Actors Studio

1948 · Drama · 2 Seasons · 65 Episodes · 7.5

Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly. The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman. In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing. The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.

Episodes

Season 1 Season 2

E11. Portrait of a Madonna30m · 1948-09-26 E22. Night Club30m · 1948-10-03 E33. The Giant's Stair30m · 1948-10-10 E44. The Thousand Dollar Bill30m · 1948-10-17 E55. The Catbird Seat30m · 1948-10-24 E66. The Inexperienced Ghost30m · 1948-10-31 E77. Ropes30m · 1948-11-07 E88. Esther30m · 1948-11-14 E99. Good Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden30m · 1948-11-21 E1010. Ten Percent30m · 1948-11-28 E1111. The Night the Ghost Got In30m · 1948-12-05 E1212. The Widow of Wasdale Head30m · 1948-12-12 E1313. The Man Who Lost Christmas30m · 1948-12-19 E1414. To the Lovely Margaret30m · 1948-12-26 E1515. A Day in Town30m · 1949-01-02 E1616. I'm No Hero30m · 1949-01-09 E1717. The Little Wife30m · 1949-01-16 E1818. The Lady on 14230m · 1949-01-23 E1919. A Trip to Czardis30m · 1949-01-30 E2020. Jim Pemberton and His Boy Trigger30m · 1949-02-06 E2121. Zone of Quiet30m · 1949-02-13 E2222. The Tell-Tale Heart30m · 1949-02-20 E2323. Greasy Luck30m · 1949-02-27 E2424. Joe McSween's Atomic Machine30m · 1949-03-06Joe McSween is a factory worker who builds a machine in his basement. The machine doesn't do anythingâ€”it just runs. Naturally, everyone thinks that it's an atomic machine, and the government gets involved.E2525. Dead Man30m · 1949-03-13 E2626. Concerning a Woman of Sin30m · 1949-03-24 E2727. Three O'Clock30m · 1949-03-31 E2828. A Reputation30m · 1949-04-07 E2929. I Can't Breathe30m · 1949-04-14 E3030. From Paradise to Butte30m · 1949-04-21 E3131. Here Comes Spring30m · 1949-04-28 E3232. Somebody Has to Be Nobody30m · 1949-05-05 E3333. Salt of the Earth30m · 1949-05-12 E3434. Spreading the News30m · 1949-05-19 E3535. You're Breaking My Heart30m · 1949-05-26

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