Studio One
Short Cut
TV Flash files “Short Cut” as hour 282 of 466 in the TV Flash guide — Studio One (1948–1958) on CBS, season 7, episode 12, aired 1954-12-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E12: listed hour 282 of 466 in the Studio One guide, hour 12 of 52 in season 7. It aired 1954-12-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Deserter” (S07E11). Next is “12:32 A.M.” (S07E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Short Cut sit in the Studio One guide?
S07E12 is listed hour 282 of 466 — hour 12 of 52 in season 7, season 7 episode 12.
When did Studio One S07E12 air?
Short Cut aired 1954-12-06 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.)