The Lieutenant (1963)
Synopsis
Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike.
Network
NBC
Episodes
A Million Miles From Clary
Stew Sallaway, champion goldbrick at Clary High, could always depend on his buddy Bill Rice to get him out of a jam. Now Stew is a Marine private, and his ailing father asks Rice to have the boy to his platoon.
Cool of the Evening
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The Proud and the Angry
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Two-Star Giant
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A Very Private Affair
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To Take Up Serpents
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A Touching of Hands
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Captain Thomson
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Instant Wedding
Rice is pressed upon by a friend to look after his girl in advance of a year-long posting in the far east without leave. She demands they marry right away, and it falls on Rice to quickly put together a formal Marine wedding ceremony.
A Troubled Image
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Fall From A White Horse
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Alert
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The Art of Discipline
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The Alien
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O'Rourke
An ex Marine who is also a journalist is assigned to Rice's unit to do an article on the modern Marine core. Rice quickly discovers not is all as it should be in the situation.
Gone the Sun
Rice returns to his home town to aid in the burial of a Marine killed in a training accident. He has to deal with the grieving family of the boy as well as the changes that have occurred since he has been away.
Between Music and Laughter
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Interlude
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Capp's Lady
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Green Water Green Flag
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To Set It Right
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In the Highest Tradition
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Tour of Duty
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Lament for a Dead Goldbrick
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Man with an Edge
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Operation: Actress
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Mother Enemy
A young sergeant is being evaluated for officer training, but unexpectedly it's revealed that his mother is a communist agent and she's in town to pitch a rabble-rousing speech at a rally where she will denounce the Marine Corps for not immediately elevating his rank, against his wishes. It falls on Rice to determine what will be done with the sergeant.
The War Called Peace
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To Kill a Man
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Details
Original Title
The Lieutenant
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
29
Production
MGM Television, Arena Productions
