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Matinee Theater

Season 1 1955 - 1956

  • 1955-11-08T20:00:00Z on NBC
  • 45m
  • 1d 22h (46 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.

46 episodes

Series Premiere

1955-11-08T20:00:00Z

1x01 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Series Premiere

1x01 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

  • 1955-11-08T20:00:00Z1h

1955-11-28T20:00:00Z

1x02 One for the Road

1x02 One for the Road

  • 1955-11-28T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1955-11-29T20:00:00Z

1x03 The Touchstone

1x03 The Touchstone

  • 1955-11-29T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1955-11-30T20:00:00Z

1x04 Wuthering Heights

1x04 Wuthering Heights

  • 1955-11-30T20:00:00Z1h

This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.

1955-12-01T20:00:00Z

1x05 The Brass Ring

1x05 The Brass Ring

  • 1955-12-01T20:00:00Z1h

A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.

1956-12-03T20:00:00Z

1x06 Therese.

1x06 Therese.

  • 1956-12-03T20:00:00Z1h

1955-12-12T20:00:00Z

1x07 O'Toole from Moscow.

1x07 O'Toole from Moscow.

  • 1955-12-12T20:00:00Z1h

1x08 The Return of Socko Renard

  • 1955-12-12T20:00:00Z1h

1956-01-03T20:00:00Z

1x09 Mr. Krane

1x09 Mr. Krane

  • 1956-01-03T20:00:00Z1h

1956-01-07T20:00:00Z

1x10 Dracula

1x10 Dracula

  • 1956-01-07T20:00:00Z1h

1x11 All the Trees In The Field

  • 1956-01-11T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-01-18T20:00:00Z

1x12 The bottom of the river

1x12 The bottom of the river

  • 1956-01-18T20:00:00Z1h

1956-02-03T20:00:00Z

1x13 Cave-in

1x13 Cave-in

  • 1956-02-03T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-02-11T20:00:00Z

1x14 The Brat's House

1x14 The Brat's House

  • 1956-02-11T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-02-12T20:00:00Z

1x15 Mysterious Mr. Todd

1x15 Mysterious Mr. Todd

  • 1956-02-12T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-02-13T20:00:00Z

1x16 The Middle Son

1x16 The Middle Son

  • 1956-02-13T20:00:00Z1h

1956-02-14T20:00:00Z

1x17 Valentine's Day

1x17 Valentine's Day

  • 1956-02-14T20:00:00Z1h

The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide

1956-02-16T20:00:00Z

1x18 The Last Battlefield

1x18 The Last Battlefield

  • 1956-02-16T20:00:00Z1h

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

1956-02-28T20:00:00Z

1x19 Tall, dark stranger

1x19 Tall, dark stranger

  • 1956-02-28T20:00:00Z1h

1956-03-05T20:00:00Z

1x20 Dinner at Antoine's

1x20 Dinner at Antoine's

  • 1956-03-05T20:00:00Z1h

A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.

1x21 The Mating of Watkins Tottle

  • 1956-03-06T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-02-15T20:00:00Z

1x22 Summer Cannot Last

1x22 Summer Cannot Last

  • 1956-02-15T20:00:00Z1h

A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.

1956-02-17T20:00:00Z

1x23 The Catbird Seat

1x23 The Catbird Seat

  • 1956-02-17T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-03-08T20:00:00Z

1x24 The Shining Palace

1x24 The Shining Palace

  • 1956-03-08T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-03-07T20:00:00Z

1x25 Her Son's Wife

1x25 Her Son's Wife

  • 1956-03-07T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-03-09T20:00:00Z

1x26 The Odd Ones

1x26 The Odd Ones

  • 1956-03-09T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-03-22T20:00:00Z

1x27 Silent Partner

1x27 Silent Partner

  • 1956-03-22T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-03-20T20:00:00Z

1x28 Temptation for a king

1x28 Temptation for a king

  • 1956-03-20T20:00:00Z1h

1956-03-27T20:00:00Z

1x29 Winter in April

1x29 Winter in April

  • 1956-03-27T20:00:00Z1h

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

1956-04-09T20:00:00Z

1x30 Fiddlin' man

1x30 Fiddlin' man

  • 1956-04-09T20:00:00Z1h

1956-03-28T20:00:00Z

1x31 Bread Upon The Waters

1x31 Bread Upon The Waters

  • 1956-03-28T20:00:00Z1h

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

1956-03-29T20:00:00Z

1x32 The Giant Killer

1x32 The Giant Killer

  • 1956-03-29T20:00:00Z1h

A man is determined to prevent his teen-age daughter from leaving home and entering a convent - Tv Guide

1956-03-30T20:00:00Z

1x33 The Book of Ruth

1x33 The Book of Ruth

  • 1956-03-30T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-04-10T20:00:00Z

1x34 Ask Me No Questions

1x34 Ask Me No Questions

  • 1956-04-10T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-04-16T20:00:00Z

1x35 The Lark Shall Sing

1x35 The Lark Shall Sing

  • 1956-04-16T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-04-17T20:00:00Z

1x36 In Dread of Winter

1x36 In Dread of Winter

  • 1956-04-17T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-04-18T20:00:00Z

1x37 The Century Plant

1x37 The Century Plant

  • 1956-04-18T20:00:00Z1h

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.

1956-04-19T20:00:00Z

1x38 The Babylonian Heart

1x38 The Babylonian Heart

  • 1956-04-19T20:00:00Z1h

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

1x39 Whom Death Has Joined Together

  • 1956-04-23T20:00:00Z1h

1956-06-11T19:00:00Z

1x40 George has a birthday

1x40 George has a birthday

  • 1956-06-11T19:00:00Z1h

1956-07-09T19:00:00Z

1x41 Class of '58

1x41 Class of '58

  • 1956-07-09T19:00:00Z1h

1956-09-09T19:00:00Z

1x42 Ivy Curtain

1x42 Ivy Curtain

  • 1956-09-09T19:00:00Z1h

1956-09-26T19:00:00Z

1x43 Alumni reunion

1x43 Alumni reunion

  • 1956-09-26T19:00:00Z1h

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

1956-10-30T20:00:00Z

1x44 Horse Power

1x44 Horse Power

  • 1956-10-30T20:00:00Z1h

1956-12-05T20:00:00Z

1x45 Julie

1x45 Julie

  • 1956-12-05T20:00:00Z1h

1956-12-17T20:00:00Z

1x46 Prominent Citizens

1x46 Prominent Citizens

  • 1956-12-17T20:00:00Z1h

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

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