Reid.
Episode 6
Pressure Point
Fri, Oct 30, 1964 60 mins
Panic sets in when Sen. Clayton Johnson of the Appropriations Committee visits England to re-evaluate the whole Air Force program. Savage: Robert Lansing. Pryor: Robert Doyle. Stovall: Frank Overton.
Episode 7
Decision
Fri, Nov 6, 1964 60 mins
The Germans try to curb Allied missions by announcing that all captured fliers are being imprisoned in a target area. Savage: Robert Lansing. Temple: Tim O'Connor. Hoeptner: John van Dreelan. Crowe: John Larkin. Stovall: Frank Overton.
Episode 8
The Hours Before Dawn
Fri, Nov 13, 1964 60 mins
During a raid, Savage takes shelter in the home of a cynical Englishwoman who cares nothing about the war, until they become the prisoners of a downed German flier. Jennifer: Glynis Johns. Raff: Fritz Weaver. Doker: John McLiam. Colin: Maurice Dallimore. Crowe: John Larkin.
Episode 9
Appointment at Liege
Fri, Nov 20, 1964 60 mins
Maj. Gus Denver has a powerful reason for wanting to bomb Liege: his entire crew was killed over that city while he was in the U.S. Savage: Robert Lansing. Stovall: Frank Overton. Crowe: John Larkin. Lt. Irene Cooper: Nancy Kovack. Liz: Hazel Court. Cobb: Lew Gallo.
Episode 10
Interlude
Fri, Nov 27, 1964 60 mins
On a train bound for Scotland, Savage tangles with a Wren lieutenant, who accuses him of occupying her private compartment. Savage: Robert Lansing. Macrae: Rhys Williams. Dr. Gunn: Jack Raine.
Episode 11
Here's to Courageous Cowards
Fri, Dec 4, 1964 60 mins
An office clerk stows away on a combat mission, downs a German fighter---and then turns down a chance to transfer to aerial gunnery. Savage: Robert Lansing. Peggy: Noreen Corcoran. Smith: Jimmy Hawkins. Morse: Gerald O'Loughlin. Wilson: Dabney Coleman.
Episode 12
Soldiers Sometimes Kill
Fri, Dec 11, 1964 60 mins
Savage is suspected of murdering a young woman during a London air raid---but all the general remembers is being hit by falling debris. Stovall: Frank Overton. Thorne: John Williams. Kaiser: Barney Phillips. Redgrave: Murray Matheson. Barbara: Victoria Shaw.
Episode 13
The Suspected
Fri, Dec 18, 1964 60 mins
Reporter Clifford Moran believes that Jim Driscoll is really a convicted killer from St Louis named George Kern Turner who in 1933 when 16 years old beat his step father to death. He was sentenced to life in prison and escaped. Driscoll has now been married to Meg, Savage's former clerk for 1 year. Driscoll meets Moran at the Black Raven Pub in Chelsea and refutes Moran. Moran is later killed by falling in front of a subway train at Sloane Square Station.
Episode 14
An Act of War
Fri, Dec 25, 1964 60 mins
Savage makes a personal inspection when intelligence evaluations of bomb damage conflict with his crews' reports. Cadol: Michael Davis. Belloc: Emile Genest. Malot: Al Ruscio. Verenne: Jay Novello. Stovall: Frank Overton.
Episode 15
Those Who Are About to Die
Fri, Jan 1, 1965 60 mins
A dense fog causes the postponement of a particularly dangerous mission---and sets all nerves on edge. Savage: Robert Lansing. Lockridge: Glenn Corbett. Libby: Sally Kellerman. Crowe: John Larkin. Kaiser: Barney Phillips.
Episode 16
In Search of My Enemy
Fri, Jan 8, 1965 60 mins
Savage is disturbed to find his former fiancée back in his life: she's now married to a pilot recently assigned to his group. Savage: Robert Lansing. Gray: Steve Forrest. Hays: Roy Thinnes. Crowe: John Larkin. Stovall: Frank Overton.
Episode 17
The Albatross
Fri, Jan 15, 1965 60 mins
Joey Kane plans to become an actor after the war---until his face is disfigured on a bombing mission. Savage: Robert Lansing. Angie: Janine Gray. Kaiser: Barney Phillips. O'Toole: Paul Lukather.
Episode 18
The Lorelei
Fri, Jan 22, 1965 60 mins
When Col. Mark Royce steps into his new post as deputy commander, Savage becomes uneasy: the new man is superstitious. Royce: Rip Torn. Savage: Robert Lansing. Carol: Diana van der Vlis.
Episode 19
Faith, Hope and Sergeant Aronson
Fri, Jan 29, 1965 60 mins
After his best friend dies of wounds, devout Sgt. Herschel Aronson finds himself losing faith in God. Savage: Robert Lansing. Nurse Jenkins: Phyllis Love. Ivy: Antoinette Bower. Kaiser: Barney Phillips.
Episode 20
To Heinie, with Love
Fri, Feb 5, 1965 60 mins
Savage's new navigator, Kurt Muller, has two irritating qualities: an impenetrable aloofness and an extreme sensitivity about his German background. Savage: Robert Lansing. Nora: Jill Haworth. Pike: Ralph Williams. Magill: Stewart Moss.
Episode 21
The Clash
Fri, Feb 12, 1965 60 mins
Savage clashes with a German fighter pilot when they share a life raft. The German is armed---and determined not to be rescued by the Allies. Savage: Robert Lansing. Stovall: Frank Overton. Crowe: John Larkin. Kaiser: Barney Phillips.
Episode 22
The Ticket
Fri, Feb 26, 1965 60 mins
Pilot Paul Stiger doesn't care if he lives or dies---until he volunteers for a dangerous mission and discovers he has something to live for. Savage: Robert Lansing. Myra: Elen Willard. Crowe: John Larkin.
Episode 23
The Trap
Fri, Mar 5, 1965 60 mins
During an air raid, Savage is trapped in a cellar with four people---and a ticking bomb. Lady Beldon: Hermione Baddeley. Higgs: John Leyton. Glenway: David Frankham. Eleanor: Dinah Anne Rogers.
Episode 24
The End of the Line
Fri, Mar 12, 1965 60 mins
Feeling responsible for a fellow pilot's death, Maj. Joe Gallagher takes it upon himself to break the news to the dead man's fiancée. Savage: Robert Lansing. May: Sarah Marshall. Claire: Barbara Feldon. Stovall: Frank Overton. Nell: Florence Sundstrom. Crowe: John Larkin.
Episode 25
The Threat
Fri, Mar 19, 1965 60 mins
During a propaganda broadcast, Axis Sally predicts Savage will have a fatal accident. Gilly: Laurence Naismith. Reed: Harold Gould. Adrienne: Stanja Lowe.
Episode 26
Mutiny At 10,000 Feet
Fri, Mar 26, 1965 60 mins
Lt. Tony Kemp whips up a plan to get himself safely out of the war: convincing General Savage's crew that Savage is unfit to command. Savage: Robert Lansing. Reese: Robert Brown. Thatcher: John Kerr. Liz: Hazel Court. Towson: James Dobson.
Episode 27
The Mission
Fri, Apr 2, 1965 60 mins
Tempers flare when Savage selects flight officer Waller to be waist gunner on a mission. The officer is detested by two crew members. Savage: Robert Lansing. Gunther: Chris Robinson. Michaels: Bruce Dern. Maglie: Rudy Solari.
Episode 28
The Cry of Fallen Birds
Fri, Apr 9, 1965 60 mins
Dana Wynter stars as Lady Catherine Hammett, a woman who opposes Savage's plan to tear down her old manor house---even though it blocks a runway. Savage: Robert Lansing. Evans: Lloyd Bochner. Kaiser: Barney Phillips.
Episode 29
V for Vendetta
Fri, Apr 16, 1965 60 mins
Savage is accused of conducting his own private war on the Mannheim fighter factories. Denver: Gary Lockwood. Hoagland: Lin McCarthy. Stovall: Frank Overton. Perkins: Mike Doherty. Bragg: Ken Berry.
Episode 30
P.O.W., Part 1
Fri, Apr 23, 1965 60 mins
Part 1. Savage and three crewmen are shot down and imprisoned in Stalag Luft 12---an escape-proof jail commanded by Col. Max Richter. Savage: Robert Lansing. Brail: Donald Harron. Baby: Jim Shane. Moxey: James Farentino. Doc: Peter Haskell. Staufman: John van Dreelen.
Episode 31
P.O.W., Part 2
Fri, Apr 30, 1965 60 mins
Conclusion. Savage and his men try to escape from Colonel Richter's maximum-security prison camp. Richter: Alf Kjellin. Baby: Jim Shane. Moxey: James Farentino. Doc: Peter Haskell. Staufman: John van Dreelen. Forrester: James Forrest.
Episode 32
The Hero
Fri, May 7, 1965 60 mins
James Whitmore stars as a World War I air ace given a chance to fly again---provided he curb his solo habits. Savage: Robert Lansing. Stoneman: John Zaremba. Mason: William Cort. Ditchik: Peter E. Deuel.