Studio One
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS. Showcasing some of the greatest talents of the era, this groundbreaking series created an enormous impact, and still remains a treasured part of America's broadcasting history. Embracing the work of some of television's most iconic writers, directors, actors, and technical artists, the Studio One Anthology featured the complete 1954 original television production of "12 Angry Men" and is highlighted by early performances by Charlton Heston, Art Carney, Jack Lemmon, and Leslie Nielsen, as well as teleplays written by Rod Serling and Gore Vidal.
- 1948-1958
- 10 seasons
- CBS
- Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS. Showcasing some of the greatest talents of the era, this groundbreaking series created an enormous impact, and still remains a treasured part of America's broadcasting history. Embracing the work of some of television's most iconic writers, directors, actors, and technical artists, the Studio One Anthology featured the complete 1954 original television production of "12 Angry Men" and is highlighted by early performances by Charlton Heston, Art Carney, Jack Lemmon, and Leslie Nielsen, as well as teleplays written by Rod Serling and Gore Vidal.
Season 10 Episode Guide
48 Episodes 1957 - 1958
Episode 1
The Night America Trembled
Mon, Sep 9, 1957 60 mins
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles' Mercury Players performed a radio play version of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Some people in the unsuspecting public took the broadcast as a real report about a Martian invasion. In this television play of twenty years later, several fictional storylines present the story of the 1938 broadcast and the panic it caused. Edward R. Murrow, as himself, provides short narrative bridges between scenes. The fun includes watching the young extras for a surprising number of faces that will later range from the familiar to the famous.
Episode 2
First Prize for Murder
Mon, Sep 16, 1957 60 mins
At a Mystery Writers of America meeting, a government agent shows up, looking for a best selling author suspected of murder.
Episode 3
Mutiny on the Shark: Part 1
Mon, Sep 23, 1957 60 mins
Commander Matt Donovan, the skipper of the newly commissioned atomic submarine "Shark" whose ruthless obsession for perfection leads him to expect his men to perform with the same cold precision as the incredible nuclear machine. Donovan has no patience with human frailty and he relentlessly drives his crew to be like himself. Donovan's two young officers Lt. Bill Meade and Lt. Joe Crane are assigned to be the dedicated men working for Donovan. Meade stands in awe of the "Iron Skipper" and dreams of commanding his own sub. Crane, a brilliant engineering officer is more worried about his expectant wife.
Episode 4
Mutiny on the Shark: Part 2
Mon, Sep 30, 1957 60 mins
Commander Matt Donovan, the skipper of the newly commissioned atomic submarine "Shark" whose ruthless obsession for perfection leads him to expect his men to perform with the same cold precision as the incredible nuclear machine. Donovan has no patience with human frailty and he relentlessly drives his crew to be like himself. Donovan's two young officers Lt. Bill Meade and Lt. Joe Crane are assigned to be the dedicated men working for Donovan. Meade stands in awe of the "Iron Skipper" and dreams of commanding his own sub. Crane, a brilliant engineering officer is more worried about his expectant wife.
Episode 5
The Morning After
Mon, Oct 7, 1957 60 mins
A teenage student traps his Latin teacher into a compromise on grades by implying that she has made "advances" at him. Appalled and frightened by the implication that she is an immoral teacher at a private school for boys, she enlists the help of another teacher.
Episode 6
Act of Mercy
Mon, Oct 14, 1957 60 mins
A man lies in a coma for over a year as a result of a car accident. His brother, knowing the situation is hopeless, decides to end his existence.
Episode 7
The Deaf Heart
Mon, Oct 21, 1957 60 mins
A girl has lost her hearing as a result of an emotional disturbance. Her subconscious is probed by a team of psychologists who decide to try a daring experiment.
Episode 8
Bend in the Road
Mon, Nov 4, 1957 60 mins
An elderly but energetic minister retires and lives with his overly attentive son and daughter-in-law.
Episode 9
Twenty-Four Hours
Mon, Nov 11, 1957 60 mins
An important political prisoner is awaiting execution by the men who have overthrown his country's government. The night before he is to face the firing squad, he is given a choice: if he will give up fighting for his cause, he will be set free.
Episode 10
Please Report Any Odd Characters
Mon, Nov 18, 1957 60 mins
An eccentric old man living at a boardinghouse begins concocting these stories and everyone becomes suspicious when young girls are found dead.
Episode 11
Escape Route
Mon, Dec 2, 1957 60 mins
A snobbish college professor finds implicated in the killing of a Latin American scholar. He finds himself hunted by a sinister ring of assassins.
Episode 12
No Deadly Medicine: Part 1
Mon, Dec 9, 1957 60 mins
A conflict develops between Dr. Joseph Pearson and his young assistant, who attempts to introduce new methods in their pathology lab.
Episode 13
No Deadly Medicine: Part 2
Mon, Dec 16, 1957 60 mins
Dr. Joseph Pearson and his young assistant clash over the circumstances of a premature birth and a cancer diagnosis.
Episode 14
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Mon, Jan 6, 1958 60 mins
A college fraternity will always help its members in later life - as long as they repay the fraternity by performing certain not-quite-legal tasks for other members.
Episode 15
The Other Place
Mon, Jan 13, 1958 60 mins
A Canadian engineer working in England rescues a rich elderly gentleman who changes his life.
Episode 16
Trial by Slander
Mon, Jan 20, 1958 60 mins
A schoolteacher gets in trouble. He is accused of having a romance in his educational dealings with his pupil. He gets trapped in a mess of circumstantial evidence.
Episode 17
Balance of Terror
Mon, Jan 27, 1958 60 mins
Harry Radcliff, a young British officer, sets out alone on a dangerous secret mission. He is to travel to Berlin and gain the confidence of Soviet agents by pretending to be traitor to England. However, Radcliff finds himself in serious trouble when he misses an appointment with an important enemy contact. In desperation, he seeks aid from his friend Mike Fenby of the British Diplomatic Office in Berlin.
Episode 18
The Laughing Willow
Mon, Feb 3, 1958 60 mins
Belinda is one of the popular bachelor girls called on when guest lists are made up for Washington, D.C. parties. However, beneath her gaiety, Belinda fears a life of loneliness, for she has frightened away suitors by her eagerness to marry. Her friend Bunny introduces Belinda to handsome Jack Marshall.
Episode 19
Presence of the Enemy
Mon, Feb 10, 1958 60 mins
A religious widow fears that her beautiful and talented daughter may cause unrest and distrust in the small conservative Ohio community when she puts her love of art and career as a singer above the what the townspeople will think.
Episode 20
Tide of Corruption
Mon, Feb 17, 1958 60 mins
A young Senate investigator, Edward Roberts, begins digging into the racket empire of Mr. Antony. Then Mr. Antony investigates Roberts' background and discovers that at one time Roberts' mother accepted help from a crooked politician. In an attempt to deter the investigation, Antony approaches Roberts with blackmail in mind.
Episode 21
The Lonely Stage
Mon, Feb 24, 1958 60 mins
One of the greatest ladies of theater, Harriet Brand, decides to make a comeback but is hindered by her past indiscretions.
Episode 22
The Fair-Haired Boy
Mon, Mar 3, 1958 60 mins
Although favorable results are soon realized with the art director and a young promising public relations man working as a team in a concerted effort to promote the company's films, an animosity develops when the older man is suspected of claiming his partner's ideas.
Episode 23
A Dead Ringer
Mon, Mar 10, 1958 60 mins
A businessman fed up with his invalid wife's tyrannical behavior finds a solution during a business trip. A man that looks exactly like him might be able to provide the alibi he needs to eliminate his wife.
Episode 24
Tongues of Angels
Mon, Mar 17, 1958 60 mins
A young man looking for work on a family farm indicates that he is deaf and dumb but in fact suffers from a severe stuttering problem.
Episode 25
The Award Winner
Mon, Mar 24, 1958 60 mins
After years of hard work, Professor Theodore Koering, nuclear scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize. Reporters sent to interview him are surprised at his apparent lack of interest in the honor accorded him, and baffled by his refusal to cooperate for pictures and stories. Their first lead develops when Kering forbids them to interview the widow of his former assistant.
Episode 26
The Shadow of a Genius
Mon, Mar 31, 1958 60 mins
After years of hard work, Professor Theodore Koering, nuclear scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize. Reporters sent to interview him are surprised at his apparent lack of interest in the honor accorded him, and baffled by his refusal to cooperate for pictures and stories. Their first lead develops when Kering forbids them to interview the widow of his former assistant.
Episode 27
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Mon, Apr 14, 1958 60 mins
Ada Harris, a London charwoman in the 1950's, sees a Dior dress and decides that she's going to own one. First, she scrimps and saves her money, but when she has enough, and takes a trip to Paris, she learns that buying an original couture creation is a little harder than simply plunking down cash. Along the way to her goal, she manages to befriend a count, unite young lovers, and dodge customs.
Episode 28
The Desperate Age
Mon, Apr 21, 1958 60 mins
It is puzzling to the family and office friends of Letty Greene that she has little interest in men and apparently no concern over the prospect that she may never marry. But Letty has been seeing a co-worker, Will Robbins, who is unhappily married. She tries not to face the future of this romance.
Episode 29
The Edge of Truth
Mon, Apr 28, 1958 60 mins
When their elder spinster sister Rosie becomes bedridden, the three McTaggart brothers, all bachelors, hire their 19-year-old niece Kathleen to help out with the household chores. All goes well until she falls in love and, much to the alarm of her uncles, contemplates marriage.
Episode 30
The McTaggart Succession
Mon, May 5, 1958 60 mins
When their elder spinster sister Rosie becomes bedridden, the three McTaggart brothers, all bachelors, hire their 19-year-old niece Kathleen to help out with the household chores. All goes well until she falls in love and, much to the alarm of her uncles, contemplates marriage.
Episode 31
Kurishiki Incident
Mon, May 12, 1958 60 mins
A GI kills a boy that he thought was stealing government property and is court martialed and acquitted of the crime. The boy's sister and uncle confront him and he seeks to make amends.
Episode 32
A Funny-Looking Kid
Mon, May 19, 1958 60 mins
In an attempt to help his shy son Frank to become more popular at school, Harry Breen suggest to Frank that he do some writing. The plot backfires when the boy embarks on a crusade to remedy juvenile delinquency. His article, naming parents as the real delinquents, appears in the local newspaper and overnight Frank becomes a national celebrity.
Episode 33
The Enemy Within
Mon, May 26, 1958 60 mins
A group of men go through Air Force Survival School.
Episode 34
Ticket to Tahiti
Mon, Jun 2, 1958 60 mins
A widower's dreams of escaping his job and family with a trip to the South Seas fall through when his spoiled irresponsible son asks him for a large sum of money.
Episode 35
The Strong Man
Mon, Jun 9, 1958 60 mins
Ben Royce prides himself on being a self-made man who has become the most powerful cattle baron in the West. He rules his family and his ranch with an iron hand, and there are many clashes between him and his foreman Jace Farrow. After a particularly bitter quarrel, Jace tells Royce that he is quitting to go into the cattle business on his own. Believing that Jace will fail on his own, Royce makes no attempt to stop him. As Jace prepares to leave, he asks Marcy Royce, Ben's daughter, to go with him.
Episode 36
The Left-Handed Welcome
Mon, Jun 16, 1958 60 mins
Buck Slater, youthful singing sensation, makes a return visit to his small home town in he south, accompanied by a woman magazine writer named Shirley. Shirley wants to write the real Story of Buck as he was before he left for the big-time. Buck has a score to settle with the town and when a youngster is accused of a series of thefts, Buck offers to take the boy under his wing.
Episode 37
The Man Who Asked for a Funeral
Mon, Jun 23, 1958 60 mins
Leo is a hard-working young man who owns and operates a wholesale produce firm, and is very much in love with his pretty young wife Annabelle. He doesn't know that Annabelle has been seeing a clerk who works for him. The clerk, Frankie, plans to murder Leo and implicate Annabelle.
Episode 38
The Undiscovered
Mon, Jun 30, 1958 60 mins
A medical researcher feels that he has made an important discovery.
Episode 39
Man Under Glass
Mon, Jul 14, 1958 60 mins
Tension inside the television director's control booth mounts to a breaking point when the television drama spills over into life and death reality.
Episode 40
A Delicate Affair
Mon, Jul 28, 1958 60 mins
An insurance company tries to marry off a girl within a week. Failure means the girl gets one million dollars.
Episode 41
The Last Summer
Mon, Aug 4, 1958 60 mins
A country boy is taken in by a scheming rich girl who is spending her vacation in the country.
Episode 42
Tag-Along
Mon, Aug 11, 1958 60 mins
Little Juan and his parents have moved to a new town to escape the prejudice they encountered as Mexicans. However, things go badly in the new town too, reaching a climax when Juan and two teenage friends of his disappear while visiting a canyon outside town.
Episode 43
Birthday Present
Mon, Aug 18, 1958 60 mins
A young British businessman, attempting to smuggle a watch that he purchased as a gift for his wife into the country, is arrested by customs officials and sent to prison.
Episode 44
Bellingham
Mon, Aug 25, 1958 60 mins
You wouldn't suspect that Bellingham is anything but what he appears to be, a conscientious and sensitive master in an English boys' school. Actually he also leads another life entirely. He hates evil political leaders, and belongs to a group determined to eliminate them by assassination.
Episode 45
The Lady Died at Midnight
Mon, Sep 1, 1958 60 mins
A convicted murderer vows that he will break out of prison and revenge himself on the people responsible for his capture. When he does escape, the police post a cordon around the home of his former girlfriend, who has married. However, despite their precautions, the girl is killed. A reporter learns that the dead girl's husband and the police chief have also been threatened.
Episode 46
Music U.S.A.
Mon, Sep 8, 1958 60 mins
A Musical presentation show on Studio One.
Episode 47
No Place to Run
Mon, Sep 15, 1958 60 mins
The son of a prominent businessman is arrested for stealing a car. His father goes to great lengths to keep the matter private and out of the headlines. A reporter snaps their photo as they're leaving the courthouse, resulting in unwanted publicity. This is when the father starts getting blackmail threats.
Episode 48
Image of Fear
Mon, Sep 29, 1958 60 mins
After 20 years in exile in the United States, a royal family has hope that the monarchy will be able to return to power. However, intrigue arises as someone tries to kill the queen. The prime suspect is her son, Prince Anthony, who was told that he must give up his wife if he returns to the throne.