Assignment: Underwater

Assignment: Underwater
Genre	Adventure
Starring	Bill Williams Diane Mountford
Composers	Alec Compinsky Richard LaSalle Herman Stein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer	Frank De Felitta
Producers	Bernard Glasser Philip Yordan
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 mins.
Original release
Network	Syndication (NTA Film Network)
Release	September 9, 1960 (1960-09-09) – June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)

Assignment: Underwater is an American adventure television series which aired in NTA Film Network syndication from 1960 to 1961.

Overview

The series stars prolific B-movie actor Bill Williams and Diane Mountford. Williams played Bill Greer, the skipper aboard a charter boat named The Lively Lady. Mountford played his daughter, Patty.

The series was written and produced by Frank De Felitta for Liberty Enterprises and National Telefilm Associates.

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Hot Chihuaha"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Bill S. Ballinger	September 9, 1960 (1960-09-09)
2	"Operation Betrayal"	Edward Bernds	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Peter Packer & Edward Bernds	September 16, 1960 (1960-09-16)
3	"The Sea Cave"	Paul Landres	Edward Bernds	September 23, 1960 (1960-09-23)
4	"Panic Off Punta Banda"	Elliot Silverstein	Mort Zarcoff	September 30, 1960 (1960-09-30)
5	"The Gun"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Louis Vittes	October 7, 1960 (1960-10-07)
6	"The Coast Watcher"	Unknown	Edward Bernds	October 14, 1960 (1960-10-14)
7	"Charlie Noble's Pearl"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Tom Gries	October 21, 1960 (1960-10-21)
8	"Dead-Log Pickup"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Milton S. Gelman	October 28, 1960 (1960-10-28)
9	"Decoy"	Paul Landres	Edward Bernds	November 4, 1960 (1960-11-04)
10	"A Matter of Honor"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Malvin Wald	November 11, 1960 (1960-11-11)
11	"The Portrait"	R.G. Springsteen	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Robert C. Dennis	November 18, 1960 (1960-11-18)
12	"A Message to Mulligan"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Robert Bassing	November 25, 1960 (1960-11-25)
13	"Troubled Waters"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Vincent Fotre	December 2, 1960 (1960-12-02)
14	"Tension Below"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Richard Landau	December 9, 1960 (1960-12-09)
15	"A Drop in the Ocean"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Francis M. Cockrell	December 16, 1960 (1960-12-16)
16	"The Medal"	Unknown	Lee Loeb	December 23, 1960 (1960-12-23)
17	"Odd Man Dies"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Richard Landau & Vincent Fotre	December 30, 1960 (1960-12-30)
18	"Nightmare Bay"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Bill S. Ballinger	January 6, 1961 (1961-01-06)
19	"Affair in Tokyo"	Unknown	Richard Landau	January 13, 1961 (1961-01-13)
20	"The Key"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Elwood Ullman	January 20, 1961 (1961-01-20)
21	"The Dam"	Unknown	Herbert Purdom	January 27, 1961 (1961-01-27)
22	"Boat Missing"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Arnold Belgard	February 3, 1961 (1961-02-03)
23	"Killer Bait"	Unknown	Herbert Purdum	February 10, 1961 (1961-02-10)
24	"Journey to Death"	Unknown	Frank De Felitta	February 17, 1961 (1961-02-17)
25	"The Target"	Unknown	Edward Bernds	February 24, 1961 (1961-02-24)
26	"Dead Weight"	Frank De Felitta	Story by : Frank De Felitta Teleplay by : Francis M. Cockrell	March 3, 1961 (1961-03-03)
27	"Ghost Dive"	Unknown	Milton S. Gelman	March 10, 1961 (1961-03-10)
28	"Swamp Light"	Unknown	Wilton Schiller	March 17, 1961 (1961-03-17)
29	"Ship Killer"	Unknown	Don Moore & Arthur Rowe	March 24, 1961 (1961-03-24)
30	"Gold Fever"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Mort Zarcoff	March 31, 1961 (1961-03-31)
31	"A Question of Degree"	Unknown	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Fred Freiberger	April 7, 1961 (1961-04-07)
32	"Witness from the Dead"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Story by : Mort Zarcoff Teleplay by : Denis Sanders	April 14, 1961 (1961-04-14)
33	"Anchor Man"	Unknown	Tom Gries	April 21, 1961 (1961-04-21)
34	"The Secret of the Reef"	Unknown	Irwin Blacker	April 28, 1961 (1961-04-28)
35	"Rescue at Diamond Shoal"	Steve Sekely	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Elwood Ullman & Edward Bernds	May 5, 1961 (1961-05-05)
36	"Ordeal at Forty Fathoms"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Bernds Teleplay by : Bill S. Ballinger	May 12, 1961 (1961-05-12)
37	"No Escape"	Gene Fowler Jr.	Robert Bellem	May 19, 1961 (1961-05-19)
38	"Partners in Death"	Steve Sekely	Tom Gries	May 26, 1961 (1961-05-26)
39	"The Deadly Game"	Unknown	Edward Bernds	June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)

External links

• Assignment: Underwater at IMDb