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Season 2

Matinee Theater Season 2

August. 27,1956

7.7

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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.

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Matinee Theater Season 2 Full Episode Guide

Episode 241 - The Reluctant Heiress

First Aired: September. 27,1957

Episode 240 - Hearthstones

First Aired: September. 26,1957

Episode 239 - One Mummy Too Many

First Aired: September. 25,1957

Episode 238 - The Waiting Swan

First Aired: September. 24,1957

Episode 237 - The Story of Sarah

First Aired: September. 22,1957

Episode 236 - The Impersonal Touch

First Aired: September. 20,1957

Episode 235 - The Mysterious Disappearance

First Aired: September. 19,1957

Episode 234 - Night Cry

First Aired: September. 18,1957

Episode 233 - Personal Equation

First Aired: September. 17,1957

Episode 232 - Emma

First Aired: September. 16,1957

Episode 231 - Hand Me Down

First Aired: September. 13,1957

Episode 230 - Son of 37 Fathers

First Aired: September. 12,1957

Episode 229 - In the Fog

First Aired: September. 11,1957

Episode 228 - Freedom Comes Later

First Aired: September. 10,1957

Episode 227 - The Adjustable Mr. Willing

First Aired: September. 09,1957

Episode 226 - Among Strangers

First Aired: September. 06,1957

Episode 225 - Woman Alone

First Aired: September. 04,1957

Episode 224 - Molly Morgan

First Aired: September. 03,1957

Episode 223 - Jewel Boy

First Aired: September. 02,1957

Episode 222 - Women Have Ways

First Aired: August. 30,1957

Episode 221 - The Star Sapphire

First Aired: August. 29,1957

Episode 220 - Angel Face

First Aired: August. 28,1957

Episode 219 - Awakening

First Aired: August. 27,1957

Episode 218 - Now or Never

First Aired: August. 23,1957

Episode 217 - The President's Child Bride

First Aired: August. 22,1957

Episode 216 - Heed the Falling Sparrow

First Aired: August. 21,1957

Episode 215 - Haven's End

First Aired: August. 20,1957

Episode 214 - Time for Action

First Aired: August. 15,1957

Episode 213 - The Last Survivors

First Aired: August. 14,1957

Episode 212 - First Love

First Aired: August. 13,1957

Episode 211 - Where Angels Fear

First Aired: August. 09,1957

Episode 210 - The Invisible Man

First Aired: August. 08,1957

Episode 209 - Laugh a Little Tear

First Aired: August. 07,1957

Episode 208 - Finley's Fan Club

First Aired: August. 06,1957

Episode 207 - The Rose Bush

First Aired: August. 05,1957

Episode 205 - The Fawn with Crooked Teeth

First Aired: August. 01,1957

Episode 204 - The Forbidden Search

First Aired: July. 31,1957

Episode 203 - Boys Will Be Men

First Aired: July. 30,1957

Episode 202 - Ann Veronica

First Aired: July. 29,1957

Episode 201 - Call It a Day

First Aired: July. 26,1957

Episode 200 - One for All

First Aired: July. 25,1957

Episode 199 - Shuttered Hearts

First Aired: July. 24,1957

Episode 198 - The First Captain

First Aired: July. 22,1957

Episode 197 - The Last Hour

First Aired: July. 18,1957

Episode 196 - The Richest Man in the World

First Aired: July. 17,1957

Episode 195 - The Cask of Amontillado

First Aired: July. 16,1957

Episode 194 - Portrait in Mini

First Aired: July. 15,1957

Episode 193 - The Fable of Harry

First Aired: July. 12,1957

Episode 192 - But When She Was Bad

First Aired: July. 11,1957

Episode 191 - The Price of Scandal

First Aired: July. 05,1957

Episode 190 - The Last Voyage

First Aired: July. 04,1957

Episode 189 - Trouble Traine

First Aired: July. 03,1957

Episode 188 - Money in the Bank

First Aired: July. 02,1957

Episode 187 - Too Much Johnson

First Aired: July. 01,1957

Episode 186 - The Brief Candle

First Aired: June. 28,1957

Episode 185 - The Charmer

First Aired: June. 26,1957

Episode 184 - A Light in the Sky

First Aired: June. 25,1957

Episode 183 - Stopover

First Aired: June. 24,1957

Episode 182 - Mr. Wendigo

First Aired: June. 21,1957

Episode 181 - Things Hoped For

First Aired: June. 20,1957

Episode 180 - Pigeons and People

First Aired: June. 19,1957

Episode 179 - Liza

First Aired: June. 17,1957

Episode 178 - White-Headed Boy

First Aired: June. 12,1957

Episode 177 - The Party Dress

First Aired: June. 11,1957

Episode 176 - Rich Man, Poor Man

First Aired: June. 10,1957

Episode 175 - Eye of the Storm

First Aired: June. 07,1957

Episode 174 - Rain in the Morning

First Aired: June. 05,1957

Episode 173 - The Golden Door

First Aired: June. 04,1957

Episode 172 - Bachelor Father

First Aired: June. 03,1957

Episode 171 - A Growing Wonder

First Aired: May. 31,1957

Episode 170 - The Dream That Was Fixed

First Aired: May. 30,1957

Episode 169 - The Girls Named Almaya

First Aired: May. 29,1957

Episode 168 - The Gwendolyn Harleth Story

First Aired: May. 28,1957

Episode 167 - Puzzle in the Stars

First Aired: May. 27,1957

Episode 166 - The Lonesome Husband

First Aired: May. 24,1957

Episode 165 - The Avenging of Anne Leete

First Aired: May. 23,1957

Episode 164 - Second-Hand Lover

First Aired: May. 22,1957

Episode 163 - Guest at the Embassy

First Aired: May. 21,1957

Episode 162 - Aftermath

First Aired: May. 20,1957

Episode 161 - Starmaster

First Aired: May. 17,1957

Episode 160 - Jane Eyre

First Aired: May. 16,1957

Episode 159 - Best Friend in Town

First Aired: May. 15,1957

Episode 158 - The Middle-Aged Freshman

First Aired: May. 14,1957

Episode 157 - The Embattled Maiden

First Aired: May. 13,1957

Episode 156 - Big-Hearted Herbert

First Aired: May. 10,1957

Episode 155 - Thursday's Child

First Aired: May. 09,1957

Episode 154 - Hymn to the Dedicated

First Aired: May. 08,1957

Episode 153 - Make Believe Affair

First Aired: May. 07,1957

Episode 152 - Show of Strength

First Aired: May. 06,1957

Episode 151 - The Gioconda Smile

First Aired: May. 03,1957

Episode 150 - Church on Monday

First Aired: May. 02,1957

Episode 149 - The Short Safari of B'wana Ben

First Aired: May. 01,1957

Episode 148 - Guardians of the Temple

First Aired: April. 30,1957

Episode 147 - The Professional

First Aired: April. 29,1957

Episode 146 - A Hat, a Coat, a Glove

First Aired: April. 26,1957

Episode 145 - Ashes in the Wind

First Aired: April. 25,1957

Episode 144 - Pushover

First Aired: April. 24,1957

Episode 143 - The Story of Joseph

First Aired: April. 19,1957

Episode 142 - Blind Man's Bluff

First Aired: April. 17,1957

Episode 141 - Jamie Picks a Wife

First Aired: April. 16,1957

Episode 140 - Thread That Runs So True

First Aired: April. 15,1957

Episode 139 - The Flashing Stream

First Aired: April. 12,1957

Episode 138 - The Sport

First Aired: April. 11,1957

Episode 137 - The Point of Cleaning

First Aired: April. 10,1957

Episode 136 - Long Distance

First Aired: April. 09,1957

Episode 135 - Wuthering Heights [restaged]

First Aired: April. 08,1957

Episode 134 - The Pursuit of Happiness

First Aired: April. 05,1957

Episode 133 - Talk You of Killing

First Aired: April. 04,1957

Episode 132 - The Daughter of Mata Hari

First Aired: April. 03,1957

Episode 131 - We Won't Be Any Trouble

First Aired: April. 02,1957

Episode 130 - End of the Rope

First Aired: April. 01,1957

Episode 129 - The First Year

First Aired: March. 29,1957

Episode 128 - The Vicarious Years

First Aired: March. 28,1957

Episode 127 - Barricade at the Big Black

First Aired: March. 27,1957

Episode 126 - Journey Into Darkness

First Aired: March. 26,1957

Episode 125 - The Ways of Courage

First Aired: March. 25,1957

Episode 124 - Wedding in the Family

First Aired: March. 20,1957

Episode 123 - The 19th Hole

First Aired: March. 19,1957

Episode 122 - Peaceable Kingdom

First Aired: March. 18,1957

Episode 121 - Tongue of Silver

First Aired: March. 15,1957

Episode 120 - Yesterday's Magic

First Aired: March. 14,1957

Episode 119 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

First Aired: March. 08,1957

Episode 118 - The Prizewinner

First Aired: March. 07,1957

Episode 117 - Papa's Wife

First Aired: March. 06,1957

Episode 116 - The Hemlock Cup

First Aired: March. 05,1957

Episode 115 - You Touched Me

First Aired: March. 04,1957

Episode 114 - Shadow and Substance

First Aired: March. 01,1957

Episode 113 - Queen of Spades

First Aired: February. 28,1957

Episode 112 - The Day Before the Wedding

First Aired: February. 27,1957

Episode 111 - Voyage to Mandok

First Aired: February. 26,1957

Episode 110 - The Serpent's Tooth

First Aired: February. 25,1957

Episode 109 - The Bridge

First Aired: February. 22,1957

Episode 108 - The Hickory Limb

First Aired: February. 21,1957

Episode 107 - Bobbie

First Aired: February. 20,1957

Episode 106 - The Remarkable Mr. Jerome

First Aired: February. 19,1957

Episode 105 - The Others

First Aired: February. 15,1957

Episode 104 - The Master Builder

First Aired: February. 14,1957

Episode 103 - A Case of Pure Fiction

First Aired: February. 13,1957

Episode 102 - Mr. Todd

First Aired: February. 12,1957

Episode 101 - The Brat's House

First Aired: February. 11,1957

Episode 100 - The Importance of Being Earnest

First Aired: February. 08,1957

Episode 99 - One

First Aired: February. 07,1957

Episode 98 - The Most Dangerous Man

First Aired: February. 06,1957

Episode 97 - Frankenstein

First Aired: February. 05,1957

Episode 96 - Three Kids

First Aired: February. 04,1957

Episode 95 - Accent on Youth

First Aired: February. 01,1957

Episode 94 - Deacon of Oak Ridge

First Aired: January. 31,1957

Episode 93 - Realms of Gold

First Aired: January. 30,1957

Episode 92 - Anything for a Laugh

First Aired: January. 29,1957

Episode 91 - Mr. Pirn Passes By

First Aired: January. 25,1957

Episode 90 - The 13th Crypt

First Aired: January. 24,1957

Episode 89 - This Language

First Aired: January. 23,1957

Episode 88 - Night Train

First Aired: January. 22,1957

Episode 87 - Madam Ada

First Aired: January. 18,1957

Episode 86 - Home is the Hunted

First Aired: January. 17,1957

Episode 85 - Arms and the Man

First Aired: January. 16,1957

Episode 84 - Here We Are

First Aired: January. 15,1957

Episode 83 - On the Trail of the Kingsfield

First Aired: January. 14,1957

Episode 82 - If This Be Error

First Aired: January. 11,1957

Episode 81 - The Hex

First Aired: January. 10,1957

Episode 80 - The Man in the Half-Moon

First Aired: January. 09,1957

Episode 79 - The Sudden Truth

First Aired: January. 08,1957

Episode 78 - The Lonely Look

First Aired: January. 07,1957

Episode 77 - Dark Victory

First Aired: January. 04,1957

Episode 76 - The Scandalous Priest

First Aired: January. 03,1957

Episode 75 - Miss Morissa

First Aired: January. 02,1957

Episode 74 - Everything's Relative

First Aired: December. 31,1956

Episode 73 - Strong Medicine

First Aired: December. 28,1956

Episode 72 - Smilin' Through

First Aired: December. 27,1956

Episode 71 - For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother

First Aired: December. 26,1956

Episode 70 - Little Women

First Aired: December. 25,1956

Episode 69 - Cold Christmas

First Aired: December. 24,1956

Episode 68 - Eugenie Grandet

First Aired: December. 21,1956

Episode 67 - Late Love

First Aired: December. 20,1956

Episode 66 - Password

First Aired: December. 19,1956

Episode 65 - Head of the Family

First Aired: December. 18,1956

Episode 64 - Prominent Citizens

First Aired: December. 17,1956

Episode 63 - The Wisp End

First Aired: December. 14,1956

Episode 62 - Captain Brassbound's Conversion

First Aired: December. 13,1956

Episode 61 - Love is a Locksmith

First Aired: December. 12,1956

Episode 60 - The Upper Hand

First Aired: December. 11,1956

Episode 59 - Miracle at Carville

First Aired: December. 10,1956

Episode 58 - Jenny Kissed Me

First Aired: December. 07,1956

Episode 57 - Refugee

First Aired: December. 06,1956

Episode 56 - Julie

First Aired: December. 04,1956

Episode 55 - Therese

First Aired: December. 03,1956

Episode 54 - The Last Leaf

First Aired: November. 30,1956

Episode 53 - Spare Your Pity

First Aired: November. 28,1956

Episode 52 - The Empty Nest

First Aired: November. 27,1956

Episode 51 - Julie

First Aired: November. 26,1956

Episode 50 - Dracula

First Aired: November. 23,1956

Episode 49 - The Location of Roycemore College

First Aired: November. 21,1956

Episode 48 - The People vs. John Tarr

First Aired: November. 20,1956

Episode 47 - Madame de Treymes

First Aired: November. 19,1956

Episode 46 - Table Set at Night

First Aired: November. 16,1956

Episode 45 - Savrola

First Aired: November. 15,1956

Episode 44 - Candle in the Dark

First Aired: November. 14,1956

Episode 43 - Step Into Darkness

First Aired: November. 13,1956

Episode 42 - Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars

First Aired: November. 12,1956

Episode 41 - The Shining Hour

First Aired: November. 09,1956

Episode 40 - A Dram of Poison

First Aired: November. 08,1956

Episode 39 - Strangers on a Honeymoon

First Aired: November. 07,1956

Episode 38 - The Tell-Tale Heart

First Aired: November. 06,1956

Episode 37 - Thank You, Edmondo

First Aired: November. 05,1956

Episode 36 - The Outing

First Aired: November. 02,1956

Episode 35 - Without Sanction

First Aired: October. 31,1956

Episode 34 - Horse Power

First Aired: October. 30,1956

Episode 33 - Shake the Stars Down

First Aired: October. 29,1956

Episode 32 - And Then There Were Three

First Aired: October. 24,1956

Episode 31 - The Woman Across the Hall

First Aired: October. 23,1956

Episode 30 - The Man in the Seven League Boots

First Aired: October. 22,1956

Episode 29 - The Eye of the Storm

First Aired: October. 19,1956

Episode 28 - Sight Unseen

First Aired: October. 18,1956

Episode 27 - The Family Man

First Aired: October. 17,1956

Episode 26 - The Egotist

First Aired: October. 16,1956

Episode 25 - The Stamp Caddy

First Aired: October. 15,1956

Episode 24 - Pearls of Sheba

First Aired: October. 02,1956

Episode 23 - Pride and Prejudice

First Aired: October. 01,1956

Episode 22 - Late Date

First Aired: September. 28,1956

Episode 21 - Sound of Fear

First Aired: September. 27,1956

Episode 20 - Alumni Reunion

First Aired: September. 26,1956

Episode 19 - The House Next Door

First Aired: September. 25,1956

Episode 18 - At Mrs. Leland's

First Aired: September. 24,1956

Episode 17 - Uncle Harry

First Aired: September. 21,1956

Episode 16 - A Letter from Johnny Brock

First Aired: September. 20,1956

Episode 15 - Mad Money

First Aired: 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

First Aired: 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

First Aired: 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

First Aired: 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

First Aired: September. 11,1956

Episode 10 - Lovers

First Aired: September. 10,1956

Episode 9 - The Gramercy Ghost

First Aired: September. 07,1956

Episode 8 - The Ivy Curtain

First Aired: September. 06,1956

Episode 7 - 100 Red Convertibles

First Aired: September. 05,1956

Episode 6 - Ladies' Maid Bell

First Aired: 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?

First Aired: 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

First Aired: 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

First Aired: August. 30,1956

The governess of two motherless children believes they are possessed by the spirits of two deceased servants.

Episode 2 - Yankee Doodler

First Aired: 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

First Aired: 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.