Actors Studio — Season 2

194930 episodes7.5/10 (6 votes)

About this season

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 (30)

1
E1

1. The Canterville Ghost

Aired 28 September 1949 • 30 min

2
E2

2. Terror in the Streets

Aired 5 October 1949 • 30 min

3
E3

3. It's a Free Country

Aired 12 October 1949 • 30 min

4
E4

4. We'll Never Have a Nickel

Aired 19 October 1949 • 30 min

5
E5

5. Clarissa

Aired 26 October 1949 • 30 min

6
E6

6. The Return to Kansas City

Aired 1 November 1949 • 30 min

7
E7

7. O'Halloran's Luck

Aired 8 November 1949 • 30 min

8
E8

8. The Frame-Up

Aired 15 November 1949 • 30 min

9
E9

9. The Three Strangers

Aired 22 November 1949 • 30 min

10
E10

10. The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged]

Aired 29 November 1949 • 30 min

11
E11

11. The Man with the Heart in the Highlands

Aired 6 December 1949 • 30 min

12
E12

12. The Midway

Aired 13 December 1949 • 30 min

13
E13

13. A Child Is Born

Aired 20 December 1949 • 30 min

14
E14

14. Counry Full of Sweden

Aired 27 December 1949 • 30 min

15
E15

15. Hannah

Aired 3 January 1950 • 30 min

16
E16

16. An Ingenue of the Sierras

Aired 10 January 1950 • 30 min

17
E17

17. The Little Wife [restaged]

Aired 17 January 1950 • 30 min

18
E18

18. The Timid Guy

Aired 24 January 1950 • 30 min

19
E19

19. Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]

Aired 31 January 1950 • 30 min

20
E20

20. Telas, the King

Aired 3 February 1950 • 30 min

21
E21

21. Mr. Mummery's Suspicion

Aired 17 February 1950 • 30 min

22
E22

22. The Apple Tree

Aired 3 March 1950 • 30 min

23
E23

23. The Pink Hussar

Aired 17 March 1950 • 30 min

24
E24

24. The Salt of the Earth

Aired 31 March 1950 • 30 min

25
E25

25. Sanctuary in Paris

Aired 14 April 1950 • 30 min

26
E26

26. Screwball

Aired 28 April 1950 • 30 min

27
E27

27. Alison's House

Aired 12 May 1950 • 30 min

28
E28

28. The Token

Aired 26 May 1950 • 30 min

29
E29

29. The Swan

Aired 9 June 1950 • 30 min

30
E30

30. The Good Companions

Aired 23 June 1950 • 30 min

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