Studio One
The Man Who Had Influence
TV Flash files “The Man Who Had Influence” as hour 58 of 466 in the TV Flash guide — Studio One (1948–1958) on CBS, season 2, episode 38, aired 1950-05-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E38: listed hour 58 of 466 in the Studio One guide, hour 38 of 42 in season 2. It aired 1950-05-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Room Upstairs” (S02E37). Next is “The Taming of the Shrew” (S02E39). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Man Who Had Influence sit in the Studio One guide?
S02E38 is listed hour 58 of 466 — hour 38 of 42 in season 2, season 2 episode 38.
When did Studio One S02E38 air?
The Man Who Had Influence aired 1950-05-29 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with the 1954 Twelve Angry Men telecast if you can get it, then sample other surviving Westinghouse hours. The jury play is the calling card.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Studio One is Westinghouse's live stage: 467 episodes, and the 1954 Twelve Angry Men that argued on television before the film. Watch it in 2026 as premier CBS dramatic anthology — a pressure-cooker studio that launched scripts and stars, then became the nostalgia of a braver prime time.
The group chat in 1954 was a jury room. Westinghouse *Studio One* turned CBS into a prestige factory: live hour dramas, literary adaptations, original teleplays, November 7, 1948 to September 29, 1958, **467 episodes across ten seasons** — including the 1954 television *Twelve Angry Men* that preceded the famous film. Reginald Rose's jury-room original is the ultimate flex of live-drama legacy. (Spoiler-free mostly: the film is the spoiler everyone already has. The TV night was first.)