Alcoa Theatre
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Alcoa Theatre was a half-hour anthology series that was broadcast at 9:30pm on alternate Monday nights by NBC from October 7, 1957 through September 19, 1960. Gian-Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors remains one of the Alcoa Theatre's best-known presentations.
In 1955 the series premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights. The program was moved to Monday evening two years later, and the runtime reduced to 30 minutes and featured the 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. The series continued to feature the talents of veteran and emerging actors over the ensuing years including, Cliff Robertson, John Cassavetes, Cornel Wilde, Agnes Moorehead, Jack Carson, Walter Slezak, and Gary Merrill.
During the program's run, it has also aired under the names, Alcoa Theatre Turn of Fate, Goodyear TV Playhouse, and Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre.
The Alcoa Theatre received the 1959 Emmy Award for Best Dramatic Series, and for the episode "Eddie", Best Direction, and Best Writing.
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