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Actors Studio Season 2

September. 28,1949

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Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly. The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman. In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing. The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.

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Actors Studio Season 2 Full Episode Guide

Episode 30 - The Good Companions

First Aired: June. 23,1950

Episode 29 - The Swan

First Aired: June. 09,1950

Episode 28 - The Token

First Aired: May. 26,1950

Episode 27 - Alison's House

First Aired: May. 12,1950

Episode 26 - Screwball

First Aired: April. 28,1950

Episode 25 - Sanctuary in Paris

First Aired: April. 14,1950

Episode 24 - The Salt of the Earth

First Aired: March. 31,1950

Episode 23 - The Pink Hussar

First Aired: March. 17,1950

Episode 22 - The Apple Tree

First Aired: March. 03,1950

Episode 21 - Mr. Mummery's Suspicion

First Aired: February. 17,1950

Episode 20 - Telas, the King

First Aired: February. 03,1950

Episode 19 - Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged]

First Aired: January. 31,1950

Episode 18 - The Timid Guy

First Aired: January. 24,1950

Episode 17 - The Little Wife [restaged]

First Aired: January. 17,1950

Episode 16 - An Ingenue of the Sierras

First Aired: January. 10,1950

Episode 15 - Hannah

First Aired: January. 03,1950

Episode 14 - Counry Full of Sweden

First Aired: December. 27,1949

Episode 13 - A Child Is Born

First Aired: December. 20,1949

Episode 12 - The Midway

First Aired: December. 13,1949

Episode 11 - The Man with the Heart in the Highlands

First Aired: December. 06,1949

Episode 10 - The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged]

First Aired: November. 29,1949

Episode 9 - The Three Strangers

First Aired: November. 22,1949

Episode 8 - The Frame-Up

First Aired: November. 15,1949

Episode 7 - O'Halloran's Luck

First Aired: November. 08,1949

Episode 6 - The Return to Kansas City

First Aired: November. 01,1949

Episode 5 - Clarissa

First Aired: October. 26,1949

Episode 4 - We'll Never Have a Nickel

First Aired: October. 19,1949

Episode 3 - It's a Free Country

First Aired: October. 12,1949

Episode 2 - Terror in the Streets

First Aired: October. 05,1949

Episode 1 - The Canterville Ghost

First Aired: September. 28,1949

Seasons

Season 2 1949

Season 1 1948