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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.
Episode 199 : The Perfect Alibi
August. 10,1956
Episode 198 : The Old Payola
August. 08,1956
Episode 197 : Cupid Rode a Horse
August. 07,1956
Episode 196 : The Fall of the House of Usher
August. 06,1956
Episode 195 : Some Man Will Want You
August. 03,1956
Episode 194 : Gretel
August. 02,1956
Episode 193 : Pygmalion Jones
August. 01,1956
Episode 192 : Belong to Me
July. 31,1956
Episode 191 : The Cypress Tree
July. 30,1956
Episode 190 : Home at Seven
July. 27,1956
Episode 189 : Letter of Introduction
July. 26,1956
Episode 188 : Another Sky
July. 25,1956
Episode 187 : Woman at the Window
July. 24,1956
Episode 186 : The Reverberator
July. 23,1956
Episode 185 : A Full, Rich Life
July. 20,1956
Episode 184 : The Feast
July. 19,1956
Episode 183 : Summer Pavilion
July. 18,1956
Episode 182 : Beg, Borrow or Steal
July. 17,1956
Episode 181 : Remittance
July. 16,1956
Episode 180 : The Bishop Misbehaves
July. 13,1956
Episode 179 : Backfire
July. 12,1956
Episode 178 : Marriage by the Millions
July. 11,1956
Episode 177 : Class of '58
July. 09,1956
Episode 176 : Black Chiffon
July. 06,1956
Episode 175 : High Places
July. 05,1956
Episode 174 : The Declaration
July. 04,1956
Episode 173 : Seasoned Timber
July. 03,1956
Episode 172 : There's Always Juliet
July. 02,1956
Episode 171 : The Young and the Damned
June. 29,1956
Episode 170 : The Ghost of Greenwich Village
June. 28,1956
Episode 169 : The Birthday Present
June. 27,1956
Episode 168 : But Fear Itself
June. 26,1956
Episode 167 : Moon Over
June. 25,1956
Episode 166 : The Damask Cheek
June. 22,1956
Episode 165 : Love, Honor and O'Day
June. 21,1956
Episode 164 : Forsaking All Others
June. 20,1956
Episode 163 : The Guest Cottage
June. 19,1956
Episode 162 : Safe Place
June. 18,1956
Episode 161 : Alison's House
June. 15,1956
Episode 160 : The Luck of Amos Currie
June. 14,1956
Episode 159 : Crime at Blossom's
June. 13,1956
Episode 158 : The Serpent's Tooth
June. 12,1956
Episode 157 : George Has a Birthday
June. 11,1956
Episode 156 : Autumn Crocus
June. 08,1956
Episode 155 : Fight the Whole World
June. 07,1956
Episode 154 : Cause for Suspicion
June. 06,1956
Episode 153 : The American
June. 05,1956
Episode 152 : The Goodtime Boys
June. 04,1956
Episode 151 : Taxi to the Moon
June. 01,1956
Episode 150 : Three for the Money
May. 31,1956
Episode 149 : Herself Alone
May. 30,1956
Episode 148 : The Children of Papa Juan
May. 29,1956
Episode 147 : Bachelor Buttons
May. 28,1956
Episode 146 : To Whom It May Concern
May. 25,1956
Episode 145 : The Girl from Boro Park
May. 24,1956
Episode 144 : Brief Music
May. 23,1956
Episode 143 : The Bottle Imp
May. 22,1956
Episode 142 : The Spare Room
May. 21,1956
Episode 141 : Edwina Black
May. 18,1956
Episode 140 : To Have and to Hold
May. 17,1956
Episode 139 : Blind Date
May. 16,1956
Episode 138 : A Family Affair
May. 14,1956
Episode 137 : Johnny Came Marching Home
May. 11,1956
Episode 136 : The Catamaran
May. 10,1956
Episode 135 : Perspective
May. 09,1956
Episode 134 : A Man and His Maid
May. 08,1956
Episode 133 : The 25th Hour
May. 07,1956
Episode 132 : Night Must Fall
May. 04,1956
Episode 131 : Daughter of the Seventh Day
May. 03,1956
Episode 130 : The Legend of Jenny Lind
May. 02,1956
Episode 129 : Graybeards and Witches
May. 01,1956
Episode 128 : The Carefree Tree
April. 30,1956
Episode 127 : The Bright Boy
April. 27,1956
Episode 126 : A Woman Named Ruby
April. 26,1956
Episode 125 : The Reckoning
April. 25,1956
Episode 124 : The Wedding
April. 24,1956
Episode 123 : Whom Death Has Joined Together
April. 23,1956
Episode 122 : Ask Me No Questions
April. 20,1956
Episode 121 : The Babylonian Heart
April. 19,1956
Episode 120 : In Dread of Winter
April. 17,1956
Episode 119 : The Lark Shall Sing
April. 16,1956
Episode 118 : Young Hands, Young Feet
April. 13,1956
Episode 117 : One of the Family
April. 12,1956
Episode 116 : People in Glass
April. 11,1956
Episode 115 : The Hollow Woman
April. 10,1956
Episode 114 : Fiddlin' Man
April. 09,1956
Episode 113 : The House of Seven Gables
April. 06,1956
Episode 112 : But You Look Like Sisters
April. 05,1956
Episode 111 : From the Desk of Margaret Tydings
April. 04,1956
Episode 110 : The Heart of a Husband
April. 03,1956
Episode 109 : Singer in the Valley
April. 02,1956
Episode 108 : The Book of Ruth
March. 30,1956
Episode 107 : The Giant Killer
March. 29,1956
Episode 106 : Bread Upon the Waters
March. 28,1956
Episode 105 : Winter in April
March. 27,1956
Episode 104 : Silent Partner
March. 26,1956
Episode 103 : M is for the Many
March. 23,1956
Episode 102 : The Anxious Years
March. 22,1956
Episode 101 : The White Knight
March. 21,1956
Episode 100 : Temptation for a King
March. 20,1956
Episode 99 : Notebook Warrior
March. 19,1956
Episode 98 : The Baron and the Banshees
March. 16,1956
Episode 97 : Statute of Limitations
March. 15,1956
Episode 96 : The Big Guy
March. 14,1956
Episode 95 : The Rocking Chair
March. 13,1956
Episode 94 : A Cowboy for Chris
March. 12,1956
Episode 93 : The Odd Ones
March. 09,1956
Episode 92 : The Shining Palace
March. 08,1956
Episode 91 : Her Son's Wife
March. 07,1956
Episode 90 : The Mating of Watkins Tottle
March. 06,1956
Episode 89 : Dinner at Antoine's
March. 05,1956
Episode 88 : Letter to a Stranger
March. 02,1956
Episode 87 : Robin Daw
March. 01,1956
Episode 86 : Anything But Love
February. 29,1956
Episode 85 : Tall, Dark Stranger
February. 28,1956
Episode 84 : Skylark
February. 27,1956
Episode 83 : I Want to March
February. 24,1956
Episode 82 : When the Bough Breaks
February. 23,1956
Episode 81 : The Ledger
February. 22,1956
Episode 80 : The Runaways
February. 21,1956
Episode 79 : Dream House
February. 20,1956
Episode 78 : The Catbird Seat
February. 17,1956
Episode 77 : The Last Battlefield
February. 16,1956
Episode 76 : Summer Cannot Last
February. 15,1956
Episode 75 : Valentine's Day
February. 14,1956
Episode 74 : The Middle Son
February. 13,1956
Episode 73 : The Heart of Mary Lincoln
February. 10,1956
Episode 72 : The Anxious Years
February. 09,1956
Episode 71 : The White Knight
February. 08,1956
Episode 70 : As Young As You Feel
February. 07,1956
Episode 69 : Susan and God
February. 06,1956
Episode 68 : The Diamond
February. 03,1956
Episode 67 : Dark Possession
February. 02,1956
Episode 66 : Hold My Hand and Run
February. 01,1956
Episode 65 : O Promise Me
January. 31,1956
Episode 64 : Romney
January. 30,1956
Episode 63 : Light and Shadow
January. 27,1956
Episode 62 : The Amateur
January. 26,1956
Episode 61 : Doc
January. 25,1956
Episode 60 : Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher
January. 24,1956
Episode 59 : The Big Box
January. 23,1956
Episode 58 : Interlude
January. 20,1956
Episode 57 : The Carefree Tree
January. 19,1956
Episode 56 : The Bottom of the River
January. 18,1956
Episode 55 : Mother Was a Bachelor
January. 17,1956
Episode 54 : The Old Maid
January. 16,1956
Episode 53 : Friday the 13th
January. 13,1956
Episode 52 : The Century Plant
January. 12,1956
Episode 51 : All the Trees in the Field
January. 11,1956
Episode 50 : One Left Over
January. 10,1956
Episode 49 : The Gate
January. 09,1956
Episode 48 : The Happy Rest
January. 06,1956
Episode 47 : Double Door
January. 05,1956
Episode 46 : Yesterday is Gone
January. 04,1956
A wealthy industrialist offers to revive the dwindling industry in a small town. In his ruthless business dealings he threatens to ruin the town banker. The other prominent citizens are forced to choose between the banker and the industry the town needs so badly.- TV GUIDE
Episode 45 : Mr. Krane
January. 03,1956
Episode 44 : The Shot
December. 30,1955
Episode 43 : Little Girls Grow Up
December. 29,1955
A young man is trying to keep up pretenses even though the business he inherited from his father is failing. He is furious when a practical joker at the alumni reunion asks him if he needs a job. -NBC
Episode 42 : Horns of the Dilemma
December. 28,1955
Episode 41 : Class of '58
July. 09,1956
Episode 40 : The Red Sanders Story
December. 26,1955
Episode 39 : The Unwelcomed
December. 23,1955
Episode 38 : Santa is No Saint
December. 22,1955
The fifth wealthiest woman in the world hires detectives to trail her fifth husband and ensure his faithfulness. The husband decides to regain his freedom by arranging his own ""death.""-Tv Guide
Episode 37 : Gallin: All-American
December. 21,1955
The idyllic existence of an American college professor, who has moved with his second wife and two children to Mexico, is menaced by the sudden appearance of his first wife, who is determined to win him back.
Episode 36 : Technique
December. 20,1955
A governess, in love with the father of her charge, is dismayed when she learns the widower is unaware of her feelings and plans to marry another woman. In her bitter disappointment, the governess turns the young boy against his prospective stepmother in an effort to prevent the marriage from taking place.
Episode 35 : Coming of Age
December. 19,1955
A young English couple decide that they will live with the groom's aged mother after the wedding. When the bride puts up her house for sale, her five brothers and sisters, whom she has not seen for years, descend upon her from all corners of the British Isles to try to prevent the sale.
Episode 34 : See You on Sunday
December. 16,1955
When a confirmed bachelor who owns a restaurant tries to sell his special recipe for a salad dressing, he gets involved with a beautiful girl FBI agent.
Episode 33 : Sins of the Fathers
December. 15,1955
This is the well-known story of Biblical times about Ruth, whose devotion to her mother-in-law tkes her into a new land among strangers.
Episode 32 : This One is Different
December. 14,1955
A man is determined to prevent his teen-age daughter from leaving home and entering a convent - Tv Guide
Episode 31 : The Milwaukee Rocket
December. 13,1955
A young couple moves into the ground floor apartment of a mansion owned by an elderly woman. The husband at first resents the fact that the old lady imposes on his wife to do household chores. Then they learn they have been made sole heirs in her will. -Tv Guide
Episode 30 : O'Toole from Moscow
December. 12,1955
Episode 29 : The White Oaks
December. 09,1955
An elderly man of letters supports his orphaned teen-age granddaughter. When he hires a young male secretary, the girl believes she has fallen in love. -Tv Guide
Episode 28 : Cordially - With Bombs
December. 08,1955
Episode 27 : For These Services
December. 07,1955
Following the death of her husband, a widow insists on keeping his tailor shop open even though business is falling off. A long-time friend, who has been in love with her for many years, tries to convince the grief-stricken widow she is making a mistake by treating the shop as a shrine to her husband's memory.
Episode 26 : Passing Strange
December. 06,1955
A woman art instructor entering her 30s falls in love with a pupil younger than she. Her overbearing brother tries to convince the woman that the artist is only using her to further his career.
Episode 25 : Arrowsmith
December. 05,1955
Three generations come together to celebrate the grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. During the evening the newly wedded granddaughter insists on modeling her grandmother's wedding gown.
Episode 24 : Jason
December. 02,1955
A husband has definite ideas about bringing up his children. He feels his way of life on an isolated island is better than letting his offspring be subjected to education and other ""cruelties"" of civilization.
Episode 23 : The Brass Ring
December. 01,1955
A meek little file clerk turns into a veritable tiger when his boss hires an efficiency expert. His file system has worked for 30 years. and he's not going to change it for an efficiency expert.
Episode 22 : Wuthering Heights
November. 30,1955
A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.
Episode 21 : The Touchstone
November. 29,1955
A middle-aged bachelor thus far has avoided matrimony. His friends, knowing he is in need of money, arrange a meeting with a prospective bride who might be willing to support a husband.
Episode 20 : One for the Road
November. 28,1955
A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.
Episode 19 : Dispossessed
November. 25,1955
Episode 18 : The Courtship of Miles Standish
November. 23,1955
A Polish merchant learns that his teen-age son and daughter have been won over to communism. He laboriously arranges an escape from the country, with his rebellious son virtually his prisoner. Even in Sweden their trouble continues, as the son informs on a priest who has aided their escape. - Tv Guide
Episode 17 : The Lady Chooses
November. 22,1955
The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide
Episode 16 : Midsummer
November. 21,1955
Episode 15 : Roman Fever
November. 18,1955
A shy school principal and a rising young attorney are both in love with the same woman. A man who looks a great deal like Abraham Lincoln arrives in town as a summer boarder and becomes involved in the situation.
Episode 14 : The Aspern Papers
November. 17,1955
In a Korean battle five Americans become detached from their company. They take over a hut in which they find and capture two North Korean soldiers, and an orphaned youngster. The boy soon becomes their mascot.
Episode 13 : All the Hoffmeyers in the World
November. 16,1955
During all the years of their married life, Helen has been bullied by her husband Phil--about the neglected house, her ill health and the care of their son. Lately, Phil has been seeing much of Ruth, their next-door-neighbor, whose husband Matt, according to Phil, is ""an unambitious cop."" A terrible accident reveals Phil as he really is.
Episode 12 : She's the One with the Funny Face
November. 15,1955
Episode 11 : Jigsaw
November. 14,1955
An elderly father is being pressured by his family to sell his orange groves to a real estate developer. He resists but starts to reconsider when he considers that his tomboy grandaughter could use the money to develope her singing career.
Episode 10 : The Man Without a Country
November. 11,1955
Episode 9 : An Apple for Miss Myrtle
November. 10,1955
Episode 8 : One for the Road
November. 09,1955
Episode 7 : Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
November. 08,1955
Episode 6 : The House on Wildwood Lane
November. 07,1955
Episode 5 : Progress and Minnie Sweeney
November. 04,1955
A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.
Episode 4 : I'm Straight with the World
November. 03,1955
This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.
Episode 3 : The Persistent Image
November. 02,1955
A once successful writer, who now verges on the alcoholic, makes one last attempt to sell his latest work. When this fails, he must decide which is more important, personal integrity or money.
Episode 2 : Make Believe Mother
November. 01,1955
A man who left his wife and infant son turns up years later. He drops in for a visit at the home of his now-married son and grandchildren. His sudden appearance and penchant for gambling wreak havoc in his son's home.
Episode 1 : Beginning Now
October. 31,1955
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