Studio One: The Storm

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Studio One: The Storm

Originally broadcast on CBS, 10 PM ET, October 17, 1949

Plot: A newly married wife begins to have her doubts on if her husband is truly who he says he is. Is he dangerous… is his brother… or is she?

Analysis: Pardon the clipped clinical description, but saying much more would be spoiling.

Now, allow me to gush.

This is a really great piece of drama, well written and keeping you guessing right up until the end. It’s a given that with an episode like this, a twist is coming, you’re just not even sure until the end what the twist will be. I have to also tip my hat to the director of the episode, who just may surprise you: Yul Brenner. He was, at this point in his career, two years away from starring in The King and I on Broadway and was doing double time both acting and directing. After watching this, I’m almost sorry King and I was such a success because he did a fantastic job both pacing and shooting the episode, making it feel claustrophobic at times while keeping it dark enough to be threatening while not overwhelming.

Bottom line: top-flight piece of drama and well worth your time to try and track down.

If you are interested in checking it out, it’s available with the Studio One Anthology (http://www.amazon.com/Studio-One-Anthology-Jack-Lemmon/dp/B001E1HCQY/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1283969669&sr=1-1). Next time, we’ll be looking beyond Studio One into what else was on television in 1949.