Actors Studio(1948)
Drama
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First Air Date: 1948-09-26
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 6
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 65
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.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 35E01
Portrait of a Madonna
Air Date: 1948-09-26
No episode overview available.
E02
Night Club
Air Date: 1948-10-03
No episode overview available.
E03
The Giant's Stair
Air Date: 1948-10-10
No episode overview available.
E04
The Thousand Dollar Bill
Air Date: 1948-10-17
No episode overview available.
E05
The Catbird Seat
Air Date: 1948-10-24
No episode overview available.
E06
The Inexperienced Ghost
Air Date: 1948-10-31
No episode overview available.
E07
Ropes
Air Date: 1948-11-07
No episode overview available.
E08
Esther
Air Date: 1948-11-14
No episode overview available.
E09
Good Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden
Air Date: 1948-11-21
No episode overview available.
E10
Ten Percent
Air Date: 1948-11-28
No episode overview available.
E11
The Night the Ghost Got In
Air Date: 1948-12-05
No episode overview available.
E12
The Widow of Wasdale Head
Air Date: 1948-12-12
No episode overview available.
E13
The Man Who Lost Christmas
Air Date: 1948-12-19
No episode overview available.
E14
To the Lovely Margaret
Air Date: 1948-12-26
No episode overview available.
E15
A Day in Town
Air Date: 1949-01-02
No episode overview available.
E16
I'm No Hero
Air Date: 1949-01-09
No episode overview available.
E17
The Little Wife
Air Date: 1949-01-16
No episode overview available.
E18
The Lady on 142
Air Date: 1949-01-23
No episode overview available.
E19
A Trip to Czardis
Air Date: 1949-01-30
No episode overview available.
E20
Jim Pemberton and His Boy Trigger
Air Date: 1949-02-06
No episode overview available.
E21
Zone of Quiet
Air Date: 1949-02-13
No episode overview available.
E22
The Tell-Tale Heart
Air Date: 1949-02-20
No episode overview available.
E23
Greasy Luck
Air Date: 1949-02-27
No episode overview available.
E24
Joe McSween's Atomic Machine
Air Date: 1949-03-06
Joe McSween is a factory worker who builds a machine in his basement. The machine doesn't do anything—it just runs....
E25
Dead Man
Air Date: 1949-03-13
No episode overview available.
E26
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Air Date: 1949-03-24
No episode overview available.
E27
Three O'Clock
Air Date: 1949-03-31
No episode overview available.
E28
A Reputation
Air Date: 1949-04-07
No episode overview available.
E29
I Can't Breathe
Air Date: 1949-04-14
No episode overview available.
E30
From Paradise to Butte
Air Date: 1949-04-21
No episode overview available.
E31
Here Comes Spring
Air Date: 1949-04-28
No episode overview available.
E32
Somebody Has to Be Nobody
Air Date: 1949-05-05
No episode overview available.
E33
Salt of the Earth
Air Date: 1949-05-12
No episode overview available.
E34
Spreading the News
Air Date: 1949-05-19
No episode overview available.
E35
You're Breaking My Heart
Air Date: 1949-05-26
No episode overview available.
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