Studio One - EPISODE: THE ARENA (SEASON 8, EPISODE 30)

Young James Norton has just arrived in Washington, D.C., to begin his term as a freshman senator. He follows in the footsteps of his famous father, an ex-senator who considered the senate floor his arena. Norton must soon decide whether he wants to keep following in those footsteps, or beat a path of his own.

Aired Sunday 7:30 PM Apr 09, 1956 on CBS

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The famous Emmy Award winning, Studio One television series shown from 1948 to 1958 by CBS and was a continuation of the successful radio series of the same name. Studio One is an American radio–television anthology drama series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC.

In 1948, Markle made a leap from radio to television. Sponsored by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the television series was seen on CBS (which Westinghouse later owned between 1995 and 2000), from 1948 through 1958, under several variant titles: Studio One Summer Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One and Westinghouse Summer Theatre. It was telecast in black-and-white only.