| Title | : | Matinee Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | : | Drama |
| Overview | : | Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity. |
October 31, 1955
Season 1
199 Episodes
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All Episodes in Season 1
Episode 1 : Beginning Now
October 31, 1955
Episode 2 : Make Believe Mother
November 01, 1955
Episode 3 : The Persistent Image
November 02, 1955
Episode 4 : I'm Straight with the World
November 03, 1955
Episode 5 : Progress and Minnie Sweeney
November 04, 1955
Episode 6 : The House on Wildwood Lane
November 07, 1955
Episode 7 : Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
November 08, 1955
Episode 8 : One for the Road
November 09, 1955
Episode 9 : An Apple for Miss Myrtle
November 10, 1955
Episode 10 : The Man Without a Country
November 11, 1955
Episode 11 : Jigsaw
November 14, 1955
Episode 12 : She's the One with the Funny Face
November 15, 1955
Episode 13 : All the Hoffmeyers in the World
November 16, 1955
Episode 14 : The Aspern Papers
November 17, 1955
Episode 15 : Roman Fever
November 18, 1955
Episode 16 : Midsummer
November 21, 1955
Episode 17 : The Lady Chooses
November 22, 1955
Episode 18 : The Courtship of Miles Standish
November 23, 1955
Episode 19 : Dispossessed
November 25, 1955
Episode 20 : One for the Road
November 28, 1955
Episode 21 : The Touchstone
November 29, 1955
Episode 22 : Wuthering Heights
November 30, 1955
Episode 23 : The Brass Ring
December 01, 1955
Episode 24 : Jason
December 02, 1955
Episode 25 : Arrowsmith
December 05, 1955
Episode 26 : Passing Strange
December 06, 1955
Episode 27 : For These Services
December 07, 1955
Episode 28 : Cordially - With Bombs
December 08, 1955
Episode 29 : The White Oaks
December 09, 1955
Episode 30 : O'Toole from Moscow
December 12, 1955
Episode 31 : The Milwaukee Rocket
December 13, 1955
Episode 32 : This One is Different
December 14, 1955
Episode 33 : Sins of the Fathers
December 15, 1955
Episode 34 : See You on Sunday
December 16, 1955
Episode 35 : Coming of Age
December 19, 1955
Episode 36 : Technique
December 20, 1955
Episode 37 : Gallin: All-American
December 21, 1955
Episode 38 : Santa is No Saint
December 22, 1955
Episode 39 : The Unwelcomed
December 23, 1955
Episode 40 : The Red Sanders Story
December 26, 1955
Episode 41 : Class of '58
July 09, 1956
Episode 42 : Horns of the Dilemma
December 28, 1955
Episode 43 : Little Girls Grow Up
December 29, 1955
Episode 44 : The Shot
December 30, 1955
Episode 45 : Mr. Krane
January 03, 1956
Episode 46 : Yesterday is Gone
January 04, 1956
Episode 47 : Double Door
January 05, 1956
Episode 48 : The Happy Rest
January 06, 1956
Episode 49 : The Gate
January 09, 1956
Episode 50 : One Left Over
January 10, 1956
Episode 51 : All the Trees in the Field
January 11, 1956
Episode 52 : The Century Plant
January 12, 1956
Episode 53 : Friday the 13th
January 13, 1956
Episode 54 : The Old Maid
January 16, 1956
Episode 55 : Mother Was a Bachelor
January 17, 1956
Episode 56 : The Bottom of the River
January 18, 1956
Episode 57 : The Carefree Tree
January 19, 1956
Episode 58 : Interlude
January 20, 1956
Episode 59 : The Big Box
January 23, 1956
Episode 60 : Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher
January 24, 1956
Episode 61 : Doc
January 25, 1956
Episode 62 : The Amateur
January 26, 1956
Episode 63 : Light and Shadow
January 27, 1956
Episode 64 : Romney
January 30, 1956
Episode 65 : O Promise Me
January 31, 1956
Episode 66 : Hold My Hand and Run
February 01, 1956
Episode 67 : Dark Possession
February 02, 1956
Episode 68 : The Diamond
February 03, 1956
Episode 69 : Susan and God
February 06, 1956
Episode 70 : As Young As You Feel
February 07, 1956
Episode 71 : The White Knight
February 08, 1956
Episode 72 : The Anxious Years
February 09, 1956
Episode 73 : The Heart of Mary Lincoln
February 10, 1956
Episode 74 : The Middle Son
February 13, 1956
Episode 75 : Valentine's Day
February 14, 1956
Episode 76 : Summer Cannot Last
February 15, 1956
Episode 77 : The Last Battlefield
February 16, 1956
Episode 78 : The Catbird Seat
February 17, 1956
Episode 79 : Dream House
February 20, 1956
Episode 80 : The Runaways
February 21, 1956
Episode 81 : The Ledger
February 22, 1956
Episode 82 : When the Bough Breaks
February 23, 1956
Episode 83 : I Want to March
February 24, 1956
Episode 84 : Skylark
February 27, 1956
Episode 85 : Tall, Dark Stranger
February 28, 1956
Episode 86 : Anything But Love
February 29, 1956
Episode 87 : Robin Daw
March 01, 1956
Episode 88 : Letter to a Stranger
March 02, 1956
Episode 89 : Dinner at Antoine's
March 05, 1956
Episode 90 : The Mating of Watkins Tottle
March 06, 1956
Episode 91 : Her Son's Wife
March 07, 1956
Episode 92 : The Shining Palace
March 08, 1956
Episode 93 : The Odd Ones
March 09, 1956
Episode 94 : A Cowboy for Chris
March 12, 1956
Episode 95 : The Rocking Chair
March 13, 1956
Episode 96 : The Big Guy
March 14, 1956
Episode 97 : Statute of Limitations
March 15, 1956
Episode 98 : The Baron and the Banshees
March 16, 1956
Episode 99 : Notebook Warrior
March 19, 1956
Episode 100 : Temptation for a King
March 20, 1956
Episode 101 : The White Knight
March 21, 1956
Episode 102 : The Anxious Years
March 22, 1956
Episode 103 : M is for the Many
March 23, 1956
Episode 104 : Silent Partner
March 26, 1956
Episode 105 : Winter in April
March 27, 1956
Episode 106 : Bread Upon the Waters
March 28, 1956
Episode 107 : The Giant Killer
March 29, 1956
Episode 108 : The Book of Ruth
March 30, 1956
Episode 109 : Singer in the Valley
April 02, 1956
Episode 110 : The Heart of a Husband
April 03, 1956
Episode 111 : From the Desk of Margaret Tydings
April 04, 1956
Episode 112 : But You Look Like Sisters
April 05, 1956
Episode 113 : The House of Seven Gables
April 06, 1956
Episode 114 : Fiddlin' Man
April 09, 1956
Episode 115 : The Hollow Woman
April 10, 1956
Episode 116 : People in Glass
April 11, 1956
Episode 117 : One of the Family
April 12, 1956
Episode 118 : Young Hands, Young Feet
April 13, 1956
Episode 119 : The Lark Shall Sing
April 16, 1956
Episode 120 : In Dread of Winter
April 17, 1956
Episode 121 : The Babylonian Heart
April 19, 1956
Episode 122 : Ask Me No Questions
April 20, 1956
Episode 123 : Whom Death Has Joined Together
April 23, 1956
Episode 124 : The Wedding
April 24, 1956
Episode 125 : The Reckoning
April 25, 1956
Episode 126 : A Woman Named Ruby
April 26, 1956
Episode 127 : The Bright Boy
April 27, 1956
Episode 128 : The Carefree Tree
April 30, 1956
Episode 129 : Graybeards and Witches
May 01, 1956
Episode 130 : The Legend of Jenny Lind
May 02, 1956
Episode 131 : Daughter of the Seventh Day
May 03, 1956
Episode 132 : Night Must Fall
May 04, 1956
Episode 133 : The 25th Hour
May 07, 1956
Episode 134 : A Man and His Maid
May 08, 1956
Episode 135 : Perspective
May 09, 1956
Episode 136 : The Catamaran
May 10, 1956
Episode 137 : Johnny Came Marching Home
May 11, 1956
Episode 138 : A Family Affair
May 14, 1956
Episode 139 : Blind Date
May 16, 1956
Episode 140 : To Have and to Hold
May 17, 1956
Episode 141 : Edwina Black
May 18, 1956
Episode 142 : The Spare Room
May 21, 1956
Episode 143 : The Bottle Imp
May 22, 1956
Episode 144 : Brief Music
May 23, 1956
Episode 145 : The Girl from Boro Park
May 24, 1956
Episode 146 : To Whom It May Concern
May 25, 1956
Episode 147 : Bachelor Buttons
May 28, 1956
Episode 148 : The Children of Papa Juan
May 29, 1956
Episode 149 : Herself Alone
May 30, 1956
Episode 150 : Three for the Money
May 31, 1956
Episode 151 : Taxi to the Moon
June 01, 1956
Episode 152 : The Goodtime Boys
June 04, 1956
Episode 153 : The American
June 05, 1956
Episode 154 : Cause for Suspicion
June 06, 1956
Episode 155 : Fight the Whole World
June 07, 1956
Episode 156 : Autumn Crocus
June 08, 1956
Episode 157 : George Has a Birthday
June 11, 1956
Episode 158 : The Serpent's Tooth
June 12, 1956
Episode 159 : Crime at Blossom's
June 13, 1956
Episode 160 : The Luck of Amos Currie
June 14, 1956
Episode 161 : Alison's House
June 15, 1956
Episode 162 : Safe Place
June 18, 1956
Episode 163 : The Guest Cottage
June 19, 1956
Episode 164 : Forsaking All Others
June 20, 1956
Episode 165 : Love, Honor and O'Day
June 21, 1956
Episode 166 : The Damask Cheek
June 22, 1956
Episode 167 : Moon Over
June 25, 1956
Episode 168 : But Fear Itself
June 26, 1956
Episode 169 : The Birthday Present
June 27, 1956
Episode 170 : The Ghost of Greenwich Village
June 28, 1956
Episode 171 : The Young and the Damned
June 29, 1956
Episode 172 : There's Always Juliet
July 02, 1956
Episode 173 : Seasoned Timber
July 03, 1956
Episode 174 : The Declaration
July 04, 1956
Episode 175 : High Places
July 05, 1956
Episode 176 : Black Chiffon
July 06, 1956
Episode 177 : Class of '58
July 09, 1956
Episode 178 : Marriage by the Millions
July 11, 1956
Episode 179 : Backfire
July 12, 1956
Episode 180 : The Bishop Misbehaves
July 13, 1956
Episode 181 : Remittance
July 16, 1956
Episode 182 : Beg, Borrow or Steal
July 17, 1956
Episode 183 : Summer Pavilion
July 18, 1956
Episode 184 : The Feast
July 19, 1956
Episode 185 : A Full, Rich Life
July 20, 1956
Episode 186 : The Reverberator
July 23, 1956
Episode 187 : Woman at the Window
July 24, 1956
Episode 188 : Another Sky
July 25, 1956
Episode 189 : Letter of Introduction
July 26, 1956
Episode 190 : Home at Seven
July 27, 1956
Episode 191 : The Cypress Tree
July 30, 1956
Episode 192 : Belong to Me
July 31, 1956
Episode 193 : Pygmalion Jones
August 01, 1956
Episode 194 : Gretel
August 02, 1956
Episode 195 : Some Man Will Want You
August 03, 1956
Episode 196 : The Fall of the House of Usher
August 06, 1956
Episode 197 : Cupid Rode a Horse
August 07, 1956
Episode 198 : The Old Payola
August 08, 1956
Episode 199 : The Perfect Alibi
August 10, 1956
