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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 241 : The Reluctant Heiress
September. 27,1957
Episode 240 : Hearthstones
September. 26,1957
Episode 239 : One Mummy Too Many
September. 25,1957
Episode 238 : The Waiting Swan
September. 24,1957
Episode 237 : The Story of Sarah
September. 22,1957
Episode 236 : The Impersonal Touch
September. 20,1957
Episode 235 : The Mysterious Disappearance
September. 19,1957
Episode 234 : Night Cry
September. 18,1957
Episode 233 : Personal Equation
September. 17,1957
Episode 232 : Emma
September. 16,1957
Episode 231 : Hand Me Down
September. 13,1957
Episode 230 : Son of 37 Fathers
September. 12,1957
Episode 229 : In the Fog
September. 11,1957
Episode 228 : Freedom Comes Later
September. 10,1957
Episode 227 : The Adjustable Mr. Willing
September. 09,1957
Episode 226 : Among Strangers
September. 06,1957
Episode 225 : Woman Alone
September. 04,1957
Episode 224 : Molly Morgan
September. 03,1957
Episode 223 : Jewel Boy
September. 02,1957
Episode 222 : Women Have Ways
August. 30,1957
Episode 221 : The Star Sapphire
August. 29,1957
Episode 220 : Angel Face
August. 28,1957
Episode 219 : Awakening
August. 27,1957
Episode 218 : Now or Never
August. 23,1957
Episode 217 : The President's Child Bride
August. 22,1957
Episode 216 : Heed the Falling Sparrow
August. 21,1957
Episode 215 : Haven's End
August. 20,1957
Episode 214 : Time for Action
August. 15,1957
Episode 213 : The Last Survivors
August. 14,1957
Episode 212 : First Love
August. 13,1957
Episode 211 : Where Angels Fear
August. 09,1957
Episode 210 : The Invisible Man
August. 08,1957
Episode 209 : Laugh a Little Tear
August. 07,1957
Episode 208 : Finley's Fan Club
August. 06,1957
Episode 207 : The Rose Bush
August. 05,1957
Episode 205 : The Fawn with Crooked Teeth
August. 01,1957
Episode 204 : The Forbidden Search
July. 31,1957
Episode 203 : Boys Will Be Men
July. 30,1957
Episode 202 : Ann Veronica
July. 29,1957
Episode 201 : Call It a Day
July. 26,1957
Episode 200 : One for All
July. 25,1957
Episode 199 : Shuttered Hearts
July. 24,1957
Episode 198 : The First Captain
July. 22,1957
Episode 197 : The Last Hour
July. 18,1957
Episode 196 : The Richest Man in the World
July. 17,1957
Episode 195 : The Cask of Amontillado
July. 16,1957
Episode 194 : Portrait in Mini
July. 15,1957
Episode 193 : The Fable of Harry
July. 12,1957
Episode 192 : But When She Was Bad
July. 11,1957
Episode 191 : The Price of Scandal
July. 05,1957
Episode 190 : The Last Voyage
July. 04,1957
Episode 189 : Trouble Traine
July. 03,1957
Episode 188 : Money in the Bank
July. 02,1957
Episode 187 : Too Much Johnson
July. 01,1957
Episode 186 : The Brief Candle
June. 28,1957
Episode 185 : The Charmer
June. 26,1957
Episode 184 : A Light in the Sky
June. 25,1957
Episode 183 : Stopover
June. 24,1957
Episode 182 : Mr. Wendigo
June. 21,1957
Episode 181 : Things Hoped For
June. 20,1957
Episode 180 : Pigeons and People
June. 19,1957
Episode 179 : Liza
June. 17,1957
Episode 178 : White-Headed Boy
June. 12,1957
Episode 177 : The Party Dress
June. 11,1957
Episode 176 : Rich Man, Poor Man
June. 10,1957
Episode 175 : Eye of the Storm
June. 07,1957
Episode 174 : Rain in the Morning
June. 05,1957
Episode 173 : The Golden Door
June. 04,1957
Episode 172 : Bachelor Father
June. 03,1957
Episode 171 : A Growing Wonder
May. 31,1957
Episode 170 : The Dream That Was Fixed
May. 30,1957
Episode 169 : The Girls Named Almaya
May. 29,1957
Episode 168 : The Gwendolyn Harleth Story
May. 28,1957
Episode 167 : Puzzle in the Stars
May. 27,1957
Episode 166 : The Lonesome Husband
May. 24,1957
Episode 165 : The Avenging of Anne Leete
May. 23,1957
Episode 164 : Second-Hand Lover
May. 22,1957
Episode 163 : Guest at the Embassy
May. 21,1957
Episode 162 : Aftermath
May. 20,1957
Episode 161 : Starmaster
May. 17,1957
Episode 160 : Jane Eyre
May. 16,1957
Episode 159 : Best Friend in Town
May. 15,1957
Episode 158 : The Middle-Aged Freshman
May. 14,1957
Episode 157 : The Embattled Maiden
May. 13,1957
Episode 156 : Big-Hearted Herbert
May. 10,1957
Episode 155 : Thursday's Child
May. 09,1957
Episode 154 : Hymn to the Dedicated
May. 08,1957
Episode 153 : Make Believe Affair
May. 07,1957
Episode 152 : Show of Strength
May. 06,1957
Episode 151 : The Gioconda Smile
May. 03,1957
Episode 150 : Church on Monday
May. 02,1957
Episode 149 : The Short Safari of B'wana Ben
May. 01,1957
Episode 148 : Guardians of the Temple
April. 30,1957
Episode 147 : The Professional
April. 29,1957
Episode 146 : A Hat, a Coat, a Glove
April. 26,1957
Episode 145 : Ashes in the Wind
April. 25,1957
Episode 144 : Pushover
April. 24,1957
Episode 143 : The Story of Joseph
April. 19,1957
Episode 142 : Blind Man's Bluff
April. 17,1957
Episode 141 : Jamie Picks a Wife
April. 16,1957
Episode 140 : Thread That Runs So True
April. 15,1957
Episode 139 : The Flashing Stream
April. 12,1957
Episode 138 : The Sport
April. 11,1957
Episode 137 : The Point of Cleaning
April. 10,1957
Episode 136 : Long Distance
April. 09,1957
Episode 135 : Wuthering Heights [restaged]
April. 08,1957
Episode 134 : The Pursuit of Happiness
April. 05,1957
Episode 133 : Talk You of Killing
April. 04,1957
Episode 132 : The Daughter of Mata Hari
April. 03,1957
Episode 131 : We Won't Be Any Trouble
April. 02,1957
Episode 130 : End of the Rope
April. 01,1957
Episode 129 : The First Year
March. 29,1957
Episode 128 : The Vicarious Years
March. 28,1957
Episode 127 : Barricade at the Big Black
March. 27,1957
Episode 126 : Journey Into Darkness
March. 26,1957
Episode 125 : The Ways of Courage
March. 25,1957
Episode 124 : Wedding in the Family
March. 20,1957
Episode 123 : The 19th Hole
March. 19,1957
Episode 122 : Peaceable Kingdom
March. 18,1957
Episode 121 : Tongue of Silver
March. 15,1957
Episode 120 : Yesterday's Magic
March. 14,1957
Episode 119 : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
March. 08,1957
Episode 118 : The Prizewinner
March. 07,1957
Episode 117 : Papa's Wife
March. 06,1957
Episode 116 : The Hemlock Cup
March. 05,1957
Episode 115 : You Touched Me
March. 04,1957
Episode 114 : Shadow and Substance
March. 01,1957
Episode 113 : Queen of Spades
February. 28,1957
Episode 112 : The Day Before the Wedding
February. 27,1957
Episode 111 : Voyage to Mandok
February. 26,1957
Episode 110 : The Serpent's Tooth
February. 25,1957
Episode 109 : The Bridge
February. 22,1957
Episode 108 : The Hickory Limb
February. 21,1957
Episode 107 : Bobbie
February. 20,1957
Episode 106 : The Remarkable Mr. Jerome
February. 19,1957
Episode 105 : The Others
February. 15,1957
Episode 104 : The Master Builder
February. 14,1957
Episode 103 : A Case of Pure Fiction
February. 13,1957
Episode 102 : Mr. Todd
February. 12,1957
Episode 101 : The Brat's House
February. 11,1957
Episode 100 : The Importance of Being Earnest
February. 08,1957
Episode 99 : One
February. 07,1957
Episode 98 : The Most Dangerous Man
February. 06,1957
Episode 97 : Frankenstein
February. 05,1957
Episode 96 : Three Kids
February. 04,1957
Episode 95 : Accent on Youth
February. 01,1957
Episode 94 : Deacon of Oak Ridge
January. 31,1957
Episode 93 : Realms of Gold
January. 30,1957
Episode 92 : Anything for a Laugh
January. 29,1957
Episode 91 : Mr. Pirn Passes By
January. 25,1957
Episode 90 : The 13th Crypt
January. 24,1957
Episode 89 : This Language
January. 23,1957
Episode 88 : Night Train
January. 22,1957
Episode 87 : Madam Ada
January. 18,1957
Episode 86 : Home is the Hunted
January. 17,1957
Episode 85 : Arms and the Man
January. 16,1957
Episode 84 : Here We Are
January. 15,1957
Episode 83 : On the Trail of the Kingsfield
January. 14,1957
Episode 82 : If This Be Error
January. 11,1957
Episode 81 : The Hex
January. 10,1957
Episode 80 : The Man in the Half-Moon
January. 09,1957
Episode 79 : The Sudden Truth
January. 08,1957
Episode 78 : The Lonely Look
January. 07,1957
Episode 77 : Dark Victory
January. 04,1957
Episode 76 : The Scandalous Priest
January. 03,1957
Episode 75 : Miss Morissa
January. 02,1957
Episode 74 : Everything's Relative
December. 31,1956
Episode 73 : Strong Medicine
December. 28,1956
Episode 72 : Smilin' Through
December. 27,1956
Episode 71 : For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother
December. 26,1956
Episode 70 : Little Women
December. 25,1956
Episode 69 : Cold Christmas
December. 24,1956
Episode 68 : Eugenie Grandet
December. 21,1956
Episode 67 : Late Love
December. 20,1956
Episode 66 : Password
December. 19,1956
Episode 65 : Head of the Family
December. 18,1956
Episode 64 : Prominent Citizens
December. 17,1956
Episode 63 : The Wisp End
December. 14,1956
Episode 62 : Captain Brassbound's Conversion
December. 13,1956
Episode 61 : Love is a Locksmith
December. 12,1956
Episode 60 : The Upper Hand
December. 11,1956
Episode 59 : Miracle at Carville
December. 10,1956
Episode 58 : Jenny Kissed Me
December. 07,1956
Episode 57 : Refugee
December. 06,1956
Episode 56 : Julie
December. 04,1956
Episode 55 : Therese
December. 03,1956
Episode 54 : The Last Leaf
November. 30,1956
Episode 53 : Spare Your Pity
November. 28,1956
Episode 52 : The Empty Nest
November. 27,1956
Episode 51 : Julie
November. 26,1956
Episode 50 : Dracula
November. 23,1956
Episode 49 : The Location of Roycemore College
November. 21,1956
Episode 48 : The People vs. John Tarr
November. 20,1956
Episode 47 : Madame de Treymes
November. 19,1956
Episode 46 : Table Set at Night
November. 16,1956
Episode 45 : Savrola
November. 15,1956
Episode 44 : Candle in the Dark
November. 14,1956
Episode 43 : Step Into Darkness
November. 13,1956
Episode 42 : Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars
November. 12,1956
Episode 41 : The Shining Hour
November. 09,1956
Episode 40 : A Dram of Poison
November. 08,1956
Episode 39 : Strangers on a Honeymoon
November. 07,1956
Episode 38 : The Tell-Tale Heart
November. 06,1956
Episode 37 : Thank You, Edmondo
November. 05,1956
Episode 36 : The Outing
November. 02,1956
Episode 35 : Without Sanction
October. 31,1956
Episode 34 : Horse Power
October. 30,1956
Episode 33 : Shake the Stars Down
October. 29,1956
Episode 32 : And Then There Were Three
October. 24,1956
Episode 31 : The Woman Across the Hall
October. 23,1956
Episode 30 : The Man in the Seven League Boots
October. 22,1956
Episode 29 : The Eye of the Storm
October. 19,1956
Episode 28 : Sight Unseen
October. 18,1956
Episode 27 : The Family Man
October. 17,1956
Episode 26 : The Egotist
October. 16,1956
Episode 25 : The Stamp Caddy
October. 15,1956
Episode 24 : Pearls of Sheba
October. 02,1956
Episode 23 : Pride and Prejudice
October. 01,1956
Episode 22 : Late Date
September. 28,1956
Episode 21 : Sound of Fear
September. 27,1956
Episode 20 : Alumni Reunion
September. 26,1956
Episode 19 : The House Next Door
September. 25,1956
Episode 18 : At Mrs. Leland's
September. 24,1956
Episode 17 : Uncle Harry
September. 21,1956
Episode 16 : A Letter from Johnny Brock
September. 20,1956
Episode 15 : Mad Money
September. 19,1956
Harry Parker, a man who has spent his entire life traveling with carivals learns that the granddaughter of a woman he had once loved lives in the small town where the carnival has stopped. The girl's finance comes to play the shell game with the money the couple have saved for their wedding. - Tv Guide
Episode 14 : The Marriage Royal
September. 14,1956
""A young girl's boy friend is appalled at the way she plays on people's emotions for monetary rewards. She tries to make him understand that her meager salary will not support her aunt, her uncle and herself. When a rich old man comes to their small village, the girl goes immediately to strike up another friendship""--TV guide.
Episode 13 : A Question of Balance
September. 13,1956
In 1874 a former New York city policeman walks all the way to Texas to claim a ranch left to him by a relative. He finds that he is unwelcome.
Episode 12 : I Like It Here
September. 12,1956
The child star of a TV show has her father convinced she is capable only of angelic behavior. But when the father falls in love with a script girl and decides to marry her, his daughter attempts to cause trouble. - Tv Guide
Episode 11 : Reach for the Stars
September. 11,1956
Episode 10 : Lovers
September. 10,1956
Episode 9 : The Gramercy Ghost
September. 07,1956
Episode 8 : The Ivy Curtain
September. 06,1956
Episode 7 : 100 Red Convertibles
September. 05,1956
Episode 6 : Ladies' Maid Bell
September. 04,1956
A teenage daughter tries to effect a reconciliation between her divorced parents. The father is a famous author who has never had time for his family.
Episode 5 : Are You Listening?
September. 03,1956
A 15-year-old boy who suffers from lack of attention tries to get attention from his mother by showing off a watch he has stolen.
Episode 4 : September Tide
August. 31,1956
the story of the romance of Jennie Jerome, an American girl, who fell in love with the son of the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Randolph Churchill.
Against the wishes of their parents, the young sweethearts plan to marry. Based on the biography by Anita Leslie of the parents of Sir Winston Churchill.
Episode 3 : The Pink Hippopotamus
August. 30,1956
The governess of two motherless children believes they are possessed by the spirits of two deceased servants.
Episode 2 : Yankee Doodler
August. 29,1956
Halvard Solness a brilliant architect and builder, becomes moody and afraid of life as he grows old. Hilda a girl who represents the younger generation comes into his life at this point and inspires him to change his attitude.
Episode 1 : The House Off Fifth Avenue
August. 27,1956
A well-known woman mystery writer believes she has found the way to commit the perfect murder. Unknown to her, a greedy nephew, who stands to inherit her money, plans to make her the victim of her own ingenuity.
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