Studio One - Season 4

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The Angelic Avengers

1 - The Angelic Avengers

Air Date: September 17, 1951

Two sisters move to a remote village in France to work for a retired English clergyman and his wife. They soon discover that there is an evil that pervades the home and attempt to overcome the evil that faces them.

The Little Black Bag

2 - The Little Black Bag

Air Date: September 24, 1951

The story deals with the heroic efforts of nearly 40 years ago of Charles Seymour Whitman, New York County district attorney, to suppress attempts by gambling elements to gain control of city government. Whitman's prosecution of Police Lt. Becker after the officer was found to be implicated in the 1913 assassination of gambling boss Herman Rosenthal.

The Idol of San Vittore

3 - The Idol of San Vittore

Air Date: October 1, 1951

The story of General Andreas della Rovere who was imprisoned by the Nazis and inspired fellow prisoners, despite the fact that he never existed!

Mighty Like A Rogue

4 - Mighty Like A Rogue

Air Date: October 8, 1951

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.

Colonel Judas

5 - Colonel Judas

Air Date: October 15, 1951

A Czech ballerina, whose family is still trapped behind the Iron Curtain, is blackmailed into trapping a British spy for the Russians, but the spy is really a double agent.

Macbeth

6 - Macbeth

Air Date: October 22, 1951

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

They Serve the Muses

7 - They Serve the Muses

Air Date: October 29, 1951

A woman is torn between her love for the life of a professional tennis player and that of being a wife, a young lady finds herself on the horns of a domestic dilemma.

The Hero

8 - The Hero

Air Date: November 5, 1951

A woman is torn between her love for the life of a professional tennis player and that of being a wife, a young lady finds herself on the horns of a domestic dilemma.

A Bolt of Lightning

9 - A Bolt of Lightning

Air Date: November 12, 1951

The story of James Otis, a Boston attorney and American patriot who contested the right of British troops to search colonists' homes during The Revolutionary War.

The King in Yellow

10 - The King in Yellow

Air Date: November 19, 1951

A seedy glimpse at Los Angeles, complete with crooked cops, double-crossing dames, and greedy opportunists.

The Dangerous Years

11 - The Dangerous Years

Air Date: November 26, 1951

The contrast of 1950s parents raised in the Roaring Twenties with their children of the Atomic Age comes with new challenges.

Mutiny on the Nicolette

12 - Mutiny on the Nicolette

Air Date: December 3, 1951

A man discovers that the good ship Nicolette is carrying weapons as cargo, and in order to prevent a war, he stages a mutiny with the crew against the Captain.

The Legend of Jenny Lind

13 - The Legend of Jenny Lind

Air Date: December 10, 1951

P.T. Barnum hires the Swedish nightingale Jenny Lind to perform her music as part of "The Greatest Show on Earth".

The Innocence of Pastor Muller

14 - The Innocence of Pastor Muller

Air Date: December 17, 1951

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.

Sara Crewe

15 - Sara Crewe

Air Date: December 24, 1951

When Sara's father goes off to fight in the First World War, she is sent to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, an expensive and elite school. However, when her father is feared dead, she is relegated to menial duties.

The Paris Feeling

16 - The Paris Feeling

Air Date: December 31, 1951

In post-WWII Paris, a GI meets a girl in a hotel elevator and falls in love.

The Devil in Velvet

17 - The Devil in Velvet

Air Date: January 7, 1952

A professor goes back in time to the 17th Century to save a woman from poisoning.

Waterfront Boss

18 - Waterfront Boss

Air Date: January 14, 1952

The story of the infamous John M. Dunn's rise and fall as a notorious gangster on New York's Waterfront from 1934 to 1949.

The Other Father

19 - The Other Father

Air Date: January 21, 1952

Andrew Dynes, suffers from nearly every frustration a male can be expected to harbor. Bullied at his underpaid job, no longer in love with his wife but lacking strength to tell her, Dynes finds solace with a woman 20 years younger.

Burden of Guilt

20 - Burden of Guilt

Air Date: January 28, 1952

The turf wars of crooked politicians and rival gangs of mobsters

A Candle for St. Jude

21 - A Candle for St. Jude

Air Date: February 4, 1952

The story of young, talented ballet dancers

Pagoda

22 - Pagoda

Air Date: February 11, 1952

The owner of a charter airline must cope with disease and betrayal in war-torn Burma.

Success Story

23 - Success Story

Air Date: February 18, 1952

Novelist Horatio Alger's life is full of accomplishments and huge disappointments as he reassesses his 'Rags to Riches' life.

Letter from an Unknown Woman

24 - Letter from an Unknown Woman

Air Date: February 25, 1952

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.

Ten Thousand Horses Singing

25 - Ten Thousand Horses Singing

Air Date: March 3, 1952

James Dean and John Forsythe star in this story of a wealthy orphan who meets a shy airline owner aboard a plane and later discovers that a corpse has been stowed there.

The Wings of the Dove

26 - The Wings of the Dove

Air Date: March 10, 1952

An American journalist falls in love with a Londoner.

The Vintage Years

27 - The Vintage Years

Air Date: March 17, 1952

A baker retires at the insistence of his two successful sons.

Miss Hargreaves

28 - Miss Hargreaves

Air Date: March 24, 1952

Miss Constance Hargreaves is an imaginary woman, invented and documented by two young men during a holiday in Ireland.

The Story of Meg Mallory

29 - The Story of Meg Mallory

Air Date: March 31, 1952

The mayor's daughter, who is kidnapped, falls in love with one of her captors.

Pontius Pilate

30 - Pontius Pilate

Air Date: April 7, 1952

The story, set 15 years after the Crucifixion, of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who is depicted as a victim of circumstances

Hold Back the Night

31 - Hold Back the Night

Air Date: April 14, 1952

A group of Marines reminisce about home as they try to hold onto a North Korean mountain pass in 1950.

Lily, the Queen of the Movies

32 - Lily, the Queen of the Movies

Air Date: April 21, 1952

Lily's electrician boyfriend sees red when Lily is pursued by a wealthy suitor.

The Deep Dark

33 - The Deep Dark

Air Date: April 28, 1952

A terrible disaster at a coal mine devastates the community.

Treasure Island

34 - Treasure Island

Air Date: May 5, 1952

The search is on for the pirate Flint's buried treasure on the treacherous ship of Long John Silver.

They Came to Baghdad

35 - They Came to Baghdad

Air Date: May 12, 1952

In the Middle East, Victoria Jones, a girl with a yearning for adventure, gets more than she bargains for when a wounded agent dies in her hotel room during an important conference, which an underground organization is planning to sabotage.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

36 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Air Date: May 19, 1952

Classic tale of a modern New Englander who travels back to the days of King Arthur and battles Merlin the Magician.

Abraham Lincoln

37 - Abraham Lincoln

Air Date: May 26, 1952

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

Captain-General of the Armies

38 - Captain-General of the Armies

Air Date: June 2, 1952

A maladjusted child is threatened by an invasion of his hometown by a racketeer.

Lovers and Friends

39 - Lovers and Friends

Air Date: June 9, 1952

A man jeopardizes his marriage by wanting to marry another woman. When he changes his mind, it's too late because now his wife wants to marry another man.

International Incident

40 - International Incident

Air Date: June 16, 1952

An air liner flying over a middle eastern desert is forced to land in a remote spot and the passengers locked up. All are Americans or Britons. A man from the U.S. Embassay is interrogated and threatened unless he convinces another prisoner, an oil company executive, to collaborate with a new (unsaid but implied Soviet) regime.

There Was a Crooked Man

41 - There Was a Crooked Man

Air Date: June 23, 1952

A whodunnit set in a boarding house where fat, jolly, and crippled Mr. Otis is found murdered

The Blonde Comes First

42 - The Blonde Comes First

Air Date: June 30, 1952

An arrogant conman who sells a fraudulent household cleaner takes a young woman under his wing without realizing she's a reporter.

The Rockingham Tea Set

43 - The Rockingham Tea Set

Air Date: July 14, 1952

To keep her former fiancé from leaving her, a beautiful but neurotic young woman fakes a riding accident, and feigns paralysis of her lower body. When her nurse discovers her treachery, she resorts to a final desperate act of revenge.

The Last Thing I Do

44 - The Last Thing I Do

Air Date: July 28, 1952

An irascible curator of a rare book collection plans the destruction of a rival professor whose research had discredited some of his most cherished theories 20 years before.

Jane Eyre

45 - Jane Eyre

Air Date: August 4, 1952

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.

The Man They Acquitted

46 - The Man They Acquitted

Air Date: August 11, 1952

After a doctor is acquitted of poisoning his evil invalid wife, he runs into complications in his attempt at a new life in Ireland.

One in a Million

47 - One in a Million

Air Date: August 18, 1952

A bizarre plot falls apart at the seams because of a trip through a subway. Seems that the plotters are riding on the 1,000,000th car to drive through the tunnel and thus their plot is uncovered as officials seek to honor them.

The Good Companions

48 - The Good Companions

Air Date: August 25, 1952

A touring concert party named 'The Dinky Doos' are stranded in Rawsley because their manager has absconded with the funds and the lady pianist.

Stan, the Killer

49 - Stan, the Killer

Air Date: September 1, 1952

A French inspector and his Polish assistant must stop a murderer in Paris.

The Happy Housewife

50 - The Happy Housewife

Air Date: September 8, 1952

The story of the problems incurred by a couple when two careers become important instead of just one.

The Shadowy Third

51 - The Shadowy Third

Air Date: September 15, 1952

The tale of a nurse who is hired by a surgeon to care for his mentally unbalanced wife and dead child.