Studio One — Season 6
A wide range of memorable dramas during the Golden Age of Television.
About this season
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
Episodes (52)
1. 1984
Aired 21 September 1953 • 60 min
An adaptation of the dystopic novel concerning one man's rebellion against a totalitarian society
2. Hound-Dog Man
Aired 28 September 1953 • 60 min
Twelve-year-old Cotton Kinney wants a dog for Christmas and gives hints when he buys his dad a dog collar for Christmas and his mom a bowl just the right size for dog food.
3. Silent the Song
Aired 5 October 1953 • 60 min
Opera diva Marcia Vernon loses her voice. Though Mark, her irresponsible husband, and Carol, her secretary, are both devoted to her, they otherwise oppose each other. Marica's surgery and the aftermath bring surprising revelations to all three.
4. Music and Mrs. Pratt
Aired 12 October 1953 • 60 min
A wealthy 70-year-old woman believes money can do everything, especially if one has as much as 70 million, the estimated fortune of Jenny Pratt. Piano tuner Jack O'Hara comes to Mrs. Pratt's home to tune her piano and finds himself living in her mansion, seven hours of daily piano practice for a year.
5. Letter of Love
Aired 19 October 1953 • 60 min
Captain Miles reads the pathetic appeals of his buddy to his young wife back home that she write to him. Miles finds himself hating the unknown woman, until he has the opportunity to meet her and discover the trouble.
6. Another Caesar
Aired 26 October 1953 • 60 min
A weak man masquerades as a hero in a Latin American republic.
7. Crime at Blossom's
Aired 2 November 1953 • 60 min
A double murder has taken place at the cottage of the Merrymans. When they arrive at their cottage, they are bombarded by inquisitive neighbors about what transpired to their former tenants.
8. Camille
Aired 9 November 1953 • 60 min
A modern dress adaptation of the classic story of a terminally ill prostitute who falls in love with a man of means.
9. A Bargain with God
Aired 16 November 1953 • 60 min
A priest working the Mission Church on Bowdoin Street in Boston is threatened with condemnation. The church is in such disrepair and with no funds to rebuild, the situation is hopeless. The Mission affects the lives of everyone in the neighborhood, even garage mechanic Johnny and his wife Jebby as well as the wealthy Lydia Brunall all come to see Father Ferris.
10. Buffalo Bill is Dead
Aired 23 November 1953 • 60 min
An old cowboy makes his living riding in a Wild West show and reminisces on the days when he fought side-by-side with Buffalo Bill Cody.
11. Confessions of a Nervous Man
Aired 30 November 1953 • 60 min
The story about how the success of Axelrod's play ""The Seven Year Itch"" affected him
12. Dry Run
Aired 7 December 1953 • 60 min
The heroic story of Captain Robert I. Olsen aboard the Angler, a submarine that rescued 135 people through heavily mined waters.
13. All My Love
Aired 14 December 1953 • 60 min
A spoiled rich girl matures into a lovely lady when she learns compassion and tenderness from three loves.
14. Cinderella '53
Aired 21 December 1953 • 60 min
A modernized musical of the classic story
15. Master of the Rose
Aired 28 December 1953 • 60 min
A small group of people in Belgium try to safeguard a painting of the Nativity from Nazi plundering.
16. The Runaway
Aired 4 January 1954 • 60 min
A Brooklyn bus driver drives off to Miami in a city bus and is apprehended by the police.
17. The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners
Aired 11 January 1954 • 60 min
A group of school children perform what appears to be a play, but it progresses into a trial when the school janitor is accused of murder.
18. A Criminal Design
Aired 18 January 1954 • 60 min
An unemployed writer working as a press agent for an American dress designer in Italy becomes innocently involved in smuggling. [RF]
19. A Favor for a Friend
Aired 25 January 1954 • 60 min
An accountant meets an aged millionaire, who appoints him executor of a trust fund for the millionaire's dog, Shaftsbury.
20. Herman Came By Bomber
Aired 1 February 1954 • 60 min
A war orphan is smuggled into the U.S. by a pilot.
21. Man of Extinction
Aired 8 February 1954 • 60 min
The writer of murder mysteries acts out the crimes before putting them to paper. There's a real plot twist when a dead man turns up in her house.
22. Dark Possession
Aired 15 February 1954 • 60 min
An anonymous letter writer creates fear and havoc in the lives of three sisters.
23. The Role of a Lover
Aired 22 February 1954 • 60 min
A former child star disappears during a Broadway play.
24. Side Street
Aired 1 March 1954 • 60 min
A young married couple live in a New York neighborhood and share a babysitter and maid of all work with another couple. When this paragon of domesticity decides to wed the two husbands are hard put to break up the romance.
25. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Aired 8 March 1954 • 60 min
A writer's undercover assignment backfires when he cannot produce the evidence needed to free himself from jail.
26. Thunder on Sycamore Street
Aired 15 March 1954 • 60 min
Neighbors attempt to run a respected citizen out of town when they learn he is a former convict.
27. The Expendables
Aired 22 March 1954 • 60 min
A story about Russian emigrants
28. Paul's Apartment
Aired 29 March 1954 • 60 min
Paul realizes that his beautiful new wife is more interested in his belongings than she is in him.
29. Stir Mugs
Aired 5 April 1954 • 60 min
Parolees in war service decide to escape on the night of V-J Day rather than return home.
30. Jack Sparling, Forty-Six
Aired 12 April 1954 • 60 min
A successful businessman's achievements aren't enough as he drives himself for a higher more powerful position.
31. A Handful of Diamonds
Aired 19 April 1954 • 60 min
When scandal and financial ruin threaten newspaper tycoon Frank Leslie, his wife Miriam uses cunning and imagination to restore her husband's reputation.
32. Romney
Aired 26 April 1954 • 60 min
A 9-year-old boy and his misunderstanding father come under close scrutiny as the drama delves into the deeper corners of a frightened boy's mind to search out the reasons for his fears. The story unravels a strong mood and mystery which centers around Romney.
33. Cardinal Mindszenty
Aired 3 May 1954 • 60 min
Opposed to communism and Nazi rule during World War II, the Hungarian Cardinal József Mindszenty was imprisoned as an enemy of the state and sent to prison. During his trial it was revealed that his confession was obtained by torture, hypnosis and drugs.
34. Fear Is No Stranger
Aired 10 May 1954 • 60 min
Two young women are found murdered in a small California town. A district attorney finds himself in a dilemma when he finds his daughter daring the man who is the prime suspect in the homicide case.
35. Castle in Spain
Aired 17 May 1954 • 60 min
A man and woman meet in town after both had been arguing with their respective spouses back home. They decide to team up and make a big day of it.
36. A Man and Two Gods
Aired 24 May 1954 • 60 min
A diplomatic attache of a military state is ordered by his government to kill a suspected spy. The government then arrests him for murder. The attache is torn between two "Gods": the decrees of his country and the commandments of God.
37. The Death and Life of Larry Benson
Aired 31 May 1954 • 60 min
Larry Benson was reported missing on the battlefield more than three years ago and the entire town is excited about his unexpected homecoming.
38. The Strike
Aired 7 June 1954 • 60 min
Major Gaylord recounts an experience during World War II when he was obliged to fire on an American soldier in the dead of night on a Pacific island.
39. A Letter to Mr. Gubbins
Aired 14 June 1954 • 60 min
A couple start receiving mysterious letters with hints on how to make money. They watch the accuracy of the advice, which is always perfect, then sell everything to follow a "hot tip."
40. Fandango at War Bonnet
Aired 21 June 1954 • 60 min
A man searches for the truth that may save another man's life in a Western showdown.
41. Screwball
Aired 28 June 1954 • 60 min
Despite age and limited skills, a garage mechanic pursues his dream of being a major league player.
42. The Small Door
Aired 5 July 1954 • 60 min
A reclusive man has troubles with a greedy gas meter man who thinks there is money hidden in the old apartment.
43. A Guest at the Embassy
Aired 12 July 1954 • 60 min
The case began with the impending marriage in Paris of the American ambassador's daughter to one of his attaches. Suddenly, a young woman appears professing to be the secret love of the attache. The young diplomat sets out to prove that he has never seen the intruder before.
44. Home Again, Home Again
Aired 19 July 1954 • 60 min
A girl returns to her hometown after failing to find stardom on Broadway. She finds herself growing bitter, avoiding her friends until she meets a drama coach at a nearby University who changes her life around.
45. The Hero
Aired 26 July 1954 • 60 min
A former Big League pitcher disappears from the fields after one of his pitches fatally injures a player. The pitcher turns gambler but a boy causes him to reform himself.
46. The Magic Monday
Aired 2 August 1954 • 60 min
The story of a typical American family and what happens when the parental generation yields to the typical yen of young folks in moderate circumstances to "get away from it all."
47. Sue Ellen
Aired 9 August 1954 • 60 min
A man searches for his missing fiancée following a shipboard romance.
48. The House of Gair
Aired 16 August 1954 • 60 min
During a storm in the Scottish moors at the House of Gair, a writer and his rich aunt become involved with a swindler which winds up in an unexpected murder.
49. Experiment Perilous
Aired 23 August 1954 • 60 min
A young pianist is ill with tuberculosis and is cured physically by a young scientist but the serum she takes causes a distortion of her mind.
50. The Secret Self
Aired 30 August 1954 • 60 min
An influential Washington hostess tramples ruthlessly on members of her society set to further the political career of a young lawyer.
51. U.F.O.
Aired 6 September 1954 • 60 min
An editor of a tiny newspaper with a circulation of eighty tries to put his small town "on the map" with an outrageous story.
52. The Cliff
Aired 13 September 1954 • 60 min
After the mysterious death of his brother, a man returns from South America to investigate.