The Alcoa Hour

Season 1 Episode 21: Sister

2 SeasonsJul 22, 1956NR1h7.3

A spinster still hasn't recovered from the loss of her identical twin when her nephew weaves a web of deceit in order to take advantage of her fragile state.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Black Wings

1. The Black Wings

Aired: Oct 16, 1955

A German physician who had been a Luftwaffe pilot during WWII secretly endows...

Episode 2 The Small Servant

2. The Small Servant

Aired: Oct 30, 1955

A young girl becomes the servant of the proprietor of an old curiosity shop a...

Episode 3 A Girl Can Tell

3. A Girl Can Tell

Aired: Nov 13, 1955

Looking over the scrapbook containing pictures of all the men she ever kissed...

Episode 4 Thunder in Washington

4. Thunder in Washington

Aired: Nov 27, 1955

Inspired by recent capital-city doings, this is the story of a successful bus...

Episode 5 Undertow

5. Undertow

Aired: Dec 11, 1955

Cap'n Hallock and his taciturn hardworking wife and their two sons live in No...

Episode 7 Man on a Tiger

7. Man on a Tiger

Aired: Jan 8, 1956

The story of success and failure, where admen fight for their accounts, TV co...

Episode 8 A Patch of Faith

8. A Patch of Faith

Aired: Jan 22, 1956

A schoolmaster in a small Italian town suffers when his pupils are taunted be...

Episode 11 Man on Fire

11. Man on Fire

Aired: Mar 4, 1956

A successful business man agrees to a divorce but insists on retaining custod...

Episode 12 Doll Face

12. Doll Face

Aired: Mar 18, 1956

An aging beauty queen discovers that her fading looks no longer charm her hus...

Episode 16 The President

16. The President

Aired: May 13, 1956

Paul Westman, a candidate for president of the United States, is faced with a...

Episode 17 The Confidence Man

17. The Confidence Man

Aired: May 27, 1956

Sam, a con artist, poses as a clergyman and insinuates himself into a men's c...

Episode 18 The Magic Horn

18. The Magic Horn

Aired: Jun 10, 1956

A story of Jazz musicians in Chicago during the Twenties.

Episode 21 Sister

21. Sister

Aired: Jul 22, 1956

A spinster still hasn't recovered from the loss of her identical twin when he...

Episode 22 Kiss and Tell

22. Kiss and Tell

Aired: Aug 5, 1956

The antics of 15-year-old Corliss Archer in keeping her brother's marriage a ...

Episode 23 The Big Vote

23. The Big Vote

Aired: Aug 19, 1956

Defeat comes as a surprise to an old-line politician in this drama of local p...

Info about The Alcoa Hour

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Drama