Actors Studio Season 2 It's a Free Country 1949
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.
- Released: 1949-10-12
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Marc Connelly
- Director:
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1. The Canterville Ghost 1949-09-28
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2. Terror in the Streets 1949-10-05
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3. It's a Free Country 1949-10-12
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4. We'll Never Have a Nickel 1949-10-19
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5. Clarissa 1949-10-26
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6. The Return to Kansas City 1949-11-01
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7. O'Halloran's Luck 1949-11-08
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8. The Frame-Up 1949-11-15
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9. The Three Strangers 1949-11-22
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10. The Thousand Dollar Bill [restaged] 1949-11-29
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11. The Man with the Heart in the Highlands 1949-12-06
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12. The Midway 1949-12-13
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13. A Child Is Born 1949-12-20
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14. Counry Full of Sweden 1949-12-27
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15. Hannah 1950-01-03
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16. An Ingenue of the Sierras 1950-01-10
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17. The Little Wife [restaged] 1950-01-17
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18. The Timid Guy 1950-01-24
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19. Joe McSween's Atomic Machine [restaged] 1950-01-31
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20. Telas, the King 1950-02-03
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21. Mr. Mummery's Suspicion 1950-02-17
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22. The Apple Tree 1950-03-03
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23. The Pink Hussar 1950-03-17
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24. The Salt of the Earth 1950-03-31
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25. Sanctuary in Paris 1950-04-14
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26. Screwball 1950-04-28
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27. Alison's House 1950-05-12
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28. The Token 1950-05-26
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29. The Swan 1950-06-09
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30. The Good Companions 1950-06-23
