David Pressman
Director
Actors Studio (1948)
Season 2
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.
Released Sept. 26, 1948
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.based-on-play, imdb.live, imdb.anthology, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Canterville Ghost
Sept. 28, 1949, midnight
S2E2 - Terror in the Streets
Oct. 5, 1949, midnight
S2E3 - It's a Free Country
Oct. 12, 1949, midnight
S2E4 - We'll Never Have a Nickel
Oct. 19, 1949, midnight
S2E5 - Clarissa
Oct. 26, 1949, midnight
S2E6 - The Return to Kansas City
Nov. 1, 1949, midnight
S2E7 - O'Halloran's Luck
Nov. 8, 1949, midnight
S2E8 - The Frame-Up
Nov. 15, 1949, midnight
S2E9 - The Three Strangers
Nov. 22, 1949, midnight
S2E10 - The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged]
Nov. 29, 1949, midnight
S2E11 - The Man with the Heart in the Highlands
Dec. 6, 1949, midnight
S2E12 - The Midway
Dec. 13, 1949, midnight
S2E13 - A Child Is Born
Dec. 20, 1949, midnight
S2E14 - Counry Full of Sweden
Dec. 27, 1949, midnight
S2E15 - Hannah
Jan. 3, 1950, midnight
S2E16 - An Ingenue of the Sierras
Jan. 10, 1950, midnight
S2E17 - The Little Wife [restaged]
Jan. 17, 1950, midnight
S2E18 - The Timid Guy
Jan. 24, 1950, midnight
S2E19 - Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]
Jan. 31, 1950, midnight
S2E20 - Telas, the King
Feb. 3, 1950, midnight
S2E21 - Mr. Mummery's Suspicion
Feb. 17, 1950, midnight
S2E22 - The Apple Tree
March 3, 1950, midnight
S2E23 - The Pink Hussar
March 17, 1950, midnight
S2E24 - The Salt of the Earth
March 31, 1950, midnight
S2E25 - Sanctuary in Paris
April 14, 1950, midnight
S2E26 - Screwball
April 28, 1950, midnight
S2E27 - Alison's House
May 12, 1950, midnight
S2E28 - The Token
May 26, 1950, midnight
S2E29 - The Swan
June 9, 1950, midnight
S2E30 - The Good Companions
June 23, 1950, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1950 min.
Released: Sept. 26, 1948
Last Air Date: June 23, 1950, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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