NBC airs the 15th episode of the military drama The Lieutenant, created and produced by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and starring Gary Lockwood (2001: a space odyssey) and Robert Vaughn (The Man From UNCLE). Eddie Albert guest stars. 
Rice lands what could be a plum assignment or a career-ender: an author and retired Marine named O’Rourke. In his articles and books, O’Rourke spins blood-and-guts tales of military action, and has a lot of sway over the public’s perception of the Marine Corps, and the brass has given him privileged access to Rice’s platoon during training exercises. But O’Rourke seems to be less than a courteous guest: for everything he sees Rice do in the field, he has a sarcastic comment, and he’s more than ready to undermine Rice’s command in front of his men. With his superiors taking every opportunity to impress upon him the importance of cooperating with O’Rourke, Lt. Rice has to carefully balance his ability to command the respect of his men, and to gain the respect of the one man who seems to have decided that Rice is the symbol of everything that’s wrong with the modern military.
written by Jay Simms
directed by E.W. Swackhamer
music by Jeff AlexanderCast: Gary Lockwood (Lt. William Rice), Robert Vaughn (Capt. Raymond Rambridge), Eddie Albert (Rodney Cameron O’Rourke), Dick Balestri (Lt. Zachary Johnson), Maurine Dawson (Sheila), Bobby Diamond (Pvt. Floyd James), Don Edmonds (Cpl. R. Atterly), Wayne Heffley (Sgt. Edgar Brill), Mike Minor (Lt. Ernest Ames), Carmen Phillips (Lily), K.L. Smith (G/Sgt. Jack Arpel), Jan Stine (Cpl. Victor Ganz), Larry Thor (Lt. Col. Bruce Mahlon)
Notes: By some accounts, Eddie Albert was the first American actor ever to step in front of a television camera, taking part in experimental broadcasts in the 1930s. As such, his career spans the entire early era of American TV and most of what is considered the medium’s “Golden Age”, with roles in Leave It To Larry, The Ford Theatre Hour, Studio One In Hollywood, The Alcoa Hour, Climax!, Playhouse 90, The General Electric Theater, Ben Casey, Kraft Mystery Theater, Wagon Train, Dr. Kildare, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, The Outer Limits, Rawhide, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Petticoat Junction, The Beverly Hillbillies, Here’s Lucy, Kung Fu, Switch, The Love Boat, Falcon Crest, the 1980s Twilight Zone revival, and Time Trax.
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