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.
Portrait of a Madonna
Sep 26, 1948
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Night Club
Oct 3, 1948
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The Giant's Stair
Oct 10, 1948
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The Thousand Dollar Bill
Oct 17, 1948
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The Catbird Seat
Oct 24, 1948
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The Inexperienced Ghost
Oct 31, 1948
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Ropes
Nov 7, 1948
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Esther
Nov 14, 1948
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Good Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden
Nov 21, 1948
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Ten Percent
Nov 28, 1948
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The Night the Ghost Got In
Dec 5, 1948
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The Widow of Wasdale Head
Dec 12, 1948
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The Man Who Lost Christmas
Dec 19, 1948
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To the Lovely Margaret
Dec 26, 1948
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A Day in Town
Jan 2, 1949
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I'm No Hero
Jan 9, 1949
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The Little Wife
Jan 16, 1949
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The Lady on 142
Jan 23, 1949
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A Trip to Czardis
Jan 30, 1949
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Jim Pemberton and His Boy Trigger
Feb 6, 1949
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Zone of Quiet
Feb 13, 1949
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Feb 20, 1949
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Greasy Luck
Feb 27, 1949
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Joe McSween's Atomic Machine
Mar 6, 1949
Joe McSween is a factory worker who builds a machine in his basement. The machine doesn't do anything—it just runs. Naturally, everyone thinks that it's an atomic machine, and the government gets involved.
Dead Man
Mar 13, 1949
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Concerning a Woman of Sin
Mar 24, 1949
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Three O'Clock
Mar 31, 1949
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A Reputation
Apr 7, 1949
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I Can't Breathe
Apr 14, 1949
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From Paradise to Butte
Apr 21, 1949
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Here Comes Spring
Apr 28, 1949
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Somebody Has to Be Nobody
May 5, 1949
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Salt of the Earth
May 12, 1949
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Spreading the News
May 19, 1949
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You're Breaking My Heart
May 26, 1949
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