The Alcoa Hour A Patch of Faith (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Drama

The Alcoa Hour

A Patch of Faith (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Drama

A schoolmaster in a small Italian town suffers when his pupils are taunted because they are too poor to afford football uniforms. He tries to raise money by staging a benefit concert starring a young Dutch pianist.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writer

John H. Secondari

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 22, 1956

Release date

Jan 22, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Theodore Bikel Il Vecchio Il Vecchio See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Lee J. Cobb Zocco Zocco See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Robert Emhardt Van Vlick Van Vlick See fewer	3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Will Kuluva Oste Oste See fewer	Go Naked in the World (1961)
Henry Lascoe Bridagiere Bridagiere See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Miko Oscard Peppino Peppino See fewer	The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Lilia Skala Mrs. Van Vlick Mrs. Van Vlick See fewer	Flashdance (1983)
Luis Van Rooten Actor Actor See fewer	Cinderella (1950)