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The Kaiser Aluminum Hour

  • 1956-1957
  • 1 season
  • NBC
  • Drama

Live dramas that were broadcast every other week. The show had covered both light and serious drama and featured both well-known and not so well-known actors and actresses.

Season 1 Episode Guide

25 Episodes 1956 - 1957

Episode 1

The Army Game

Tue, Jul 3, 1956

Danny considers his time in the army a waste and pretends to be crazy to get a psychiatric discharge.

Episode 2

Man on the White Horse

Tue, Jul 17, 1956 60 mins

Sheriff Adam Griffith finds he enjoys the power he has and intends on accumulating more. He is intent on keeping the small town under his control.

Episode 3

Roar of the Lion

Tue, Jul 31, 1956

Dora, a widow with a charming young son, has her move into a new neighborhood turned into a nightmare by a sadistic juvenile delinquent named Matt.

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Episode 4

A Fragile Affair

Tue, Aug 28, 1956

Mary is the unhappy wife of a delicatessen owner who despairs of her future. When she meets a young soldier about to depart for duty Mary becomes enamored and dreams of a different life.

Episode 5

Antigone

Tue, Sep 11, 1956

King Creon of Thebes denies a honorably burial to the warrior Polyneices but the deceased's sister Antigone objects. While attempting to steal the body it entangles Antigone with the vengeful Creon.

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour Season 1 Antigone

Episode 6

Mr. Finchley Versus the Bomb

Tue, Sep 25, 1956

An old desert prospector refuses to vacate his shack in the blast area of an atomic bomb test.

Episode 7

Carnival

Tue, Oct 9, 1956 60 mins

The theft of gate receipts threatens the romance of Pauly and Kathy Jo, two young members of the company.

Episode 8

Angel's Ransom

Tue, Oct 23, 1956

A group of wealthy individuals are taken hostage for ransom aboard a luxurious yacht. Each captive figures out a different way of coping.

Episode 9

The Big Board

Tue, Nov 6, 1956

Episode 10

The Rag Jungle

Tue, Nov 20, 1956

Charlie, working in the garment industry, refuses to pay the protection money demanded by racketeers. After his father Vito is beaten up Charlie organizes the other clothing manufacturers into standing together against the mob.

Episode 11

Cracker Money

Tue, Dec 4, 1956 60 mins

Episode 12

Gwyneth

Tue, Dec 18, 1956

Episode 13

Mother

Tue, Jan 1, 1957

Laura Thatcher has helped promote her husband's career in every way possible over the years. Now that he's a success Laura feels unneeded and turns her attention to someone else.

Episode 14

A Real Fine Cutting Edge

Tue, Jan 15, 1957 60 mins

Episode 15

Throw Me a Rope

Tue, Jan 29, 1957

Episode 16

So Short a Season

Tue, Feb 12, 1957

Bob Quincy goes to great lengths to hide the fact that he's an expert gunslinger by going about as a clown.

Episode 17

Whereabouts Unknown

Tue, Feb 26, 1957

In 1920 San Franciscan Howard Crane becomes engaged to the proper Louise Madden. During the party to announce their betrothal Louise mysteriously disappears, leaving no trace.

Episode 18

The Story of a Crime

Tue, Mar 12, 1957

A TV announcer declares he will reveal the identity of the thief in an important robbery. When a mild bookkeeper is revealed as the culprit the police have difficulty accepting the outcome.

Episode 19

Hollywood Award Winner

Tue, Mar 26, 1957

Episode 20

Murder in the House

Tue, Apr 9, 1957

A hired killer arrives to do his job but it turns out this is his first assignment. Things don't go as planned.

Episode 21

A Man's Game

Tue, Apr 23, 1957 60 mins

Lew, NY baseball scout, learns of an Alabama pitching prospect he travels to see him. Lew is less impressed with Chubb than his sister Josephine. Lew hangs out at the Evans farm to see what develops.

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour Season 1 A Man's Game

Episode 22

The Man Who Vanished

Tue, May 7, 1957

Victor Santo, a war veteran frogman, is hired to take underwater photos in a top secret mission. Santo is told that if discovered they will disavow any knowledge of his activities.

Episode 23

The Deadly Silence

Tue, May 21, 1957

Aggressive businessman Marcus Sandor has two grown sons, one Paul even more ruthless. Paul decides to get his brother John out of the way by asking him to deliver illegal goods and having the police waiting for him.

Episode 24

Article 94 - Homicide

Tue, Jun 4, 1957

Episode 25

Passion for Revenge

Tue, Jun 18, 1957

A young man is aiming to revenge the businessman who double crossed his father and is responsible for his death.

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