Matinee Theater - Season 2
1 - The House Off Fifth Avenue
Air Date: 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.
2 - Yankee Doodler
Air Date: 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.
3 - The Pink Hippopotamus
Air Date: August 30, 1956
The governess of two motherless children believes they are possessed by the spirits of two deceased servants.
4 - September Tide
Air Date: 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.
5 - Are You Listening?
Air Date: September 3, 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.
6 - Ladies' Maid Bell
Air Date: September 4, 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.
7 - 100 Red Convertibles
Air Date: September 5, 1956
8 - The Ivy Curtain
Air Date: September 6, 1956
9 - The Gramercy Ghost
Air Date: September 7, 1956
10 - Lovers
Air Date: September 10, 1956
11 - Reach for the Stars
Air Date: September 11, 1956
12 - I Like It Here
Air Date: 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
13 - A Question of Balance
Air Date: 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.
14 - The Marriage Royal
Air Date: 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.
15 - Mad Money
Air Date: 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
16 - A Letter from Johnny Brock
Air Date: September 20, 1956
17 - Uncle Harry
Air Date: September 21, 1956
18 - At Mrs. Leland's
Air Date: September 24, 1956
19 - The House Next Door
Air Date: September 25, 1956
20 - Alumni Reunion
Air Date: September 26, 1956
21 - Sound of Fear
Air Date: September 27, 1956
22 - Late Date
Air Date: September 28, 1956
23 - Pride and Prejudice
Air Date: October 1, 1956
24 - Pearls of Sheba
Air Date: October 2, 1956
25 - The Stamp Caddy
Air Date: October 15, 1956
26 - The Egotist
Air Date: October 16, 1956
27 - The Family Man
Air Date: October 17, 1956
28 - Sight Unseen
Air Date: October 18, 1956
29 - The Eye of the Storm
Air Date: October 19, 1956
30 - The Man in the Seven League Boots
Air Date: October 22, 1956
31 - The Woman Across the Hall
Air Date: October 23, 1956
32 - And Then There Were Three
Air Date: October 24, 1956
33 - Shake the Stars Down
Air Date: October 29, 1956
34 - Horse Power
Air Date: October 30, 1956
35 - Without Sanction
Air Date: October 31, 1956
36 - The Outing
Air Date: November 2, 1956
37 - Thank You, Edmondo
Air Date: November 5, 1956
38 - The Tell-Tale Heart
Air Date: November 6, 1956
39 - Strangers on a Honeymoon
Air Date: November 7, 1956
40 - A Dram of Poison
Air Date: November 8, 1956
41 - The Shining Hour
Air Date: November 9, 1956
42 - Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars
Air Date: November 12, 1956
43 - Step Into Darkness
Air Date: November 13, 1956
44 - Candle in the Dark
Air Date: November 14, 1956
45 - Savrola
Air Date: November 15, 1956
46 - Table Set at Night
Air Date: November 16, 1956
47 - Madame de Treymes
Air Date: November 19, 1956
48 - The People vs. John Tarr
Air Date: November 20, 1956
49 - The Location of Roycemore College
Air Date: November 21, 1956
50 - Dracula
Air Date: November 23, 1956
51 - Julie
Air Date: November 26, 1956
52 - The Empty Nest
Air Date: November 27, 1956
53 - Spare Your Pity
Air Date: November 28, 1956
54 - The Last Leaf
Air Date: November 30, 1956
55 - Therese
Air Date: December 3, 1956
56 - Julie
Air Date: December 4, 1956
57 - Refugee
Air Date: December 6, 1956
58 - Jenny Kissed Me
Air Date: December 7, 1956
59 - Miracle at Carville
Air Date: December 10, 1956
60 - The Upper Hand
Air Date: December 11, 1956
61 - Love is a Locksmith
Air Date: December 12, 1956
62 - Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Air Date: December 13, 1956
63 - The Wisp End
Air Date: December 14, 1956
64 - Prominent Citizens
Air Date: December 17, 1956
65 - Head of the Family
Air Date: December 18, 1956
66 - Password
Air Date: December 19, 1956
67 - Late Love
Air Date: December 20, 1956
68 - Eugenie Grandet
Air Date: December 21, 1956
69 - Cold Christmas
Air Date: December 24, 1956
70 - Little Women
Air Date: December 25, 1956
71 - For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother
Air Date: December 26, 1956
72 - Smilin' Through
Air Date: December 27, 1956
73 - Strong Medicine
Air Date: December 28, 1956
74 - Everything's Relative
Air Date: December 31, 1956
75 - Miss Morissa
Air Date: January 2, 1957
76 - The Scandalous Priest
Air Date: January 3, 1957
77 - Dark Victory
Air Date: January 4, 1957
78 - The Lonely Look
Air Date: January 7, 1957
79 - The Sudden Truth
Air Date: January 8, 1957
80 - The Man in the Half-Moon
Air Date: January 9, 1957
81 - The Hex
Air Date: January 10, 1957
82 - If This Be Error
Air Date: January 11, 1957
83 - On the Trail of the Kingsfield
Air Date: January 14, 1957
84 - Here We Are
Air Date: January 15, 1957
85 - Arms and the Man
Air Date: January 16, 1957
86 - Home is the Hunted
Air Date: January 17, 1957
87 - Madam Ada
Air Date: January 18, 1957
88 - Night Train
Air Date: January 22, 1957
89 - This Language
Air Date: January 23, 1957
90 - The 13th Crypt
Air Date: January 24, 1957
91 - Mr. Pirn Passes By
Air Date: January 25, 1957
92 - Anything for a Laugh
Air Date: January 29, 1957
93 - Realms of Gold
Air Date: January 30, 1957
94 - Deacon of Oak Ridge
Air Date: January 31, 1957
95 - Accent on Youth
Air Date: February 1, 1957
96 - Three Kids
Air Date: February 4, 1957
97 - Frankenstein
Air Date: February 5, 1957
98 - The Most Dangerous Man
Air Date: February 6, 1957
99 - One
Air Date: February 7, 1957
100 - The Importance of Being Earnest
Air Date: February 8, 1957
101 - The Brat's House
Air Date: February 11, 1957
102 - Mr. Todd
Air Date: February 12, 1957
103 - A Case of Pure Fiction
Air Date: February 13, 1957
104 - The Master Builder
Air Date: February 14, 1957
105 - The Others
Air Date: February 15, 1957
106 - The Remarkable Mr. Jerome
Air Date: February 19, 1957
107 - Bobbie
Air Date: February 20, 1957
108 - The Hickory Limb
Air Date: February 21, 1957
109 - The Bridge
Air Date: February 22, 1957
110 - The Serpent's Tooth
Air Date: February 25, 1957
111 - Voyage to Mandok
Air Date: February 26, 1957
112 - The Day Before the Wedding
Air Date: February 27, 1957
113 - Queen of Spades
Air Date: February 28, 1957
114 - Shadow and Substance
Air Date: March 1, 1957
115 - You Touched Me
Air Date: March 4, 1957
116 - The Hemlock Cup
Air Date: March 5, 1957
117 - Papa's Wife
Air Date: March 6, 1957
118 - The Prizewinner
Air Date: March 7, 1957
119 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Air Date: March 8, 1957
120 - Yesterday's Magic
Air Date: March 14, 1957
121 - Tongue of Silver
Air Date: March 15, 1957
122 - Peaceable Kingdom
Air Date: March 18, 1957
123 - The 19th Hole
Air Date: March 19, 1957
124 - Wedding in the Family
Air Date: March 20, 1957
125 - The Ways of Courage
Air Date: March 25, 1957
126 - Journey Into Darkness
Air Date: March 26, 1957
127 - Barricade at the Big Black
Air Date: March 27, 1957
128 - The Vicarious Years
Air Date: March 28, 1957
129 - The First Year
Air Date: March 29, 1957
130 - End of the Rope
Air Date: April 1, 1957
131 - We Won't Be Any Trouble
Air Date: April 2, 1957
132 - The Daughter of Mata Hari
Air Date: April 3, 1957
133 - Talk You of Killing
Air Date: April 4, 1957
134 - The Pursuit of Happiness
Air Date: April 5, 1957
135 - Wuthering Heights [restaged]
Air Date: April 8, 1957
136 - Long Distance
Air Date: April 9, 1957
137 - The Point of Cleaning
Air Date: April 10, 1957
138 - The Sport
Air Date: April 11, 1957
139 - The Flashing Stream
Air Date: April 12, 1957
140 - Thread That Runs So True
Air Date: April 15, 1957
141 - Jamie Picks a Wife
Air Date: April 16, 1957
142 - Blind Man's Bluff
Air Date: April 17, 1957
143 - The Story of Joseph
Air Date: April 19, 1957
144 - Pushover
Air Date: April 24, 1957
145 - Ashes in the Wind
Air Date: April 25, 1957
146 - A Hat, a Coat, a Glove
Air Date: April 26, 1957
147 - The Professional
Air Date: April 29, 1957
148 - Guardians of the Temple
Air Date: April 30, 1957
149 - The Short Safari of B'wana Ben
Air Date: May 1, 1957
150 - Church on Monday
Air Date: May 2, 1957
151 - The Gioconda Smile
Air Date: May 3, 1957
152 - Show of Strength
Air Date: May 6, 1957
153 - Make Believe Affair
Air Date: May 7, 1957
154 - Hymn to the Dedicated
Air Date: May 8, 1957
155 - Thursday's Child
Air Date: May 9, 1957
156 - Big-Hearted Herbert
Air Date: May 10, 1957
157 - The Embattled Maiden
Air Date: May 13, 1957
158 - The Middle-Aged Freshman
Air Date: May 14, 1957
159 - Best Friend in Town
Air Date: May 15, 1957
160 - Jane Eyre
Air Date: May 16, 1957
161 - Starmaster
Air Date: May 17, 1957
162 - Aftermath
Air Date: May 20, 1957
163 - Guest at the Embassy
Air Date: May 21, 1957
164 - Second-Hand Lover
Air Date: May 22, 1957
165 - The Avenging of Anne Leete
Air Date: May 23, 1957
166 - The Lonesome Husband
Air Date: May 24, 1957
167 - Puzzle in the Stars
Air Date: May 27, 1957
168 - The Gwendolyn Harleth Story
Air Date: May 28, 1957
169 - The Girls Named Almaya
Air Date: May 29, 1957
170 - The Dream That Was Fixed
Air Date: May 30, 1957
171 - A Growing Wonder
Air Date: May 31, 1957
172 - Bachelor Father
Air Date: June 3, 1957
173 - The Golden Door
Air Date: June 4, 1957
174 - Rain in the Morning
Air Date: June 5, 1957
175 - Eye of the Storm
Air Date: June 7, 1957
176 - Rich Man, Poor Man
Air Date: June 10, 1957
177 - The Party Dress
Air Date: June 11, 1957
178 - White-Headed Boy
Air Date: June 12, 1957
179 - Liza
Air Date: June 17, 1957
180 - Pigeons and People
Air Date: June 19, 1957
181 - Things Hoped For
Air Date: June 20, 1957
182 - Mr. Wendigo
Air Date: June 21, 1957
183 - Stopover
Air Date: June 24, 1957
184 - A Light in the Sky
Air Date: June 25, 1957
185 - The Charmer
Air Date: June 26, 1957
186 - The Brief Candle
Air Date: June 28, 1957
187 - Too Much Johnson
Air Date: July 1, 1957
188 - Money in the Bank
Air Date: July 2, 1957
189 - Trouble Traine
Air Date: July 3, 1957
190 - The Last Voyage
Air Date: July 4, 1957
191 - The Price of Scandal
Air Date: July 5, 1957
192 - But When She Was Bad
Air Date: July 11, 1957
193 - The Fable of Harry
Air Date: July 12, 1957
194 - Portrait in Mini
Air Date: July 15, 1957
195 - The Cask of Amontillado
Air Date: July 16, 1957
196 - The Richest Man in the World
Air Date: July 17, 1957
197 - The Last Hour
Air Date: July 18, 1957
198 - The First Captain
Air Date: July 22, 1957
199 - Shuttered Hearts
Air Date: July 24, 1957
200 - One for All
Air Date: July 25, 1957
201 - Call It a Day
Air Date: July 26, 1957
202 - Ann Veronica
Air Date: July 29, 1957
203 - Boys Will Be Men
Air Date: July 30, 1957
204 - The Forbidden Search
Air Date: July 31, 1957
205 - The Fawn with Crooked Teeth
Air Date: August 1, 1957
207 - The Rose Bush
Air Date: August 5, 1957
208 - Finley's Fan Club
Air Date: August 6, 1957
209 - Laugh a Little Tear
Air Date: August 7, 1957
210 - The Invisible Man
Air Date: August 8, 1957
211 - Where Angels Fear
Air Date: August 9, 1957
212 - First Love
Air Date: August 13, 1957
213 - The Last Survivors
Air Date: August 14, 1957
214 - Time for Action
Air Date: August 15, 1957
215 - Haven's End
Air Date: August 20, 1957
216 - Heed the Falling Sparrow
Air Date: August 21, 1957
217 - The President's Child Bride
Air Date: August 22, 1957
218 - Now or Never
Air Date: August 23, 1957
219 - Awakening
Air Date: August 27, 1957
220 - Angel Face
Air Date: August 28, 1957
221 - The Star Sapphire
Air Date: August 29, 1957
222 - Women Have Ways
Air Date: August 30, 1957
223 - Jewel Boy
Air Date: September 2, 1957
224 - Molly Morgan
Air Date: September 3, 1957
225 - Woman Alone
Air Date: September 4, 1957
226 - Among Strangers
Air Date: September 6, 1957
227 - The Adjustable Mr. Willing
Air Date: September 9, 1957
228 - Freedom Comes Later
Air Date: September 10, 1957
229 - In the Fog
Air Date: September 11, 1957
230 - Son of 37 Fathers
Air Date: September 12, 1957
231 - Hand Me Down
Air Date: September 13, 1957
232 - Emma
Air Date: September 16, 1957
233 - Personal Equation
Air Date: September 17, 1957
234 - Night Cry
Air Date: September 18, 1957
235 - The Mysterious Disappearance
Air Date: September 19, 1957
236 - The Impersonal Touch
Air Date: September 20, 1957
237 - The Story of Sarah
Air Date: September 22, 1957
238 - The Waiting Swan
Air Date: September 24, 1957
239 - One Mummy Too Many
Air Date: September 25, 1957
240 - Hearthstones
Air Date: September 26, 1957
241 - The Reluctant Heiress
Air Date: September 27, 1957