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The Best Episodes of Studio One

Every episode of Studio One ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Studio One!

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An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Studio One Season 10 Episode 13 - No Deadly Medicine (Part 2)
    8.7/10(29 votes)

    S10:E13

    Dr. Joseph Pearson and his young assistant clash over the circumstances of a premature birth and a cancer diagnosis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Studio One Season 6 Episode 37 - The Death and Life of Larry Benson
    8.4/10(40 votes)

    S6:E37

    Larry Benson was reported missing on the battlefield more than three years ago and the entire town is excited about his unexpected homecoming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  3. Studio One Season 10 Episode 12 - No Deadly Medicine (Part 1)
    8.4/10(31 votes)

    S10:E12

    A conflict develops between Dr. Joseph Pearson and his young assistant, who attempts to introduce new methods in their pathology lab.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Studio One Season 2 Episode 30 - The Scarlet Letter
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    S2:E30

    Classic tale of adultery and betrayal.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Studio One Season 2 Episode 15 - Mary Poppins
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    S2:E15

    A nanny of special talents is hired by George Banks, an old-fashioned London banker who is trying to raise his two naughty children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Worthington Miner

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  6. Studio One Season 5 Episode 15 - Black Rain
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S5:E15

    A happy but impoverished family has to decide on continuing their present happiness or having a secure financial future when their rich yet troublesome aunt comes to live with them.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Studio One Season 9 Episode 20 - The Defender (1)
    7.9/10(170 votes)

    S9:E20

    A young criminal attorney and his firm-owning father defend a 19 year-old on trial for a murder that he swears he did not commit. Personal conflicts arise with the attorney and his father while the prosecution puts on a dramatic and convincing argument of guilt.

    Director:Robert Mulligan
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  8. Studio One Season 10 Episode 24 - Tongues of Angels
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    S10:E24

    A young man looking for work on a family farm indicates that he is not deaf and dumb but in fact suffers from a severe stuttering problem.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Studio One Season 6 Episode 17 - The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    S6:E17

    A group of school children perform what appears to be a play, but it progresses into a trial when the school janitor is accused of murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  10. Studio One Season 9 Episode 21 - The Defender (2)
    7.8/10(100 votes)

    S9:E21

    A young criminal attorney and his firm-owning father defend a 19 year-old on trial for a murder that he swears he did not commit. Personal conflicts arise with the attorney and his father while the prosecution puts on a dramatic and convincing argument of guilt.

    Director:Robert Mulligan
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  11. Studio One Season 4 Episode 29 - The Story of Meg Mallory
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    S4:E29

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Worthington Miner

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  12. Studio One Season 5 Episode 34 - The Laugh Maker
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    S5:E34

    Jerry Giles, a tortured comic who is afraid of failure, is being pestered by a magazine writer sent out to profile him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Studio One Season 10 Episode 41 - The Last Summer
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    S10:E41

    A country boy is taken in by a scheming rich girl who is spending her vacation in the country.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Frank D. Gilroy

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  14. Studio One Season 2 Episode 34 - Miracle in the Rain
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    S2:E34

    Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Studio One Season 7 Episode 1 - Twelve Angry Men
    7.5/10(456 votes)

    S7:E1

    A jury must reach a verdict concerning a teenaged boy accused of murder.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  16. Studio One Season 8 Episode 16 - Dino
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    S8:E16

    Dino, who has just been released from reform school, is sullen and uncooperative with his family and his guidance counselors, but he knows that, if he returns to his life of crime, his adoring kid brother will be with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  17. Studio One Season 9 Episode 7 - The Landlady's Daughter
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    S9:E7

    When a smooth talking lawyer moves into the boarding house, tongues start wagging about the goings on with the landlady's daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Studio One Season 10 Episode 26 - The Shadow of a Genius
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    S10:E26

    After years of hard work, Professor Theodore Koering, nuclear scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize. Reporters sent to interview him are surprised at his apparant lack of interest in the honor accorded him, and baffled by his refusal to cooperate for pictures and stories. Their first lead develops when Kering forbids them to interview the widow of his former assistant.

    Director:Ralph Nelson
    Writer:Jerome Ross

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  19. Studio One Season 3 Episode 9 - The Road to Jericho
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S3:E9

    A woman has a clandestine meeting with a man, other than her husband and uncovers some murder evidence that will prevent an innocent man from going to prison. The woman's husband is the assistant district attorney who is trying to send the innocent man to prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Worthington Miner

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  20. Studio One Season 5 Episode 19 - Mark of Cain
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S5:E19

    A young man on parole after 7 years in Sing Sing tries to start his life with a clean slate, but while his mother and his girlfriend are glad to see him, his brother is less than warm.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Studio One Season 9 Episode 6 - The Pilot
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S9:E6

    This episode depicts the story of Sister Mary Aquinas, who was the first nun ever to become a licensed aeroplane pilot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Studio One Season 2 Episode 2 - The Rival Dummy
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    S2:E2

    The murder of a ventriloquist's dummy

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Worthington Miner

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  23. Studio One Season 4 Episode 25 - Ten Thousand Horses Singing
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    S4:E25

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Karl Tunberg

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  24. Studio One Season 6 Episode 22 - Dark Possession
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    S6:E22

    An anonymous letter writer creates fear and havoc in the lives of three sisters.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Gore Vidal

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  25. Studio One Season 7 Episode 33 - Summer Pavilion
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    S7:E33

    In an old Louisiana plantation, the the furnishings and the once great family are fading fast.The matriarch desperately tries to hold on the a gazebo that's slated for destruction as part of a building project, as well as holding her daughter to an unwanted marriage, though she loves the builder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gore Vidal

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Best Episodes Summary

"No Deadly Medicine (Part 2)" is the best rated episode of "Studio One". It scored 8.7/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/16/1957. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Death and Life of Larry Benson".