Matinee Theater - Season 1

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Beginning Now

1 - Beginning Now

Air Date: October 31, 1955

Make Believe Mother

2 - Make Believe Mother

Air Date: November 1, 1955

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.

The Persistent Image

3 - The Persistent Image

Air Date: November 2, 1955

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.

I'm Straight with the World

4 - I'm Straight with the World

Air Date: November 3, 1955

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

Progress and Minnie Sweeney

5 - Progress and Minnie Sweeney

Air Date: November 4, 1955

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

The House on Wildwood Lane

6 - The House on Wildwood Lane

Air Date: November 7, 1955

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

7 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Air Date: November 8, 1955

One for the Road

8 - One for the Road

Air Date: November 9, 1955

An Apple for Miss Myrtle

9 - An Apple for Miss Myrtle

Air Date: November 10, 1955

The Man Without a Country

10 - The Man Without a Country

Air Date: November 11, 1955

Jigsaw

11 - Jigsaw

Air Date: November 14, 1955

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.

She's the One with the Funny Face

12 - She's the One with the Funny Face

Air Date: November 15, 1955

All the Hoffmeyers in the World

13 - All the Hoffmeyers in the World

Air Date: November 16, 1955

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.

The Aspern Papers

14 - The Aspern Papers

Air Date: November 17, 1955

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.

Roman Fever

15 - Roman Fever

Air Date: November 18, 1955

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.

Midsummer

16 - Midsummer

Air Date: November 21, 1955

The Lady Chooses

17 - The Lady Chooses

Air Date: November 22, 1955

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

The Courtship of Miles Standish

18 - The Courtship of Miles Standish

Air Date: November 23, 1955

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

Dispossessed

19 - Dispossessed

Air Date: November 25, 1955

One for the Road

20 - One for the Road

Air Date: November 28, 1955

A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.

The Touchstone

21 - The Touchstone

Air Date: November 29, 1955

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.

Wuthering Heights

22 - Wuthering Heights

Air Date: November 30, 1955

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

The Brass Ring

23 - The Brass Ring

Air Date: December 1, 1955

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.

Jason

24 - Jason

Air Date: December 2, 1955

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.

Arrowsmith

25 - Arrowsmith

Air Date: December 5, 1955

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.

Passing Strange

26 - Passing Strange

Air Date: December 6, 1955

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.

For These Services

27 - For These Services

Air Date: December 7, 1955

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.

Cordially - With Bombs

28 - Cordially - With Bombs

Air Date: December 8, 1955

The White Oaks

29 - The White Oaks

Air Date: December 9, 1955

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

O'Toole from Moscow

30 - O'Toole from Moscow

Air Date: December 12, 1955

The Milwaukee Rocket

31 - The Milwaukee Rocket

Air Date: December 13, 1955

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

This One is Different

32 - This One is Different

Air Date: December 14, 1955

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

Sins of the Fathers

33 - Sins of the Fathers

Air Date: December 15, 1955

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.

See You on Sunday

34 - See You on Sunday

Air Date: December 16, 1955

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.

Coming of Age

35 - Coming of Age

Air Date: December 19, 1955

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.

Technique

36 - Technique

Air Date: December 20, 1955

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.

Gallin: All-American

37 - Gallin: All-American

Air Date: December 21, 1955

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.

Santa is No Saint

38 - Santa is No Saint

Air Date: December 22, 1955

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

The Unwelcomed

39 - The Unwelcomed

Air Date: December 23, 1955

The Red Sanders Story

40 - The Red Sanders Story

Air Date: December 26, 1955

Class of '58

41 - Class of '58

Air Date: July 9, 1956

Horns of the Dilemma

42 - Horns of the Dilemma

Air Date: December 28, 1955

Little Girls Grow Up

43 - Little Girls Grow Up

Air Date: December 29, 1955

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

The Shot

44 - The Shot

Air Date: December 30, 1955

Mr. Krane

45 - Mr. Krane

Air Date: January 3, 1956

Yesterday is Gone

46 - Yesterday is Gone

Air Date: January 4, 1956

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

Double Door

47 - Double Door

Air Date: January 5, 1956

The Happy Rest

48 - The Happy Rest

Air Date: January 6, 1956

The Gate

49 - The Gate

Air Date: January 9, 1956

One Left Over

50 - One Left Over

Air Date: January 10, 1956

All the Trees in the Field

51 - All the Trees in the Field

Air Date: January 11, 1956

The Century Plant

52 - The Century Plant

Air Date: January 12, 1956

Friday the 13th

53 - Friday the 13th

Air Date: January 13, 1956

The Old Maid

54 - The Old Maid

Air Date: January 16, 1956

Mother Was a Bachelor

55 - Mother Was a Bachelor

Air Date: January 17, 1956

The Bottom of the River

56 - The Bottom of the River

Air Date: January 18, 1956

The Carefree Tree

57 - The Carefree Tree

Air Date: January 19, 1956

Interlude

58 - Interlude

Air Date: January 20, 1956

The Big Box

59 - The Big Box

Air Date: January 23, 1956

Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher

60 - Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher

Air Date: January 24, 1956

Doc

61 - Doc

Air Date: January 25, 1956

The Amateur

62 - The Amateur

Air Date: January 26, 1956

Light and Shadow

63 - Light and Shadow

Air Date: January 27, 1956

Romney

64 - Romney

Air Date: January 30, 1956

O Promise Me

65 - O Promise Me

Air Date: January 31, 1956

Hold My Hand and Run

66 - Hold My Hand and Run

Air Date: February 1, 1956

Dark Possession

67 - Dark Possession

Air Date: February 2, 1956

The Diamond

68 - The Diamond

Air Date: February 3, 1956

Susan and God

69 - Susan and God

Air Date: February 6, 1956

As Young As You Feel

70 - As Young As You Feel

Air Date: February 7, 1956

The White Knight

71 - The White Knight

Air Date: February 8, 1956

The Anxious Years

72 - The Anxious Years

Air Date: February 9, 1956

The Heart of Mary Lincoln

73 - The Heart of Mary Lincoln

Air Date: February 10, 1956

The Middle Son

74 - The Middle Son

Air Date: February 13, 1956

Valentine's Day

75 - Valentine's Day

Air Date: February 14, 1956

Summer Cannot Last

76 - Summer Cannot Last

Air Date: February 15, 1956

The Last Battlefield

77 - The Last Battlefield

Air Date: February 16, 1956

The Catbird Seat

78 - The Catbird Seat

Air Date: February 17, 1956

Dream House

79 - Dream House

Air Date: February 20, 1956

The Runaways

80 - The Runaways

Air Date: February 21, 1956

The Ledger

81 - The Ledger

Air Date: February 22, 1956

When the Bough Breaks

82 - When the Bough Breaks

Air Date: February 23, 1956

I Want to March

83 - I Want to March

Air Date: February 24, 1956

Skylark

84 - Skylark

Air Date: February 27, 1956

Tall, Dark Stranger

85 - Tall, Dark Stranger

Air Date: February 28, 1956

Anything But Love

86 - Anything But Love

Air Date: February 29, 1956

Robin Daw

87 - Robin Daw

Air Date: March 1, 1956

Letter to a Stranger

88 - Letter to a Stranger

Air Date: March 2, 1956

Dinner at Antoine's

89 - Dinner at Antoine's

Air Date: March 5, 1956

The Mating of Watkins Tottle

90 - The Mating of Watkins Tottle

Air Date: March 6, 1956

Her Son's Wife

91 - Her Son's Wife

Air Date: March 7, 1956

The Shining Palace

92 - The Shining Palace

Air Date: March 8, 1956

The Odd Ones

93 - The Odd Ones

Air Date: March 9, 1956

A Cowboy for Chris

94 - A Cowboy for Chris

Air Date: March 12, 1956

The Rocking Chair

95 - The Rocking Chair

Air Date: March 13, 1956

The Big Guy

96 - The Big Guy

Air Date: March 14, 1956

Statute of Limitations

97 - Statute of Limitations

Air Date: March 15, 1956

The Baron and the Banshees

98 - The Baron and the Banshees

Air Date: March 16, 1956

Notebook Warrior

99 - Notebook Warrior

Air Date: March 19, 1956

Temptation for a King

100 - Temptation for a King

Air Date: March 20, 1956

The White Knight

101 - The White Knight

Air Date: March 21, 1956

The Anxious Years

102 - The Anxious Years

Air Date: March 22, 1956

M is for the Many

103 - M is for the Many

Air Date: March 23, 1956

Silent Partner

104 - Silent Partner

Air Date: March 26, 1956

Winter in April

105 - Winter in April

Air Date: March 27, 1956

Bread Upon the Waters

106 - Bread Upon the Waters

Air Date: March 28, 1956

The Giant Killer

107 - The Giant Killer

Air Date: March 29, 1956

The Book of Ruth

108 - The Book of Ruth

Air Date: March 30, 1956

Singer in the Valley

109 - Singer in the Valley

Air Date: April 2, 1956

The Heart of a Husband

110 - The Heart of a Husband

Air Date: April 3, 1956

From the Desk of Margaret Tydings

111 - From the Desk of Margaret Tydings

Air Date: April 4, 1956

But You Look Like Sisters

112 - But You Look Like Sisters

Air Date: April 5, 1956

The House of Seven Gables

113 - The House of Seven Gables

Air Date: April 6, 1956

Fiddlin' Man

114 - Fiddlin' Man

Air Date: April 9, 1956

The Hollow Woman

115 - The Hollow Woman

Air Date: April 10, 1956

People in Glass

116 - People in Glass

Air Date: April 11, 1956

One of the Family

117 - One of the Family

Air Date: April 12, 1956

Young Hands, Young Feet

118 - Young Hands, Young Feet

Air Date: April 13, 1956

The Lark Shall Sing

119 - The Lark Shall Sing

Air Date: April 16, 1956

In Dread of Winter

120 - In Dread of Winter

Air Date: April 17, 1956

The Babylonian Heart

121 - The Babylonian Heart

Air Date: April 19, 1956

Ask Me No Questions

122 - Ask Me No Questions

Air Date: April 20, 1956

Whom Death Has Joined Together

123 - Whom Death Has Joined Together

Air Date: April 23, 1956

The Wedding

124 - The Wedding

Air Date: April 24, 1956

The Reckoning

125 - The Reckoning

Air Date: April 25, 1956

A Woman Named Ruby

126 - A Woman Named Ruby

Air Date: April 26, 1956

The Bright Boy

127 - The Bright Boy

Air Date: April 27, 1956

The Carefree Tree

128 - The Carefree Tree

Air Date: April 30, 1956

Graybeards and Witches

129 - Graybeards and Witches

Air Date: May 1, 1956

The Legend of Jenny Lind

130 - The Legend of Jenny Lind

Air Date: May 2, 1956

Daughter of the Seventh Day

131 - Daughter of the Seventh Day

Air Date: May 3, 1956

Night Must Fall

132 - Night Must Fall

Air Date: May 4, 1956

The 25th Hour

133 - The 25th Hour

Air Date: May 7, 1956

A Man and His Maid

134 - A Man and His Maid

Air Date: May 8, 1956

Perspective

135 - Perspective

Air Date: May 9, 1956

The Catamaran

136 - The Catamaran

Air Date: May 10, 1956

Johnny Came Marching Home

137 - Johnny Came Marching Home

Air Date: May 11, 1956

A Family Affair

138 - A Family Affair

Air Date: May 14, 1956

Blind Date

139 - Blind Date

Air Date: May 16, 1956

To Have and to Hold

140 - To Have and to Hold

Air Date: May 17, 1956

Edwina Black

141 - Edwina Black

Air Date: May 18, 1956

The Spare Room

142 - The Spare Room

Air Date: May 21, 1956

The Bottle Imp

143 - The Bottle Imp

Air Date: May 22, 1956

Brief Music

144 - Brief Music

Air Date: May 23, 1956

The Girl from Boro Park

145 - The Girl from Boro Park

Air Date: May 24, 1956

To Whom It May Concern

146 - To Whom It May Concern

Air Date: May 25, 1956

Bachelor Buttons

147 - Bachelor Buttons

Air Date: May 28, 1956

The Children of Papa Juan

148 - The Children of Papa Juan

Air Date: May 29, 1956

Herself Alone

149 - Herself Alone

Air Date: May 30, 1956

Three for the Money

150 - Three for the Money

Air Date: May 31, 1956

Taxi to the Moon

151 - Taxi to the Moon

Air Date: June 1, 1956

The Goodtime Boys

152 - The Goodtime Boys

Air Date: June 4, 1956

The American

153 - The American

Air Date: June 5, 1956

Cause for Suspicion

154 - Cause for Suspicion

Air Date: June 6, 1956

Fight the Whole World

155 - Fight the Whole World

Air Date: June 7, 1956

Autumn Crocus

156 - Autumn Crocus

Air Date: June 8, 1956

George Has a Birthday

157 - George Has a Birthday

Air Date: June 11, 1956

The Serpent's Tooth

158 - The Serpent's Tooth

Air Date: June 12, 1956

Crime at Blossom's

159 - Crime at Blossom's

Air Date: June 13, 1956

The Luck of Amos Currie

160 - The Luck of Amos Currie

Air Date: June 14, 1956

Alison's House

161 - Alison's House

Air Date: June 15, 1956

Safe Place

162 - Safe Place

Air Date: June 18, 1956

The Guest Cottage

163 - The Guest Cottage

Air Date: June 19, 1956

Forsaking All Others

164 - Forsaking All Others

Air Date: June 20, 1956

Love, Honor and O'Day

165 - Love, Honor and O'Day

Air Date: June 21, 1956

The Damask Cheek

166 - The Damask Cheek

Air Date: June 22, 1956

Moon Over

167 - Moon Over

Air Date: June 25, 1956

But Fear Itself

168 - But Fear Itself

Air Date: June 26, 1956

The Birthday Present

169 - The Birthday Present

Air Date: June 27, 1956

The Ghost of Greenwich Village

170 - The Ghost of Greenwich Village

Air Date: June 28, 1956

The Young and the Damned

171 - The Young and the Damned

Air Date: June 29, 1956

There's Always Juliet

172 - There's Always Juliet

Air Date: July 2, 1956

Seasoned Timber

173 - Seasoned Timber

Air Date: July 3, 1956

The Declaration

174 - The Declaration

Air Date: July 4, 1956

High Places

175 - High Places

Air Date: July 5, 1956

Black Chiffon

176 - Black Chiffon

Air Date: July 6, 1956

Class of '58

177 - Class of '58

Air Date: July 9, 1956

Marriage by the Millions

178 - Marriage by the Millions

Air Date: July 11, 1956

Backfire

179 - Backfire

Air Date: July 12, 1956

The Bishop Misbehaves

180 - The Bishop Misbehaves

Air Date: July 13, 1956

Remittance

181 - Remittance

Air Date: July 16, 1956

Beg, Borrow or Steal

182 - Beg, Borrow or Steal

Air Date: July 17, 1956

Summer Pavilion

183 - Summer Pavilion

Air Date: July 18, 1956

The Feast

184 - The Feast

Air Date: July 19, 1956

A Full, Rich Life

185 - A Full, Rich Life

Air Date: July 20, 1956

The Reverberator

186 - The Reverberator

Air Date: July 23, 1956

Woman at the Window

187 - Woman at the Window

Air Date: July 24, 1956

Another Sky

188 - Another Sky

Air Date: July 25, 1956

Letter of Introduction

189 - Letter of Introduction

Air Date: July 26, 1956

Home at Seven

190 - Home at Seven

Air Date: July 27, 1956

The Cypress Tree

191 - The Cypress Tree

Air Date: July 30, 1956

Belong to Me

192 - Belong to Me

Air Date: July 31, 1956

Pygmalion Jones

193 - Pygmalion Jones

Air Date: August 1, 1956

Gretel

194 - Gretel

Air Date: August 2, 1956

Some Man Will Want You

195 - Some Man Will Want You

Air Date: August 3, 1956

The Fall of the House of Usher

196 - The Fall of the House of Usher

Air Date: August 6, 1956

Cupid Rode a Horse

197 - Cupid Rode a Horse

Air Date: August 7, 1956

The Old Payola

198 - The Old Payola

Air Date: August 8, 1956

The Perfect Alibi

199 - The Perfect Alibi

Air Date: August 10, 1956