Studio One
Live anthology drama from New York, where Twelve Angry Men was first performed.
One opening sequence is catalogued for Studio One, covering season 1.
It arrived on CBS in 1948, when Candid Camera, The Ed Sullivan Show and CBS Evening News were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
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