"Studio One" (1948) TV series 1948-1958

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Directors:

Tony Barr
Norman Felton

Writers:

David Aldrich (writer)
Patrick Alexander (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | unknown

Release Date:

7 November 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Company Sponsor Name In Title | Anthology | Number In Title

Awards:

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Mary Sinclair	...	Catherine Earnshaw Linton / ... (15 episodes, 1949-1951)
Maria Riva	...	Cecil / ... (15 episodes, 1951-1955)
James Daly	...	A cartoonist / ... (14 episodes, 1952-1957)
Richard Purdy	...	Jonathan March / ... (12 episodes, 1949-1952)
Charlton Heston	...	Edward Rochester / ... (12 episodes, 1949-1952)
Leslie Nielsen	...	Dr. Waring / ... (12 episodes, 1950-1954)
Felicia Montealegre	...	Helen / ... (11 episodes, 1949-1956)
John Forsythe	...	Pete Maynard (11 episodes, 1948-1955)
Richard Kiley	...	Calvin / ... (11 episodes, 1951-1957)
Everett Sloane	...	Aaron Burr / ... (11 episodes, 1952-1958)
John Baragrey	...	Chad Hammond / ... (10 episodes, 1949-1958)
Harry Townes	...	Dave / ... (10 episodes, 1951-1958)
Betty Furness	...	Herself / ... (10 episodes, 1950-1957)
Priscilla Gillette	...	Caroline Seward / ... (10 episodes, 1950-1957)
Judson Laire	...	Lambert Strether / ... (10 episodes, 1950-1957)
Peg Hillias	...	Freda Benson / ... (9 episodes, 1950-1957)
Murray Matheson	...	Craig / ... (9 episodes, 1951-1957)
Stanley Ridges	...	J.C. Grant (8 episodes, 1949-1951)
Berry Kroeger	...	Caiaphas / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1952)
June Dayton	...	Beth March / ... (8 episodes, 1950-1955)
Nina Foch	...	Barbara / ... (8 episodes, 1952-1958)
Bramwell Fletcher	...	Dr. Alderton / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1956)
Edward Andrews	...	Fistar Marrock / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1958)
E.G. Marshall	...	Dr. Shratt / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1958)
Vaughn Taylor	...	Billy / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1956)
Shepperd Strudwick	...	Cassius / ... (8 episodes, 1952-1956)
Vivian Nathan	...	Mrs. Gordon / ... (8 episodes, 1956-1958)
Charles Korvin	...	El Cameron / ... (7 episodes, 1950-1957)
Betsy Palmer	...	Ann Meade / ... (7 episodes, 1953-1957)
Skip Homeier	...	Captain Gene Lipton / ... (7 episodes, 1952-1958)
Hildy Parks	...	Avery Dow / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1955)
Katharine Bard	...	Grace Stone / ... (7 episodes, 1948-1955)
Margaret Phillips	...	Addie / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1955)
Sally Chamberlin	...	Bianca / ... (7 episodes, 1950-1951)
Frederick Worlock	...	Andrew Hamilton / ... (7 episodes, 1951-1955)
Patricia Wheel	...	Anna Cerdick (7 episodes, 1952-1954)
James Gregory	...	Corey / ... (7 episodes, 1954-1958)

Also Known As:

Studio One Summer Theatre (USA) (summer title)
Studio One in Hollywood (USA) (new title)
Summer Theatre (USA) (summer title)
Westinghouse Studio One (USA) (alternative title)
Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA) (summer title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

For many years, only the first half of the kinescope of the live 1954 TV version of "12 Angry Men" (shown as an episode of this series, and upon which the movie version (12 Angry Men (1957)) is based) was thought to survive, and had been in the possession of the Museum of Television & Radio since 1976. In 2003 a complete 16mm kinescope was discovered in the collection of Samuel Liebowitz (former defense attorney and judge) and was also acquired by the museum.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)

Corrections to previous review

Having just seen "The Laughmaker" on a fascinating DVD, I feel compelled to correct some curious information in the previous review. First, the character that Gleason "plays" on his TV show is "The Poor Soul", not "Fenwick Babbitt". The two are similar, but the "soul" is a pantomime character. Second, and most bewildering in the review, Marian Seldes (who remains "stick thin" to this day) is in EVERY scene with Gleason. Except for one final scene towards the end, she doesn't appear WITHOUT him. Gleason, playing Gleason, is quite good; Carney can't help but be likewise. But it is Sally Gracie, as the girl singer who truly loves the Gleason character, who steals the show.