Matinee Theatre: Season 1

  • Release year: 1955

Original Release

10/31/1955

US Release

10/31/1955

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)
# Title Air Date
1 Beginning Now Monday, 31 October 1955
2 The Make Believe Mother Tuesday, 01 November 1955
3 The Persistent Image Wednesday, 02 November 1955
4 I'm Straight with the World Thursday, 03 November 1955
5 Progress Jr. and Minnie Sweeney Friday, 04 November 1955
6 The House on Wildwood Lane Monday, 07 November 1955
7 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Tuesday, 08 November 1955
8 One for the Road Wednesday, 09 November 1955
9 An Apple for Miss Myrtle Thursday, 10 November 1955
10 Man Without a Country Friday, 11 November 1955
11 Jigsaw Monday, 14 November 1955
12 She's the One with the Funny Face Tuesday, 15 November 1955
13 All the Hoffmeyers in the World Wednesday, 16 November 1955
14 The Aspern Papers Thursday, 17 November 1955
15 Roman Fever Friday, 18 November 1955
16 Midsummer Monday, 21 November 1955
17 The Lady Chooses Tuesday, 22 November 1955
18 The Courtship of Miles Standish Wednesday, 23 November 1955
19 The Dispossessed Friday, 25 November 1955
20 One for the Road (II) Monday, 28 November 1955
21 The Touchstone Tuesday, 29 November 1955
22 Wuthering Heights Wednesday, 30 November 1955
23 The Brass Ring Thursday, 01 December 1955
24 Jason Friday, 02 December 1955
25 Arrowsmith Monday, 05 December 1955
26 Passing Strange Tuesday, 06 December 1955
27 For These Services Wednesday, 07 December 1955
28 Cordially - with Bombs Thursday, 08 December 1955
29 The White-Oaks Friday, 09 December 1955
30 O'Toole from Moscow Monday, 12 December 1955
31 The Milwaukee Rocket Tuesday, 13 December 1955
32 This One Is Different Wednesday, 14 December 1955
33 The Sins of the Fathers Thursday, 15 December 1955
34 See You on Sunday Friday, 16 December 1955
35 Coming of Age Monday, 19 December 1955
36 Technique Tuesday, 20 December 1955
37 Gallin, All-American Wednesday, 21 December 1955
38 The Unwelcomed Friday, 23 December 1955
39 Santa Is No Saint Thursday, 22 December 1955
40 The Red Sanders Story Monday, 26 December 1955
41 Elisha and the Long Knives Tuesday, 27 December 1955
42 Horns of Dilemma Wednesday, 28 December 1955
43 It Sometimes Happens Twice Thursday, 29 December 1955
44 The Shot Friday, 30 December 1955
45 Mr. Krane Tuesday, 03 January 1956
46 Yesterday Is Gone Wednesday, 04 January 1956
47 Double Door Thursday, 05 January 1956
48 The Happy Rest Friday, 06 January 1956
49 The Gate Monday, 09 January 1956
50 One Left Over Tuesday, 10 January 1956
51 All the Trees in the Field Wednesday, 11 January 1956
52 The Century Plant Thursday, 12 January 1956
53 Friday the 13th Friday, 13 January 1956
54 The Old Maid Monday, 16 January 1956
55 Mother Was a Bachelor Tuesday, 17 January 1956
56 Bottom of the River Wednesday, 18 January 1956
57 Company Manners Thursday, 19 January 1956
58 The Child and the Muse Friday, 20 January 1956
59 The Big Box Monday, 23 January 1956
60 Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher Tuesday, 24 January 1956
61 Doc Wednesday, 25 January 1956
62 The Amateur Thursday, 26 January 1956
63 Light and Shadow Friday, 27 January 1956
64 Romney Monday, 30 January 1956
65 O Promise Me Tuesday, 31 January 1956
66 Hold My Hand and Run Wednesday, 01 February 1956
67 Dark Possession Thursday, 02 February 1956
68 The Diamond Friday, 03 February 1956
69 Susan and God Monday, 06 February 1956
70 As Young as You Feel Tuesday, 07 February 1956
71 The White Knight Wednesday, 08 February 1956
72 The Anxious Years Thursday, 09 February 1956
73 The Heart of Mary Lincoln Friday, 10 February 1956
74 The Middle Son Monday, 13 February 1956
75 Valentine's Day Tuesday, 14 February 1956
76 Summer Cannot Last Wednesday, 15 February 1956
77 The Last Battlefield Thursday, 16 February 1956
78 The Catbird Seat Friday, 17 February 1956
79 Dream House Monday, 20 February 1956
80 The Runaways Tuesday, 21 February 1956
81 The Ledger Wednesday, 22 February 1956
82 When the Bough Breaks Thursday, 23 February 1956
83 I Want to March Friday, 24 February 1956
84 Skylark Monday, 27 February 1956
85 Tall, Dark Stranger Tuesday, 28 February 1956
86 Anything But Love Wednesday, 29 February 1956
87 Robin Daw Thursday, 01 March 1956
88 Letter to a Stranger Friday, 02 March 1956
89 Dinner at Antoine's Monday, 05 March 1956
90 The Mating of Watkins Tottle Tuesday, 06 March 1956
91 Her Son's Wife Wednesday, 07 March 1956
92 The Shining Palace Thursday, 08 March 1956
93 The Odd Ones Friday, 09 March 1956
94 A Cowboy for Chris Monday, 12 March 1956
95 The Rocking Chair Tuesday, 13 March 1956
96 The Big Guy Wednesday, 14 March 1956
97 Statute of Limitations Thursday, 15 March 1956
98 The Baron and the Banshees Friday, 16 March 1956
99 Notebook Warrior Monday, 19 March 1956
100 Temptation for a King Tuesday, 20 March 1956
101 The Antidote Wednesday, 21 March 1956
102 Shadows Thursday, 22 March 1956
103 'M' Is for the Many... Friday, 23 March 1956
104 Silent Partner Monday, 26 March 1956
105 Winter in April Tuesday, 27 March 1956
106 Bread Upon the Waters Wednesday, 28 March 1956
107 The Giant Killer Thursday, 29 March 1956
108 The Book of Ruth Friday, 30 March 1956
109 Singer in the Valley Monday, 02 April 1956
110 Heart of a Husband Tuesday, 03 April 1956
111 From the Desk of Margaret Tydings Wednesday, 04 April 1956
112 But You Look Like Sisters Thursday, 05 April 1956
113 The House of the Seven Gables Friday, 06 April 1956
114 Fiddlin' Man Monday, 09 April 1956
115 The Hollow Woman Tuesday, 10 April 1956
116 People in Glass Wednesday, 11 April 1956
117 One of the Family Thursday, 12 April 1956
118 Young Hands, Young Feet Friday, 13 April 1956
119 The Lark Shall Sing Monday, 16 April 1956
120 The Doctor's Wife Tuesday, 17 April 1956
121 In Dread of Winter Wednesday, 18 April 1956
122 The Babylonian Heart Thursday, 19 April 1956
123 Ask Me No Questions Friday, 20 April 1956
124 Whom Death Has Joined Together Monday, 23 April 1956
125 Tin Wedding Tuesday, 24 April 1956
126 The Reckoning Wednesday, 25 April 1956
127 A Woman Named Ruby Thursday, 26 April 1956
128 The Bright Boy Friday, 27 April 1956
129 The Carefree Tree Monday, 30 April 1956
130 Greybeards and Witches Tuesday, 01 May 1956
131 The Legend of Jenny Lind Wednesday, 02 May 1956
132 Daughter of the Seventh Thursday, 03 May 1956
133 Night Must Fall Friday, 04 May 1956
134 The 25th Hour Monday, 07 May 1956
135 A Man and a Maid Tuesday, 08 May 1956
136 Perspective Wednesday, 09 May 1956
137 The Catamaran Thursday, 10 May 1956
138 Johnny Came Marching Home Friday, 11 May 1956
139 A Family Affair Monday, 14 May 1956
140 Blind Date Wednesday, 16 May 1956
141 To Have and to Hold Thursday, 17 May 1956
142 Edwina Black Friday, 18 May 1956
143 The Spare Room Monday, 21 May 1956
144 The Bottle Imp Tuesday, 22 May 1956
145 Brief Music Wednesday, 23 May 1956
146 The Girl from Boro Park Thursday, 24 May 1956
147 To Whom It May Concern Friday, 25 May 1956
148 Bachelor Buttons Monday, 28 May 1956
149 The Children of Papa Juan Tuesday, 29 May 1956
150 Herself Alone Wednesday, 30 May 1956
151 Three for the Money Thursday, 31 May 1956
152 Taxi to the Moon Friday, 01 June 1956
153 The Good-Time Boys Monday, 04 June 1956
154 The American Tuesday, 05 June 1956
155 The Luck of Amos Currie Wednesday, 06 June 1956
156 Fight the Whole World Thursday, 07 June 1956
157 Autumn Crocus Friday, 08 June 1956
158 George Has a Birthday Monday, 11 June 1956
159 The Serpent's Tooth Tuesday, 12 June 1956
160 Crime at Blossom's Wednesday, 13 June 1956
161 Cause for Suspicion Thursday, 14 June 1956
162 Alison's House Friday, 15 June 1956
163 A Safe Place Monday, 18 June 1956
164 The Guest Cottage Tuesday, 19 June 1956
165 Forsaking All Others Wednesday, 20 June 1956
166 Love, Honor and O'Day Thursday, 21 June 1956
167 The Damask Cheek Friday, 22 June 1956
168 The Lighted Window Monday, 25 June 1956
169 But Fear Itself Tuesday, 26 June 1956
170 The Birthday Present Wednesday, 27 June 1956
171 The Ghost of Greenwich Village Thursday, 28 June 1956
172 The Young and the Damned Friday, 29 June 1956
173 There's Always Juliet Monday, 02 July 1956
174 Seasoned Timber Tuesday, 03 July 1956
175 The Declaration Wednesday, 04 July 1956
176 High Places Thursday, 05 July 1956
177 Black Chiffon Friday, 06 July 1956
178 Class of '58 Monday, 09 July 1956
179 Marriage by the Millions Wednesday, 11 July 1956
180 Backfire Thursday, 12 July 1956
181 The Bishop Misbehaves Friday, 13 July 1956
182 The Remittance Man Monday, 16 July 1956
183 Beg, Borrow or Steal Tuesday, 17 July 1956
184 Summer Pavilion Wednesday, 18 July 1956
185 The Feast Thursday, 19 July 1956
186 The Rich Full Life Friday, 20 July 1956
187 The Reverberator Monday, 23 July 1956
188 Woman at the Window Tuesday, 24 July 1956
189 Another Sky Wednesday, 25 July 1956
190 Letter of Introduction Thursday, 26 July 1956
191 Home at Seven Friday, 27 July 1956
192 The Cypress Tree Monday, 30 July 1956
193 Belong to Me Tuesday, 31 July 1956
194 Pygmalion Jones Wednesday, 01 August 1956
195 Gretel Thursday, 02 August 1956
196 Some Man Will Want You Friday, 03 August 1956
197 The Fall of the House of Usher Monday, 06 August 1956
198 Cupid Rode a Horse Tuesday, 07 August 1956
199 The Old Payola Wednesday, 08 August 1956
200 Perfect Alibi Friday, 10 August 1956

Directors

Boris Sagal, Lamont Johnson, Allan A. Buckhantz, Walter Grauman, Arthur Hiller, Livia Granito, Sherman Marks, Larry Schwab, Albert McCleery, Pace Woods, Alan Neuman, Alan Cooke, Jim Jordan, Tad Danielewski

Writers

Helene Hanff, Robert Howard Lindsay, Nicholas E. Baehr, Lois Jacoby, Peggy Phillips, Kathleen Lindsey, S.S. Schweitzer, Jack Laird, William McCleery, H.R. Hays, Anthony Spinner, Jerome Ross, Lawrence Hazard, Elizabeth Hart, Richard McCracken, Dale Wasserman, Edith Wharton, Robert Esson, Henry Misrock, Elihu Winer, Henry James, Ira Avery, Theodore Apstein, Nelia Gardner White, Betty Ulius, Harold Callen, Kay Arthur, Michael Dyne, Mort Thaw, Wilton Schiller, Gail Ingram, Margaret Culkin Banning, Joan Cunningham, Irving Phillips, Gladys Schmitt, Bob Barbash, Thyra Samter Winslow, Ellis St. Joseph, Katherine Lindsay, E. Jack Neuman, Gore Vidal, Sumner Locke Elliott, George Lowther, B.M. Atkinson Jr., Samson Raphaelson, William Templeton, Robert J. Shaw, Jane Avery, Warner Law, John Van Druten, Michele Cousin, Charles Mergendahl, Greer Johnson, Margaret Cousins, Seymour Stern, Speed Lamkin, Ellen McCracken, Theodore Ferro, Ricky Zurex, Glenn P. Wolfe, Roger Marston, Mathilde Ferro, Philip S. Goodman, James Elward, Edmond Kelso, Lesley Storm, J.P. Miller, Dodie Smith, Mordaunt Shairp, Walter Black, Dorothy Kilgallen, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Margaret Kennedy, Silvia Richards, Alice Duer Miller, Viña Delmar, Albert McCleery, Rod Coneybeare, Irve Tunick, James Thurber, Doris Hursley, Frank Hursley, Jack Paritz, Doris Gilbert, Richard Kollmar, Judson O'Donnell, Max Wilk, Ralph Rose Jr., Alfred Brenner, John Boruff, Pearl S. Buck, Joseph Liss, Jess Gregg, Nedra Tyre, Eileen Mason, Christie Munro, N.R. Nash, Aldyth Morris, Elswyth Thane, Andrew Rosenthal, Elsie Milnes, Kenneth Phillips Britton, Ted Prideaux, Stephen R. Callahan, Dean Harens, Seamus White, Joanna Brodkey, Francis Letton, Jenette Letton, Dorothy Rood Stewart, Naomi Lane Babson, Blanche Gregory, Ann Pinchot, Jean Clifford Raymond, Elizabeth Cadell, Roy Hargrave, Barbara Davidson, Nikki Justin, Robert T. Nathe, James Hart, Melba Marlett, Daniel Morgan, Eileen Patrick, Lloyd Morris, Robert Mason Patrick, Robert Easton, Stuart Hawkins, Nancy Hale, Berry Grove, Ray Lukshis, Dorothy Tyler, Elaine Wolfe, A.L. Barker, Ann Elmo, James McConnaughey, Mary W. Ballard, Diana Tutton, Jack Wilson, Nicolas Winter, Caleb Gray, Frances Parkinson Keyes, Susan Glaspell, Rachel Crothers, Isabella Taves, A.A. Milne, William Kozlenko, Virginia Rooks, Sheppard Kerman, Lois Landauer, William Brandon, Claire Wallis, Bruce Kimes, Jacqueline Rhodes, Vance Bourjaily, Myna Lockwood, Martin Grupsmith, Albert Meglin, John H. Secondari, Jack Balch, Harold Brodkey, Peggy Lamson, Roger Garis, Elizabeth McFadden, Robert Claborne, William Noble, Arthur Cavanaugh, Edward Everett Hale, William Dinner, William Morum, Virginia Faulkner, James Carhardt, Robert Arthur, James Blumgarten, Dorothy Canfield, Mazo de la Roche, Robert Pollock, David Davidson, Peter Barry, Joseph Caldwell, Emlyn Williams, Sinclair Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Nathan, John P. Marquand, Rod Serling, Steve Gethers, Frank D. Gilroy, David Chandler, Frederick J. Jackson, Therese Lewis, Howard Rodman, Abby Mann, Zoe Akins, Emily Brontë, George Bruce, Charles Dickens, Marc Brandel, A.J. Russell, Meyer Dolinsky, Guy de Maupassant, Arnold Schulman, Alvin Sapinsley, Emmet Lavery, Louis S. Peterson, Irving Elman, Jay Presson Allen, Arnold M. Auerbach, George Baxt, R.C. Sherriff, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Vlahos, Hagar Wilde, William Mendrek, Philip Barry Jr., Samuel W. Taylor, Fannie Hurst, Ira Levin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Leonard Freeman, Donald Symington, Irwin Shaw

Cast

Producers

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