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Episode Guide
version 45.0 June 2009
(Season 6)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
TV Guide
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STUDIO ONE
CBS
November 7, 1948 to September 29, 1958
AKA: Westinghouse Studio One
Westinghouse Summer Theatre
Studio One Summer Theatre
Summer Theatre
Studio One in Hollywood (1958)
500 episodes were made
Episodes produced by Worthington Miner from Season 1-3
Episodes in Season One alternated weekly with the Ford Theatre.
Theme song: "Prelude to the Stars" by Vic Oliver.
Below is a site that has many Studio One episodes available
http://www.videoservicecorp.com/TV/Studio-One-Sentence-of-DeathThe-Night-America-Trembled/
DVD's & VHS are available at Turner Classic Movies
http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/product.asp?sku=092096++
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1.01[--] Studio One: THE STORM
07-Nov-1948
Producer Worthington Miner
Written by & Directed by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by McNight Malmar
starring
Dean Jagger .......... Ben Willsom
Margaret Sullavan .... Janet Willsom
John Forsythe
Ross Martin
Synopsis:
A woman finds a dead body in her basement. [RF]
1.02 [--] Studio One: LET ME DO THE TALKING
26-Nov-1948
Producer Worthington Miner
Written & Directed by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by by Richard Mealand
Set designer Richard Rychtarik
starring
John Conte
1.03 [--] Studio One: THE MEDIUM
12-Dec-1948
Producer Worthington Miner
Written by Worthington Miner
Story by Gian Carlo Menotti
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Marie Powers ........ Baba/Madame Flora
Beverly Dame ........ Mrs. Gobineau
Donald Morgan ....... Mr. Gobineau
Anna Maria Alberghetti .... Monica
Belva Kibler ........ Mrs. Nolan
Leo Coleman ......... Toby
Synopsis:
Madame Flora makes a living throwing bogus seances and
bilking grieving clients. During one seance she panics when
she feels hands around her neck. [RF]
1.04 [--] Studio One: NOT SO LONG AGO
26-Dec-1948
Producer Worthington Miner
Written & Directed by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Joseph Liss
starring
Katharine Bard
Jerome Thor
Karl Weber
1.05 [--] Studio One: THE OUTWARD ROOM
09-Jan-1949 (restaged 26Sep49)
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Millen Brand
starring
Charlton Heston
Bramwell Fletcher
Ruth Ford
John Forsythe
Synopsis:
A mentally disturbed woman begins a normal life.
1.06 [--] Studio One: BLIND ALLEY
30-Jan-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by James Warwick
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Bramwell Fletcher
Jerome Thor
Synopsis:
A psychopathic killer escapes from prison and comes
under the care of a noted psychiatrist. [RF]
1.07 [--] Studio One: HOLIDAY
20-Feb-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Written & Directed by Worthington Miner
Story by Philip Barry
starring
Valerie Bettis ........ Julia
Synopsis:
The happy-go-lucky Johnny Case, a self-made man with a dream
in his heart of making just enough money to retire on and then traveling
around the world. Johnny proposes to the lovely Julia in Lake Placid,
but it isn't until he comes to pay her a visit in New York
that he discovers she's the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. [RF]
1.08 [--] Studio One: JULIUS CAESAR
06-Mar-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Play by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
William Post Jr. ....... Julius Caesar
Philip Bourneuf ....... Marc Antony
Ruth Ford ....... Calpurnia
Robert Keith ....... Brutus
Joseph Silver ....... Decius
Vaughn Taylor ....... Casca
Synopsis:
A modern dress adaptation of the classic play about Roman politics.
*Note:
Due to budget problems the play was performed in modern dress,
but in the 1955 for the third restaging it was done in traditional period costumes.
1.09 [--] Studio One: BERKELEY SQUARE
20-Mar-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Written & Directed by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Henry James
starring
Leueen MacGrath ..... Helen Pettigrew
William Prince ...... Peter Standish
Leslie Woods ....... Tom Pettigrew
Synopsis:
An American meets his British relatives.
1.10 [--] Studio One: REDEMPTION
30-Apr-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Sylvia Berger
Based on by Leo Tostoy's "The Living Corpse"
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Hart ........ Fedya
Joan Wetmore ........ Lisa
Synopsis:
Fedya wins the lovely Lisa away from her fiance Victor Karenin.
But after they are wed he becomes enamored of a
beautiful Gypsy girl. [RF]
1.11 [--] Studio One: MOMENT OF TRUTH
17-Apr-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Storm Jamison
starring
Leo G. Carroll
Synopsis:
A study of the relationships among members of a group of
refugees vying for the five seats available to fly them from a Britain
conquered by the Russians. One of them turns out to be a Communist spy,
but he is set free as a gesture toward maintaining civilized ideals.
The atomic war which devastated Europe is
mentioned only in passing.
1.12 [--] Studio One: JULIUS CAESAR
04-May-1949 (restaged)
Producer Worthington Miner
Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Hart ....... Marc Antony
Robert Keith ....... Brutus
William Post Jr. ....... Julius Caesar
Charlton Heston ..... in a minor role
*Note: Second modern dress restaging.
1.13 [--] Studio One: THE GLASS KEY
11-May-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Dashiell Hammett
starring
Don Briggs
Jean Carson
Lawrence Fletcher
Synopsis:
When his boss, a corrupt politician, is accused of murder,
a man hunts the real killer, avoiding amorous advances from
his boss' fiancee and attacks from gangsters along the way. [RF]
1.14 [--] Studio One: SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE
18-May-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Paul Vincent Carroll
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Leo G. Carroll
Margaret Phillips
Synopsis:
A true, steadfast, innocent, and unselfish believer, a young girl,
brings the contentious others, through the uncorrupted purity and simplicity
of her own faith, back to first principles. [RF]
1.15 [--] Studio One: FLOWERS FROM A STRANGER
25-May-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Dorothee Carousso
Directed by George Zachary
starring
Yul Brynner ......... Dr. Nestri
Felicia Montealegre .. Lorna
Robert Duke ......... Kim
John Conte
Lois Nettleton
Synopsis:
A psychiatrist's wife battles her own deteriorating emotional state when she
receives a box of flowers from a stranger. [RF]
1.16 [--] Studio One: THE DYBBUK
01-Jun-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by Sholom Ansky
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Mary Sinclair
James Lamphier
Arnold Moss
Synopsis:
A haunting tale about ill-fated love, possession, and exorcism in a small
Jewish town in Eastern Europe. [RF]
1.17 [--] Studio One: BOY MEETS GIRL
08-Jun-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by by Walter Hart
Based on the play by Bella Spewack & Samuel Spewack
Directed by George Zachary
starring
Edward Andrews ...... C. Elliot Friday
Hume Cronyn ......... Ben Hecht
Michael Harvey ...... Charlie McArthur
Francis Compton ..... Larry Toms
?...... Susie
Synopsis:
A pair of screenwriters are ordered to concoct a comeback screenplay
for a cowboy star whose star is on the wane.
1.18 [--] Studio One: SMOKE
15-Jun-1949
(aka Turgenev's Smoke)
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Edward Mabley
Based on the story by Ivan Turgenev
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Charlton Heston
Josephine Brown
Mary Sinclair
Guy Spaull
Leueen MacGrath
Ferdi Hoffman
Synopsis:
Smoke, is the story of a European community and the
changes reflected both in Russian politics and in the lives of two individuals.
1.19 [--] Studio One: JUNE MOON
22-Jun-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Gerald Goode
Based on a story by Ring Lardner & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Walter Hart
starring
Eva Marie Saint
Jack Lemmon
Jean Carson
Glenda Farrell
Synopsis:
The story concerns a naive Schenectady shipping clerk named Fred who
comes to Manhattan with dreams of becoming a lyricist, and how he befriends
a one-hit wonder composer and meets the girl of his dreams. [RF]
1.20 [--] Studio One: THE SHADOWY THIRD
29-Jun-1949
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Ellen Glasgow
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Helmut Dantine ...... Dr. Roland Maradick
Frances Fuller ...... Mrs. Maradick
Margaret Phillips ... Margaret Randolph
Sandra Ann Wigginton ...... Miss Hemphill
Synopsis:
A doctor's female patient is obsessed to the point where it's deadly.
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All episodes produced by Worthington Miner in Season 2
2.01 [21] Studio One: KYRA ZELAS
12-Sep-1949
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on the short story "The Adaptive Ultimate" by Stanley J. Weinbaum.
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Hart ......... Dr. Dan Scott
Felicia Montealegre .. Kyra Zelas
Synopsis:
Kyra Zelas is diagnosed as being in the final stages of tuberculosis
when Dr. Scott gives her an untested injection which not only heals her
but gives her unusual abilities [RF].
2.02 [22] Studio One: THE RIVAL DUMMY
19-Sep-1949
Adapted by Worthington Miner and David Opatoshu
Based on a short story by Ben Hecht first published in Liberty Magazine 1928.
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Paul Lukas ........... Gabbo the Great
Anne Francis ......... Wichita Jones
Synopsis:
The murder of a ventriloquist's puppet.
Synopsis 2:
Gabbo, a ventriloquist meets beautiful Wichita Jones and asks her to become
his assistant for his act. He is a big hit at the Palace, an old vaudeville theater,
Pepe his dummy objects to the new assistant and refuses to perform.
Gabbo knowing that Pepe speaks and moves without his assistance
is helpless destroys the dummy with an axe. [RF]
*Note: Made into a motion picture in 1929 titled "Gabbo the Great" with
Erich Von Stroheim in the title role.
2.03 [23] Studio One: THE OUTWARD ROOM
26-Sep-1949 (Restaged from 09Jan1949)
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Millen Brand
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Charlton Heston
Ruth Ford
Bramwell Fletcher
John Forsythe
Synopsis:
This story is about a mentally unbalanced woman released
from the hospital who tries to make it on her own.
2.04 [24] Studio One: MRS. MOONLIGHT
03-Oct-1949
Adapted by William Jayme
Based on a story by Benn Levy
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Katharine Bard
James MacCall
Una O'Connor
2.05 [25] Studio One: THE LIGHT THAT FAILED
10-Oct-1949
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Rudyard Kipling
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Hart ......... Dick Heldar
Felicia Montealegre .. Bessie
Synopsis:
The story of a lonely child, Dick Helder, who grows up to become
a war artist. Following the British army into battle, he experiences many
difficulties and internal struggles while providing some outstanding
descriptions of the desert and desert warfare. [RF]
2.06 [26] Studio One: THE STORM
17-Oct-1949 (Restaged from 07Nov1948)
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by McNight Malmar
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Marsha Hunt ......... Janet Willsom
Dean Harens ......... Ben Willsom
John Rodney
Synopsis:
During a stormy night, a woman alone in a country house discovers
a dead body in her basement and is terrorized by an
intruder. [RF]
2.07 [27] Studio One: BATTLESHIP BISMARCK
24-Oct-1949
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Maurice Valency
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Paul Lukas
Vaughn Taylor
Leslie Nielsen - television debut
Synopsis:
The story unfolds as the Bismarck is sunk three weeks after
her maiden voyage with more than 2000 souls lost.
*Note: In an interview with Worthington Miner, he spoke of
the difficulties in doing this episode and complained
about the set being waterlogged and how difficult it was to
prepare and execute. Very innovative for his time. (TIME magazine)
2.08 [28] Studio One: CONCERNING A WOMAN OF SIN
31-Oct-1949
Adapted by Gerald Goode
Based on a story by Ben Hecht
Directed by Yul Brynner
starring
Dean Harens
Iris Mann
E.G. Marshall
Hildy Parks
James MacCall
2.09 [29] Studio One: THE HUSBAND
07-Nov-1949
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Natalie Anderson Scott
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Robert Favart
Margaret Phillips
2.10 [30] Studio One: THE SHARP KNIVES
14-Nov-1949
(aka Two Sharp Knives)
Adapted by Carl Bixby
Based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Hildy Parks
Stanley Ridges
Wayne Gibson
Theodore Newton
Robert Emhardt
Peggy French
Len Lesser
Seth Arnold
Charles Kuhn
William Lee
Judith Rich
Synopsis:
A murderer is found dead and his killer is sought. [RF]
2.11 [31] Studio One: OF HUMAN BONDAGE
21-Nov-1949
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Charlton Heston ..... Philip Carey
Felicia Montealegre.. Mildred Rogers
Guy Sorel ........... Harry Griffiths
E.A. Krumschmidt
Philippa Bevans
Robin Craven
Synopsis:
Story of a crippled medical student's romance with a
heartless waitress in 1910 Paris. [RF]
2.12 [32] Studio One: AT MRS. BEAM'S
28-Nov-1949
Adapted by Charles Monroe
Based on a story by C.K. Munro
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Mildred Natwick ..... Mrs. Beam
Eva Gabor ........... Laura Pasquale
John Baragrey ....... Colin Langford
Cathleen Cordell .... Miss Shoe
Synopsis:
After a mysterious pair from Paris arrive at a boardinghouse,
gossip and trouble starts like a fire.
2.13 [33] Studio One: HENRY IV
05-Dec-1949
Adapted by Maurice Valency
Based on a story by Luigi Pirandello
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Purdy....... Enrico IV
Catherine Williard .. Matilda
Berry Kroeger
Virginia McMahon
Synopsis:
A wealthy eccentric Italian gentleman believes himself to be 11th-century
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. [RF]
2.14 [34] Studio One: JANE EYRE
12-Dec-1949
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on a story by Charlotte Bronte
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Mary Malone ......... Jane Eyre
Charlton Heston ..... Edward Rochester
Mary Sinclair ....... Blanche Ingram
Synopsis:
Jane's life has been full of turmoil from an early age, when things seem
to have settled down, brooding and fiery Edward Rochester arrives. She at
nineteen and below his social status falls in love
with the disillusioned worldy man.
2.15 [35] Studio One: MARY POPPINS
19-Dec-1949
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by P.L. Travers (Pamela)
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Mary Wickes ....... Mary Poppins
E.G. Marshall .... George Banks
Valerie Cossart ..... Winifred Banks
Iris Mann ........... Ellen
Tommy Rettig ........ Michael Banks
David Opatoshu ...... Bert the Match Man
Synopsis:
Bank manager George Banks hires a nanny
to help keep his children in line. [RF]
2.16 [36] Studio One: THE INNER LIGHT
26-Dec-1949
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Hugo Csergo
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Richard Purdy
Margaret Phillips
2.17 [37] Studio One: RIVIERA
02-Jan-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Ferenc Molnar (Franz)
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Dolly Haas
David Opatoshu
Tonio Selwart
Synopsis:
A Parisian widower vacations at a villa in the French Riviera
and his daughter gets caught up in a romantic
triangle.
2.18 [38] Studio One: BEYOND REASON
09-Jan-1950
Adapted by Devery Freeman
Based on a story by Worthington Miner
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Richard Derr
Stanley Ridges
Mary Sinclair
Haila Stoddard
Synopsis:
A woman believes that her husband is trying to kill her.
2.19 [39] Studio One: GIVE US OUR DREAM
16-Jan-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Artemise Goertz
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Josephine Hull
Charlotte Keane
Butterfly McQueen
Marie Powers
2.20 [40] Studio One: THE ROCKINGHAM TEA SET
23-Jan-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Mathew Harlib
Based on a story by Virginia Douglas Dawson
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Grace Kelly
Louise Allbritton
Katherine Emmet
Judson Laire
Richard Murray
Cecil Scott
Nell Harrison
Catherine Willard
2.21 [41] Studio One: FATHER AND THE ANGELS
30-Jan-1950
Adapted by David Shaw
Based on a story by William Manners
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Dorothy Peterson
Stanley Ridges
2.22 [42] Studio One: THE LOUD RED PATRICK
06-Feb-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Ruth McKenney
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Dick Foran
Peg Hillias
Joy Geffen
Synopsis:
A widower brings up four daughter's on family council lines,
until they rebel against his wishes. [RF]
2.23 [43] Studio One: FLOWERS FROM A STRANGER
13-Feb-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Dorothee Carousso
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Yul Brynner
Felicia Montealegre
Robert Duke
Synopsis:
A psychiatrist's wife battles her own deteriorating emotional state
when a box of flowers arrives from a stranger. [RF]
2.24 [44] Studio One: THE WISDOM TOOTH
20-Feb-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Marc Connelly
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Barbara Bolton
Jack Lemmon
Synopsis:
A bored dull clerk attempts to take control of his life by telling his
boss off and asking his girl to marry him, but he can't find the guts.
2.25 [45] Studio One: THE WILLOW CABIN (verified on film)
27-Feb-1950
Produced by Worthington Miner
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Story by Pamela Frankau
Directed by Paul Nickell
Settings William Cecil
Announcer Paul Branson
starring
Priscilla Gillette .. Caroline Seward
Charlton Heston ..... Michael Knowle
Marsha Hunt ......... Kate Brookfield
Joan Wetmore ........ Mercedes Knowle
Jane Seymour ........ Dorothy Knowle
Francis Bethencourt.. Jay Brookfield
Faith Brook ......... Joan Bridges
Joseph Buloff ....... Leopold Rokov
Francis Compton ..... Billy Lloyd
Katherine Meskill.... Matron
Treva Frazee ........ Ceilia
Isabel Bonner ....... Brookfield's Secretary
Michael Lind ........ Mickey
Lois Nettleton ...... Mona
Alan Merrill ........ Dr. Billy Wood
James Surrey ........ Mickey
Margaretta Warrick .. Maid
Synopsis:
A married American surgeon and a flighty British actress fall in love. [RF]
2.26 [46] Studio One: THE DREAMS OF JASPER HORNBY
06-Mar-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Kevin Mullen
Story by Kevin Mullen
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Doris Rich
Alan Stevenson
David Wayne
Tom Carney
Synopsis:
Injured during a robbery the robber hands Jasper the money,
only to be pursued himself by the robbers' accomplices.
2.27 [47] Studio One: THE DUSTY GODMOTHER
(aka The Dusty Grandmother)
13-Mar-1950
Adapted by Thomas Sugrue
Story by Michael Foster
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Macdonald Carey
Mary Sinclair
Laura Weber
2.28 [48] Studio One: THE SURVIVORS
20-Mar-1950
Adapted by Milton Wayne & Worthington Miner
Story by Peter Viertel & Irwin Shaw
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Donald Curtis
Leslie Nielsen
Stanley Ridges
2.29 [49] Studio One: A PASSENGER TO BALI
27-Mar-1950
Adapted by Vincent McConnor
Story by Ellis St. Joseph
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Francis Compton
Colin Keith-Johnston
Berry Kroeger
E.G. Marshall
Synopsis:
A freighter captain agrees to take on an innocent looking passenger
who proves to be a fountain of evil and impossible to get rid of. [RF]
2.30 [50] Studio One: THE SCARLET LETTER
03-Apr-1950
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Mary Sinclair ....... Hester Prynne
John Baragrey ....... Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Richard Purdy ....... Roger Chillingworth
Synopsis:
In Puritan Boston in 1642, a young woman has been found guilty of adultery
and sentenced to wear a scarlet A on her dress in shame and must stand on
a public scaffold for three hours exposed to the
townspeople in humiliation.
2.31 [51] Studio One: WALK THE DARK STREETS
10-Apr-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Vincent McConnor
Story by William Krasner
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Sally Gracie
Franchot Tone
Patricia Ferris
2.32 [52] Studio One: THE TORRENTS OF SPRING
17-Apr-1950
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by Ivan Turgenev
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
John Baragrey ....... Sanin
Louise Allbritton ... Gemma
Anne Bancroft (as Anne Marno)
Synopsis:
A man's lust for another woman, destroys his relationship with Gemma.
Unhappy and unfulfilled with his decision he seeks out his beloved Gemma once again.
*Note: Anne Bancroft made her television debut in this
episode.
2.33 [53] Studio One: THE HORSE'S MOUTH
24-Apr-1950
Adapted by H.R. Hays
Story by Joyce Cary
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Burgess Meredith ....... Gulley Jimson
Sally Gracie
Francis Bethencourt
Peter Martyn
Synopsis:
Gulley Jimson, a gravel-voiced, antisocial painter,
whose artistic drive is single-minded and as self-absorbed as a terrier's.
Just out of jail and down and out he convinces people to pay him
for paintings they didn't actually commission. [RF]
2.34 [54] Studio One: MIRACLE IN THE RAIN
01-May-1950
Adapted by David Shaw
Based on a story by Ben Hecht
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Jeffrey Lynn ........ Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
Joy Geffen .......... Ruth Wood
Eleanor Wilson ...... Flora Ullman
Katherine Squire .... Mrs. Wood
Synopsis:
A lonely woman falls in love with a returning World War II
soldier but fate threatens to come between them.
2.35 [55] Studio One: A WREATH OF ROSES
08-May-1950
Adapted by Charles S. Monroe
Story by Elizabeth Taylor
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Margaret Phillips
Charles Korvin
Conrad Nagel
2.36 [56] Studio One: THE AMBASSADORS
15-May-1950
Adapted by Howard Merrill
Based on the novel by Henry James
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Judson Laire ....... Lambert Strether
Ilona Massey ....... Countess de Vionnet
Robert Sterling
Katherine Willard
Synopsis:
Sent from Massachusetts by the formidable Mrs. Newsome to recall
her son, Chad, from what she assumes to be a corrupt life in Paris,
Strether finds his intentions subtly and profoundly transformed as he falls
under the spell of the city and of his charge. He is quick to perceive that
Chad has been not so much corrupted as refined, and over
the course of the hot summer months in Paris he gradually realizes
that this discovery and acceptance of Chad's unconventional new
lifestyle alter his own ideals and ambitions. [RF]
*Note: The novel "The Ambassadors" by Henry James is
number 11 on the list of the best 20 novels of the 20th century.
2.37 [57] Studio One: THE ROOM UPSTAIRS
22-May-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Mildred Davis
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Valerie Bettis
Clay Clement
Donald Curtis
Mary Sinclair
2.38 [58] Studio One: THE MAN WHO HAD INFLUENCE
29-May-1950
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Nancy Moore
Based on a story by Don Mankiewicz
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Announcer Paul Rencin
starring
Robert Sterling ..... David Grant (TIME magazine lists Robert Montgomery
in this role)
Eva Marie Saint ..... David's Cafe Guest
King Calder ......... Patrolman Jim O'Rourke
Stanley Ridges ...... J.C. Grant
Anne Marno .......... Maria Cassini (aka Anne Bancroft)
Robert Pastene ...... Harry Cohalan
Julian Noa .......... Judge Dreyden
Frank McNellis ...... Paul Scott
Sally Hester ........ Jane Scott
Esther Minciotti .... Mrs. Cassini
Harold McGee ........ Dr. Hartley
Mary Gildia ......... Martha the maid
Clark Rider ......... Captain Conway
Frank Rolenger ...... Officer Mallory
Silvio Minciotti .... Luigi the Cafe Owner
John Draper ......... David's Cafe Guest
Uncredited
Robert Emhardt ...... Joe Phelps
David Winters ....... Tom Boyne
Synopsis:
When the spoiled son of a political kingmaker causes the death of a
hatcheck girl found in his car, he surprises everyone by taking
full blame for the incident. [RF]
2.39 [59] Studio One: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
05-Jun-1950
Producer Worthington Miner
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a play by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Nickell
Set Designer Richard Rychtarik
starring
Charlton Heston ..... Petruchio
Lisa Kirk ........... Katherine
Don Murray .......... Biondello
Sally Chamberlin .... Bianca
Henry Barnard ....... Lucentio
Ernest Graves ....... Tranio
Louis Edmonds ....... Grumio
Arthur O'Connell .... Curtis
Rudolph J. Watson ... Gremio
James Gannon ........ Hortensio
Carl Don ............ The Tailor
Florence Stanley .... The Widow
Douglas Gordon ...... Drunken Sod
Synopsis:
A modern dress version of Shakespeare's acid-tongued
comedy has Heston in shades slugging beers with the boys and Kirk
sporting tight riding slacks and a whip.
[--] Studio One: ZONE FOUR
12-Jun-1950 (rescheduled to August 28, 1950)
2.40 [60] Studio One: THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN
19-Jun-1950
Adapted by Charles S. Monroe
Based on a story by Kelley Roos
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Robert Sterling ..... Jeff Troy
Virginia Graham ..... Haila Troy
Charles Korvin ...... Paul Collins
Richard Purdy ....... Professor Simons
Robert Emhardt ...... Otis Block
Kay Abbot ........... Marion Scanlon
Butch Cavell ........ Walter
Ann Shoemaker ....... Mrs. Girard
Harry M. Cooke ...... Mr. Girard
James Coots ......... Henley
Synopsis:
A whodunit set in a boarding house where fat, jolly and crippled
Mr. Otis is found murdered. [RF]
2.41 [61] Studio One: MY GRANNY VAN
26-Jun-1950
Adapted by Loren Disney
Story by George Sessions Perry & Loren Disney
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Sally Chamberlin
E.G. Marshall
Dean Harens
Mildred Natwick
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All episodes produced by Worthington Miner in Season 3
3.01 [62] Studio One: ZONE FOUR
28-Aug-1950 (rescheduled from 12-Jun-1950)
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Fielder Cook
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Eileen Heckart
Judson Laire
Leslie Nielsen
Mary Sinclair
Synopsis:
Chris Jackson a former OSS officer and now teaching at a university
is asked by the government to come back for service in "Zone Four".
3.02 [63] Studio One: LOOK HOMEWARD, HAYSEED
04-Sep-1950
Adapted by Elizabeth Hart
Based on a story by John Ed Pearce
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Tom Avera
Jane Seymour
Janet Ward
*Note: John Ed Pearce was paid $750. by The Saturday Evening Post
for this short-story a take-off on Thomas Wolfe.
3.03 [--] Studio One: MIST
11-Sep-1950
(aka Mist with the Tamara Geba)
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Rita Weiman
Directed by John Peyser
starring
Sally Chamberlin
Stanley Ridges
3.04 [--] Studio One: TRILBY
18-Sep-1950
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a short story by George Du Maurier,
published in 1894 in Harper's Monthly.
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Priscilla Gillette ........ Trilby
Arnold Moss ........ Svengali
Synopsis:
Little Billee, is a young English painter with great talent. He meets Trilby,
a beautiful, lively charming model and falls deeply in love with her. Billee's
mother objects to this union, saying that she is not in his social class and Trilby
vanishes. Years later Billee and his friends hear of a famous singer called "La Svengali"
who has taken Europe by storm. When he attends one of her concerts, he realizes
that it is none other than his beloved Trilby. Noticing her strangely stiff and blank face,
it isn't until Svengali dies during a concert that Trilby is set free from the
hypnotic spell that controlled her.
*Note: George Du Maurier is the father of Daphne Du Maurier.
3.05 [--] Studio One: AWAY FROM IT ALL
25-Sep-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Val Gielgud
Directed by John Peyser
Settings by Richard Rychtarik
Announcer Paul Branson
starring
Kevin McCarthy ...... Lt. Johnny Quayle
Catherine MacLeod ... Sgt. Shirley Marsh
Worthington Miner ... Hugo Bastin
Haila Stoddard ...... Gloria Selwyn
Faith Brook ......... Edith Bastin
Luis Van Rooten ..... Stefan Baum
Jim Nolan ........... Dan Delaney
Ernest Rowan ........ Dr. Maltzen
Rick Hollister ...... Lt. Grant
Kaie Deei ........... Seu the Chinese Houseboy (aka Khigh Dheigh)
Synopsis:
A Navy pilot and his passenger crash land on an island where they stumble
upon a luxurious estate owned by the mysterious Hugo Bastin,
an author thought to have died many years before.
3.06 [--] Studio One: THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM
02-Oct-1950
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on a novel by Henry James/ Charles Terrott
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Hart
Leueen MacGrath
Jane Seymour
Pat O'Malley
Synopsis:
This is the story of Sister Elizabeth Wheeler, who accompanied
Florence Nightingale to Crimea to help the British wounded.
Dismissed for speaking out against the atrocities, she was later
honored by Robert E. Lee for her service to the Confederate Army. [RF]
3.07 [--] Studio One: THE SPECTRE OF ALEXANDER WOLFF
09-Oct-1950
Adapted by Charles O'Neill
Based on a story by Gaito Gazdanov
Directed by John Peyser
starring
Joan Chandler
Leslie Nielsen
Murvyn Vye
Robert H. Harris
Helen Wagner
Philip Robinson
Rock Rogers
Synopsis:
A French newsman returns to Marseilles to relive his killing of a suspected
Gestapo agent when he was a member of the French Underground. [RF]
3.08 [--] Studio One: GOOD FOR THIRTY DAYS
16-Oct-1950
Adapted by Charles O'Neill
Based on a story by Richard Stern
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Stanley Ridges
Sally Chamberlin
Lloyd Bochner
Helen Fortescue
Martin Newman
Mercer McLeod
Ethel Everett
Peggy Sanford
Percy Verwayne
Ted Hecht
Frank de Kova
John Marley
Sammy Schwartz
Howard Caine
3.09 [--] Studio One: THE ROAD TO JERICHO
23-Oct-1950
Adapted by Loren Disney & Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Elmer Davis
Directed by Carl Frank
starring
Richard Carlson
Lydia Clarke
John Newland
Ann Shoemaker
Robert McQueeney
Harold McGee
Tom Alvera
Leslie Barrett
3.10 [--] Studio One: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
30-Oct-1950
Adapted by Lois Jacoby
Based on a story by Emily Bronte
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Charlton Heston ..... Heathcliff
Mary Sinclair ....... Cathy
Lloyd Bochner ....... Edgar Linton
June Dayton ......... Isabella
Richard Waring ...... Hindley
Una O'Connor
John Forsythe
Edward Harvey
Bertram Tangwell
Don M. Dickinson
Rudolph Watson
Synopsis:
A tale of romance and hatred on the eerie English Moors. [RF]
3.11 [--] Studio One: THE BLONDE COMES FIRST
06-Nov-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Aben Kandel
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Lee Bowman
Elisabeth Fraser (as Virginia Fraser)
Herbert Rudley
Richard Webb
Harold McGee
Joe E. Marks
Synopsis:
An arrogant conman who sells a fraudulent household cleaner takes a
young woman under his wing without realizing she's a reporter. [RF]
3.12 [--] Studio One: THE LAST CRUISE
13-Nov-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Commander William J. Lederer
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Richard Webb ....... Dick Wright
Leslie Nielsen ....... Engineer
Walter Matthau ....... Jacobs
DeForest Kelley ....... Bob Philo
Don Dickinson ....... Captain Benitez
Robert Wark ....... Worthington
Richard Carlyle ....... Doc Eason
John Alberts
Harry Cooke
Walter Starkey
John Fletcher
Alan Dreeban
Roy Johnson
Mary Holsten
Jim Winslow
Peter Warner
Arnold Walton
Chris Gampel
Martin Newman
Jimmy Goodwin
Gar Moore
Paul Lilly
William Tregoe
Vincent O'Brien
Dan Frazer
Art Keegan
Synopsis:
A documentary based on the armed forces and dedicated to the crews of the
USS Cochino and USS Tusk submarines. [RF]
3.13 [--] Studio One: THE FLOOR OF HEAVEN
20-Nov-1950
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Sylvia Chatfield Bates
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Glen Langan
Mabel Taliaferro
3.14 [--] Studio One: SHADOW OF A MAN
27-Nov-1950
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on a story by May Sarton
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Berry Kroeger
Judson Laire
Ilona Massey
John van Dreelen
Synopsis:
When Persis Bradford passes away, both her son and second
husband try to deal with her loss, coldly and distantly.
3.15 [--] Studio One: LETTER FROM CAIRO
04-Dec-1950
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a short-story by James Robbins Miller
published in Collier's June 11, 1949.
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Charlton Heston
Cecil Parker
Anne Marno (aka Anne Bancroft)
3.16 [--] Studio One: MARY LOU
11-Dec-1950
Adapted by Catherine Turney
Based on a short-story by Mildred Cramin,
first published in The Delineator March 1930.
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Mildred Natwick
Laura Weber
3.17 [--] Studio One: LITTLE WOMEN Meg's Story (Part 1)
18-Dec-1950
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on a story by Louisa May Alcott
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Mary Sinclair
Kent Smith
John Baragrey
June Dayton
Lois Hall
Berry Kroeger
Nancy Marchand
Una O'Connor
Richard Purdy
Synopsis:
Classic tale of the March Sisters; Part 1 concentrates on Meg's story.
3.18 [--] Studio One: LITTLE WOMEN Jo's Story (Part 2)
25-Dec-1950
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Based on a story by Louisa May Alcott
Directed by Lela Swift
Kent Smith ............ Professor Fritz Bhaer
Mary Sinclair ......... Jo
John Baragrey ......... John Brooke
Peg Hillias ........... Meg
Elizabeth Patterson ... Aunt March
June Dayton ........... Beth
Berry Kroeger
Richard Purdy
introducing
Nancy Marchand
Lois Hall
Una O'Connor
Synopsis:
Classic tale of the March Sisters; Part 2 tells Jo's story.
3.19 [--] Studio One: COLLECTOR'S ITEM
01-Jan-1951
Adapted by Allen Boretz & Ruby Sully
Based on a story by Lillian Day & Alfred Golden
Directed by Leonard Valenta
starring
Walter Slezak
Synopsis:
A fast-talking dealer in antiques makes his own rarities
when he cannot find them. [RF]
3.20 [--] Studio One: ENGLAND MADE ME
08-Jan-1951
adapted by Catherine Turney & Worthington Miner
story by Graham Greene
directed by Lela Swift
starring
Richard Waring ...... Anthony
Joan Wetmore ........ Kate
Synopsis:
Kate persuades her incompetent brother Anthony to be her boyfriend's bodyguard.
3.21 [--] Studio One: THE TRACK OF THE CAT
15-Jan-1951
Adapted by Betty Loring
Based on the novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Jane Seymour
Stanley Ridges
The Bridges, a family of ranchers in Sierra Nevada's are trapped
when a storm breaks out and leaves them stranded. [RF]
3.22 [--] Studio One: THE TRIAL OF JOHN PETER ZENGER
22-Jan-1951
Written by Irve Tunick
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Judson Laire
Henry Stephenson
Frank Sundstrom
Alfreda Wallace
Synopsis 1:
Zenger's legal difficulties resulted when he defied British rule in the colonies
and printed materials unflattering to King George and his surrogates in New York. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The Zenger case is so important to American historians and
champions of the First Amendment because it represented a strong
repudiation of British libel law and also marked an important fissure
in the relationship between the American colonies and the mother country.
3.23 [--] Studio One: PUBLIC SERVANT
29-Jan-1951
Written by Hugh Pentecost
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Sally Chamberlin
Hume Cronyn
3.24 [--] Studio One: THE TARGET
05-Feb-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Rita Weiman
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Henry Daniell
Sydney Smith
Beatrice Straight
Synopsis:
An estranged marriage is brought to the breaking point when the wife's
former lover arrives and a target shooting incident ends in tragedy. [RF]
3.25 [--] Studio One: NONE BUT MY FOE
12-Feb-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by David Duncan
Directed by Peter Frye
starring
June Dayton
John Forsythe
Howard Freeman
Synopsis:
When the political paranoia grips the country, a man writes an anonymous letter
claiming he is going to poison a town's water supply, setting off a panic. [RF]
3.26 [--] Studio One: THE WAY THINGS ARE
19-Feb-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Josephine Lawrence
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Barbara Baxley
Richard Carlyle
Peg Hillias
3.27 [--] Studio One: THE AMBASSADORS
26-Feb-1951 (restaging)
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Lois Jacoby
Story by Henry James
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Judson Laire ....... Lambert Strether
Ilona Massey ....... Countess de Vionnet
Robert Sterling
Synopsis:
The story about the journey of Louis Lambert Strether--a fiftysomething man of
the world
who has been dispatched abroad by a rich widow, Mrs. Newsome. His mission:
to save her son Chadwick from the clutches of a wicked European woman,
and to convince the prodigal to return to Woollett, Massachusetts. [RF]
3.28 [--] Studio One: ONE PAIR OF HANDS
05-Mar-1951
Adapted by Allen Boretz
Based on the 1939 novel by Monica Dickens,
the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens.
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Mildred Dunnock
Denholm Elliott
Catherine MacLeod
Synopsis:
A bored debutante decides to become a cook, because she once took
a French cuisine class. What ensues is a comedic "Upstairs, Downstairs"
tale between the wealthy upper class and the servants. [RF]
3.29 [--] Studio One: A CHILL ON THE WIND
12-Mar-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Edward Gibbons
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
John Conte
Sally Chamberlin
Richard Purdy
Beatrice Straight
Reba Tassell
3.30 [--] Studio One: HANGMAN'S HOUSE
19-Mar-1951
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on the novel by Donn Byrne
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Kevin McCarthy
Jessica Tandy
Synopsis:
A dying judge prepares his daughter's welfare by arranging her
marriage to a wealthy man whom she despises. [RF]
3.31 [--] Studio One: THE CASE OF KAREN SMITH
26-Mar-1951
Adapted by Peter Cardozo
Story by Viola Brothers Shaw
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Stan Janicek
Felicia Montealegre .. Karen Smith
James Westerfield
Synopsis:
A detective investigates the murder of a millionaire, which was
witnessed by a femme fatale. [RF]
3.32 [--] Studio One: WINTERTIME
02-Apr-1951
Adapted by Robert Woodruff Anderson
Story by Jan Valtin
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Patric Knowles
Anne Marno (aka Anne Bancroft)
Synopsis:
A sea captain returns home to post-war Germany to find it in ruins,
his shell-shocked fiancee missing a leg. When a lovely Latvian refugee
stows away on his ship, he decides to help her. [RF]
3.33 [--] Studio One: SHAKE THE STARS DOWN
09-Apr-1951
Adapted by Henry Myers
Story by Pamela Frankau
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Joseph Buloff
Beverly Whitney
Richard McMurray
Marilyn Monk
3.34 [--] Studio One: THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
16-Apr-1951
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by Geoffrey Cotterell
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Patric Knowles
Maria Riva
Judith Evelyn
Don Dickinson
3.35 [--] Studio One: THE HAPPY HOUSEWIFE
23-Apr-1951
Written by Hedda Rosten
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
John Forsythe
June Dayton
Ann Shoemaker
Gloria Stroock
3.36 [--] Studio One: PORTRAIT BY REMBRANDT
30-Apr-1951
Written by Irve Tunick
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Maria Riva .......... Hendrickje Stoffels
Berry Kroeger ...... Rembrandt Van Rijn
Synopsis:
A man obsessed with the woman he paints, is tormented by her death. [RF]
3.37 [--] Studio One: NO TEARS FOR HILDA
07-May-1951
Adapted by David Swift
Story by Andrew Garve
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
John Forsythe
Mary Sinclair
Tom Poston
Howard Smith
Synopsis:
A major in the Armed Forces who attempts to clear his pal,
accused of murdering his wife. [RF]
3.38 [--] Studio One: THE OLD FOOLISHNESS
14-May-1951
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by Paul Vincent Carroll
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Dick Foran
Dennis Harrison
Una O'Connor
3.39 [--] Studio One: A CHANCE FOR HAPPINESS
21-May-1951
Adapted by Ted Berkman
Story by James Ronald
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Maria Riva
Francis Compton
Murray Matheson
Michael McAloney
3.40 [--] Studio One: HERE IS MY LIFE
28-May-1951
Adapted by Henry Myers
Story by Rita Weiman
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Judson Laire
Vivienne Segal
3.41 [--] Studio One: SHIELD FOR MURDER
04-Jun-1951
Adapted by Irve Tunick
Story by William P. McGivern
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Kevin McCarthy
Marcia Henderson
James Nolan
3.42 [--] Studio One: CORIOLANUS
11-Jun-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul Nickell
Set designer Richard Rychtarik
starring
Richard Greene ...... Coriolanus
Sally Chamberlin .... Virgilia
Murray Matheson ..... Menenius
Frederick Worlock ... Cominius
Howard Freeman ...... Brutus
Judith Evelyn ....... Volumnia
Richard Purdy ....... Sicinius
Tom Poston ..... Sentry
Synopsis:
Updating of the Shakespearean play from Roman time to Fascist Italy.
3.43 [--] Studio One: SCREWBALL
18-Jun-1951
Producer Martin Ritt
Written by Mel Goldberg
Directed by Martin Ritt
starring
Dick Foran ....... Russ Adams
Cloris Leachman ....... Mrs. Adams
Lefty Gomez
3.44 [--] Studio One: LONELY BOY
25-Jun-1951
Producer Montgomery Ford
Written by Hugh Pentecost
Directed by John Peyser
starring
Jerome Cowan
Wright King
Mary Sinclair
3.45 [--] Studio One: THE SWAN
02-Jul-1951
Producer Montgomery Ford
Story by Ferenc Molnar
Directed by Walter Hart
starring
Maria Riva
John Newland
Alfred Ryder
3.46 [--] Studio One: NIGHTFALL
09-Jul-1951
Producer Jerry Danzig
Adapted by Max Ehrlich
Story by David Goodis
Directed by John Peyser
starring
John McQuade
Margaret Hayes
Herbert Rudley
Synopsis:
The cops, his girlfriend and his gang members are wondering why Vanning
won't leave his room, especially since he's sitting on $300,000.
3.47 [--] Studio One: THE APPLE TREE
16-Jul-1951
Producer Montgomery Ford
Adapted by David Shaw
Story by John Galsworthy
Directed by Walter Hart
starring
Lucy Vines
John Heldabrand
William Whitman
Synopsis:
A couple celebrating their silver wedding anniversary encounter
a past acquaintance.
3.48 [--] Studio One: TREMOLO
23-Jul-1951
Producer Jerry Danzig
Adapted by Mel Goldberg
Story by Ernest Borneman
Directed by John Peyser
starring
Dick Foran
Haila Stoddard
3.49 [--] Studio One: AT MRS. BEAM'S
30-Jul-1951 (Restaged from 28Nov49)
Producer Montgomery Ford
Adapted by Charles Monroe
Story by C.K. Munro
starring
Jean Adair
Claude Dauphin
Eva Gabor
Enid Markey
Una O'Connor
3.50 [--] Studio One: THE PINK HUSSAR
06-Aug-1951
Producer Jerry Danzig
Adapted by Doris Frankel
Story by Ben Hecht
Directed by Martin Magner
starring
Ludwig Donath
Howard Freeman
Scott McKay
3.51 [--] Studio One: THE RABBIT
13-Aug-1951
Producer Montgomery Ford
Adapted by Philo Higley
Story by Morton Grant
Directed by John Peyser
starring
Maria Riva
Richard Purdy
3.52 [--] Studio One: RUN FROM THE SUN
20-Aug-1951
Producer Jerry Danzig
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Mel Goldberg
Story by William Krasner
Directed by Byron Paul
starring
Gaby Rodgers
Marc Daniels
Paul Ford
Cliff Hall
Synopsis:
A WWII veteran is framed for his wife's murder. [RF]
3.53 [--] Studio One: SUMMER HAD BETTER BE GOOD
27-Aug-1951
Producer Jerry Danzig
Adapted by Alvin Sapinsley
Story by Ruth McKenney
Directed by John Peyser
starring
Katharine Bard
William Eythe
3.54 [--] Studio One: MR. MUMMERY'S SUSPICION
03-Sep-1951
Producer Montgomery Ford
Adapted by Alvin Sapinsley
Story by Dorothy L. Sayers
Directed by Martin Magner
starring
Faith Brook
Francis Compton
Roland Young
Josephine Brown
Rex O'Malley
Synopsis:
British sleuth Mr. Mummery is out to catch a cook who disappeared after
poisoning her guests. Wait a minute, Mr. Mummery just hired a new cook! [RF]
3.55 [--] Studio One: THE GUINEA PIG
10-Sep-1951
Producer Montgomery Ford
Adapted by Sam Locke
Based on the story "Just Hold My Hand" by Dr. T. Bawer
Directed by Roy Fowler
starring
Richard Kiley
Ruth Ford
Jack O'Brien
Beatrice Arthur
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All episodes produced by Worthington Miner in Season 4
4.01 [--] Studio One: THE ANGELIC AVENGERS
17-Sep-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Pierre Andrezel (Isak Dinesen)
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Maria Riva
Murray Matheson
Mary Sinclair
Richard Purdy
4.02 [--] Studio One: THE LITTLE BLACK BAG
24-Sep-1951
Adapted by Lois Jacoby & Paul Peters
Based on Samuel R. Golding's novel "The Mailed Fist"
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Howard St. John
Harry Townes
Eli Mintz
4.03 [--] Studio One: THE IDOL OF SAN VITTORE
01-Oct-1951
(aka Cell Block Eight, Escape From Fear)
Adapted by Jane Hinton
Based on a story by Indro Montanelli
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Eduardo Ciannelli ....... General Andreas della Rovere
Maria Riva
Synopsis:
The story of General Andreas della Rovere who was imprisoned by the Nazis
and inspired fellow prisoners, despite the fact that he never existed! [RF]
4.04 [--] Studio One: MIGHTY LIKE A ROGUE
08-Oct-1951
Adapted by Louis Meltzer (Lewis)
Based on a story by Day Keene
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Tom Ewell ....... Willie Mason
Nita Talbot ....... Connie Mason
Joshua Shelley ....... Arturo
Herbert Evers ....... Scott Magruder
Leslie Barrett ....... Keagle
Gerald Milton ....... Gorgo
James Shelton ....... Elmo
Don Fellows ....... Turney
Pauline Drake ....... The Waitress
Synopsis:
A western comedy about the dingy wife of an outlaw who takes the rap for
him and goes to prison, coming home with some new ideas. [RF]
4.05 [--] Studio One: COLONEL JUDAS
15-Oct-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Derwent Davies
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Anthony Dawson
Iris Jensen
Robert H. Harris
Synopsis:
A Czech ballerina is reminded of her family behind the Iron Curtain and blackmailed
into trapping a British spy for the Russians. But the spy is really a double agent. [RF]
4.06 [--] Studio One: MACBETH
22-Oct-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Charlton Heston ....... Macbeth
Judith Evelyn ....... Lady Macbeth
Synopsis:
Macbeth besieged by guilt and illness while Lady Macbeth tends to him.
4.07 [--] Studio One: THEY SERVED THE MUSES
29-Oct-1951
Adapted by Elizabeth Hart
Based on a story by Kressman Taylor
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Herbert Evers
Priscilla Gillette
Noel Leslie
Frances Farmer
4.08 [--] Studio One: THE HERO
05-Nov-1951
Written by Irwin Lewis
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Ray Walston
Patricia Collinge
Paul Hartman
4.09 [--] Studio One: A BOLT OF LIGHTNING (verified on film)
12-Nov-1951
Produced by Worthington Miner
Written by Irve Tunick
Directed by Paul Nickell
Musical Director Ben Ludlow
Settings Richard Rychtarik
Announcer Paul Branson
starring
Charlton Heston ..... James Otis
Romney Brent ........ Governor Bernard
Elizabeth Johnson ... Mary Otis
Rita Vale ........... Ruth Otis
Anne Seymour ........ Mercy Warren
Harry Townes ........ Sam Adams
Frank Overton ....... John Emroy
with
Lloyd Bochner
Shirley Ballard
Rudulph Justice Watson
Harry M. Cooke
George Ives
Roy Johnson
Jon Lormer
Rita Morley
Marvyn Dorkin
Robert Haines
Synopsis:
Revolutionary War story about Boston attorney and patriot James Otis,
who battled the British troops' right to search colonists' homes. [RF]
*NOTE: Thomas M. Paradine is the guest speaker for
America History Appreciation Month at the end of the episode.
4.10 [--] Studio One: THE KING IN YELLOW
19-Nov-1951
Adapted by Betty Loring
Based on a story by Raymond Chandler
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Jack Palance
Carol Bruce
Synopsis:
A seedy glimpse at Los Angeles, complete with crooked cops,
double-crossing dames, and greedy opportunists. [RF]
4.11 [--] Studio One: THE DANGEROUS YEARS
26-Nov-1951
Adapted by Basil Beyea
Based on a story by Leo Davis & Basil Beyea
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Maria Riva
Harry Townes
Frances Farmer
4.12 [--] Studio One: MUTINY ON THE NICOLETTE
03-Dec-1951
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Based on a short story by James Norman called "The Ship That Failed".
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Boris Karloff
James Westerfield
Synopsis:
A man discovers that the good ship Nicolette is carrying
a cargo of weapons, and in order to prevent a war, he stages
a mutiny with the crew against the Captain. [RF]
4.13 [--] Studio One: THE LEGEND OF JENNY LIND
10-Dec-1951
Written by Irve Tunick
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Priscilla Gillette
Thomas Mitchell
4.14 [--] Studio One: THE INNOCENCE OF PASTOR MULLER
17-Dec-1951
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Carlo Beuf
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
John Baragrey
Maria Riva
Walter Slezak
Synopsis:
The friend of a pleasant minister has invented a camera that takes a strange kind of photo,
and with it, he plans to put Germany in a position to rule the world. [RF]
4.15 [--] Studio One: SARA CREWE
24-Dec-1951
Adapted by Elizabeth Hart
Story by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Iris Mann
Henry Stephenson
4.16 [--] Studio One: THE PARIS FEELING
31-Dec-1951
Adapted by Patricia Collinge
Story by Paul Horgan
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Ann Gillis
Wright King
Lili Darvas
Guy Williams
Synopsis:
In post-WWII Paris, a GI meets a girl in a hotel elevator and falls in love. [RF]
4.17 [--] Studio One: THE DEVIL IN VELVET
07-Jan-1952
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Story by John Dickson Carr
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Whit Bissell
Phyllis Kirk
Joan Wetmore
4.18 [--] Studio One: WATERFRONT BOSS
14-Jan-1952
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by Edward D. Radin
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Kent Smith
Ron Hargrave
4.19 [--] Studio One: THE OTHER FATHER
21-Jan-1952
Written by Laura Z. Hobson
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Peg Hillias
Judson Laire
4.20 [--] Studio One: BURDEN OF GUILT
28-Jan-1952
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Ralph Nelson
Kirby Grant
Anthony Ross
Robert Stanton
Synopsis:
Crooked politicians and rival gangs of mobsters are fighting over turf. [RF]
4.21 [--] Studio One: A CANDLE FOR ST. JUDE
04-Feb-1952
Adapted by Elizabeth Hart
Story by Rumer Godden
Directed by Paul Nickell
Choreographed by Ruth Anna Boris
starring
Lili Darvas
Betty Low
Marc Platt
Tanaquil Le Clercq
Synopsis:
The story of the ballet and the young, talented dancers
using it as a creative force. [RF]
4.22 [--] Studio One: PAGODA
11-Feb-1952
(aka Rangoon Run)
Adapted by Joseph Liss
Story by James Atlee Phillips
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
John Forsythe
Sono Osato
Cyril Ritchard
Richard Loo
Synopsis:
The owner of a charter airline must cope with disease
and betrayal in war-torn Burma. [RF]
4.23 [--] Studio One: SUCCESS STORY
18-Feb-1952
Written by Howard Merrill
Story by Donald Robinson
Adapted from the John Howard Lawson play.
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Harry Townes
Sally Chamberlin
Robert Dale Martin
Synopsis:
A 'Rags to Riches' story about novelist Horatio Alger's life about
tragic events and huge disappointments. [RF]
4.24 [--] Studio One: LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN
25-Feb-1952
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Based on a story by Stefan Zweig
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Melvyn Douglas
Viveca Lindfors
Synopsis:
The story of a tragic love affair between a woman and
a musician during World War I in Vienna. [RF]
4.25 [--] Studio One: TEN THOUSAND HORSES SINGING
03-Mar-1952
Adapted by Karl Tunberg
Story by Robert Carson
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
James Dean ........ Hotel Bellboy
John Forsythe
Catherine MacLeod
Vaughn Taylor
4.26 [--] Studio One: THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
10-Mar-1952
Adapted by Howard Merrill
Story by Henry James
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Charlton Heston
Stella Andrews
Felicia Montealegre
Synopsis:
An American journalist falls in love with a Londoner. [RF]
4.27 [--] Studio One: THE VINTAGE YEARS
17-Mar-1952
Adapted by Robert Soderberg & Edith Somer
Story by F. Hugh Herbert
Based on the play by L. Bus-Fekete
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Una O'Connor
Walter Slezak
4.28 [--] Studio One: MISS HARGREAVES
24-Mar-1952
Adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott
Story by Frank Baker
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Tony Randall
Mary Wickes
4.29 [--] Studio One: THE STORY OF MEG MALLORY
31-Mar-1952
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by William Dozier
Directed by Paul Nickell
Settings by Willard Levitas
Announcer Paul Branson
Narrated by Don Hollenbeck
starring
Thomas Mitchell ..... Mayor William Mallory
Skip Homeier ........ Carl Green
Logan Field ......... Robert Downs
introducing
Wendy Drew .......... Meg Mallory
Charles Cooper ...... Dan Green
John Boruff ......... Sid Proctor
Charles Jordan ...... Walt Conroy
Sydney Smith ........ Graham Prentiss
Morton L. Stevens ... Roy Danvers
Victor Rendina ...... Droppo
Ron Johnson ......... Jailor
Synopsis:
The mayor's daughter is kidnapped but soon falls
in love with one of her captors. [RF]
4.30 [--] Studio One: PONTIUS PILATE
07-Apr-1952
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Michael Dyne
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Settings by Paul Sylbert
starring
Cyril Ritchard ....... Pontius Pilate
Geraldine Fitzgerald.. Claudia Procula
Madge Elliott ........ Calpurnia
Berry Kroeger ........ Caiaphas
Francis L. Sullivan .. King Herod
Richard Purdy ........ Annius
Robert Duke .......... Manlius
Louise Larabee ....... Herodlis
Alan Shayne .......... Joseph of Arimathea
Anthony Hawtrey ...... Lucius
Synopsis:
Set 15 years after the Crucifixion, the story is told from the Roman governor's
point of view. Which depicts Pilate as a victim of circumstances. [RF]
4.31 [--] Studio One: HOLD BACK THE NIGHT
14-Apr-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by Mel Goldberg
Story by Pat Frank
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
John Forsythe
Lee Philips
Betty Furness
Synopsis:
A group of Marines reminiscing about home as they try to hold onto
a mountain pass in North Korea, 1950. [RF]
4.32 [--] Studio One: LILY, THE QUEEN OF THE MOVIES
21-Apr-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by Alvin Sapinsley
Story by Paul Gallico
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Glynis Johns
Richard Ney
David B. Greene
4.33 [--] Studio One: THE DEEP DARK
28-Apr-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by Mel Goldberg
Story by Montgomery Atwater
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Lili Darvas
Skip Homeier
Victor Thorley
Synopsis:
A coal mine disaster destroys the faith of one family. [TA]
4.34 [--] Studio One: TREASURE ISLAND
05-May-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Peter Avrano ....... Jim Hawkins
Francis L. Sullivan ....... Long John Silver
Albert Dekker ...... Billy Bones
Synopsis:
There's treasure to be found in Flint's map leading
Long John Silver and his pirates to his hiding spot.
*Note: Live parrots, sword fights and a ship for this live
production was executed with any problems. [RF]
4.35 [--] Studio One: THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD
12-May-1952
Adaptation of Agatha Christies' novel.
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
June Dayton
Richard Kiley
Bramwell Fletcher
Beatrice Arthur
Synopsis:
Unfortunately the word is out, and an underground organization in the Middle East
is planning to sabotage the talks. Into this explosive situation skips Victoria Jones,
a girl with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when
a wounded agent dies in her hotel room. [RF]
4.36 [--] Studio One: A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
19-May-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by Alvin Sapinsley
Based on a story by Mark Twain
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Boris Karloff
Thomas Mitchell
Berry Kroeger
Synopsis:
Classic tale of a modern New Englander who travels back to the time
of King Arthur and battles Merlin the Magician. [RF]
4.37 [--] Studio One: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
26-May-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by David Shaw
Story by John Drinkwater
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Robert Pastene ....... Lincoln
James Dean ....... William Scott
Judith Evelyn
Synopsis:
The story of court-martialed Union soldier William Scott, who is slated for
execution for sleeping on duty after he was sent for by Lincoln. [RF]
4.38 [--] Studio One: CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF THE ARMIES
02-Jun-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by James Costigan
Story by Robert Sherman Townes
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Richard Carlson
Lydia Clarke
Victor Jory
4.39 [--] Studio One: LOVERS AND FRIENDS
09-Jun-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Written by David Shaw
Story by Dodie Smith
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Jane Wyatt
Murray Matheson
4.40 [--] Studio One: INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
16-Jun-1952
(aka Frontier Incident)
Producer Donald Davis
Written by Whitfield Cook
Story by S.B. Hough
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Lloyd Bridges
Victor Jory
Patricia Wheel
4.41 [--] Studio One: THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN
23-Jun-1952 (restaging of 19Jun1950)
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Charles Monroe
Story by Kelly Roos
Directed by Martin Magner
starring
Judith Parrish
Butch Cavell
Robert Pastene
Robert Webber
Synopsis:
The murder of crippled Mr. Otis a boarder at the boarding house is investigated. [TA]
4.42[--] Studio One: THE BLONDE COMES FIRST
30-Jun-1952 (restaged from 06Nov1950)
Producer Martin Manulis
Adapted by Worthington Miner
Story by Aben Kandel
Directed by Matt Harlib
starring
Lee Grant
Tom Helmore
Synopsis:
An arrogant conman who sells a fraudulent household cleaner takes a
young woman under his wing without realizing she's a reporter. [RF]
4.43 [--] Studio One: THE ROCKINGHAM TEA SET
14-Jul-1952 (restaged 23Jan1950)
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Worthington Miner & Mathew Harlib
Story by Virginia Douglas Dawson
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Scott Forbes
Cloris Leachman
Margaret Phillips
4.44 [--] Studio One: THE LAST THING I DO
28-Jul-1952
Producer William Speir
Written by Ted Murkland & Max Wilk
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Whit Bissell
Richard McMurray
Shepperd Strudwick
4.45 [--] Studio One: JANE EYRE
04-Aug-1952 (restaged 12Dec1949)
Producer Martin Manulis
Adapted by James P. Cavanagh
Based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte
Directed by Jack Gage
Settings Richard Rychtarik
starring
Katharine Bard ..... Jane Eyre
Kevin McCarthy ..... Rochester
Nan McFarland ...... Grace Poole
Eva Leonard Boyne .. Lady Ingram
Jane Surrey ........ Leah
Francis Compton .... Briggs
Frances Starr ...... Mrs. Fairfax
Guy Spaull ......... Mason
Veronica Cole ...... Adele
Hamish Cochrane .... Reverend Woods
Doris Roberts ...... The Madwoman
Synopsis:
A poor orphan girl against all odds, whose love and
determination save the tormented hero Rochester. [RF]
4.46 [--] Studio One: THE MAN THEY ACQUITTED
11-Aug-1952
Producer William Speir
Adapted by Mary Orr & Reginald Denham
Story by Edward Percy & Reginald Denham
Directed by Lela Swift
starring
Robert Coote
Patricia Wheel
Joan Wetmore
Synopsis:
A doctor is accused of poisoning his evil, invalid wife. The title tells the results of his trial,
but his attempt at a new life in Ireland runs into the expected complications. [RF]
4.47 [--] Studio One: ONE IN A MILLION
18-Aug-1952
Producer John Haggott
Written by Victor Wolfson
Directed by David Rich
starring
Royal Dano
Stefan Schnabel
Reinhold Schunzel
4.48 [--] Studio One: THE GOOD COMPANIONS
25-Aug-1952
Based on a story by J.B. Priestly
starring
Edith Fellows
Hamish Menzies
4.49 [--] Studio One: STAN, THE KILLER
01-Sep-1952
Adapted by Paul Monash
Based on Georges Simenon's novel
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Romney Brent ..... Maigret
Eli Wallach .... Stan
Lisa Ferraday
Synopsis:
A French inspector and his Polish assistant who must stop a murderer in Paris.
[TA]
4.50 [--] Studio One: THE HAPPY HOUSEWIFE
08-Sep-1952
(aka The One I Love)
Producer John Haggott
Written by Hedda Rosten
Directed by David Rich
starring
Gene Williams
4.51 [--] Studio One: THE SHADOWY THIRD
15-Sep-1952 (restaged from 29Jun1949)
Written by Ellen Glasgow
starring
Carmen Mathews
Geraldine Page
Robert Pastene
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Various producers from now till the end of Studio One.
5.01 [--] Studio One: THE KILL
22-Sep-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Adapted by Reginald Rose
From the novel "The Mountains Have No Shadow" by Owen Cameron
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Grace Kelly
Nina Foch
Dick Foran
5.02 [--] Studio One: THE SQUARE PEG (verified on film)
29-Sep-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Written by Alvin Sapinsley
Based on the novel by George Malcolm-Smith
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Thomas Mitchell ..... Jack Guzzow
Orson Bean .......... Harvey B. Hines
Hildy Parks ......... Mabel Prentice
Howard Smith ........ Inch Ravel
Jan Leighton ........ Jolly Boy Dufour
Sally Gracie ........ Millie Bohak
Sanford Seeger ...... Tumblers
Rock Rogers ......... Mr. Prestopnick
Donald Keyes ........ Mr. MacIntosh
Carl Bensen ......... Policeman
James Rafferty ...... Desk Clerk
Dennis Cross ........ Bellboy
William Remick ...... Doorman
*
Settings by Henry May
Synopsis:
A psychologist who evaluates a gangster's crew. [RF]
5.03 [--] Studio One: THE DOCTOR'S WIFE
06-Oct-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Written by David Shaw
Story by Nelia Gardner White
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
June Lockhart
John Dall
Synopsis:
A doctor marries but isn't over his previous love.
5.04 [--] Studio One: LITTLE MEN, BIG WORLD
13-Oct-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Written by Reginald Rose
Story by W.R. Burnett
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Jack Palance
Shepperd Strudwick
Ray Walston
Synopsis:
A group of gangsters from a mid-sized city who are getting
squeezed out by their big city counterparts. [RF]
*Also listed as Little Man, Big World.
5.05 [--] Studio One: THE GREAT CONSPIRACY
20-Oct-1952
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Scott Forbes
Priscilla Gillette
Synopsis:
A dictator is unaware that his advisors are plotting his assassination. [RF]
*Note: This live action drama featured a live tiger, explosions
and balcony fist-fight without problems. Pretty
amazing for 1952.
5.06 [--] Studio One: THE LOVE LETTER
27-Oct-1952
Producer Donald Davis
Based on "The Druid Circle" by John Van Druten
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Dennis King
Richard Waring
5.07 [--] Studio One: THE ASTONISHING MR. GLENCANNON
10-Nov-1952
(aka The Incredible Mr. Glencannon)
Producer John Haggott
Written by Alvin Sapinsley
Story by Guy Gilpatric
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
John McQuade
Rhys Williams
5.08 [--] Studio One: PLAN FOR ESCAPE
17-Nov-1952
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Peggy Ann Garner ....... Honey Weber/Frances Westling
Jean Carson ....... Mary Warren
Frank Overton ....... Alan Wall
Bruce Gordon ....... Dave Weber
Anne Seymour ...... Mrs. Bailey
Victor Thorley ....... Timashin
Robert Webber ....... Skeets
Synopsis:
When her gangster husband dies, a woman tries
to break free from the underworld. [RF]
5.09 [--] Studio One: THE FORMULA
24-Nov-1952
Producer John Haggott
Written by Reginald Rose
Story by Gordon Sager
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Gene Lyons
Patricia Wheel
Frances Starr
Synopsis:
An American spy and his wife help the widow of a Swiss scientist search for
the hidden formula of his psycho-active gas that erases the will to resist.
Of course, other agents are trying to get to it first. [RF]
5.10 [--] Studio One: I AM JONATHAN SCRIVENER
01-Dec-1952
Written by Brainerd Duffield
From a novel by Claude Houghton
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
John Forsythe
John McQuade
Maria Riva
Everett Sloane
Felicia Montealegre
Synopsis:
The tale of Jonathan Scrivener, told through his conversations
with his secretary and his colleagues. [RF]
5.11 [--] Studio One: THE HOSPITAL
08-Dec-1952
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by A.J. Russell
Based on a story by Kenneth Fearing
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Leslie Nielsen
Victor Jory
Nancy Marchand
5.12 [--] Studio One: THE GREAT LADY
15-Dec-1952
Adapted by Robert Wallsten
From the novel "The Green Room" by Hamilton Basso
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
James Daly
Lili Darvas
Rosemary Harris
Martita Hunt
5.13 [--] Studio One: THE NATIVITY
22-Dec-1952
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Andrew Allan
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Miriam Wolfe
Thomas Chalmers
Hurd Hatfield
Paul Tripp
Synopsis:
A moving musical of the Nativity scene.
The lighting and staging effects make this a memorable event.
*Note: With the Robert Shaw Chorale.
Opening script:
This is the story of the First Christmas.
The language may at first seem strange yest through it we begin
to realize an old an unquesitoning Faith ... and the sense men once
had at the majesty and simplicity of great events.
5.14 [--] Studio One: YOUNG MAN ADAM
29-Dec-1952
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Cindy Carson
Audrey Christie
Elspeth Eric
Alex Nicol
5.15 [--] Studio One: BLACK RAIN
05-Jan-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Adapted by Gerald Savory
Based on a novel by Georges Simenon
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Fay Bainter
Harry Townes
Nan McFarland
Susan Halloran
Synopsis:
A happy but impoverished family has to decide on continuing their present
happiness for a secure financial future when their rich yet troublesome
aunt comes to live with them. [RF]
5.16 [--] Studio One: THE TRIAL OF JOHN PETER ZENGER (verified on film)
12-Jan-1953 (restaging of 22Jan51)
Producer Fletcher Markle
written by Irve Tunick
Directed by Paul Nickell
Settings Richard Rychtarik
Editorial Supervisor Vincent McConnor
Announcer Paul Grison
starring
Eddie Albert ........ John Peter Zenger
Marian Seldes ....... Anna Zenger
Frederick Worlock ... Andrew Hamilton
Murray Matheson ..... James De Lancey
Jacques Aubuchon .... Governor Cosby
Douglas Wood ........ Rip Van Dam
Carl Frank .......... Bradley
John W. Austin ...... James Alexander
Leslie Barrie ....... William Smith
Ian Martin .......... Symes
Barry Ross .......... Samuel
Frank Wilson ........ Noah
Henry Barnard ....... Chambers
Rudulph Justice Watson .. Clerk
Emory Richardson .... Peter
Dennis Cross ........ Guard
Harry M. Cooke ...... Jailer
*
Ballads sung by Martin Newman
*
Synopsis:
To criticize the English crown or its representatives in the 18th century was
a crime of treason. John Peter Zenger printed articles concerning a new governor’s
dispute with the New York Supreme Court in his newspaper and was brought to trial
for seditious libel He was defended by the original Philadelphia lawyer,
Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton successfully argued for freedom of the press,
suggesting that American enjoyed greater freedom than citizens of Great Britain,
including the right to print truthful criticism of the government. Although the jurors were
instructed by a judge (appointed by the governor) that they were only to consider
whether Zenger printed the articles, not their veracity, Hamilton had already argued
that they were free to ignore the instructions and render the verdict according to their
own consciences. This was the first case in which truth was asserted as a defense in
a libel suit as well as one of the first instances of jury nullification in the U.S. [RF]
5.17 [--] Studio One: SIGNAL THIRTY-TWO
19-Jan-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Adapted by Stanley Niss
Based on a story by Mackinley Kantor
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Roy Roberts
Gene Lyons
Jacqueline Susann
Robert Dryden
Synopsis:
Two rookie cops, one is honest and follows the rules
and the other breaks them and is crooked. [RF]
5.18 [--] Studio One: TO A MOMENT OF TRIUMPH
26-Jan-1953
Written by Robert Wallsten
From a novel by Pamela Frankau
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Maria Riva
James Daly ........ Cartoonist
Cecil Parker ........ Newspaper Publisher
5.19 [--] Studio One: MARK OF CAIN
02-Feb-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Stanley Niss
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Warren Stevens
Mildred Dunnock
Everett Sloane
Betty Furness
Synopsis:
A young man on parole from Sing Sing who tries to start his life with a clean slate.
After seven years in prison his mother and his girlfriend are glad to see him,
but his brother is less than warm. [RF]
5.20 [--] Studio One: THE RIVER GARDEN
09-Feb-1953
Written by James Costigan
From a novel by Grace M. Boynton
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Patricia Collinge
Richard Webb
Betsy Palmer
Synopsis:
In China in 1944 the story of a missionary teacher called "Teacher Jane",
who is recovering from her injury during a bombing in Chun King. [RF]
5.21 [--] Studio One: THE WALSH GIRLS
16-Feb-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by A.J. Russell
Story by Elizabeth Janeway
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Mary Orr
Jane Wyatt
5.22 [--] Studio One: THE SHOW PIECE
23-Feb-1953
(aka The Show Place)
Written by Emerson Crocker
Story by Booth Tarkington
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
James Dunn
Ernest Parmentier
Jean Jordan
5.23 [--] Studio One: MY BELOVED HUSBAND
02-Mar-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Robert Wallsten
Story by Philip Loraine
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Mary Alice Moore
Ruth Warrick
5.24 [--] Studio One: THE GARRETSON CHRONICLE
09-Mar-1953
Adapted by A.J. Russell
Story by Gerald Warner Brace
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Nana Bryant
Murray Matheson
Tom Taylor
Frederick Worlock
5.25 [--] Studio One: A BREATH OF AIR
16-Mar-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Brainerd Duffield
Story by Rumer Godden
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Margaret O'Brien
Everett Sloane
5.26 [--] Studio One: THE EDGE OF EVIL
23-Mar-1953
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
James Daly
Sally Forrest
5.27 [--] Studio One: AT MIDNIGHT ON THE THIRTY-FIRST OF MARCH
30-Mar-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Robert Anderson
Story by Josephine Young Case
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
June Lockhart
Anthony Ross
Paul Tripp
5.28 [--] Studio One: SHADOW OF THE DEVIL
06-Apr-1953
Written by A.J. Russell
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
James Dunn
Mercedes McCambridge
Lin McCarthy
5.29 [--] Studio One: THE MAGIC LANTERN
13-Apr-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Brainerd Duffield
Story by Robert Carson
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Rex O'Malley
Nils Asther
James Dunn
Leatrice Joy
Dorothy Mackaill
Carmel Myers
5.30 [--] Studio One: THE FATHERS
20-Apr-1953
Written by Henry Kane
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Nancy Kelly
Shepperd Strudwick
5.31 [--] Studio One: ALONG CAME A SPIDER
27-Apr-1953
Written by Stanley Niss
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
James Daly
Felicia Montealegre
5.32 [--] Studio One: BIRTHRIGHT
04-May-1953
Written by Emerson Crocker
From a novel by Claude Houghton
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Patricia Benoit
Jackie Cooper
Everett Sloane
Estelle Winwood
5.33 [--] Studio One: KING COFFIN
11-May-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Wyllis Cooper
Story by Conrad Aiken
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Zachary Scott
Ruth Ford
Synopsis:
A psychopathic writer bent on killing a stranger but
winds up using a gun on himself. [RF]
5.34 [--] Studio One: THE LAUGH MAKER (verified on film RF)
18-May-1953
Produced by Fletcher Markle
Written by A.J. Russell
Directed by Paul Nickell
Music composed by Jackie Gleason
starring
Jacke Gleason ....... Jerry Giles
Art Carney .......... Bill Berkson
Rita Morley ......... Peggy Trent
Marian Seldes ....... Belle Giles
Sally Gracie ........ Flo Stevens
Mischa Auer ......... Cosmo
Carl Frank .......... Tom Warner
Marie Stacy ......... Hatcheck Girl
Rudulph Watson ...... Headwaiter
Victor Rendina ...... Harry Gold
Joseph Roman ........ Floor Manager
Bill Clifton ........ Piano Player
Charles Reynolds .... Director
Jerry Hackady ....... Electrician
Robert Claborne ..... Writer
Tom Gorman .......... 1st Man
Joe Graham .......... 2nd Man
*
Settings by Rouben Ter-arutunian
Editorial Supervisor Vincent McConnor
Dresses by Hannah Stoie and Will Steinman
Synopsis:
Jerry Giles, a tortured comic is appearing at the Island Night Club,
he is afraid of failure and being pestered by Manhattan
magazine writer Bill Berkson drives him to the edge. [RF]
5.35 [--] Studio One: FLY WITH THE HAWK
24-May-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by Stanley Niss
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Mercedes McCambridge
James Daly
5.36 [--] Studio One: RENDEZVOUS
01-Jun-1953
Written by Robert Wallsten
Story by Vincent McConnor
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Lorne Greene
Lin McCarthy
Jarmila Novotna
Jarmila Daubek
Nicholas Joy
Andre D'Arly
Logan Ramsey
Noel Leslie
Glenn Anders
Marcel Hillaire
Miriam Wolfe
Michael Donahue
Louise Buckley
Synopsis:
A retired conductor of an American symphony orchestra arrives
in France with his young composer-protege and meets a woman
he had known many years before. [RF]
5.37 [--] Studio One: CONFLICT
08-Jun-1953
Producer Fletcher Markle
Written by A.J. Russell
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
John Forsythe
Nancy Kelly
Synopsis:
A prisoner of war returns home after being declared dead
and finds that his money and property have been left by his father
to his childhood sweetheart, who refuses to return it. [RF]
5.38 [--] Studio One: THE PARIS FEELING
22-Jun-1953
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Patricia Collinge
Story by Paul Horgan
Directed by Matt Harlib
starring
Marshall Thompson
Lilia Skala
Mischa Auer
Vinton Haworth
Boris Marshalov
Odette Myrtil
Susan Douglas
Synopsis:
In post-WWII Paris, a GI meets a girl in a hotel elevator and falls in love.
Comedy of young love and its aggravating problems, as lived through
by a young American officer and a lovely French girl. [RF]
5.39 [--] Studio One: GREED
29-Jun-1953
Producer John Haggott
Written by Louise Pelletier
Story by Jack Finke
starring
Diana Douglas
Hurd Hatfield
Donald McKee
5.40 [--] Studio One: BEYOND REASON
06-Jul-1953 (restaged from 09Jan1950)
Producer John Haggott
Written by Devery Freeman
Directed by James Sheldon
starring
Elizabeth Ross
Anthony Dawson
Patricia Wheel
Tom Coley
Addison Richards
G. Albert Smith
Synopsis:
A young wife is confronted with circumstantial evidence
that her husband is trying to kill her. [RF]
5.41 [--] Studio One: END OF THE HONEYMOON
13-Jul-1953
Adapted by Raphael Hayes
Story by Belloc Lowndes
starring
Eva Marie Saint
John Kerr
Ruth Warrick
David Stewart
Zolya Talma
Synopsis:
An English girl is desolated by the disappearance of her bridegroom
on their Paris honeymoon trip. [RF]
5.42 [--] Studio One: THE SHADOW OF A MAN
20-Jul-1953 (restaged from 27Nov1950)
Producer John Haggott
Written by May Sarton
Directed by Allen Reisner
starring
Claude Dauphin
Lydia St. Clair
5.43 [--] Studio One: THE KING IN YELLOW
27-Jul-1953 (restaged from 19Nov1951)
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Betty Loring
Story by Raymond Chandler
Directed by James Sheldon
starring
Kevin McCarthy
Constance Ford
Charles Nolte
5.44 [--] Studio One: THE ROMAN KID
03-Aug-1953
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Reginald Rose
Story by Paul Gallico
Directed by Judson Whiting
starring
Joe Maross
Mike Wallace
Santos Ortega
Victor Varconi
Patricia Wheel
5.45 [--] Studio One: FLOWERS FROM A STRANGER
10-Aug-1953
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Jack Finke
Story by Dorothea Carousso
Directed by Judson Whiting
starring
Richard Kiley
Katharine Balfour
Everett Sloane
Beatrice Arthur
5.46 [--] Studio One: SENTENCE OF DEATH
17-Aug-1953
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Adrian Spies
Story by Thomas Walsh
Directed by Matt Harlib
starring
James Dean ......... Joe Palica
Betsy Palmer
Ralph Dunn
Gene Lyons
Virginia Vincent
Barnet Biro
Synopsis:
A story of a deadly drug store robbery and a young man
in the wrong place at the wrong time. [RF]
5.47 [--] Studio One: THE GATHERING NIGHT
24-Aug-1953
Producer John Haggott
Based on the story "The Light That Failed" by Rudyard Kipling
Directed by James Sheldon
starring
Christopher Plummer
Melville Cooper
Gaby Rodgers
Martyn Green
Margaret Phillips
5.48 [--] Studio One: LETTER FROM CAIRO
31-Aug-1953 (restaged from 04Dec50)
Producer John Haggott
Adapted by Reginald Rose
Story by James Robbins Miller
Directed by Matt Harlib
starring
Herbert Berghof
Lilyan Chauvin
Peter Hobbs
5.49 [--] Studio One: LOOK HOMEWARD, HAYSEED
07-Sep-1953 (restaged from 04Sep1950)
Producer John Haggott
Written by John Ed Pearce
Directed by James Sheldon
starring
Betsy Palmer
Charles Dingle
Margaret Hamilton
Russell Nype
5.50 [--] Studio One: THE STORM
14-Sep-1953 (restaged from 07Nov1948, 17Oct1949)
Producer John Haggott
Written by McNight Malmar
Directed by Matt Harlib
starring
Martin E. Brooks
Laurence Hugo
Georgann Johnson
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6.01 [--] Studio One: 1984
21-Sep-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by William Templeton
Story by George Orwell
Directed by Paul Nickell
Narrator: Don Hollenbeck
starring
Eddie Albert ....... Winston Smith
Norma Crane
Lorne Greene ........ Big Brother
Noel Leslie
Truman Smith
Midge Donaldson
Robert M. Culp
Victor Thorley
Peter A. Ostroff
Janice Mars
Susan Hallaran
Fred Scollay
Martin Landau, uncredited, in one scene
Synopsis:
One man's rebellion against a totalitarian society. [RF]
6.02 [--] Studio One: HOUND-DOG MAN
28-Sep-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Mel Goldberg
Based on the novel by Fred Gipson
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Betsy Palmer
Jackie Cooper
E.G. Marshall
Synopsis:
In the hill country of Texas a 12-year-old boy named Cotton Kinney wants a
hound dog pup more than anything else in the World. He buys his dad a dog collar
for Christmas and his mother a dog food bowl as hints. [RF]
6.03 [--] Studio One: SILENT THE SONG
05-Oct-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Tad Mosel
Story by Faith Baldwin
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Marian Seldes ..... Marcia Vernon
Douglas Odney ..... Mark
Michele Morgan .... Carol
Synopsis:
When an Opera diva loses her voice, her husband and secretary
come up with an answer to the problem.
6.04 [--] Studio One: MUSIC AND MRS. PRATT
12-Oct-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Harry W. Junkin
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to the Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Joanne Woodward
starring
Elsa Lanchester ..... Jenny Pratt
Philip Abbott ....... Jack O'Hara
Synopsis:
A lonely wealthy widow believes money can buy anything.
6.05 [--] Studio One: LETTER OF LOVE
19-Oct-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Sylvia Berger
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Steve Cochran
Sally Forrest
Synopsis:
A Korean war Captain is dismayed by the unhappiness of his friend
whose wife won't write him any letters.
6.06 [--] Studio One: ANOTHER CAESAR
26-Oct-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Michael Dyne
From the play "The Gesturer" by Rudolpho Usigli
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to the Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Joanne Woodward
starring
Robert Keith
Frances Miller
Arnold Moss
Synopsis:
A man takes over a Latin American country pretending he's a hero.
6.07 [--] Studio One: CRIME AT BLOSSOM'S
02-Nov-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Jerome Ross
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Patricia Collinge
Wesley Lau
Synopsis:
After a murder occurs the curiosity of the neighbors drive the owners to distraction.
6.08 [--] Studio One: CAMILLE
09-Nov-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Thomas W. Phipps
Story by Alexandre Dumas
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to the Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein
starring
Romney Brent
Arthur Franz
Michele Morgan
Frederic Worlock
Synopsis:
A modern remake of the classic story.
6.09 [--] Studio One: A BARGAIN WITH GOD
16-Nov-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Adapted by Howard Rodman
Story by Thomas Savage
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Hiram Sherman
Estelle Winwood
Synopsis:
A church mission needs a windfall after being condemned.
6.10 [--] Studio One: BUFFALO BILL IS DEAD
23-Nov-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to the Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein
starring
Anthony Ross
Synopsis:
An old cowboy relieves his youthful days through memories
and stories of his time with Buffalo Bill Cody.
6.11 [--] Studio One: CONFESSIONS OF A NERVOUS MAN
30-Nov-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by George Axelrod
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Art Carney ....... Axelrod
Betty Furness
Jacqueline Susann
Barbara Nichols
Synopsis:
A comic documentary about Axelrod the writer of the hit Broadway show
"The Seven Year Itch" and how the success affected him. [RF]
6.12 [--] Studio One: DRY RUN
07-Dec-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Adapted by David Shaw
From the story by Captain Robert I. Olsen, USN,
Commanding Officer USS Angler
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to the Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein
starring
Walter Matthau
Arthur Franz
Synopsis:
Based on a true story by Captain Robert I. Olsen aboard a submarine.
*Note: Whole sections of a submarine were built in the studio and the entire
cast was almost electrocuted when the water that was used for special
effects got very close to the power cables. [RF]
6.13 [--] Studio One: ALL MY LOVE
14-Dec-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Mel Goldberg
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Philip Bourneuf
Nina Foch
Laurence Hugo
Synopsis:
A spoiled rich girl finds the true meaning of love thru her three beaus.
6.14 [--] Studio One: CINDERELLA '53
21-Dec-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Arnold Schulman
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Ann Crowley ..... Jean
Conrad Janis ... Borden
Nydia Westman
David Atkinson
Synopsis:
Cole Porter musical/Music of Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz,
Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Frank Loesser, Leo Robin.
6.15 [--] Studio One: THE MASTER OF THE ROSE
28-Dec-1953
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Michael Dyne
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Maria Riva
Peter Capell
Cherry Hardy
Frank Corsaro
Louise Larabee
Synopsis:
A small Belgian village tries to protect the painting of the Nativity from the Nazis.
6.16 [--] Studio One: THE RUNAWAY
04-Jan-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by A.J. Russell
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Jack Carter
Wallace Ford
Charlie Ruggles
Mary Wickes
Synopsis:
A Brooklyn bus driver drives off to Miami in a city bus
and is apprehended by the police. [RF]
6.17 [--] Studio One: THE REMARKABLE INCIDENT AT CARSON CORNERS
11-Jan-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Reginald Rose
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Priscilla Gillette . Mrs. Caldwell
Susan Hallaran ..... Susan Caldwell
Janet Alexander .... Alice Woodbridge
Stanley Martin ..... Tommy Prince
Pud Flanagan ....... Billy McGinnis
Stefan Olsen ....... Bobby McGinnis
John Connoughton ... Joey Rogers
Charles Taylor ..... Harold Wright
Glenn Walken ....... Bert Hendricks
Harry Townes ....... Mr. Rogers
Ruth White ......... Mrs. McGinnis
O.Z. Whitehead ..... Mr. Kovalesky
Hugh Reilly ........ Dr. Caldwell
Frances Fuller ..... Mrs. Frank
Frank Overton ...... Mr. McGinnis
Robert P. Lieb ..... Mr. Wright
Sara Seegar ........ Mrs. Wright
Doreen Land ........ Mrs. Prince
John C. Becher ..... Mr. Prince
John Shellie ....... Mr. Woodbridge
Lois Holmes ........ Mrs. Woodbridge
Jack Ragotzy ....... The Painter
Synopsis:
A group of school children who perform what at first appears to be a play,
but transgresses into a trial when the school janitor is accused of murder.
The parents of the town are invited to witness a mysterious performance planned
secretly for days by the student body. The theatrical turns out to be the
"Case of the children of Carson Corners against school janitor Paul Kovalesky." [RF]
6.18 [--] Studio One: A CRIMINAL DESIGN
18-Jan-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by A.J. Russell
Story by William Fay
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Richard Kiley
Luther Adler
Geraldine Brooks
Haila Stoddard
Synopsis:
An unemployed writer working as a press agent for an American dress designer
in Italy becomes innocently involved in smuggling. [RF]
*NOTE: Based on a Saturday Evening Post story "Murder in the Backroom."
6.19 [--] Studio One: FAVOR FOR A FRIEND
25-Jan-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Alvin Sapinsley
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Vaughn Taylor ....... Carlton Delafield
Lucile Watson ....... Mrs. Lloyd Minster
Georgann Johnson ...... Carol
Synopsis:
An accountant meets an aged millionaire, and is appointed executor of
a trust fund for the millionaire's dog, Shaftsbury. [RF]
6.20 [--] Studio One: HERMAN CAME BY BOMBER
01-Feb-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Paul Langton
Gwen Anderson
Stephen Meininger
Synopsis:
A fighter pilot takes a German war orphan under his wing and smuggles him back
to America.
6.21 [--] Studio One: MAN OF EXTINCTION
08-Feb-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Mel Goldberg
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Patricia Breslin
Margaret Hamilton
Patricia Wheel
Synopsis:
A murder mystery writer acts out his crimes before publishing.
6.22 [--] Studio One: DARK POSSESSION
15-Feb-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Gore Vidal
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Leslie Nielsen ........ Dr. Waring
Geraldine Fitzgerald ........ Charlotte Bell Wheeler
Bramwell Fletcher ........ Governor Bell
Barbara O'Neil ........ Emily Bell
Helen Auerbach
Leora Thatcher
Milton Selzer
Synopsis:
An anonymous letter-writer creates fear and havoc in the lives of three sisters. [RF]
6.23 [--] Studio One: THE ROLE OF A LOVER
22-Feb-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Alvin Yudkoff
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Skip Homeier ....... Dickie Rogers
Betsy Palmer ....... Maureen Drew
Steve Cochran ....... Peter Hadley
Synopsis:
A former child-star disappears during the out-of-town tryout of a Broadway play. [RF]
6.24 [--] Studio One: SIDE STREET
01-Mar-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Norman Lessing
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Peter Lind Hayes ...... James Allen
Mary Healy ...... Kay Allen
Joanne Linville ....... Virginia Belden
Biff McGuire ....... Charles Belden
David Opatoshu
Synopsis:
Trouble arises when two couples share the same babysitter.
6.25 [--] Studio One: BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
08-Mar-1954
Written by Henry Misrock
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Leslie Nielsen ........ Fred Lawson
Susan Hallaran ........ Jane Rogers
Katharine Bard
Harry Bannister
Mary Sinclair
Lynn Loring
Synopsis 1:
A writer's undercover assignment backfires when he cannot produce
the evidence needed to free himself from jail. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A schoolteacher is accused of murder. [RF]
6.26 [--] Studio One: THUNDER ON SYCAMORE STREET
15-Mar-1954
Written by Reginald Rose
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Charlotte Pearson
Kenneth Utt
Lee Bergere
Ann Cameron
Dickie Olsen
Judith Lowry
Nell O'Day
Whitfield Connor
Synopsis:
Neighbors attempt to run a respected citizen out of town
when they learn he is a former convict. [RF]
6.27 [--] Studio One: THE EXPENDABLES
22-Mar-1954
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Nelson Olmsted
George Voskovec ....... Zarodin
Flora Campbell ....... Helen
Martin Kosleck ....... Popochenko
Synopsis:
A man seeks political asylum in the U.S.
6.28 [--] Studio One: PAUL'S APARTMENT
29-Mar-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Robert Wallsten
Based on the novel by Van Siller
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein
starring
Richard Kiley ......... Jim Colton
Eva Gabor .......... Mandarin Jones
David White .......... Max
Synopsis:
A man discovers his wife is abnormally interested in their apartment. [RF]
6.29 [--] Studio One: STIRMUGS
05-Apr-1954
Written by Robert R. Presnell
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Joanne Woodward ....... Elsa
Frank Albertson ....... Colonel Greer
Warren Stevens ....... Hammond
Synopsis:
Parolees in war service decide to escape on the night of V-J Day rather
than return home. [RF]
6.30 [--] Studio One: JACK SPARLING, FORTY-SIX
12-Apr-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Harry W. Junkin
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein.
starring
Chester Morris ....... Jack Sparling
Mary Astor ....... Ruth Sparling
Lois Smith ....... Barbara Sparling
Synopsis:
A story about a successful businessman who gets caught in the drive
for more money and better position. [RF]
6.31 [--] Studio One: A HANDFUL OF DIAMONDS
19-Apr-1954
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Lorne Greene ...... Frank Leslie
Patricia Neal ...... Miriam Leslie
Gene Peterson ....... Joquin
Synopsis:
A wife uses her cunning to restore her husband's reputation.
6.32 [--] Studio One: ROMNEY
26-Apr-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Lois Landauer
Story by A.L. Barker
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Assistant to Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein
starring
Oliver Andes ....... Harry
Laurence Hugo ....... Joe
Barbara O'Neil ....... Margaret
Howard St. John ....... Mr. Steen
Synopsis:
A young boy has a difficult relationship with his father until he dies.
6.33 [--] Studio One: CARDINAL MINDSZENTY
03-May-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by William Templeton
Based on Dr. Bela Fabian's biography
Directed by Paul Nickell
Narrated by Don Hollenbeck
starring
Claude Dauphin ....... Cardinal Mindszenty
Charles Andre
Ludwig Roth
Peter Capell
Marcel Hillaire
Synopsis:
This Hungarian leader was arrested for his opposition against the Nazi's
and communism, he was tortured and held captive for eight years where
upon his release he was made a Cardinal by the church.
6.34 [--] Studio One: FEAR IS NO STRANGER
10-May-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Henry Misrock
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Patricia Breslin
Jerome Cowan
Madge Evans
Peggy Allenby
A DA finds that his daughter is involved with the man accused of murdering two women.
6.35 [--] Studio One: CASTLE IN SPAIN
17-May-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Sylvia Weld
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Mac
Joan Lorring ...... Blair
Biff McGuire ....... Coley
Synopsis:
Two married couples wander away and becomes involved with each other.
6.36 [--] Studio One: A MAN AND TWO GODS
24-May-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Adapted for TV by Gore Vidal
Based on the novel by Jean Morris
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Paul Stevens ....... Richard Bering
John Baragrey ...... Kurt Meissner
Charles Korvin ..... Julian Wilder
Patricia Wheel ..... Anna Cerdick
Noel Leslie ........ The Judge
Synopsis:
A diplomatic attache of a military state is ordered by his government
to kill a suspected spy. The government then arrests him for murder.
The attache is torn between two "Gods", the decrees of his country
and the commandments of God. [RF]
6.37 [--] Studio One: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF LARRY BENSON
31-May-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Reginald Rose
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Chester Morris ....... Sam Benson
Lee Remick ........ Jessie
Peg Hillias ......... Freda Benson
Skip Homeier ......... Larry Benson
Synopsis:
Missing after three years Larry shows up alive and well finding alot has changed since his "death".
6.38 [--] Studio One: THE STRIKE
07-Jun-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Rod Serling
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
James Daly .......... Major Gaylord
Frank Marth ......... Franks
Roy Roberts ......... Chaplain Walker
Bert Freed .......... Chick
William Leicester ... Sloane
Douglas Taylor ...... Jones
William Andrews ..... Richard Golden
Wyatt Cooper ........ Lt. Peters
William Whitman ..... Chaxfield
George Brenlin ...... Radio Operator
Cy Chermak .......... Radio Operator
Herbert King ........ Machine gunner
Bill Butler ......... Corporal on the mortar
Melvin Jurdem ....... Medic
Dan Wright .......... Medic
Howard Hanson ....... Extra Officer
Brad Deilman ........ Extra Officer
Fred J. Scollay ..... Soldier
Bill Townsend ...... Solider
Ken Milestone ....... Soldier
Bob Drew ............ Wounded soldier
Tony Del Gatto ...... Wounded soldier
Bill Flatley ........ Wounded soldier
Jim Merrick ......... Wounded soldier
Bob Boucher ......... Wounded soldier
Synopsis 1:
Major Gaylord was recounting an experience during World War II when he was
obliged to fire on an American soldier in the dead of
night on a Pacific island. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Major Gaylord has sent a 20-man patrol to locate Chinese Communist artillery
on the opposite side of a Korean river. He finds himself faced with the duty
of ordering an air strike on the area where the
patrol is known to be. [RF]
6.39 [--] Studio One: A LETTER TO MR. GUBBINS
14-Jun-1954
Producer Felix Jackson
Adapted by Harry W. Junkin
Based on a short story by Antony Ferry
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Art Carney
Synopsis:
A man receives a mysterious letter telling him to invest in the market and makes a tidy profit.
6.40 [--] Studio One: FANDANGO AT WAR BONNET
21-Jun-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Carey Wilber
starring
Darren McGavin ....... Will Sorrell
Wesley Addy ....... McAllister
Royal Dano ....... Doan
Monica Boyar
Victor Thorley
Parker Fennelly
William Harrigan
Kenneth Utt
Synopsis:
In a small Western town a man searches for who was responsible for a friend's death.
6.41 [--] Studio One: SCREWBALL
28-Jun-1954 (restaged from 18Jun1951)
Producer Alex March
Written by Mel Goldberg
Directed by Byron Kelly
starring
Jack Warden ....... Russ Adams
Sally Gracie ....... Marge Adams
Leora Thatcher
Synopsis:
Despite age and limited skills, a garage mechanic pursues his dream of
being a major league player. [RF]
6.42 [--] Studio One: THE SMALL DOOR
05-Jul-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Irving Gaynor Neiman
Directed by Mel Ferber
starring
Richard Kiley ...... Calvin
Hildy Parks ....... Maggie Troy
James Gregory ........ Gasman
Edgar Stehli ........ Landlord
Synopsis:
A gasman believes there is money hidden in the old apartment of a recluse.
6.43 [--] Studio One: A GUEST AT THE EMBASSY
12-Jul-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Jerome Ross
Directed by Allen Reisner
starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Edmund
Nina Foch ....... Barbara
Betsy Palmer ...... Mimi
Synopsis:
An ambassador's daughter goes missing on the eve of her wedding.
6.44 [--] Studio One: HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN
19-Jul-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Elizabeth Hart
Directed by Byron Kelly
starring
Janice Rule ....... Judith Slater
Robert H. Harris ..... Max Ansell
Mark Roberts ....... David Thorpe
Synopsis:
After an unsuccessful Broadway career a woman returns to her hometown.
6.45 [--] Studio One: THE HERO
26-Jul-1954
Directed by Mel Ferber
starring
Bethel Leslie ....... Martha
James Gregory ...... George Monzo
Ray Walston ...... Mickey
Joey Walsh ...... Jimmy
Paul Hartman
Synopsis:
A Major League pitcher quits after throwing a pitch that killed a player.
6.46 [--] Studio One: THE MAGIC MONDAY
02-Aug-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Harry W. Junkin
Directed by Allen Reisner
starring
Madge Evans ...... Ann
Dick Foran ....... Larry
Joan Wetmore ...... Marian
Mary Linn Beller ....... Julie
Synopsis:
The parents of a young girl find communication difficult.
6.47 [--] Studio One: SUE ELLEN
09-Aug-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Carey Wilber
Directed by Mel Ferber
starring
Patrick O'Neal ...... Jud Poag
Inger Stevens ...... Sue Ellen
Barbara O'Neil ...... Aunt Ti
Addison Richards ...... Carter Jackson
Synopsis:
A man searches for his missing fiancee.
6.48 [--] Studio One: HOUSE OF GAIR
16-Aug-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Michael Dyne
Directed by Allen Reisner
starring
Basil Rathbone ........ Hazelton Crane
Hurd Hatfield ........ Harry Vane
Cora Witherspoon ....... Aunt Fanny
Wesley Addy ......... Steven Coryat
Iola Lynn
Eva Condon
Synopsis:
A greedy nephew is after his wealthy aunt's money when an interloper appears.
6.49 [--] Studio One: EXPERIMENT PERILOUS
23-Aug-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Mel Goldberg
Directed by Mel Ferber
starring
Philip Bourneuf
Constance Ford
Gene Lyons
Augusta Dabney
Synopsis:A woman ill with tuberculosis comes under the care of a doctor with a magic serum.
6.50 [--] Studio One: THE SECRET SELF
30-Aug-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Michael Dyne
Directed by Allen Reisner
starring
Everett Sloane ......... Korolenko
Peter Cookson ......... Jamison Wyatt
Staats Cotsworth .......... Hallam
Nancy Kelly .......... Dorothea
Synopsis:
A cutthroat Washington hostess uses her friends to gain a Senate position for her young lawyer friend.
6.51 [--] Studio One: U.F.O.
06-Sep-1954
Producer Alex March
Directed by Mel Ferber
Written by Rod Serling
starring
Jack Warden ......... Mike
Parker Fennelly ..... Pincher
Dorothy Sands ....... Mrs. Padott
Susan Steell ........ Mrs. Strong
Harry Bellaver ...... the Sheriff
Nicholas Joy ........ the General
Ricky Hamilton ...... the Boy
George Matthews ..... George
Heywood Hale Broun .. the Deskman
Synopsis:
Unidentified Flying Object concerns the zany doings of a town newspaper
editor to prove to the rest of the country that his town deserves to be "on the map".
The paper's circulation is a healthy 80 copies per
day! [RF]
6.52 [--] Studio One: THE CLIFF
13-Sep-1954
Producer Alex March
Written by Michael Dyne
Directed by Allen Reisner
starring
Lorne Greene ........ Dr. Madison West
Maria Riva .......... Marquesa Leonora Alletti
Hildy Parks ......... Judy McDermott
Murray Matheson ..... Craig
Martin Brooks ....... Stephano
Marjorie Eaton ...... Martha
Synopsis:
A man returns from South America to investigate
the mysterious death of his brother. [RF]
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7.01 [--] Studio One: TWELVE ANGRY MEN
20-Sep-1954
written by Reginald Rose (Emmy win)
directed by Franklin Schaffner (Emmy win)
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Robert Cummings ....... Juror #8(Emmy win)
Franchot Tone ........ Juror #3
Edward Arnold ....... Juror #10
Paul Hartman ....... Juror #7
Walter Abel ...... Juror #4
John Beal ...... Juror #2
Norman Fell ...... Juror #1
Lee Philips ...... Juror #5
Joseph Sweeney ...... Juror #9
George Voskovec ....... Juror #11
Will West ....... Juror #12
Bart Burns ...... Juror #6
Synopsis 1:
The show starts with a dramatic charge by an excessively somber judge.
"I urge you to deliberate earnestly and thoughtfully," he intones with the low bass
voice of a old preacher at a funeral. "You are faced with a grave responsibility."
The jury of twelve men explosively argue the facts and express opinions in
this amazing drama to reach a verdict. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A man is dead and a teenager is accused of murder. His future lies in the
hands of 12 jurors. It seems like an open and shut case. Everything points to the boy's guilt.
But one man in the jury feels there is room for doubt. This fierce and passionate
examination of social justice and civil liberties, which still resonates strongly today. [RF]
7.02 [--] Studio One: THE EDUCATION OF HYMAN KAPLAN
27-Sep-1954
adapted by Howard Rodman
story by Leonard Q. Ross
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Jacob Kalich ....... Hyman Kaplan
Maria Riva ...... Miss Mitnick
Ken McEwen
Synopsis:
The irrepressible student at the American Night Preparatory School for Adults,
and his personal war with the English language.
7.03 [--] Studio One: PRELUDE TO MURDER
04-Oct-1954
written by William Templeton
story by Walter C. Brown
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
James Daly ..... Greg Chandler
Phyllis Kirk ....... Carol Chandler
Otto Kruger ....... Spencer de Witt
Synopsis:
In search of an isolated cottage to do his writing a mystery writer
and his wife encounter an artist whose own wife recently passed.
7.04 [--] Studio One: MELISSA
11-Oct-1954
written by Don Ettlinger
story by Taylor Caldwell
directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Walter Brooke ...... Jeff
Faye Emerson ...... Melissa
Raymond Bramley ...... Mr. Dunham
Teal Ames ..... Phoebe
7.05 [--] Studio One: THE BOY WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
18-Oct-1954
written by Joseph Schrank
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Michael Allen ...... Young Tom Edison
John Beal ...... Samuel Edison
Ruth Hussey ...... Nancy Edison
Charles Edison ...... Guest
7.06 [--] Studio One: FATAL IN MY FASHION
25-Oct-1954
written by A.J. Russell
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Polly Rowles
Charles Korvin
Shepperd Strudwick
Meg Mundy
Suzanne Hahn
7.07 [--] Studio One: THE MAN WHO OWNED THE TOWN
01-Nov-1954
written by David P. Harmon
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Tallman
Paul Stevens ....... Johnny Devlin
Robert Barrat ...... Sheriff
7.08 [--] Studio One: AN ALMANAC ON LIBERTY
08-Nov-1954
written by Reginald Rose
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
narrated by Charles Collingwood
starring
Pat Hingle ....... Hank
Eli Mintz ....... Mr. Nathan
7.09 [--] Studio One: LET ME GO, LOVER
15-Nov-1954
written by Henry Misrock
from a Redbook "Who's Been Sitting In My Chair" by Charlotte Armstrong
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Joe Maross ...... Johnny Baer
Connie Sawyer ..... Mrs. McCall
Anthony Ross ...... Inspector Williams
Cliff Norton ..... Mr. Foster
* Note: The producers were planning to do a drama about skullduggery in the
record industry and they needed a song so they turned to Mitch Miller, head of the
CBS recording subsidiary called Columbia Records and he gave them an obscure
ballad called "Let Me Go, Devil", and urged that it be sung on the soundtrack by an
unknown songstress rather than an established star, to heighten the dramatic impact.
With remarkable foresight he then saw to it, that prior to telecast the record stores were
well stocked with her Columbia recording of the song. It was renamed "Let Me Go, Lover"
and sung by Joan Weber. By the next day after broadcast the song became
a phenomenal hit. (It sold over one million copies). [RF]
7.10 [--] Studio One: JOEY
22-Nov-1954
written by A.J. Russell
based on characters created by H. Philip Minis
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Orson Bean ..... Joey
Geraldine Brooks ..... Theresa
Louise Larabee ..... Senobia
Synopsis:
Joey, a clown and leader of a traveling circus, suddenly becomes
depressed when his group plays the tiny town of Millville.
7.11 [--] Studio One: THE DESERTER
29-Nov-1954
written by S. Lee Pogostin
story by Lowell Barrington
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
June Lockhart ..... Robbie
James Gregory ..... Corey
Margaret Wycherly ...... Mrs. Page
Synopsis:
A bitter soldier is released after serving seven years for desertion under fire.
7.12 [--] Studio One: SHORT CUT
06-Dec-1954
directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Jackie Gleason ...... Sam Wheeler
Lin McCarthy ...... Mike Reardon
Priscilla Gillette ...... Rachel
Charles Jordan ...... Cy Hamer
Charles Penman ...... Governor Clinton
Florenz Ames ........ Charles Aiken
Larry Gates ......... Henry Winthrop
Woodrow Parfrey ..... Joey
7.13 [--] Studio One: 12:32 A.M.
13-Dec-1954
written by Reginald Rose
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Van Dyke Parks ...... Eddie Stone
Katharine Bard ....... Grace Stone
7.14 [--] Studio One: TWO LITTLE MINKS
20-Dec-1954
written by Michael Dyne
based on a story by Lisa Osten
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Una Merkel ..... Paris McHugh
Walter Hampden ..... Uncle Silas
Frank McHugh ...... Nobby Bishop
Adnia Rice .......... Miss Wopping
Buzzy Martin ........ Sammy
Clarice Blackburn ... Mrs. Anchorage)
Cliff Hall .......... Mr. Bunting
E.A. Krumschmidt .... Mr. Heckie
Larry Fletcher ...... Mr. Grunton
Lucie Lancaster ..... Witch
Mary Perry .......... Witch
Nell Harrison ....... Witch
Parker McCormick .... Mrs. Grunton
Synopsis:
Luckless Nobby and his wife look forward to a brighter day, when wealthy
Uncle Silas passes away and leaves them his riches. To their dismay,
Silas has every intention of making it to 100.
7.15 [--] Studio One: THE CUCKOO IN SPRING
27-Dec-1954
written by Sam Hall
story by Elizabeth Cadell
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Charles Coburn ...... Louis Hurst
Richard Kiley ...... Julian Hurst
Louise King ...... Alexandra Bell
David White ...... Oliver
Leatrice Joy ...... Rowena
P.J. Kelly ...... Ed Randall
LeRoi Operti (Leroy)
7.16 [--] Studio One: THE MISSING MEN
03-Jan-1955
written by Marc Brandel
from the story "The Patrolman" by Walt Grove
directed by Paul Nickell
proudcer Felix Jackson
starring
George Macready ....... Horne
Gene Nelson ....... Trout
7.17 [--] Studio One: GRANDMA ROLLED HER OWN
10-Jan-1955
(aka You're Only Young Twice)
written by Harry W. Junkin
based on the book by Ted Peckham
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Cathleen Nesbitt ...... Grandma
Oliver Andes ...... Bill Caldwell
Jan Farrand ......... Gloria Caldwell
Kay Medford ......... Mrs. Sweeney
Synopsis:
During the depression of 1929 Grandma takes in her 12-year-old orphaned
grandson.
Grandma rents out 22 rooms of her 25 room house and every March when the
circus comes to town, she takes in some interesting boarders.
7.18 [--] Studio One: SAIL WITH THE TIDE
17-Jan-1955
written by Michael Dyne
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Mai Zetterling ....... Gabrielle
Claude Dauphin ...... Victor Marquet
Grant Williams ...... Soldier
7.19 [--] Studio One: IT MIGHT HAPPEN TOMORROW
24-Jan-1955
written by Carey Wilbur
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Barry Sullivan ...... Michael Norman
Dana Wynter ...... Katherine
Anthony Franciosa ....... Charles Egan
7.20 [--] Studio One: THE SILENT WOMAN
31-Jan-1955
written by Marc Brandel
from the novel by Margaret Page Hood
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Lee Richardson ...... Will Donan
Everett Sloane ....... Giovanni
Gaby Rodgers ....... Gina
Margaret Hamilton ....... Laura Lawson
Peg Hillias ....... Miss Martha
Synopsis:
Sheriff Donan travels to a rural Maine island to investigate the case
of a missing young woman. While there, he learns many
odd things about the place and it's inhabitants.
7.21 [--] Studio One: A STRANGER MAY DIE
07-Feb-1955
written by David P. Harmon
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Jack Warden ..... Lieutenant Brown
Don Gibson ..... Whitey
Martin Rudy ....... Steve Brodsky
Synopsis:
Police are desperately trying to prevent a would-be suicide from turning
into a slaughter of the tenants in the apartment building.
7.22 [--] Studio One: THE BROKEN SPUR
14-Feb-1955
written by Reginald Rose
directed by Paul Nickell
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Paul Langton ....... John Temple
Royal Dano ....... Zack
Georgann Johnson ...... Nancy
Van Dyke Parks ...... Robbie
Florenz Ames ...... Dave Sears
Ford Rainey ...... Sam Forrest
Synopsis:
The scene is a shabby tinder-box of a western town, the time 1900. A stranger gets
off the train, goes to the sheriff's office and kills him. The town assumes that the late
sheriff's mild-mannered son will take over, lead a hard-hitting campaign to find
the killer and avenge his father's death. [RF]
7.23 [--] Studio One: THE EDDIE CHAPMAN STORY
21-Feb-1955
written by William Templeton
story by Frank Owen
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Roy Deans ...... Eddie Chapman
7.24 [--] Studio One: DONOVAN'S BRAIN
28-Feb-1955
written by William Templeton
based on the novel "Donovan's Brain" by Curt Siodmak
directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Wendell Corey ...... Dr. Cory
June Dayton ...... Janice
E.G. Marshall ....... Dr. Shratt
Synopsis:
The story of the living brain of a physically twisted billionaire bent on global
domination who dies in an accident, also harkened back to the Holocaust. [RF]
7.25 [--] Studio One: MILLIONS OF GEORGES
07-Mar-1955
written by Joe Masteroff
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Scott Brady ....... George
Hope Emerson ...... Mrs. Flower
Barry McGuire ....... Ralph
Joan Lorring ....... Terry
7.26 [--] Studio One: THE CONVICTION OF PETER SHEA
14-Mar-1955
written by Harry W. Junkin
directed by Paul Nickell
starring
George Montgomery ........ Bakeland
Inger Stevens ....... Mary
Skip Homeier ....... Peter Shea
Bert Freed .......... Malone
Edgar Stehli ........ Judge Reynolds
George Macready ..... Bakeland
Jerome Kitty ........ Larsen
Pat Henning ......... Stabell
Raymond Bramley ..... Warden
Synopsis:
Peter Shea, a stock broker is found guilty and sent to prison following the
dying words by the victim of a hit-and-run. Shea
maintains his innocence.
7.27 [--] Studio One: MISS TURNER'S DECISION
21-Mar-1955
written by Howard Rodman
starring
Nina Foch ....... Melissa Turner
Cliff Hall ....... George Turner
Glenda Farrell ....... Irene
Edward Andrews ....... Forest
Synopsis:
The story of two people beyond their first youth, shy and plain fall in love. [RF]
7.28 [--] Studio One: DOMINIQUE
28-Mar-1955
Producer Felix Jackson
Written by Ernest Kinoy
Story by Daniel Hollywood
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Set Designer, Willard Levitas
Associate Producer, William Markham Altman
Story Editor, Florence Britton
Associate Director, Joseph Dackow
Program Assistant, Bette Stein
starring
Phyllis Hill ...... Barbara
Ralph Meeker .......Steve
Marisa Pavan ....... Dominique
John McGiver ....... Darrell
Betty Sinclair ...... Mrs. MacGruder
Norman Fell ......... Jake
Peter Turgeon ....... Sam
Synopsis:
A married man falls for another man's wife. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Arriving in Vermont with his new Italian bride, another man falls for her.
7.29 [--] Studio One: CROSS MY HEART
04-Apr-1955
written by Harry W. Junkin
directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Hugh Marlowe ....... Howard Vining
Jane Seymour ....... Miss Healy
Roni Dengel ....... Holly Vining
Neva Patterson ........ Ella Vining
Synopsis:
A girl runs away when she feels abandoned and misunderstood by her parents.
7.30 [--] Studio One: PASSAGE AT ARMS
11-Apr-1955
written by Irving Elman
directed by Franklin Schaffner
producer Felix Jackson
starring
Louis Jourdan ...... Marc
Theodore Bikel ...... Machek
Raimonda Orselli ....... Lydia
Peter Capell ....... Paul
Ilke Windish ....... Irme
Michael Gorrin ....... Borsky
Robert Sterling - (possibly not this episode)
Maria Riva - (possibly not this episode)
Synopsis:
The year is 1948. While the captain of Czechoslovakia's championship
hockey team is in Moscow, Russia annexes his home land.
On his return, he and his fiancee plot to escape. [RF]
*Note According to Franklin Schaffner's documents the
title is "Passage At Arms" and not "Passage Of Arms".
7.31 [--] Studio One: AFFAIRS OF STATE
18-Apr-1955
written by Louis Verneuil