Matinee Theater 1955
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Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television. The program ran daily in the afternoon from October 31, 1955, to June 27, 1958.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1955
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 574
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 31, 1955
- Last aired
- Jun 13, 1958
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television. The program ran daily in the afternoon from October 31, 1955, to June 27, 1958. The series frequently featured live broadcasts and presented both original material and adaptations of literary classics. The production team included Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan, and Frank Price, with George Lowther serving as the executive producer. McCleery previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre, which introduced the concept of theater-in-the-round to television by utilizing plays staged with minimal sets. The show featured various performers, including John Conte, Sarah Churchill, Peter Hansen, and Johnny Crawford. The term matinee refers to a musical or dramatic performance or a public event held during the daytime. The series is sometimes titled Matinee Theatre. The production was noted for its ambitious nature during its three-year run on the network.
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“This daily American anthology series brought live theatrical performances to television audiences during the Golden Age.”
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- features live performances
- utilizes minimalist staging
- showcases anthology storytelling
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Watch it if you are interested in the history of live television production and the Golden Age of broadcasting.
The series consists of live dramatic performances intended for general afternoon television audiences.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 199 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Beginning Now Oct 31, 1955
- E2 Make Believe Mother Nov 1, 1955
- E3 The Persistent Image Nov 2, 1955
- E4 I'm Straight with the World Nov 3, 1955
- E5 Progress and Minnie Sweeney Nov 4, 1955
- E6 The House on Wildwood Lane Nov 7, 1955
- E7 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Nov 8, 1955
- E8 One for the Road Nov 9, 1955
- E9 An Apple for Miss Myrtle Nov 10, 1955
- E10 The Man Without a Country Nov 11, 1955
- E11 Jigsaw Nov 14, 1955
- E12 She's the One with the Funny Face Nov 15, 1955
- E13 All the Hoffmeyers in the World Nov 16, 1955
- E14 The Aspern Papers Nov 17, 1955
- E15 Roman Fever Nov 18, 1955
- E16 Midsummer Nov 21, 1955
- E17 The Lady Chooses Nov 22, 1955
- E18 The Courtship of Miles Standish Nov 23, 1955
- E19 Dispossessed Nov 25, 1955
- E20 One for the Road Nov 28, 1955
- E21 The Touchstone Nov 29, 1955
- E22 Wuthering Heights Nov 30, 1955
- E23 The Brass Ring Dec 1, 1955
- E24 Jason Dec 2, 1955
- E25 Arrowsmith Dec 5, 1955
- E26 Passing Strange Dec 6, 1955
- E27 For These Services Dec 7, 1955
- E28 Cordially - With Bombs Dec 8, 1955
- E29 The White Oaks Dec 9, 1955
- E30 O'Toole from Moscow Dec 12, 1955
- E31 The Milwaukee Rocket Dec 13, 1955
- E32 This One is Different Dec 14, 1955
- E33 Sins of the Fathers Dec 15, 1955
- E34 See You on Sunday Dec 16, 1955
- E35 Coming of Age Dec 19, 1955
- E36 Technique Dec 20, 1955
- E37 Gallin: All-American Dec 21, 1955
- E38 Santa is No Saint Dec 22, 1955
- E39 The Unwelcomed Dec 23, 1955
- E40 The Red Sanders Story Dec 26, 1955
- E41 Class of '58 Jul 9, 1956
- E42 Horns of the Dilemma Dec 28, 1955
- E43 Little Girls Grow Up Dec 29, 1955
- E44 The Shot Dec 30, 1955
- E45 Mr. Krane Jan 3, 1956
- E46 Yesterday is Gone Jan 4, 1956
- E47 Double Door Jan 5, 1956
- E48 The Happy Rest Jan 6, 1956
- E49 The Gate Jan 9, 1956
- E50 One Left Over Jan 10, 1956
- E51 All the Trees in the Field Jan 11, 1956
- E52 The Century Plant Jan 12, 1956
- E53 Friday the 13th Jan 13, 1956
- E54 The Old Maid Jan 16, 1956
- E55 Mother Was a Bachelor Jan 17, 1956
- E56 The Bottom of the River Jan 18, 1956
- E57 The Carefree Tree Jan 19, 1956
- E58 Interlude Jan 20, 1956
- E59 The Big Box Jan 23, 1956
- E60 Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher Jan 24, 1956
- E61 Doc Jan 25, 1956
- E62 The Amateur Jan 26, 1956
- E63 Light and Shadow Jan 27, 1956
- E64 Romney Jan 30, 1956
- E65 O Promise Me Jan 31, 1956
- E66 Hold My Hand and Run Feb 1, 1956
- E67 Dark Possession Feb 2, 1956
- E68 The Diamond Feb 3, 1956
- E69 Susan and God Feb 6, 1956
- E70 As Young As You Feel Feb 7, 1956
- E71 The White Knight Feb 8, 1956
- E72 The Anxious Years Feb 9, 1956
- E73 The Heart of Mary Lincoln Feb 10, 1956
- E74 The Middle Son Feb 13, 1956
- E75 Valentine's Day Feb 14, 1956
- E76 Summer Cannot Last Feb 15, 1956
- E77 The Last Battlefield Feb 16, 1956
- E78 The Catbird Seat Feb 17, 1956
- E79 Dream House Feb 20, 1956
- E80 The Runaways Feb 21, 1956
- E81 The Ledger Feb 22, 1956
- E82 When the Bough Breaks Feb 23, 1956
- E83 I Want to March Feb 24, 1956
- E84 Skylark Feb 27, 1956
- E85 Tall, Dark Stranger Feb 28, 1956
- E86 Anything But Love Feb 29, 1956
- E87 Robin Daw Mar 1, 1956
- E88 Letter to a Stranger Mar 2, 1956
- E89 Dinner at Antoine's Mar 5, 1956
- E90 The Mating of Watkins Tottle Mar 6, 1956
- E91 Her Son's Wife Mar 7, 1956
- E92 The Shining Palace Mar 8, 1956
- E93 The Odd Ones Mar 9, 1956
- E94 A Cowboy for Chris Mar 12, 1956
- E95 The Rocking Chair Mar 13, 1956
- E96 The Big Guy Mar 14, 1956
- E97 Statute of Limitations Mar 15, 1956
- E98 The Baron and the Banshees Mar 16, 1956
- E99 Notebook Warrior Mar 19, 1956
- E100 Temptation for a King Mar 20, 1956
- E101 The White Knight Mar 21, 1956
- E102 The Anxious Years Mar 22, 1956
- E103 M is for the Many Mar 23, 1956
- E104 Silent Partner Mar 26, 1956
- E105 Winter in April Mar 27, 1956
- E106 Bread Upon the Waters Mar 28, 1956
- E107 The Giant Killer Mar 29, 1956
- E108 The Book of Ruth Mar 30, 1956
- E109 Singer in the Valley Apr 2, 1956
- E110 The Heart of a Husband Apr 3, 1956
- E111 From the Desk of Margaret Tydings Apr 4, 1956
- E112 But You Look Like Sisters Apr 5, 1956
- E113 The House of Seven Gables Apr 6, 1956
- E114 Fiddlin' Man Apr 9, 1956
- E115 The Hollow Woman Apr 10, 1956
- E116 People in Glass Apr 11, 1956
- E117 One of the Family Apr 12, 1956
- E118 Young Hands, Young Feet Apr 13, 1956
- E119 The Lark Shall Sing Apr 16, 1956
- E120 In Dread of Winter Apr 17, 1956
- E121 The Babylonian Heart Apr 19, 1956
- E122 Ask Me No Questions Apr 20, 1956
- E123 Whom Death Has Joined Together Apr 23, 1956
- E124 The Wedding Apr 24, 1956
- E125 The Reckoning Apr 25, 1956
- E126 A Woman Named Ruby Apr 26, 1956
- E127 The Bright Boy Apr 27, 1956
- E128 The Carefree Tree Apr 30, 1956
- E129 Graybeards and Witches May 1, 1956
- E130 The Legend of Jenny Lind May 2, 1956
- E131 Daughter of the Seventh Day May 3, 1956
- E132 Night Must Fall May 4, 1956
- E133 The 25th Hour May 7, 1956
- E134 A Man and His Maid May 8, 1956
- E135 Perspective May 9, 1956
- E136 The Catamaran May 10, 1956
- E137 Johnny Came Marching Home May 11, 1956
- E138 A Family Affair May 14, 1956
- E139 Blind Date May 16, 1956
- E140 To Have and to Hold May 17, 1956
- E141 Edwina Black May 18, 1956
- E142 The Spare Room May 21, 1956
- E143 The Bottle Imp May 22, 1956
- E144 Brief Music May 23, 1956
- E145 The Girl from Boro Park May 24, 1956
- E146 To Whom It May Concern May 25, 1956
- E147 Bachelor Buttons May 28, 1956
- E148 The Children of Papa Juan May 29, 1956
- E149 Herself Alone May 30, 1956
- E150 Three for the Money May 31, 1956
- E151 Taxi to the Moon Jun 1, 1956
- E152 The Goodtime Boys Jun 4, 1956
- E153 The American Jun 5, 1956
- E154 Cause for Suspicion Jun 6, 1956
- E155 Fight the Whole World Jun 7, 1956
- E156 Autumn Crocus Jun 8, 1956
- E157 George Has a Birthday Jun 11, 1956
- E158 The Serpent's Tooth Jun 12, 1956
- E159 Crime at Blossom's Jun 13, 1956
- E160 The Luck of Amos Currie Jun 14, 1956
- E161 Alison's House Jun 15, 1956
- E162 Safe Place Jun 18, 1956
- E163 The Guest Cottage Jun 19, 1956
- E164 Forsaking All Others Jun 20, 1956
- E165 Love, Honor and O'Day Jun 21, 1956
- E166 The Damask Cheek Jun 22, 1956
- E167 Moon Over Jun 25, 1956
- E168 But Fear Itself Jun 26, 1956
- E169 The Birthday Present Jun 27, 1956
- E170 The Ghost of Greenwich Village Jun 28, 1956
- E171 The Young and the Damned Jun 29, 1956
- E172 There's Always Juliet Jul 2, 1956
- E173 Seasoned Timber Jul 3, 1956
- E174 The Declaration Jul 4, 1956
- E175 High Places Jul 5, 1956
- E176 Black Chiffon Jul 6, 1956
- E177 Class of '58 Jul 9, 1956
- E178 Marriage by the Millions Jul 11, 1956
- E179 Backfire Jul 12, 1956
- E180 The Bishop Misbehaves Jul 13, 1956
- E181 Remittance Jul 16, 1956
- E182 Beg, Borrow or Steal Jul 17, 1956
- E183 Summer Pavilion Jul 18, 1956
- E184 The Feast Jul 19, 1956
- E185 A Full, Rich Life Jul 20, 1956
- E186 The Reverberator Jul 23, 1956
- E187 Woman at the Window Jul 24, 1956
- E188 Another Sky Jul 25, 1956
- E189 Letter of Introduction Jul 26, 1956
- E190 Home at Seven Jul 27, 1956
- E191 The Cypress Tree Jul 30, 1956
- E192 Belong to Me Jul 31, 1956
- E193 Pygmalion Jones Aug 1, 1956
- E194 Gretel Aug 2, 1956
- E195 Some Man Will Want You Aug 3, 1956
- E196 The Fall of the House of Usher Aug 6, 1956
- E197 Cupid Rode a Horse Aug 7, 1956
- E198 The Old Payola Aug 8, 1956
- E199 The Perfect Alibi Aug 10, 1956
Season 2 · 240 episodes
- E1 The House Off Fifth Avenue Aug 27, 1956
- E2 Yankee Doodler Aug 29, 1956
- E3 The Pink Hippopotamus Aug 30, 1956
- E4 September Tide Aug 31, 1956
- E5 Are You Listening? Sep 3, 1956
- E6 Ladies' Maid Bell Sep 4, 1956
- E7 100 Red Convertibles Sep 5, 1956
- E8 The Ivy Curtain Sep 6, 1956
- E9 The Gramercy Ghost Sep 7, 1956
- E10 Lovers Sep 10, 1956
- E11 Reach for the Stars Sep 11, 1956
- E12 I Like It Here Sep 12, 1956
- E13 A Question of Balance Sep 13, 1956
- E14 The Marriage Royal Sep 14, 1956
- E15 Mad Money Sep 19, 1956
- E16 A Letter from Johnny Brock Sep 20, 1956
- E17 Uncle Harry Sep 21, 1956
- E18 At Mrs. Leland's Sep 24, 1956
- E19 The House Next Door Sep 25, 1956
- E20 Alumni Reunion Sep 26, 1956
- E21 Sound of Fear Sep 27, 1956
- E22 Late Date Sep 28, 1956
- E23 Pride and Prejudice Oct 1, 1956
- E24 Pearls of Sheba Oct 2, 1956
- E25 The Stamp Caddy Oct 15, 1956
- E26 The Egotist Oct 16, 1956
- E27 The Family Man Oct 17, 1956
- E28 Sight Unseen Oct 18, 1956
- E29 The Eye of the Storm Oct 19, 1956
- E30 The Man in the Seven League Boots Oct 22, 1956
- E31 The Woman Across the Hall Oct 23, 1956
- E32 And Then There Were Three Oct 24, 1956
- E33 Shake the Stars Down Oct 29, 1956
- E34 Horse Power Oct 30, 1956
- E35 Without Sanction Oct 31, 1956
- E36 The Outing Nov 2, 1956
- E37 Thank You, Edmondo Nov 5, 1956
- E38 The Tell-Tale Heart Nov 6, 1956
- E39 Strangers on a Honeymoon Nov 7, 1956
- E40 A Dram of Poison Nov 8, 1956
- E41 The Shining Hour Nov 9, 1956
- E42 Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars Nov 12, 1956
- E43 Step Into Darkness Nov 13, 1956
- E44 Candle in the Dark Nov 14, 1956
- E45 Savrola Nov 15, 1956
- E46 Table Set at Night Nov 16, 1956
- E47 Madame de Treymes Nov 19, 1956
- E48 The People vs. John Tarr Nov 20, 1956
- E49 The Location of Roycemore College Nov 21, 1956
- E50 Dracula Nov 23, 1956
- E51 Julie Nov 26, 1956
- E52 The Empty Nest Nov 27, 1956
- E53 Spare Your Pity Nov 28, 1956
- E54 The Last Leaf Nov 30, 1956
- E55 Therese Dec 3, 1956
- E56 Julie Dec 4, 1956
- E57 Refugee Dec 6, 1956
- E58 Jenny Kissed Me Dec 7, 1956
- E59 Miracle at Carville Dec 10, 1956
- E60 The Upper Hand Dec 11, 1956
- E61 Love is a Locksmith Dec 12, 1956
- E62 Captain Brassbound's Conversion Dec 13, 1956
- E63 The Wisp End Dec 14, 1956
- E64 Prominent Citizens Dec 17, 1956
- E65 Head of the Family Dec 18, 1956
- E66 Password Dec 19, 1956
- E67 Late Love Dec 20, 1956
- E68 Eugenie Grandet Dec 21, 1956
- E69 Cold Christmas Dec 24, 1956
- E70 Little Women Dec 25, 1956
- E71 For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother Dec 26, 1956
- E72 Smilin' Through Dec 27, 1956
- E73 Strong Medicine Dec 28, 1956
- E74 Everything's Relative Dec 31, 1956
- E75 Miss Morissa Jan 2, 1957
- E76 The Scandalous Priest Jan 3, 1957
- E77 Dark Victory Jan 4, 1957
- E78 The Lonely Look Jan 7, 1957
- E79 The Sudden Truth Jan 8, 1957
- E80 The Man in the Half-Moon Jan 9, 1957
- E81 The Hex Jan 10, 1957
- E82 If This Be Error Jan 11, 1957
- E83 On the Trail of the Kingsfield Jan 14, 1957
- E84 Here We Are Jan 15, 1957
- E85 Arms and the Man Jan 16, 1957
- E86 Home is the Hunted Jan 17, 1957
- E87 Madam Ada Jan 18, 1957
- E88 Night Train Jan 22, 1957
- E89 This Language Jan 23, 1957
- E90 The 13th Crypt Jan 24, 1957
- E91 Mr. Pirn Passes By Jan 25, 1957
- E92 Anything for a Laugh Jan 29, 1957
- E93 Realms of Gold Jan 30, 1957
- E94 Deacon of Oak Ridge Jan 31, 1957
- E95 Accent on Youth Feb 1, 1957
- E96 Three Kids Feb 4, 1957
- E97 Frankenstein Feb 5, 1957
- E98 The Most Dangerous Man Feb 6, 1957
- E99 One Feb 7, 1957
- E100 The Importance of Being Earnest Feb 8, 1957
- E101 The Brat's House Feb 11, 1957
- E102 Mr. Todd Feb 12, 1957
- E103 A Case of Pure Fiction Feb 13, 1957
- E104 The Master Builder Feb 14, 1957
- E105 The Others Feb 15, 1957
- E106 The Remarkable Mr. Jerome Feb 19, 1957
- E107 Bobbie Feb 20, 1957
- E108 The Hickory Limb Feb 21, 1957
- E109 The Bridge Feb 22, 1957
- E110 The Serpent's Tooth Feb 25, 1957
- E111 Voyage to Mandok Feb 26, 1957
- E112 The Day Before the Wedding Feb 27, 1957
- E113 Queen of Spades Feb 28, 1957
- E114 Shadow and Substance Mar 1, 1957
- E115 You Touched Me Mar 4, 1957
- E116 The Hemlock Cup Mar 5, 1957
- E117 Papa's Wife Mar 6, 1957
- E118 The Prizewinner Mar 7, 1957
- E119 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Mar 8, 1957
- E120 Yesterday's Magic Mar 14, 1957
- E121 Tongue of Silver Mar 15, 1957
- E122 Peaceable Kingdom Mar 18, 1957
- E123 The 19th Hole Mar 19, 1957
- E124 Wedding in the Family Mar 20, 1957
- E125 The Ways of Courage Mar 25, 1957
- E126 Journey Into Darkness Mar 26, 1957
- E127 Barricade at the Big Black Mar 27, 1957
- E128 The Vicarious Years Mar 28, 1957
- E129 The First Year Mar 29, 1957
- E130 End of the Rope Apr 1, 1957
- E131 We Won't Be Any Trouble Apr 2, 1957
- E132 The Daughter of Mata Hari Apr 3, 1957
- E133 Talk You of Killing Apr 4, 1957
- E134 The Pursuit of Happiness Apr 5, 1957
- E135 Wuthering Heights [restaged] Apr 8, 1957
- E136 Long Distance Apr 9, 1957
- E137 The Point of Cleaning Apr 10, 1957
- E138 The Sport Apr 11, 1957
- E139 The Flashing Stream Apr 12, 1957
- E140 Thread That Runs So True Apr 15, 1957
- E141 Jamie Picks a Wife Apr 16, 1957
- E142 Blind Man's Bluff Apr 17, 1957
- E143 The Story of Joseph Apr 19, 1957
- E144 Pushover Apr 24, 1957
- E145 Ashes in the Wind Apr 25, 1957
- E146 A Hat, a Coat, a Glove Apr 26, 1957
- E147 The Professional Apr 29, 1957
- E148 Guardians of the Temple Apr 30, 1957
- E149 The Short Safari of B'wana Ben May 1, 1957
- E150 Church on Monday May 2, 1957
- E151 The Gioconda Smile May 3, 1957
- E152 Show of Strength May 6, 1957
- E153 Make Believe Affair May 7, 1957
- E154 Hymn to the Dedicated May 8, 1957
- E155 Thursday's Child May 9, 1957
- E156 Big-Hearted Herbert May 10, 1957
- E157 The Embattled Maiden May 13, 1957
- E158 The Middle-Aged Freshman May 14, 1957
- E159 Best Friend in Town May 15, 1957
- E160 Jane Eyre May 16, 1957
- E161 Starmaster May 17, 1957
- E162 Aftermath May 20, 1957
- E163 Guest at the Embassy May 21, 1957
- E164 Second-Hand Lover May 22, 1957
- E165 The Avenging of Anne Leete May 23, 1957
- E166 The Lonesome Husband May 24, 1957
- E167 Puzzle in the Stars May 27, 1957
- E168 The Gwendolyn Harleth Story May 28, 1957
- E169 The Girls Named Almaya May 29, 1957
- E170 The Dream That Was Fixed May 30, 1957
- E171 A Growing Wonder May 31, 1957
- E172 Bachelor Father Jun 3, 1957
- E173 The Golden Door Jun 4, 1957
- E174 Rain in the Morning Jun 5, 1957
- E175 Eye of the Storm Jun 7, 1957
- E176 Rich Man, Poor Man Jun 10, 1957
- E177 The Party Dress Jun 11, 1957
- E178 White-Headed Boy Jun 12, 1957
- E179 Liza Jun 17, 1957
- E180 Pigeons and People Jun 19, 1957
- E181 Things Hoped For Jun 20, 1957
- E182 Mr. Wendigo Jun 21, 1957
- E183 Stopover Jun 24, 1957
- E184 A Light in the Sky Jun 25, 1957
- E185 The Charmer Jun 26, 1957
- E186 The Brief Candle Jun 28, 1957
- E187 Too Much Johnson Jul 1, 1957
- E188 Money in the Bank Jul 2, 1957
- E189 Trouble Traine Jul 3, 1957
- E190 The Last Voyage Jul 4, 1957
- E191 The Price of Scandal Jul 5, 1957
- E192 But When She Was Bad Jul 11, 1957
- E193 The Fable of Harry Jul 12, 1957
- E194 Portrait in Mini Jul 15, 1957
- E195 The Cask of Amontillado Jul 16, 1957
- E196 The Richest Man in the World Jul 17, 1957
- E197 The Last Hour Jul 18, 1957
- E198 The First Captain Jul 22, 1957
- E199 Shuttered Hearts Jul 24, 1957
- E200 One for All Jul 25, 1957
- E201 Call It a Day Jul 26, 1957
- E202 Ann Veronica Jul 29, 1957
- E203 Boys Will Be Men Jul 30, 1957
- E204 The Forbidden Search Jul 31, 1957
- E205 The Fawn with Crooked Teeth Aug 1, 1957
- E207 The Rose Bush Aug 5, 1957
- E208 Finley's Fan Club Aug 6, 1957
- E209 Laugh a Little Tear Aug 7, 1957
- E210 The Invisible Man Aug 8, 1957
- E211 Where Angels Fear Aug 9, 1957
- E212 First Love Aug 13, 1957
- E213 The Last Survivors Aug 14, 1957
- E214 Time for Action Aug 15, 1957
- E215 Haven's End Aug 20, 1957
- E216 Heed the Falling Sparrow Aug 21, 1957
- E217 The President's Child Bride Aug 22, 1957
- E218 Now or Never Aug 23, 1957
- E219 Awakening Aug 27, 1957
- E220 Angel Face Aug 28, 1957
- E221 The Star Sapphire Aug 29, 1957
- E222 Women Have Ways Aug 30, 1957
- E223 Jewel Boy Sep 2, 1957
- E224 Molly Morgan Sep 3, 1957
- E225 Woman Alone Sep 4, 1957
- E226 Among Strangers Sep 6, 1957
- E227 The Adjustable Mr. Willing Sep 9, 1957
- E228 Freedom Comes Later Sep 10, 1957
- E229 In the Fog Sep 11, 1957
- E230 Son of 37 Fathers Sep 12, 1957
- E231 Hand Me Down Sep 13, 1957
- E232 Emma Sep 16, 1957
- E233 Personal Equation Sep 17, 1957
- E234 Night Cry Sep 18, 1957
- E235 The Mysterious Disappearance Sep 19, 1957
- E236 The Impersonal Touch Sep 20, 1957
- E237 The Story of Sarah Sep 22, 1957
- E238 The Waiting Swan Sep 24, 1957
- E239 One Mummy Too Many Sep 25, 1957
- E240 Hearthstones Sep 26, 1957
- E241 The Reluctant Heiress Sep 27, 1957
Season 3 · 135 episodes
- E1 Father Come Home Oct 15, 1957
- E2 Villa of the Angels Oct 16, 1957
- E3 A Tone of Time Oct 17, 1957
- E4 Almost Any Man Will Do Oct 18, 1957
- E5 Sing for Me Oct 21, 1957
- E6 Run for the Money Oct 22, 1957
- E7 Lest We Forget Oct 23, 1957
- E8 The Glass Hill Oct 24, 1957
- E9 Out of the Frying Pan Oct 25, 1957
- E10 The Last Stop Oct 28, 1957
- E11 The Weak and the Strong Oct 29, 1957
- E12 Nine-Finger Jack Oct 30, 1957
- E13 Elementals Oct 31, 1957
- E14 Plummer in Paradise Nov 1, 1957
- E15 Something About a Dollar Nov 4, 1957
- E16 Return in Winter Nov 7, 1957
- E17 Grandmama and Grandfather Nov 8, 1957
- E18 Aesop and Rhodope Nov 11, 1957
- E19 All Over the World Nov 12, 1957
- E20 The Ransom of Sigmund Freud Nov 13, 1957
- E21 Iris Nov 14, 1957
- E22 Remember Me Kindly Nov 15, 1957
- E23 The Embassy House Nov 18, 1957
- E24 Witness to Murder Nov 19, 1957
- E25 The Johnson House Nov 20, 1957
- E26 Cadenza Nov 25, 1957
- E27 Green Shores Nov 26, 1957
- E28 A Question of Balance Nov 27, 1957
- E29 Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent Nov 29, 1957
- E30 The Conversation Tables Dec 2, 1957
- E31 Out of My Darkness Dec 3, 1957
- E32 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Dec 4, 1957
- E33 The Broom and the Groom Dec 5, 1957
- E34 A Cloud for Jeni Dec 6, 1957
- E35 The Consul Dec 9, 1957
- E36 The Old Friend Dec 10, 1957
- E37 Give Me a Wand Dec 10, 1957
- E38 The Sure Thing Dec 11, 1957
- E39 Dark of the Moon Dec 12, 1957
- E40 The Giver and the Gift Dec 13, 1957
- E41 No Time for Comedy Dec 16, 1957
- E42 Gentleman of Fortune Dec 17, 1957
- E43 The Gentleman Caller Dec 18, 1957
- E44 Tender Leaves Dec 19, 1957
- E45 In 25 Words or Less Dec 20, 1957
- E46 Sara Crewe Dec 23, 1957
- E47 Amahl and the Night Visitors Dec 24, 1957
- E48 The Little Minister Dec 25, 1957
- E49 Daughter of Kings Dec 31, 1957
- E50 The Survival Kit Jan 2, 1958
- E51 The House with the Golden Street Jan 3, 1958
- E52 The Europeans Jan 6, 1958
- E53 The Collected Letters of Mr. Sage Jan 7, 1958
- E54 Two-Picture Deal Jan 8, 1958
- E55 The Great Obstacle Courtship Jan 9, 1958
- E56 A Chance to Die Jan 10, 1958
- E57 Home on the Range Jan 13, 1958
- E58 The Makropoulos Secret Jan 14, 1958
- E59 More Than a Man Jan 15, 1958
- E60 Something Stolen, Something New Jan 16, 1958
- E61 Thunderbolt Jan 17, 1958
- E62 Daisy Mayne Jan 20, 1958
- E63 The Man Who Wanted to Hate Jan 21, 1958
- E64 The Golden Fleecing Jan 22, 1958
- E65 Forever and Ever Jan 23, 1958
- E66 Decision Jan 24, 1958
- E67 Solider's Boy Jan 27, 1958
- E68 The Man with Pointed Toes Jan 28, 1958
- E69 Love Out of Town Jan 31, 1958
- E70 Cave-In Feb 3, 1958
- E71 The Iceman Feb 4, 1958
- E72 The Long, Long Laugh Feb 5, 1958
- E73 Man Without a Country Feb 6, 1958
- E74 The Odd Ones Feb 7, 1958
- E75 Monsieur Beaucaire Feb 11, 1958
- E76 Life Upon the Wicked Stage Feb 12, 1958
- E77 Without Fear or Favor Feb 13, 1958
- E78 The Third Person Feb 14, 1958
- E79 Eden End Feb 17, 1958
- E80 The 10th Muse Feb 18, 1958
- E81 Goodbye on Thursday Feb 20, 1958
- E82 Heart's Desire Feb 21, 1958
- E83 Marriage of Convenience Feb 24, 1958
- E84 The Suicide Club Feb 25, 1958
- E85 The 65th Floor Feb 26, 1958
- E86 The Hickory Heart Feb 27, 1958
- E87 The Devil's Violin Feb 28, 1958
- E88 Wednesday's Child Mar 4, 1958
- E89 Vigilante Mar 5, 1958
- E90 The Prophet Hosea Mar 7, 1958
- E91 Mrs. Moonlight Mar 10, 1958
- E92 With Love We Live Mar 11, 1958
- E93 You and I Mar 12, 1958
- E94 Career Angel Mar 13, 1958
- E95 Contingent Fire Mar 14, 1958
- E96 Anxious Night Mar 18, 1958
- E97 On Approval Mar 19, 1958
- E98 Dandy Dick Mar 20, 1958
- E99 Hush, Mahala, Hush Mar 21, 1958
- E100 O'Rourke's House Mar 25, 1958
- E101 The Alleyway Mar 26, 1958
- E102 The Vagabond Mar 27, 1958
- E103 The Silver Spider Mar 28, 1958
- E104 Design for Glory Apr 1, 1958
- E105 The Inspector General Apr 2, 1958
- E106 The Two Mrs. Carrolls Apr 3, 1958
- E107 The Velvet Glove Apr 4, 1958
- E108 Death Takes a Holiday Apr 8, 1958
- E109 Man of the House Apr 9, 1958
- E110 A Case of Fear Apr 10, 1958
- E111 Walk in the Sky Apr 11, 1958
- E112 The Canterville Ghost Apr 15, 1958
- E113 Found Money Apr 17, 1958
- E114 Washington Whispers Money Apr 18, 1958
- E115 A Boy Grows Up Apr 22, 1958
- E116 Phony Venus Apr 23, 1958
- E117 Some Blessed People Apr 24, 1958
- E118 The Quiet Street Apr 25, 1958
- E119 The Quest of Quesnay May 7, 1958
- E120 Angel Street May 9, 1958
- E121 The Cause May 12, 1958
- E122 Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1 May 20, 1958
- E123 Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2 May 21, 1958
- E124 Day of Discoveries May 22, 1958
- E125 The Young and the Fair May 23, 1958
- E126 The Riddle of Mary Murray May 27, 1958
- E127 Button Button May 29, 1958
- E128 The End of the Season Jun 3, 1958
- E129 Look Out for John Tucker Jun 4, 1958
- E130 The Road to Recovery Jun 5, 1958
- E131 The Nightbird's Crying Jun 6, 1958
- E132 The Story of Marcia Gordon Jun 10, 1958
- E133 Town in Turmoil Jun 11, 1958
- E134 Washington Square Jun 12, 1958
- E135 Course for Collision Jun 13, 1958
Frequently asked questions
What is Matinee Theater?
It is an American television anthology series that aired daily on NBC between 1955 and 1958.
Was the show filmed?
The series was frequently broadcast live.
Who produced the series?
The show was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan, and Frank Price, with George Lowther serving as executive producer.
What style of production did the series use?
The show utilized the concept of theater-in-the-round, which features plays staged with minimal sets.
What does the title mean?
A matinee is a performance or showing of a play or film that takes place during the daytime.