Alcoa-Goodyear Theater 9-22-58 "The Chain & the River" Patty McCormack, more

Alcoa-Goodyear Theater 9-22-58 "The Chain & the River": Gripping tale of a man who must contend with multiple crises that affect his ability to protect the family homestead all at once, including a rising river, impending flood, and a skunk bite that could cause the onset of a rabies infection at any moment. Stars Paul Douglas, with Bad Seed actress Patty McCormack and Maurine McCormack. Directed by David Greene, teleplay by Harold Jack Bloom (based on the story "Madman's Chain" by Gilbert Wright). The BetaGems channel also has ""Make Way For Buddy" 1991 Patty McCormack sitcom spoof."

Alcoa Theatre was a half-hour anthology series that ran from September 30, 1957 through May 23, 1960. You can find more episodes of this and other vintage TV anthologies in the BetaGems playlist "Anthology Television 1950s-1960s."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads.

In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we're only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footage comes from public television and public access broadcasts that the taper, who worked for a local cable TV production company in the 1980s, monitored nightly for several years. Some of the programming is strictly regional, mostly from the San Diego area.