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Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (Season 2, Episode 19)

TV Episode | Drama

Joe McSween is a factory worker who builds a machine in his basement. The machine doesn't do anything--it just runs. Naturally, everyone thinks that it's an atomic machine and the government gets involved. (Re-staged from Season I)

Director

Alex Segal

Writers

Richard P. Gehman (story) | Michael Zeamer (adaptation)

Producer

Donald Davis

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 31, 1950

Release date

Jan 31, 1950 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Marc Connelly Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Captains Courageous (1937)
Conrad Janis Actor Actor See fewer	The Cable Guy (1996)
Nancy Franklin Actress Actress See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Martin Balsam Actor (unconfirmed) Actor (unconfirmed) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Amy Douglass Actress (unconfirmed) Actress (unconfirmed) See fewer	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
E.G. Marshall Actor (unconfirmed) Actor (unconfirmed) See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Ray Montgomery Actor (unconfirmed) Actor (unconfirmed) See fewer	Ramar of the Jungle (1952)
Lenka Peterson Actress (unconfirmed) Actress (unconfirmed) See fewer	Dragnet (1987)
James Stephens Actor Actor See fewer	Actor's Studio (1948)
David J. Stewart Actor (unconfirmed) (as David Stewart) Actor (unconfirmed) (as David Stewart) See fewer	Murder, Inc. (1960)
Jo Van Fleet Actress (unconfirmed) Actress (unconfirmed) See fewer	East of Eden (1955)