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.
Actors Studio (Season 2)
The Canterville Ghost (Episode 1)
Air date: 1949-09-28
Runtime: 30 min
Terror in the Streets (Episode 2)
Air date: 1949-10-05
Runtime: 30 min
It's a Free Country (Episode 3)
Air date: 1949-10-12
Runtime: 30 min
We'll Never Have a Nickel (Episode 4)
Air date: 1949-10-19
Runtime: 30 min
Clarissa (Episode 5)
Air date: 1949-10-26
Runtime: 30 min
The Return to Kansas City (Episode 6)
Air date: 1949-11-01
Runtime: 30 min
O'Halloran's Luck (Episode 7)
Air date: 1949-11-08
Runtime: 30 min
The Frame-Up (Episode 8)
Air date: 1949-11-15
Runtime: 30 min
The Three Strangers (Episode 9)
Air date: 1949-11-22
Runtime: 30 min
The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged] (Episode 10)
Air date: 1949-11-29
Runtime: 30 min
The Man with the Heart in the Highlands (Episode 11)
Air date: 1949-12-06
Runtime: 30 min
The Midway (Episode 12)
Air date: 1949-12-13
Runtime: 30 min
A Child Is Born (Episode 13)
Writer: Stephen Vincent Benet
Air date: 1949-12-20
Runtime: 30 min
Counry Full of Sweden (Episode 14)
Air date: 1949-12-27
Runtime: 30 min
Hannah (Episode 15)
Air date: 1950-01-03
Runtime: 30 min
An Ingenue of the Sierras (Episode 16)
Air date: 1950-01-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Little Wife [restaged] (Episode 17)
Air date: 1950-01-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Timid Guy (Episode 18)
Air date: 1950-01-24
Runtime: 30 min
Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged] (Episode 19)
Air date: 1950-01-31
Runtime: 30 min
Telas, the King (Episode 20)
Air date: 1950-02-03
Runtime: 30 min
Mr. Mummery's Suspicion (Episode 21)
Air date: 1950-02-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Apple Tree (Episode 22)
Air date: 1950-03-03
Runtime: 30 min
The Pink Hussar (Episode 23)
Air date: 1950-03-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Salt of the Earth (Episode 24)
Air date: 1950-03-31
Runtime: 30 min
Sanctuary in Paris (Episode 25)
Air date: 1950-04-14
Runtime: 30 min
Screwball (Episode 26)
Air date: 1950-04-28
Runtime: 30 min
Alison's House (Episode 27)
Air date: 1950-05-12
Runtime: 30 min
The Token (Episode 28)
Air date: 1950-05-26
Runtime: 30 min
The Swan (Episode 29)
Air date: 1950-06-09
Runtime: 30 min
The Good Companions (Episode 30)
Air date: 1950-06-23
Runtime: 30 min