The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963 · Drama · 1 Season · 29 Episodes · 7.0

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.

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E11. A Million Miles From Clary60m · 1963-09-14Stew 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.E22. Cool of the Evening60m · 1963-09-21 E33. The Proud and the Angry60m · 1963-09-28 E44. Two-Star Giant60m · 1963-10-05 E55. A Very Private Affair60m · 1963-10-12 E66. To Take Up Serpents60m · 1963-10-19 E77. A Touching of Hands60m · 1963-10-26 E88. Captain Thomson60m · 1963-11-02 E99. Instant Wedding60m · 1963-11-09Rice 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.E1010. A Troubled Image60m · 1963-11-16 E1111. Fall From A White Horse60m · 1963-11-30 E1212. Alert60m · 1963-12-14 E1313. The Art of Discipline60m · 1963-12-21 E1414. The Alien60m · 1963-12-28 E1515. O'Rourke60m · 1964-01-04An 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.E1616. Gone the Sun60m · 1964-01-18Rice 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.E1717. Between Music and Laughter60m · 1964-01-25 E1818. Interlude60m · 1964-02-01 E1919. Capp's Lady60m · 1964-02-08 E2020. Green Water Green Flag60m · 1964-02-15 E2121. To Set It Right60m · 1964-02-22 E2222. In the Highest Tradition60m · 1964-02-29 E2323. Tour of Duty60m · 1964-03-07 E2424. Lament for a Dead Goldbrick60m · 1964-03-14 E2525. Man with an Edge60m · 1964-03-21Rice loses his girlfriend to a Naval Academy football All-American, who also happens to be the nephew of the colonel.E2626. Operation: Actress60m · 1964-03-28 E2727. Mother Enemy60m · 1964-04-04A 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.E2828. The War Called Peace60m · 1964-04-11 E2929. To Kill a Man60m · 1964-04-18

Cast

Lt. William 'Bill' Rice

Captain Ray Rambridge