Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.
Cast: John Newland
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22 episodes
1. The Bride PossessedMatt Conroy is startled when on their honeymoon his wide-eyed, Louisiana-drawling wife Sally suddenly becomes a determined and demanding woman with no accent who denies even knowing him.NRCCJan 20, 1959
2. Night of April 14thA young Englishwoman is suddenly wracked by dreams of drowning in the ocean. She is stunned when her fiancée tells her that he has prepared a surprise honeymoon trip for them--they're sailing to New York on the passenger liner Titanic.NRCCJan 27, 1959
3. Emergency OnlyA set of circumstances outside the norm.NRCCFeb 3, 1959
4. The Dark RoomA female photojournalist on assignment in France takes an apartment and begins to work with a somewhat mysterious male model. Thngs come to a head when she has a brush with the supernatural that could well mean her death.NRCC30minFeb 10, 1959
5. Twelve Hours to LiveEven a broken clock is right twice a day.NRCCFeb 17, 1959
6. EpilogueA recovering alcoholic returns to his family from an extended stay in rehabilitation. His sobriety is put to the test, as are his beliefs in the supernatural, when his son is trapped in a cave-in.NRCCFeb 24, 1959
7. The DreamIn 1940, a fearful Britain awaits invasion by Nazi forces. A husband and his wife, separated by their wartime assignments, suddenly dream that each is in danger, and both try frantically to see if their dream has come true.NRCCMar 3, 1959
8. PremonitionForewarned is forearmed.NRCCMar 10, 1959
9. The Dead Part of the HouseA young girl moves into a new house with her father and aunt, and before long, she makes friends with the ghosts of three girls who reside in an upstairs nursery -- though the adults assume that her new "friends" are her three new dolls.NRCCMar 17, 1959
10. The VisionIn the trenches in WWI, soldiers as usual are dying like flies as expected. All of a sudden the French troops drop their arms and walk very serenely away from the front. Hearing of this the generals bring them up on charges of dissertion, a capital crime. Tremaine is the advocate for their case. They don't seem to want to defend themselves for their inexplicable behavior, not in a way that makes sense. While waiting for the fateful morn, he seeks out a bottle of something special that they request as a last toast. Beckoned to the cottage of a little French boy's family, they are set upon by a German who recounts similar stories of walking away from the front all at the same time on the German side. Rushing back to HQ, Tremaine succeeds in staying the sentence at the last moment, as the officers confirm the veracity of the stories, a mystical event.NRCC30minMar 24, 1959
11. The Devil's LaughterThe condemned man's not for hanging.NRCCMar 31, 1959
12. The Return of Mitchell CampionA man is known by everyone on a Caribbean island he has never visited before. Soon he too remembers, but he was in the hospital at the time of the supposed visit...NRCCApr 7, 1959
13. The NavigatorThe crew of a nineteenth century sailing ship find that somebody has altered its course before catching a stowaway, a mute, soaking wet Oriental whom they clap in irons. The alteration in course leads them to rescue survivors of a ship sunk by an ice berg, though that ship's navigator is dead and is the spitting image of the Oriental, who has mysteriously disappeared.NRCC30minApr 14, 1959
14. The SecretIs she, or is she not, unfaithful?NRCC30minApr 21, 1959
15. The AerialistAn argument between two trapeze artists results in an accident in which one is paralyzed. The other is torn by guilt and depression, until supernatural forces began to change his world.NRCC30minApr 28, 1959
16. The Burning GirlEverywhere she goes, you need a fire hose.NRCC30minMay 5, 1959
17. The Haunted U-BoatWhile on patrol during WWII, a German U-boat attempts to evade detection from the sonar of the American and British ships. But their location is repeatedly betrayed by the noise of a rhythmic banging sound caused by someone . . . or something . . . on board the submarine.NRCCMay 12, 1959
18. The Image of Death""Let her paint an inch thick...""NRCCMay 19, 1959
19. The Captain's GuestsThe Captain and Mr. & Mrs. Courtney.NRCC30minMay 26, 1959
20. EchoA man is found innocent of his wife's murder. Her brother arrives from New Zealand and precipitates the real culprit's capture.NRCCJun 2, 1959
21. Front RunnerA jockey plays foul, and finally is brought up short.NRCC30minJun 9, 1959
22. The RiddleAn irrational hatred in an American tourist on the Bombay-Calcutta Mail is considered in terms of metempsychosis.NRCCJun 16, 1959
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Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Collier Young
- Cast
- John Newland
- Studio
- Joseph L. Schenck Enterprises
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Audio languages
English
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