Matinee Theater
Season 1
1955199 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Beginning Now
1955-10-31 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E2
Make Believe Mother
1955-11-01 · 60m
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.
- E3
The Persistent Image
1955-11-02 · 60m
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.
- E4
I'm Straight with the World
1955-11-03 · 60m
This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.
- E5
Progress and Minnie Sweeney
1955-11-04 · 60m
A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.
- E6
The House on Wildwood Lane
1955-11-07 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E7
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1955-11-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E8
One for the Road
1955-11-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E9
An Apple for Miss Myrtle
1955-11-10 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E10
The Man Without a Country
1955-11-11 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E11
Jigsaw
1955-11-14 · 60m
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.
- E12
She's the One with the Funny Face
1955-11-15 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E13
All the Hoffmeyers in the World
1955-11-16 · 60m
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.
- E14
The Aspern Papers
1955-11-17 · 60m
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.
- E15
Roman Fever
1955-11-18 · 60m
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.
- E16
Midsummer
1955-11-21 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E17
The Lady Chooses
1955-11-22 · 60m
The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide
- E18
The Courtship of Miles Standish
1955-11-23 · 60m
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
- E19
Dispossessed
1955-11-25 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E20
One for the Road
1955-11-28 · 60m
A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.
- E21
The Touchstone
1955-11-29 · 60m
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.
- E22
Wuthering Heights
1955-11-30 · 60m
A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.
- E23
The Brass Ring
1955-12-01 · 60m
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.
- E24
Jason
1955-12-02 · 60m
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.
- E25
Arrowsmith
1955-12-05 · 60m
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.
- E26
Passing Strange
1955-12-06 · 60m
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.
- E27
For These Services
1955-12-07 · 60m
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.
- E28
Cordially - With Bombs
1955-12-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E29
The White Oaks
1955-12-09 · 60m
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
- E30
O'Toole from Moscow
1955-12-12 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E31
The Milwaukee Rocket
1955-12-13 · 60m
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
- E32
This One is Different
1955-12-14 · 60m
A man is determined to prevent his teen-age daughter from leaving home and entering a convent - Tv Guide
- E33
Sins of the Fathers
1955-12-15 · 60m
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.
- E34
See You on Sunday
1955-12-16 · 60m
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.
- E35
Coming of Age
1955-12-19 · 60m
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.
- E36
Technique
1955-12-20 · 60m
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.
- E37
Gallin: All-American
1955-12-21 · 60m
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.
- E38
Santa is No Saint
1955-12-22 · 60m
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
- E39
The Unwelcomed
1955-12-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E40
The Red Sanders Story
1955-12-26 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E41
Class of '58
1956-07-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E42
Horns of the Dilemma
1955-12-28 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E43
Little Girls Grow Up
1955-12-29 · 60m
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
- E44
The Shot
1955-12-30 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E45
Mr. Krane
1956-01-03 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E46
Yesterday is Gone
1956-01-04 · 60m
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
- E47
Double Door
1956-01-05 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E48
The Happy Rest
1956-01-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E49
The Gate
1956-01-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E50
One Left Over
1956-01-10 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E51
All the Trees in the Field
1956-01-11 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E52
The Century Plant
1956-01-12 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E53
Friday the 13th
1956-01-13 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E54
The Old Maid
1956-01-16 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E55
Mother Was a Bachelor
1956-01-17 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E56
The Bottom of the River
1956-01-18 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E57
The Carefree Tree
1956-01-19 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E58
Interlude
1956-01-20 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E59
The Big Box
1956-01-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E60
Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher
1956-01-24 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E61
Doc
1956-01-25 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E62
The Amateur
1956-01-26 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E63
Light and Shadow
1956-01-27 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E64
Romney
1956-01-30 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E65
O Promise Me
1956-01-31 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E66
Hold My Hand and Run
1956-02-01 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E67
Dark Possession
1956-02-02 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E68
The Diamond
1956-02-03 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E69
Susan and God
1956-02-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E70
As Young As You Feel
1956-02-07 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E71
The White Knight
1956-02-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E72
The Anxious Years
1956-02-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E73
The Heart of Mary Lincoln
1956-02-10 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E74
The Middle Son
1956-02-13 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E75
Valentine's Day
1956-02-14 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E76
Summer Cannot Last
1956-02-15 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E77
The Last Battlefield
1956-02-16 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E78
The Catbird Seat
1956-02-17 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E79
Dream House
1956-02-20 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E80
The Runaways
1956-02-21 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E81
The Ledger
1956-02-22 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E82
When the Bough Breaks
1956-02-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E83
I Want to March
1956-02-24 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E84
Skylark
1956-02-27 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E85
Tall, Dark Stranger
1956-02-28 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E86
Anything But Love
1956-02-29 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E87
Robin Daw
1956-03-01 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E88
Letter to a Stranger
1956-03-02 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E89
Dinner at Antoine's
1956-03-05 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E90
The Mating of Watkins Tottle
1956-03-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E91
Her Son's Wife
1956-03-07 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E92
The Shining Palace
1956-03-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E93
The Odd Ones
1956-03-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E94
A Cowboy for Chris
1956-03-12 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E95
The Rocking Chair
1956-03-13 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E96
The Big Guy
1956-03-14 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E97
Statute of Limitations
1956-03-15 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E98
The Baron and the Banshees
1956-03-16 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E99
Notebook Warrior
1956-03-19 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E100
Temptation for a King
1956-03-20 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E101
The White Knight
1956-03-21 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E102
The Anxious Years
1956-03-22 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E103
M is for the Many
1956-03-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E104
Silent Partner
1956-03-26 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E105
Winter in April
1956-03-27 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E106
Bread Upon the Waters
1956-03-28 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E107
The Giant Killer
1956-03-29 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E108
The Book of Ruth
1956-03-30 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E109
Singer in the Valley
1956-04-02 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E110
The Heart of a Husband
1956-04-03 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E111
From the Desk of Margaret Tydings
1956-04-04 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E112
But You Look Like Sisters
1956-04-05 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E113
The House of Seven Gables
1956-04-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E114
Fiddlin' Man
1956-04-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E115
The Hollow Woman
1956-04-10 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E116
People in Glass
1956-04-11 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E117
One of the Family
1956-04-12 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E118
Young Hands, Young Feet
1956-04-13 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E119
The Lark Shall Sing
1956-04-16 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E120
In Dread of Winter
1956-04-17 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E121
The Babylonian Heart
1956-04-19 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E122
Ask Me No Questions
1956-04-20 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E123
Whom Death Has Joined Together
1956-04-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E124
The Wedding
1956-04-24 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E125
The Reckoning
1956-04-25 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E126
A Woman Named Ruby
1956-04-26 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E127
The Bright Boy
1956-04-27 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E128
The Carefree Tree
1956-04-30 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E129
Graybeards and Witches
1956-05-01 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E130
The Legend of Jenny Lind
1956-05-02 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E131
Daughter of the Seventh Day
1956-05-03 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E132
Night Must Fall
1956-05-04 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E133
The 25th Hour
1956-05-07 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E134
A Man and His Maid
1956-05-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E135
Perspective
1956-05-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E136
The Catamaran
1956-05-10 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E137
Johnny Came Marching Home
1956-05-11 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E138
A Family Affair
1956-05-14 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E139
Blind Date
1956-05-16 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E140
To Have and to Hold
1956-05-17 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E141
Edwina Black
1956-05-18 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E142
The Spare Room
1956-05-21 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E143
The Bottle Imp
1956-05-22 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E144
Brief Music
1956-05-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E145
The Girl from Boro Park
1956-05-24 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E146
To Whom It May Concern
1956-05-25 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E147
Bachelor Buttons
1956-05-28 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E148
The Children of Papa Juan
1956-05-29 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E149
Herself Alone
1956-05-30 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E150
Three for the Money
1956-05-31 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E151
Taxi to the Moon
1956-06-01 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E152
The Goodtime Boys
1956-06-04 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E153
The American
1956-06-05 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E154
Cause for Suspicion
1956-06-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E155
Fight the Whole World
1956-06-07 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E156
Autumn Crocus
1956-06-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E157
George Has a Birthday
1956-06-11 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E158
The Serpent's Tooth
1956-06-12 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E159
Crime at Blossom's
1956-06-13 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E160
The Luck of Amos Currie
1956-06-14 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E161
Alison's House
1956-06-15 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E162
Safe Place
1956-06-18 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E163
The Guest Cottage
1956-06-19 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E164
Forsaking All Others
1956-06-20 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E165
Love, Honor and O'Day
1956-06-21 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E166
The Damask Cheek
1956-06-22 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E167
Moon Over
1956-06-25 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E168
But Fear Itself
1956-06-26 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E169
The Birthday Present
1956-06-27 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E170
The Ghost of Greenwich Village
1956-06-28 · 60m
A college boy accidentally kills a girl who is trying to blackmail him.
- E171
The Young and the Damned
1956-06-29 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E172
There's Always Juliet
1956-07-02 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E173
Seasoned Timber
1956-07-03 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E174
The Declaration
1956-07-04 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E175
High Places
1956-07-05 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E176
Black Chiffon
1956-07-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E177
Class of '58
1956-07-09 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E178
Marriage by the Millions
1956-07-11 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E179
Backfire
1956-07-12 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E180
The Bishop Misbehaves
1956-07-13 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E181
Remittance
1956-07-16 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E182
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1956-07-17 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E183
Summer Pavilion
1956-07-18 · 60m
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- E184
The Feast
1956-07-19 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E185
A Full, Rich Life
1956-07-20 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E186
The Reverberator
1956-07-23 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E187
Woman at the Window
1956-07-24 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E188
Another Sky
1956-07-25 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E189
Letter of Introduction
1956-07-26 · 60m
An American divorcee, transplanted to Paris, receives a letter stating that she is about to be visited by a young man who doesn't know she is his mother.
- E190
Home at Seven
1956-07-27 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E191
The Cypress Tree
1956-07-30 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E192
Belong to Me
1956-07-31 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E193
Pygmalion Jones
1956-08-01 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E194
Gretel
1956-08-02 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E195
Some Man Will Want You
1956-08-03 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E196
The Fall of the House of Usher
1956-08-06 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E197
Cupid Rode a Horse
1956-08-07 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E198
The Old Payola
1956-08-08 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E199
The Perfect Alibi
1956-08-10 · 60m
No episode synopsis available yet.