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Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief

1964TV Episode⏱️ 52mTV-G
AdventureSci-Fi
7.7
IMDB Rating
105 votes

President Henry McNeil has fallen and seriously injured his head. That imperils an upcoming peace conference; even a whiff of the president's incapacity may doom it, as he is the one man who can hold it together. Everything depend...

Director
Gerd Oswald
Writers
N/A
Stars
Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Viveca Lindfors
Release Date
December 28, 1964
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart
as Admiral Nelson
David Hedison
David Hedison
as Captain Crane
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
as Dr. Laura Rettig
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
as General Beeker
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury
as Commander Jamison
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
as Morgan
David Lewis
David Lewis
as Dr. Kranz
Nancy Kovack
Nancy Kovack
as Monique
Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger
as Chairman
Henry Kulky
Henry Kulky
as Chief Curley Jones

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Cambridge Productions, Irwin Allen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

🎯 Categories

AdventureSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Play Spot The Known Guest Star?
by StuOz2016-10-29

"The Seaview must transport the sick President (aka Chief). There is no question that this hour is loaded with known male and female guest stars, but you can play guest-star-watch with many TV shows of this period, it takes more than that to make a really good Voyage hour. Seaman Kowalski (Del Monroe) gets more to do than usual, which is a help to any Voyage hour, but there is a lack of suspense in the episode which makes me call it average-to-good but not great. The footage of Clark repairing the damaged Seaview would all be reused in the third season hour titled: No Escape From Death. I..."

💡 Did You Know?

Second and final appearance of James Doohan as Lawrence Tobin. Doohan was later offered the regular role of Chief Francis Sharkey, but turned it down in favor of playing Montgomery Scott in Star Trek (1966), which became his most famous role.

📖 Synopsis

President Henry McNeil has fallen and seriously injured his head. That imperils an upcoming peace conference; even a whiff of the president's incapacity may doom it, as he is the one man who can hold it together. Everything depend...