Actors Studio

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1948 Drama

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.

  • Cast:
    Marc Connelly , Jessica Tandy , Marlon Brando

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EP1 - The Canterville Ghost
September. 28,1949

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EP2 - Terror in the Streets
October. 05,1949

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EP3 - It's a Free Country
October. 12,1949

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EP4 - We'll Never Have a Nickel
October. 19,1949

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EP5 - Clarissa
October. 26,1949

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EP6 - The Return to Kansas City
November. 01,1949

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EP7 - O'Halloran's Luck
November. 08,1949

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EP8 - The Frame-Up
November. 15,1949

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EP9 - The Three Strangers
November. 22,1949

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EP10 - The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged]
November. 29,1949

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EP11 - The Man with the Heart in the Highlands
December. 06,1949

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EP12 - The Midway
December. 13,1949

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EP13 - A Child Is Born
December. 20,1949

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EP14 - Counry Full of Sweden
December. 27,1949

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EP15 - Hannah
January. 03,1950

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EP16 - An Ingenue of the Sierras
January. 10,1950

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EP17 - The Little Wife [restaged]
January. 17,1950

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EP18 - The Timid Guy
January. 24,1950

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EP19 - Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]
January. 31,1950

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EP20 - Telas, the King
February. 03,1950

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EP21 - Mr. Mummery's Suspicion
February. 17,1950

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EP22 - The Apple Tree
March. 03,1950

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EP23 - The Pink Hussar
March. 17,1950

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EP24 - The Salt of the Earth
March. 31,1950

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EP25 - Sanctuary in Paris
April. 14,1950

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EP26 - Screwball
April. 28,1950

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EP27 - Alison's House
May. 12,1950

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EP28 - The Token
May. 26,1950

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EP29 - The Swan
June. 09,1950

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EP30 - The Good Companions
June. 23,1950

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