S2E30
The Good Companions
Ended
First aired 26/Sep/1948
United States
English
2 season(s)
65 episode(s)
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.
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.
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Season 2 · Season 2
Season Overview
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S2E29
The Swan
S2E28
The Token
S2E27
Alison's House
S2E26
Screwball
S2E25
Sanctuary in Paris
S2E24
The Salt of the Earth
S2E23
The Pink Hussar
S2E22
The Apple Tree
S2E21
Mr. Mummery's Suspicion
S2E20
Telas, the King
S2E19
Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]
S2E18
The Timid Guy
S2E17
The Little Wife [restaged]
S2E16
An Ingenue of the Sierras
S2E15
Hannah
S2E14
Counry Full of Sweden
S2E13
A Child Is Born
S2E12
The Midway
S2E11
The Man with the Heart in the Highlands
S2E10
The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged]
S2E9
The Three Strangers
S2E8
The Frame-Up
S2E7
O'Halloran's Luck
S2E6
The Return to Kansas City
S2E5
Clarissa
S2E4
We'll Never Have a Nickel
S2E3
It's a Free Country
S2E2
Terror in the Streets
S2E1
The Canterville Ghost
Season 1 · Season 1
Season Overview
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S1E35
You're Breaking My Heart
S1E34
Spreading the News
S1E33
Salt of the Earth
S1E32
Somebody Has to Be Nobody
S1E31
Here Comes Spring
S1E30
From Paradise to Butte
S1E29
I Can't Breathe
S1E28
A Reputation
S1E27
Three O'Clock
S1E26
Concerning a Woman of Sin
S1E25
Dead Man
S1E24
Joe McSween's Atomic Machine
Summary
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.
S1E23
Greasy Luck
S1E22
The Tell-Tale Heart
S1E21
Zone of Quiet
S1E20
Jim Pemberton and His Boy Trigger
S1E19
A Trip to Czardis
S1E18
The Lady on 142
S1E17
The Little Wife
S1E16
I'm No Hero
S1E15
A Day in Town
S1E14
To the Lovely Margaret
S1E13
The Man Who Lost Christmas
S1E12
The Widow of Wasdale Head
S1E11
The Night the Ghost Got In
S1E10
Ten Percent
S1E9
Good Bye, Miss Lizzie Borden
S1E8
Esther
S1E7
Ropes
S1E6
The Inexperienced Ghost
S1E5
The Catbird Seat
S1E4
The Thousand Dollar Bill
S1E3
The Giant's Stair
S1E2
Night Club
S1E1
Portrait of a Madonna
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