STUDIO ONE: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF LARRY BENSON (TV)

Summary

One in this series of live dramas. In this production, tensions run high as Freda Benson, her daughter Jessie, and her estranged husband Sam await the return of their son Larry, a soldier who had been listed as missing in action in Korea. When he arrives at the train station, the Benson family and the townspeople who have gathered to greet him are shocked: they do not recognize him. Though it is clear to everyone that the soldier is not local resident Larry Benson, no one can can explain how he seems to know everything about the missing soldier and his family. When the truth is slowly revealed to the Bensons, they choose to ignore it. Includes commercials.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: May 31, 1954 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:59:23
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T83:0130
• GENRE: Drama, mystery/suspense
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, mystery/suspense
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1948-1958
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Westinghouse products

CREDITS

• Felix Jackson … Producer
• William M. Altman … Assistant Producer
• Paul Nickell … Director
• Reginald Rose … Writer
• Peg Hillias … Cast, Freda Benson
• Ruth Amos … Cast, Nettie Clark
• Lee Remick … Cast, Jessie
• Chester Morris … Cast, Sam Benson
• Skip Homeier … Cast, the Boy
• Lucie Lancaster … Cast, Mrs. Potter
• Belle Flower … Cast, Mrs. Fitch