Studio One Public Servant (Season 3, Episode 23)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Studio One

Public Servant (Season 3, Episode 23)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Pops Thatcher, an elderly resident of a rundown county poor farm, is appointed to the town council. His battle to save the farm exposes the corruption on the council and breaths new life into the local newspaper.

Director

Ralph Nelson

Writers

Fletcher Markle (creator) | Judson Philips (as Hugh Pentecost)

Producer

Worthington Miner

Composer

Vic Oliver

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 29, 1951

Release date

Jan 29, 1951 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Hume Cronyn Pop Thatcher Pop Thatcher See fewer	Cocoon (1985)
Elizabeth Patterson Mabel Mabel See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
Lawrence Fletcher Don Harigan Don Harigan See fewer	The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)
Hiram Sherman Horace Goodwilly Horace Goodwilly See fewer	Mary, Mary (1963)
Richard McMurray Newspaper Editor Lewis Newspaper Editor Lewis See fewer	Raging Bull (1980)
Sally Chamberlin Sally Caldwell Sally Caldwell See fewer	Studio One (1948)
Morton Stevens Actor (as Morton L. Stevens) Actor (as Morton L. Stevens) See fewer	Man Against Crime (1949)
Jon Lormer Town Justice Town Justice See fewer	Creepshow (1982)
Betty Furness Self - Commercial Spokeswoman Self - Commercial Spokeswoman See fewer	Midshipman Jack (1933)
Arthur O'Connell Actor Actor See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)