The Turncoat The turncoat is young Peter Thornton, a defector to the Chinese during the Korean War. Now, with forged credentials, he's en route to a missile plant to do the job of espionage he was groomed for. Details Casts Title The Turncoat Genres Drama Comedy Talk Release Date 1964-10-23 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 00 Minutes Season Number 2 Episode Number 4 Production Companies Hovue Enterprises, Morpics, Universal Television Bob Hope Self - Host