The Best Episodes of Studio One

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   8.6/10(31 votes)

   #1 - No Deadly Medicine (Part 2)

   S10:E1312/16/1957

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

   Director:Unknown

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   8.4/10(37 votes)

   #2 - The Death and Life of Larry Benson

   S6:E375/31/1954

   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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   Writer:Reginald Rose
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   8.2/10(18 votes)

   #3 - The Scarlet Letter

   S2:E304/3/1950

   Classic tale of adultery and betrayal.

   Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

   Writer:Unknown
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   8.2/10(33 votes)

   #4 - No Deadly Medicine (Part 1)

   S10:E1212/9/1957

   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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   8.0/10(16 votes)

   #5 - Mary Poppins

   S2:E1512/19/1949

   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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   Writer:Worthington Miner
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   7.9/10(20 votes)

   #6 - Tongues of Angels

   S10:E243/17/1958

   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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   Director:Herbert Hirschman

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   7.8/10(30 votes)

   #7 - The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners

   S6:E171/11/1954

   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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   Writer:Reginald Rose
8. 

   7.8/10(160 votes)

   #8 - The Defender (Part 1)

   S9:E202/25/1957

   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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   Director:Robert Mulligan

   Writer:Reginald Rose
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   7.8/10(22 votes)

   #9 - The Shadow of a Genius

   S10:E263/31/1958

   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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   Writer:Jerome Ross
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    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #10 - The Story of Meg Mallory

    S4:E293/31/1952

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Worthington Miner

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    Writer:Worthington Miner
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    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Black Rain

    S5:E151/5/1953

    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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    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

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    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #12 - The Laugh Maker

    S5:E345/18/1953

    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. 

    7.7/10(92 votes)

    #13 - The Defender (Part 2)

    S9:E213/4/1957

    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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    Director:Robert Mulligan

    Writer:Reginald Rose
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    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #14 - The Last Summer

    S10:E418/4/1958

    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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    Director:John Frankenheimer

    Writer:Frank D. Gilroy
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    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #15 - The Rival Dummy

    S2:E29/19/1949

    The murder of a ventriloquist's dummy

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

    Writer:Worthington Miner

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    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

    Writer:Worthington Miner
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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Miracle in the Rain

    S2:E345/1/1950

    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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    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Ten Thousand Horses Singing

    S4:E253/3/1952

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Karl Tunberg

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    Writer:Karl Tunberg
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    7.5/10(425 votes)

    #18 - Twelve Angry Men

    S7:E19/20/1954

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

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

    Writer:Reginald Rose

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    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

    Writer:Reginald Rose
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    7.5/10(43 votes)

    #19 - Dino

    S8:E161/2/1956

    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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    Writer:Reginald Rose
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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #20 - The Landlady's Daughter

    S9:E711/26/1956

    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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    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #21 - The Road to Jericho

    S3:E910/23/1950

    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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    Writer:Worthington Miner
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    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #22 - The Pilot

    S9:E611/12/1956

    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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    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #23 - The Out-of-Towners

    S9:E305/6/1957

    A small-town postmistress, whose hopes are high when she makes her annual trip to the big city for a 3-day convention of Postal Employees, meets a middle-aged salesman and tries to encourage the acquaintanceship.

    Director:Jack Smight

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Mark of Cain

    S5:E192/2/1953

    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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    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #25 - Dark Possession

    S6:E222/15/1954

    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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    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

    Writer:Gore Vidal