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Matinee Theater Season 3

October. 15,1957

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Matinee Theater

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

1955

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Matinee Theater Season 3 Full Episode Guide

Episode 135 - Course for Collision

First Aired: June. 13,1958

Episode 134 - Washington Square

First Aired: June. 12,1958

Episode 133 - Town in Turmoil

First Aired: June. 11,1958

Episode 132 - The Story of Marcia Gordon

First Aired: June. 10,1958

Episode 131 - The Nightbird's Crying

First Aired: June. 06,1958

Episode 130 - The Road to Recovery

First Aired: June. 05,1958

Episode 129 - Look Out for John Tucker

First Aired: June. 04,1958

Episode 128 - The End of the Season

First Aired: June. 03,1958

Episode 127 - Button Button

First Aired: May. 29,1958

Episode 126 - The Riddle of Mary Murray

First Aired: May. 27,1958

Episode 125 - The Young and the Fair

First Aired: May. 23,1958

Episode 124 - Day of Discoveries

First Aired: May. 22,1958

Episode 123 - Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2

First Aired: May. 21,1958

Episode 122 - Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1

First Aired: May. 20,1958

Episode 121 - The Cause

First Aired: May. 12,1958

Episode 120 - Angel Street

First Aired: May. 09,1958

Episode 119 - The Quest of Quesnay

First Aired: May. 07,1958

Episode 118 - The Quiet Street

First Aired: April. 25,1958

Episode 117 - Some Blessed People

First Aired: April. 24,1958

Episode 116 - Phony Venus

First Aired: April. 23,1958

Episode 115 - A Boy Grows Up

First Aired: April. 22,1958

Episode 114 - Washington Whispers Money

First Aired: April. 18,1958

Episode 113 - Found Money

First Aired: April. 17,1958

Episode 112 - The Canterville Ghost

First Aired: April. 15,1958

Episode 111 - Walk in the Sky

First Aired: April. 11,1958

Episode 110 - A Case of Fear

First Aired: April. 10,1958

Episode 109 - Man of the House

First Aired: April. 09,1958

Episode 108 - Death Takes a Holiday

First Aired: April. 08,1958

Episode 107 - The Velvet Glove

First Aired: April. 04,1958

Episode 106 - The Two Mrs. Carrolls

First Aired: April. 03,1958

Episode 105 - The Inspector General

First Aired: April. 02,1958

Episode 104 - Design for Glory

First Aired: April. 01,1958

Episode 103 - The Silver Spider

First Aired: March. 28,1958

Episode 102 - The Vagabond

First Aired: March. 27,1958

Episode 101 - The Alleyway

First Aired: March. 26,1958

Episode 100 - O'Rourke's House

First Aired: March. 25,1958

Episode 99 - Hush, Mahala, Hush

First Aired: March. 21,1958

Episode 98 - Dandy Dick

First Aired: March. 20,1958

Episode 97 - On Approval

First Aired: March. 19,1958

Episode 96 - Anxious Night

First Aired: March. 18,1958

Episode 95 - Contingent Fire

First Aired: March. 14,1958

Episode 94 - Career Angel

First Aired: March. 13,1958

Episode 93 - You and I

First Aired: March. 12,1958

Episode 92 - With Love We Live

First Aired: March. 11,1958

Episode 91 - Mrs. Moonlight

First Aired: March. 10,1958

Episode 90 - The Prophet Hosea

First Aired: March. 07,1958

Episode 89 - Vigilante

First Aired: March. 05,1958

Episode 88 - Wednesday's Child

First Aired: March. 04,1958

Episode 87 - The Devil's Violin

First Aired: February. 28,1958

Episode 86 - The Hickory Heart

First Aired: February. 27,1958

Episode 85 - The 65th Floor

First Aired: February. 26,1958

Episode 84 - The Suicide Club

First Aired: February. 25,1958

Episode 83 - Marriage of Convenience

First Aired: February. 24,1958

Episode 82 - Heart's Desire

First Aired: February. 21,1958

Episode 81 - Goodbye on Thursday

First Aired: February. 20,1958

Episode 80 - The 10th Muse

First Aired: February. 18,1958

Episode 79 - Eden End

First Aired: February. 17,1958

Episode 78 - The Third Person

First Aired: February. 14,1958

Episode 77 - Without Fear or Favor

First Aired: February. 13,1958

Episode 76 - Life Upon the Wicked Stage

First Aired: February. 12,1958

Episode 75 - Monsieur Beaucaire

First Aired: February. 11,1958

Episode 74 - The Odd Ones

First Aired: February. 07,1958

Episode 73 - Man Without a Country

First Aired: February. 06,1958

Episode 72 - The Long, Long Laugh

First Aired: February. 05,1958

Episode 71 - The Iceman

First Aired: February. 04,1958

Episode 70 - Cave-In

First Aired: February. 03,1958

Episode 69 - Love Out of Town

First Aired: January. 31,1958

Episode 68 - The Man with Pointed Toes

First Aired: January. 28,1958

Episode 67 - Solider's Boy

First Aired: January. 27,1958

Episode 66 - Decision

First Aired: January. 24,1958

Episode 65 - Forever and Ever

First Aired: January. 23,1958

Episode 64 - The Golden Fleecing

First Aired: January. 22,1958

Episode 63 - The Man Who Wanted to Hate

First Aired: January. 21,1958

Episode 62 - Daisy Mayne

First Aired: January. 20,1958

Episode 61 - Thunderbolt

First Aired: January. 17,1958

Episode 60 - Something Stolen, Something New

First Aired: January. 16,1958

Episode 59 - More Than a Man

First Aired: January. 15,1958

Episode 58 - The Makropoulos Secret

First Aired: January. 14,1958

Episode 57 - Home on the Range

First Aired: January. 13,1958

Episode 56 - A Chance to Die

First Aired: January. 10,1958

Episode 55 - The Great Obstacle Courtship

First Aired: January. 09,1958

Episode 54 - Two-Picture Deal

First Aired: January. 08,1958

Episode 53 - The Collected Letters of Mr. Sage

First Aired: January. 07,1958

Episode 52 - The Europeans

First Aired: January. 06,1958

Episode 51 - The House with the Golden Street

First Aired: January. 03,1958

Episode 50 - The Survival Kit

First Aired: January. 02,1958

Episode 49 - Daughter of Kings

First Aired: December. 31,1957

Episode 48 - The Little Minister

First Aired: December. 25,1957

Episode 47 - Amahl and the Night Visitors

First Aired: December. 24,1957

Episode 46 - Sara Crewe

First Aired: December. 23,1957

Episode 45 - In 25 Words or Less

First Aired: December. 20,1957

Episode 44 - Tender Leaves

First Aired: December. 19,1957

Episode 43 - The Gentleman Caller

First Aired: December. 18,1957

Episode 42 - Gentleman of Fortune

First Aired: December. 17,1957

Episode 41 - No Time for Comedy

First Aired: December. 16,1957

Episode 40 - The Giver and the Gift

First Aired: December. 13,1957

Episode 39 - Dark of the Moon

First Aired: December. 12,1957

Episode 38 - The Sure Thing

First Aired: December. 11,1957

Episode 37 - Give Me a Wand

First Aired: December. 10,1957

Episode 36 - The Old Friend

First Aired: December. 10,1957

Episode 35 - The Consul

First Aired: December. 09,1957

Episode 34 - A Cloud for Jeni

First Aired: December. 06,1957

Episode 33 - The Broom and the Groom

First Aired: December. 05,1957

Episode 32 - The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

First Aired: December. 04,1957

Episode 31 - Out of My Darkness

First Aired: December. 03,1957

Episode 30 - The Conversation Tables

First Aired: December. 02,1957

Episode 29 - Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent

First Aired: November. 29,1957

Episode 28 - A Question of Balance

First Aired: November. 27,1957

Episode 27 - Green Shores

First Aired: November. 26,1957

Episode 26 - Cadenza

First Aired: November. 25,1957

Episode 25 - The Johnson House

First Aired: November. 20,1957

Episode 24 - Witness to Murder

First Aired: November. 19,1957

Episode 23 - The Embassy House

First Aired: November. 18,1957

Episode 22 - Remember Me Kindly

First Aired: November. 15,1957

Episode 21 - Iris

First Aired: November. 14,1957

Episode 20 - The Ransom of Sigmund Freud

First Aired: November. 13,1957

Episode 19 - All Over the World

First Aired: November. 12,1957

Episode 18 - Aesop and Rhodope

First Aired: November. 11,1957

Episode 17 - Grandmama and Grandfather

First Aired: November. 08,1957

Episode 16 - Return in Winter

First Aired: November. 07,1957

Episode 15 - Something About a Dollar

First Aired: November. 04,1957

Episode 14 - Plummer in Paradise

First Aired: November. 01,1957

Episode 13 - Elementals

First Aired: October. 31,1957

Episode 12 - Nine-Finger Jack

First Aired: October. 30,1957

Episode 11 - The Weak and the Strong

First Aired: October. 29,1957

The year is 1962, and it is known that Russia is planning a full-scale nuclear attack against the U. S and Canada. In a desperate last-minute effort to avert war, the president makes plans to fly to Russia to meet directly with the Russian leaders. - Tv Guide

Episode 10 - The Last Stop

First Aired: October. 28,1957

Dr. Austin Sloper had always hoped that his daughter Catherine would grow into as charming and brilliant as woman as her mother had been. But Catherine grew up to be a very ordinary woman. - Tv Guide

Episode 9 - Out of the Frying Pan

First Aired: October. 25,1957

Pretty Martha Radway is vigorously campaigning with members of the League of Women Voters for a new school in their town.

Episode 8 - The Glass Hill

First Aired: October. 24,1957

Marcia Miller has inherited her successful mother's talent for fashion designing. But Marcia has decided she doesn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps. - Tv Guide

Episode 7 - Lest We Forget

First Aired: October. 23,1957

Episode 6 - Run for the Money

First Aired: October. 22,1957

Recently promoted, a young man is offered help in learning his new duties. The offer comes from a young-lady collegue, whose real motive is to break up his marriage.

Episode 5 - Sing for Me

First Aired: October. 21,1957

Gomer, a beautiful young girl is blamed by townspeople for the suicide of one of their men. They are about to kill her when Hosea saves her life. The young prophet falls in love with Gomer, grateful to Hosea, promises to become his wife. - Tv Guide

Episode 4 - Almost Any Man Will Do

First Aired: October. 18,1957

After years of carrying the responsibilities of two jobs, Mitchell Dayton has a nervous breakdown. He moves his family to Florida where he takes a job in a gas station. One afternoon he is knocked unconscious, and when he awakens he is hundreds of miles away from home with no money, no identification, and suffers from amnesia. - Tv Guide

Episode 3 - A Tone of Time

First Aired: October. 17,1957

A successful career woman falls ill and discovers someone has been administering small doses of poison to her every day. - Tv Guide

Episode 2 - Villa of the Angels

First Aired: October. 16,1957

Frank Wilson is bringing his boss home for dinner and is anxious to make a good impression. He asks his wife Jane to try not to be so shy and tells her she must learn to be more decisive. During the day a strange young man comes to the house posing as a magazine salesman. Jane feels that this a good opportunity to practice being forceful.- Tv Guide

Episode 1 - Father Come Home

First Aired: October. 15,1957

In a small town, enraged townsfolk refuse to believe the tale of a stranger. He claims that the man they believe committed a murder was miles away at the time of the killing.