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

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 13 nominations

Cast

Mary Sinclair	...	Hester Prynne (15 episodes, 1949-1951)
Maria Riva	...	Cecil / ... (15 episodes, 1951-1955)
James Daly	...	A cartoonist / ... (14 episodes, 1952-1957)
Richard Purdy	...	Annius / ... (13 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)
Harry Townes	...	Dave / ... (10 episodes, 1951-1958)
Priscilla Gillette	...	Caroline Seward / ... (10 episodes, 1950-1957)
John Baragrey	...	Chad Hammond / ... (10 episodes, 1949-1958)
Judson Laire	...	Lambert Strether / ... (10 episodes, 1950-1957)
Betty Furness	...	Herself / ... (9 episodes, 1950-1957)
Murray Matheson	...	Craig / ... (9 episodes, 1951-1957)
Stanley Ridges	...	J.C. Grant (8 episodes, 1949-1951)
Nina Foch	...	Barbara / ... (8 episodes, 1952-1958)
Berry Kroeger	...	Caiaphas / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1952)
Bramwell Fletcher	...	Dr. Alderton / ... (8 episodes, 1949-1956)
June Dayton	...	Janice / ... (8 episodes, 1950-1955)
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)
Hildy Parks	...	Avery Dow / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1955)
Katharine Bard	...	Grace Stone / ... (7 episodes, 1948-1955)
Edward Andrews	...	Fistar Marrock / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1958)
Margaret Phillips	...	Addie / ... (7 episodes, 1949-1955)
Sally Chamberlin	...	Bianca / ... (7 episodes, 1950-1951)
Frederick Worlock	...	Andrew Hamilton / ... (7 episodes, 1951-1955)
Skip Homeier	...	Captain Gene Lipton / ... (7 episodes, 1952-1958)
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)
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:

CBS Television

Trivia:

Originally a CBS radio dramatic anthology series, which was directed by Fletcher Markle who was often heard on the series in leading roles with his future wife, Mercedes McCambridge.

Movie Connections:

Featured in America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)

"The Night America Trembled " with Jim Coburn

I recently purchased a "50 Movie Pack : Historic Classics" at Best Buy. Included was "The Night America Trembled", a 50 minute episode of Studio One. (Episode 10.1 - aired on Sept. 9th, 1957 ). It was the story about the CBS broadcast of the War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells in 1938. This episode was fast paced and very well done. It had an all-star cast with Edward R. Murrow as the smoking narrator, and several unknowns at the time, including James Coburn as Sam (credited as Jim Coburn, and his very first TV appearance), Warren Beatty and Warren Oates as the young poker players, and Ed Asner as a radio character. Even John Astin (of the Addams Family) had a small part as the newspaper typist and does not appear in the ending credits. Thanks to IMDb, I noticed that there was a made for TV remake in the 1970's. I would love to see this version so that I could compare the two.