Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.

Drama

Seasons

1. Beginning Now

Air Date: 1955-10-31

2. Make Believe Mother

Air Date: 1955-11-01

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.

3. The Persistent Image

Air Date: 1955-11-02

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.

4. I'm Straight with the World

Air Date: 1955-11-03

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

5. Progress and Minnie Sweeney

Air Date: 1955-11-04

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

6. The House on Wildwood Lane

Air Date: 1955-11-07

7. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Air Date: 1955-11-08

8. One for the Road

Air Date: 1955-11-09

9. An Apple for Miss Myrtle

Air Date: 1955-11-10

10. The Man Without a Country

Air Date: 1955-11-11

11. Jigsaw

Air Date: 1955-11-14

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.

12. She's the One with the Funny Face

Air Date: 1955-11-15

13. All the Hoffmeyers in the World

Air Date: 1955-11-16

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.

14. The Aspern Papers

Air Date: 1955-11-17

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.

15. Roman Fever

Air Date: 1955-11-18

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.

16. Midsummer

Air Date: 1955-11-21

17. The Lady Chooses

Air Date: 1955-11-22

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

18. The Courtship of Miles Standish

Air Date: 1955-11-23

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

19. Dispossessed

Air Date: 1955-11-25

20. One for the Road

Air Date: 1955-11-28

A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.

21. The Touchstone

Air Date: 1955-11-29

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.

22. Wuthering Heights

Air Date: 1955-11-30

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

23. The Brass Ring

Air Date: 1955-12-01

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.

24. Jason

Air Date: 1955-12-02

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.

25. Arrowsmith

Air Date: 1955-12-05

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.

26. Passing Strange

Air Date: 1955-12-06

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.

27. For These Services

Air Date: 1955-12-07

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.

28. Cordially - With Bombs

Air Date: 1955-12-08

29. The White Oaks

Air Date: 1955-12-09

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

30. O'Toole from Moscow

Air Date: 1955-12-12

31. The Milwaukee Rocket

Air Date: 1955-12-13

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

32. This One is Different

Air Date: 1955-12-14

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

33. Sins of the Fathers

Air Date: 1955-12-15

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.

34. See You on Sunday

Air Date: 1955-12-16

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.

35. Coming of Age

Air Date: 1955-12-19

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.

36. Technique

Air Date: 1955-12-20

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.

37. Gallin: All-American

Air Date: 1955-12-21

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.

38. Santa is No Saint

Air Date: 1955-12-22

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

39. The Unwelcomed

Air Date: 1955-12-23

40. The Red Sanders Story

Air Date: 1955-12-26

41. Class of '58

Air Date: 1956-07-09

42. Horns of the Dilemma

Air Date: 1955-12-28

43. Little Girls Grow Up

Air Date: 1955-12-29

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

44. The Shot

Air Date: 1955-12-30

45. Mr. Krane

Air Date: 1956-01-03

46. Yesterday is Gone

Air Date: 1956-01-04

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

47. Double Door

Air Date: 1956-01-05

48. The Happy Rest

Air Date: 1956-01-06

49. The Gate

Air Date: 1956-01-09

50. One Left Over

Air Date: 1956-01-10

51. All the Trees in the Field

Air Date: 1956-01-11

52. The Century Plant

Air Date: 1956-01-12

53. Friday the 13th

Air Date: 1956-01-13

54. The Old Maid

Air Date: 1956-01-16

55. Mother Was a Bachelor

Air Date: 1956-01-17

56. The Bottom of the River

Air Date: 1956-01-18

57. The Carefree Tree

Air Date: 1956-01-19

58. Interlude

Air Date: 1956-01-20

59. The Big Box

Air Date: 1956-01-23

60. Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher

Air Date: 1956-01-24

61. Doc

Air Date: 1956-01-25

62. The Amateur

Air Date: 1956-01-26

63. Light and Shadow

Air Date: 1956-01-27

64. Romney

Air Date: 1956-01-30

65. O Promise Me

Air Date: 1956-01-31

66. Hold My Hand and Run

Air Date: 1956-02-01

67. Dark Possession

Air Date: 1956-02-02

68. The Diamond

Air Date: 1956-02-03

69. Susan and God

Air Date: 1956-02-06

70. As Young As You Feel

Air Date: 1956-02-07

71. The White Knight

Air Date: 1956-02-08

72. The Anxious Years

Air Date: 1956-02-09

73. The Heart of Mary Lincoln

Air Date: 1956-02-10

74. The Middle Son

Air Date: 1956-02-13

75. Valentine's Day

Air Date: 1956-02-14

76. Summer Cannot Last

Air Date: 1956-02-15

77. The Last Battlefield

Air Date: 1956-02-16

78. The Catbird Seat

Air Date: 1956-02-17

79. Dream House

Air Date: 1956-02-20

80. The Runaways

Air Date: 1956-02-21

81. The Ledger

Air Date: 1956-02-22

82. When the Bough Breaks

Air Date: 1956-02-23

83. I Want to March

Air Date: 1956-02-24

84. Skylark

Air Date: 1956-02-27

85. Tall, Dark Stranger

Air Date: 1956-02-28

86. Anything But Love

Air Date: 1956-02-29

87. Robin Daw

Air Date: 1956-03-01

88. Letter to a Stranger

Air Date: 1956-03-02

89. Dinner at Antoine's

Air Date: 1956-03-05

90. The Mating of Watkins Tottle

Air Date: 1956-03-06

91. Her Son's Wife

Air Date: 1956-03-07

92. The Shining Palace

Air Date: 1956-03-08

93. The Odd Ones

Air Date: 1956-03-09

94. A Cowboy for Chris

Air Date: 1956-03-12

95. The Rocking Chair

Air Date: 1956-03-13

96. The Big Guy

Air Date: 1956-03-14

97. Statute of Limitations

Air Date: 1956-03-15

98. The Baron and the Banshees

Air Date: 1956-03-16

99. Notebook Warrior

Air Date: 1956-03-19

100. Temptation for a King

Air Date: 1956-03-20

101. The White Knight

Air Date: 1956-03-21

102. The Anxious Years

Air Date: 1956-03-22

103. M is for the Many

Air Date: 1956-03-23

104. Silent Partner

Air Date: 1956-03-26

105. Winter in April

Air Date: 1956-03-27

106. Bread Upon the Waters

Air Date: 1956-03-28

107. The Giant Killer

Air Date: 1956-03-29

108. The Book of Ruth

Air Date: 1956-03-30

109. Singer in the Valley

Air Date: 1956-04-02

110. The Heart of a Husband

Air Date: 1956-04-03

111. From the Desk of Margaret Tydings

Air Date: 1956-04-04

112. But You Look Like Sisters

Air Date: 1956-04-05

113. The House of Seven Gables

Air Date: 1956-04-06

114. Fiddlin' Man

Air Date: 1956-04-09

115. The Hollow Woman

Air Date: 1956-04-10

116. People in Glass

Air Date: 1956-04-11

117. One of the Family

Air Date: 1956-04-12

118. Young Hands, Young Feet

Air Date: 1956-04-13

119. The Lark Shall Sing

Air Date: 1956-04-16

120. In Dread of Winter

Air Date: 1956-04-17

121. The Babylonian Heart

Air Date: 1956-04-19

122. Ask Me No Questions

Air Date: 1956-04-20

123. Whom Death Has Joined Together

Air Date: 1956-04-23

124. The Wedding

Air Date: 1956-04-24

125. The Reckoning

Air Date: 1956-04-25

126. A Woman Named Ruby

Air Date: 1956-04-26

127. The Bright Boy

Air Date: 1956-04-27

128. The Carefree Tree

Air Date: 1956-04-30

129. Graybeards and Witches

Air Date: 1956-05-01

130. The Legend of Jenny Lind

Air Date: 1956-05-02

131. Daughter of the Seventh Day

Air Date: 1956-05-03

132. Night Must Fall

Air Date: 1956-05-04

133. The 25th Hour

Air Date: 1956-05-07

134. A Man and His Maid

Air Date: 1956-05-08

135. Perspective

Air Date: 1956-05-09

136. The Catamaran

Air Date: 1956-05-10

137. Johnny Came Marching Home

Air Date: 1956-05-11

138. A Family Affair

Air Date: 1956-05-14

139. Blind Date

Air Date: 1956-05-16

140. To Have and to Hold

Air Date: 1956-05-17

141. Edwina Black

Air Date: 1956-05-18

142. The Spare Room

Air Date: 1956-05-21

143. The Bottle Imp

Air Date: 1956-05-22

144. Brief Music

Air Date: 1956-05-23

145. The Girl from Boro Park

Air Date: 1956-05-24

146. To Whom It May Concern

Air Date: 1956-05-25

147. Bachelor Buttons

Air Date: 1956-05-28

148. The Children of Papa Juan

Air Date: 1956-05-29

149. Herself Alone

Air Date: 1956-05-30

150. Three for the Money

Air Date: 1956-05-31

151. Taxi to the Moon

Air Date: 1956-06-01

152. The Goodtime Boys

Air Date: 1956-06-04

153. The American

Air Date: 1956-06-05

154. Cause for Suspicion

Air Date: 1956-06-06

155. Fight the Whole World

Air Date: 1956-06-07

156. Autumn Crocus

Air Date: 1956-06-08

157. George Has a Birthday

Air Date: 1956-06-11

158. The Serpent's Tooth

Air Date: 1956-06-12

159. Crime at Blossom's

Air Date: 1956-06-13

160. The Luck of Amos Currie

Air Date: 1956-06-14

161. Alison's House

Air Date: 1956-06-15

162. Safe Place

Air Date: 1956-06-18

163. The Guest Cottage

Air Date: 1956-06-19

164. Forsaking All Others

Air Date: 1956-06-20

165. Love, Honor and O'Day

Air Date: 1956-06-21

166. The Damask Cheek

Air Date: 1956-06-22

167. Moon Over

Air Date: 1956-06-25

168. But Fear Itself

Air Date: 1956-06-26

169. The Birthday Present

Air Date: 1956-06-27

170. The Ghost of Greenwich Village

Air Date: 1956-06-28

171. The Young and the Damned

Air Date: 1956-06-29

172. There's Always Juliet

Air Date: 1956-07-02

173. Seasoned Timber

Air Date: 1956-07-03

174. The Declaration

Air Date: 1956-07-04

175. High Places

Air Date: 1956-07-05

176. Black Chiffon

Air Date: 1956-07-06

177. Class of '58

Air Date: 1956-07-09

178. Marriage by the Millions

Air Date: 1956-07-11

179. Backfire

Air Date: 1956-07-12

180. The Bishop Misbehaves

Air Date: 1956-07-13

181. Remittance

Air Date: 1956-07-16

182. Beg, Borrow or Steal

Air Date: 1956-07-17

183. Summer Pavilion

Air Date: 1956-07-18

184. The Feast

Air Date: 1956-07-19

185. A Full, Rich Life

Air Date: 1956-07-20

186. The Reverberator

Air Date: 1956-07-23

187. Woman at the Window

Air Date: 1956-07-24

188. Another Sky

Air Date: 1956-07-25

189. Letter of Introduction

Air Date: 1956-07-26

190. Home at Seven

Air Date: 1956-07-27

191. The Cypress Tree

Air Date: 1956-07-30

192. Belong to Me

Air Date: 1956-07-31

193. Pygmalion Jones

Air Date: 1956-08-01

194. Gretel

Air Date: 1956-08-02

195. Some Man Will Want You

Air Date: 1956-08-03

196. The Fall of the House of Usher

Air Date: 1956-08-06

197. Cupid Rode a Horse

Air Date: 1956-08-07

198. The Old Payola

Air Date: 1956-08-08

199. The Perfect Alibi

Air Date: 1956-08-10

1. The House Off Fifth Avenue

Air Date: 1956-08-27

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: 1956-08-29

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: 1956-08-30

The governess of two motherless children believes they are possessed by the spirits of two deceased servants.

4. September Tide

Air Date: 1956-08-31

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: 1956-09-03

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: 1956-09-04

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: 1956-09-05

8. The Ivy Curtain

Air Date: 1956-09-06

9. The Gramercy Ghost

Air Date: 1956-09-07

10. Lovers

Air Date: 1956-09-10

11. Reach for the Stars

Air Date: 1956-09-11

12. I Like It Here

Air Date: 1956-09-12

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: 1956-09-13

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: 1956-09-14

""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: 1956-09-19

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: 1956-09-20

17. Uncle Harry

Air Date: 1956-09-21

18. At Mrs. Leland's

Air Date: 1956-09-24

19. The House Next Door

Air Date: 1956-09-25

20. Alumni Reunion

Air Date: 1956-09-26

21. Sound of Fear

Air Date: 1956-09-27

22. Late Date

Air Date: 1956-09-28

23. Pride and Prejudice

Air Date: 1956-10-01

24. Pearls of Sheba

Air Date: 1956-10-02

25. The Stamp Caddy

Air Date: 1956-10-15

26. The Egotist

Air Date: 1956-10-16

27. The Family Man

Air Date: 1956-10-17

28. Sight Unseen

Air Date: 1956-10-18

29. The Eye of the Storm

Air Date: 1956-10-19

30. The Man in the Seven League Boots

Air Date: 1956-10-22

31. The Woman Across the Hall

Air Date: 1956-10-23

32. And Then There Were Three

Air Date: 1956-10-24

33. Shake the Stars Down

Air Date: 1956-10-29

34. Horse Power

Air Date: 1956-10-30

35. Without Sanction

Air Date: 1956-10-31

36. The Outing

Air Date: 1956-11-02

37. Thank You, Edmondo

Air Date: 1956-11-05

38. The Tell-Tale Heart

Air Date: 1956-11-06

39. Strangers on a Honeymoon

Air Date: 1956-11-07

40. A Dram of Poison

Air Date: 1956-11-08

41. The Shining Hour

Air Date: 1956-11-09

42. Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars

Air Date: 1956-11-12

43. Step Into Darkness

Air Date: 1956-11-13

44. Candle in the Dark

Air Date: 1956-11-14

45. Savrola

Air Date: 1956-11-15

46. Table Set at Night

Air Date: 1956-11-16

47. Madame de Treymes

Air Date: 1956-11-19

48. The People vs. John Tarr

Air Date: 1956-11-20

49. The Location of Roycemore College

Air Date: 1956-11-21

50. Dracula

Air Date: 1956-11-23

51. Julie

Air Date: 1956-11-26

52. The Empty Nest

Air Date: 1956-11-27

53. Spare Your Pity

Air Date: 1956-11-28

54. The Last Leaf

Air Date: 1956-11-30

55. Therese

Air Date: 1956-12-03

56. Julie

Air Date: 1956-12-04

57. Refugee

Air Date: 1956-12-06

58. Jenny Kissed Me

Air Date: 1956-12-07

59. Miracle at Carville

Air Date: 1956-12-10

60. The Upper Hand

Air Date: 1956-12-11

61. Love is a Locksmith

Air Date: 1956-12-12

62. Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Air Date: 1956-12-13

63. The Wisp End

Air Date: 1956-12-14

64. Prominent Citizens

Air Date: 1956-12-17

65. Head of the Family

Air Date: 1956-12-18

66. Password

Air Date: 1956-12-19

67. Late Love

Air Date: 1956-12-20

68. Eugenie Grandet

Air Date: 1956-12-21

69. Cold Christmas

Air Date: 1956-12-24

70. Little Women

Air Date: 1956-12-25

71. For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother

Air Date: 1956-12-26

72. Smilin' Through

Air Date: 1956-12-27

73. Strong Medicine

Air Date: 1956-12-28

74. Everything's Relative

Air Date: 1956-12-31

75. Miss Morissa

Air Date: 1957-01-02

76. The Scandalous Priest

Air Date: 1957-01-03

77. Dark Victory

Air Date: 1957-01-04

78. The Lonely Look

Air Date: 1957-01-07

79. The Sudden Truth

Air Date: 1957-01-08

80. The Man in the Half-Moon

Air Date: 1957-01-09

81. The Hex

Air Date: 1957-01-10

82. If This Be Error

Air Date: 1957-01-11

83. On the Trail of the Kingsfield

Air Date: 1957-01-14

84. Here We Are

Air Date: 1957-01-15

85. Arms and the Man

Air Date: 1957-01-16

86. Home is the Hunted

Air Date: 1957-01-17

87. Madam Ada

Air Date: 1957-01-18

88. Night Train

Air Date: 1957-01-22

89. This Language

Air Date: 1957-01-23

90. The 13th Crypt

Air Date: 1957-01-24

91. Mr. Pirn Passes By

Air Date: 1957-01-25

92. Anything for a Laugh

Air Date: 1957-01-29

93. Realms of Gold

Air Date: 1957-01-30

94. Deacon of Oak Ridge

Air Date: 1957-01-31

95. Accent on Youth

Air Date: 1957-02-01

96. Three Kids

Air Date: 1957-02-04

97. Frankenstein

Air Date: 1957-02-05

98. The Most Dangerous Man

Air Date: 1957-02-06

99. One

Air Date: 1957-02-07

100. The Importance of Being Earnest

Air Date: 1957-02-08

101. The Brat's House

Air Date: 1957-02-11

102. Mr. Todd

Air Date: 1957-02-12

103. A Case of Pure Fiction

Air Date: 1957-02-13

104. The Master Builder

Air Date: 1957-02-14

105. The Others

Air Date: 1957-02-15

106. The Remarkable Mr. Jerome

Air Date: 1957-02-19

107. Bobbie

Air Date: 1957-02-20

108. The Hickory Limb

Air Date: 1957-02-21

109. The Bridge

Air Date: 1957-02-22

110. The Serpent's Tooth

Air Date: 1957-02-25

111. Voyage to Mandok

Air Date: 1957-02-26

112. The Day Before the Wedding

Air Date: 1957-02-27

113. Queen of Spades

Air Date: 1957-02-28

114. Shadow and Substance

Air Date: 1957-03-01

115. You Touched Me

Air Date: 1957-03-04

116. The Hemlock Cup

Air Date: 1957-03-05

117. Papa's Wife

Air Date: 1957-03-06

118. The Prizewinner

Air Date: 1957-03-07

119. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Air Date: 1957-03-08

120. Yesterday's Magic

Air Date: 1957-03-14

121. Tongue of Silver

Air Date: 1957-03-15

122. Peaceable Kingdom

Air Date: 1957-03-18

123. The 19th Hole

Air Date: 1957-03-19

124. Wedding in the Family

Air Date: 1957-03-20

125. The Ways of Courage

Air Date: 1957-03-25

126. Journey Into Darkness

Air Date: 1957-03-26

127. Barricade at the Big Black

Air Date: 1957-03-27

128. The Vicarious Years

Air Date: 1957-03-28

129. The First Year

Air Date: 1957-03-29

130. End of the Rope

Air Date: 1957-04-01

131. We Won't Be Any Trouble

Air Date: 1957-04-02

132. The Daughter of Mata Hari

Air Date: 1957-04-03

133. Talk You of Killing

Air Date: 1957-04-04

134. The Pursuit of Happiness

Air Date: 1957-04-05

135. Wuthering Heights [restaged]

Air Date: 1957-04-08

136. Long Distance

Air Date: 1957-04-09

137. The Point of Cleaning

Air Date: 1957-04-10

138. The Sport

Air Date: 1957-04-11

139. The Flashing Stream

Air Date: 1957-04-12

140. Thread That Runs So True

Air Date: 1957-04-15

141. Jamie Picks a Wife

Air Date: 1957-04-16

142. Blind Man's Bluff

Air Date: 1957-04-17

143. The Story of Joseph

Air Date: 1957-04-19

144. Pushover

Air Date: 1957-04-24

145. Ashes in the Wind

Air Date: 1957-04-25

146. A Hat, a Coat, a Glove

Air Date: 1957-04-26

147. The Professional

Air Date: 1957-04-29

148. Guardians of the Temple

Air Date: 1957-04-30

149. The Short Safari of B'wana Ben

Air Date: 1957-05-01

150. Church on Monday

Air Date: 1957-05-02

151. The Gioconda Smile

Air Date: 1957-05-03

152. Show of Strength

Air Date: 1957-05-06

153. Make Believe Affair

Air Date: 1957-05-07

154. Hymn to the Dedicated

Air Date: 1957-05-08

155. Thursday's Child

Air Date: 1957-05-09

156. Big-Hearted Herbert

Air Date: 1957-05-10

157. The Embattled Maiden

Air Date: 1957-05-13

158. The Middle-Aged Freshman

Air Date: 1957-05-14

159. Best Friend in Town

Air Date: 1957-05-15

160. Jane Eyre

Air Date: 1957-05-16

161. Starmaster

Air Date: 1957-05-17

162. Aftermath

Air Date: 1957-05-20

163. Guest at the Embassy

Air Date: 1957-05-21

164. Second-Hand Lover

Air Date: 1957-05-22

165. The Avenging of Anne Leete

Air Date: 1957-05-23

166. The Lonesome Husband

Air Date: 1957-05-24

167. Puzzle in the Stars

Air Date: 1957-05-27

168. The Gwendolyn Harleth Story

Air Date: 1957-05-28

169. The Girls Named Almaya

Air Date: 1957-05-29

170. The Dream That Was Fixed

Air Date: 1957-05-30

171. A Growing Wonder

Air Date: 1957-05-31

172. Bachelor Father

Air Date: 1957-06-03

173. The Golden Door

Air Date: 1957-06-04

174. Rain in the Morning

Air Date: 1957-06-05

175. Eye of the Storm

Air Date: 1957-06-07

176. Rich Man, Poor Man

Air Date: 1957-06-10

177. The Party Dress

Air Date: 1957-06-11

178. White-Headed Boy

Air Date: 1957-06-12

179. Liza

Air Date: 1957-06-17

180. Pigeons and People

Air Date: 1957-06-19

181. Things Hoped For

Air Date: 1957-06-20

182. Mr. Wendigo

Air Date: 1957-06-21

183. Stopover

Air Date: 1957-06-24

184. A Light in the Sky

Air Date: 1957-06-25

185. The Charmer

Air Date: 1957-06-26

186. The Brief Candle

Air Date: 1957-06-28

187. Too Much Johnson

Air Date: 1957-07-01

188. Money in the Bank

Air Date: 1957-07-02

189. Trouble Traine

Air Date: 1957-07-03

190. The Last Voyage

Air Date: 1957-07-04

191. The Price of Scandal

Air Date: 1957-07-05

192. But When She Was Bad

Air Date: 1957-07-11

193. The Fable of Harry

Air Date: 1957-07-12

194. Portrait in Mini

Air Date: 1957-07-15

195. The Cask of Amontillado

Air Date: 1957-07-16

196. The Richest Man in the World

Air Date: 1957-07-17

197. The Last Hour

Air Date: 1957-07-18

198. The First Captain

Air Date: 1957-07-22

199. Shuttered Hearts

Air Date: 1957-07-24

200. One for All

Air Date: 1957-07-25

201. Call It a Day

Air Date: 1957-07-26

202. Ann Veronica

Air Date: 1957-07-29

203. Boys Will Be Men

Air Date: 1957-07-30

204. The Forbidden Search

Air Date: 1957-07-31

205. The Fawn with Crooked Teeth

Air Date: 1957-08-01

207. The Rose Bush

Air Date: 1957-08-05

208. Finley's Fan Club

Air Date: 1957-08-06

209. Laugh a Little Tear

Air Date: 1957-08-07

210. The Invisible Man

Air Date: 1957-08-08

211. Where Angels Fear

Air Date: 1957-08-09

212. First Love

Air Date: 1957-08-13

213. The Last Survivors

Air Date: 1957-08-14

214. Time for Action

Air Date: 1957-08-15

215. Haven's End

Air Date: 1957-08-20

216. Heed the Falling Sparrow

Air Date: 1957-08-21

217. The President's Child Bride

Air Date: 1957-08-22

218. Now or Never

Air Date: 1957-08-23

219. Awakening

Air Date: 1957-08-27

220. Angel Face

Air Date: 1957-08-28

221. The Star Sapphire

Air Date: 1957-08-29

222. Women Have Ways

Air Date: 1957-08-30

223. Jewel Boy

Air Date: 1957-09-02

224. Molly Morgan

Air Date: 1957-09-03

225. Woman Alone

Air Date: 1957-09-04

226. Among Strangers

Air Date: 1957-09-06

227. The Adjustable Mr. Willing

Air Date: 1957-09-09

228. Freedom Comes Later

Air Date: 1957-09-10

229. In the Fog

Air Date: 1957-09-11

230. Son of 37 Fathers

Air Date: 1957-09-12

231. Hand Me Down

Air Date: 1957-09-13

232. Emma

Air Date: 1957-09-16

233. Personal Equation

Air Date: 1957-09-17

234. Night Cry

Air Date: 1957-09-18

235. The Mysterious Disappearance

Air Date: 1957-09-19

236. The Impersonal Touch

Air Date: 1957-09-20

237. The Story of Sarah

Air Date: 1957-09-22

238. The Waiting Swan

Air Date: 1957-09-24

239. One Mummy Too Many

Air Date: 1957-09-25

240. Hearthstones

Air Date: 1957-09-26

241. The Reluctant Heiress

Air Date: 1957-09-27

1. Father Come Home

Air Date: 1957-10-15

In a small town, enraged townsfolk refuse to believe the tale of a stranger. He claims that the man they believe committed a murder was miles away at the time of the killing.

2. Villa of the Angels

Air Date: 1957-10-16

Frank Wilson is bringing his boss home for dinner and is anxious to make a good impression. He asks his wife Jane to try not to be so shy and tells her she must learn to be more decisive. During the day a strange young man comes to the house posing as a magazine salesman. Jane feels that this a good opportunity to practice being forceful.- Tv Guide

3. A Tone of Time

Air Date: 1957-10-17

A successful career woman falls ill and discovers someone has been administering small doses of poison to her every day. - Tv Guide

4. Almost Any Man Will Do

Air Date: 1957-10-18

After years of carrying the responsibilities of two jobs, Mitchell Dayton has a nervous breakdown. He moves his family to Florida where he takes a job in a gas station. One afternoon he is knocked unconscious, and when he awakens he is hundreds of miles away from home with no money, no identification, and suffers from amnesia. - Tv Guide

5. Sing for Me

Air Date: 1957-10-21

Gomer, a beautiful young girl is blamed by townspeople for the suicide of one of their men. They are about to kill her when Hosea saves her life. The young prophet falls in love with Gomer, grateful to Hosea, promises to become his wife. - Tv Guide

6. Run for the Money

Air Date: 1957-10-22

Recently promoted, a young man is offered help in learning his new duties. The offer comes from a young-lady collegue, whose real motive is to break up his marriage.

7. Lest We Forget

Air Date: 1957-10-23

8. The Glass Hill

Air Date: 1957-10-24

Marcia Miller has inherited her successful mother's talent for fashion designing. But Marcia has decided she doesn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps. - Tv Guide

9. Out of the Frying Pan

Air Date: 1957-10-25

Pretty Martha Radway is vigorously campaigning with members of the League of Women Voters for a new school in their town.

10. The Last Stop

Air Date: 1957-10-28

Dr. Austin Sloper had always hoped that his daughter Catherine would grow into as charming and brilliant as woman as her mother had been. But Catherine grew up to be a very ordinary woman. - Tv Guide

11. The Weak and the Strong

Air Date: 1957-10-29

The year is 1962, and it is known that Russia is planning a full-scale nuclear attack against the U. S and Canada. In a desperate last-minute effort to avert war, the president makes plans to fly to Russia to meet directly with the Russian leaders. - Tv Guide

12. Nine-Finger Jack

Air Date: 1957-10-30

13. Elementals

Air Date: 1957-10-31

14. Plummer in Paradise

Air Date: 1957-11-01

15. Something About a Dollar

Air Date: 1957-11-04

16. Return in Winter

Air Date: 1957-11-07

17. Grandmama and Grandfather

Air Date: 1957-11-08

18. Aesop and Rhodope

Air Date: 1957-11-11

19. All Over the World

Air Date: 1957-11-12

20. The Ransom of Sigmund Freud

Air Date: 1957-11-13

21. Iris

Air Date: 1957-11-14

22. Remember Me Kindly

Air Date: 1957-11-15

23. The Embassy House

Air Date: 1957-11-18

24. Witness to Murder

Air Date: 1957-11-19

25. The Johnson House

Air Date: 1957-11-20

26. Cadenza

Air Date: 1957-11-25

27. Green Shores

Air Date: 1957-11-26

28. A Question of Balance

Air Date: 1957-11-27

29. Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent

Air Date: 1957-11-29

30. The Conversation Tables

Air Date: 1957-12-02

31. Out of My Darkness

Air Date: 1957-12-03

32. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Air Date: 1957-12-04

33. The Broom and the Groom

Air Date: 1957-12-05

34. A Cloud for Jeni

Air Date: 1957-12-06

35. The Consul

Air Date: 1957-12-09

36. The Old Friend

Air Date: 1957-12-10

37. Give Me a Wand

Air Date: 1957-12-10

38. The Sure Thing

Air Date: 1957-12-11

39. Dark of the Moon

Air Date: 1957-12-12

40. The Giver and the Gift

Air Date: 1957-12-13

41. No Time for Comedy

Air Date: 1957-12-16

42. Gentleman of Fortune

Air Date: 1957-12-17

43. The Gentleman Caller

Air Date: 1957-12-18

44. Tender Leaves

Air Date: 1957-12-19

45. In 25 Words or Less

Air Date: 1957-12-20

46. Sara Crewe

Air Date: 1957-12-23

47. Amahl and the Night Visitors

Air Date: 1957-12-24

48. The Little Minister

Air Date: 1957-12-25

49. Daughter of Kings

Air Date: 1957-12-31

50. The Survival Kit

Air Date: 1958-01-02

51. The House with the Golden Street

Air Date: 1958-01-03

52. The Europeans

Air Date: 1958-01-06

53. The Collected Letters of Mr. Sage

Air Date: 1958-01-07

54. Two-Picture Deal

Air Date: 1958-01-08

55. The Great Obstacle Courtship

Air Date: 1958-01-09

56. A Chance to Die

Air Date: 1958-01-10

57. Home on the Range

Air Date: 1958-01-13

58. The Makropoulos Secret

Air Date: 1958-01-14

59. More Than a Man

Air Date: 1958-01-15

60. Something Stolen, Something New

Air Date: 1958-01-16

61. Thunderbolt

Air Date: 1958-01-17

62. Daisy Mayne

Air Date: 1958-01-20

63. The Man Who Wanted to Hate

Air Date: 1958-01-21

64. The Golden Fleecing

Air Date: 1958-01-22

65. Forever and Ever

Air Date: 1958-01-23

66. Decision

Air Date: 1958-01-24

67. Solider's Boy

Air Date: 1958-01-27

68. The Man with Pointed Toes

Air Date: 1958-01-28

69. Love Out of Town

Air Date: 1958-01-31

70. Cave-In

Air Date: 1958-02-03

71. The Iceman

Air Date: 1958-02-04

72. The Long, Long Laugh

Air Date: 1958-02-05

73. Man Without a Country

Air Date: 1958-02-06

74. The Odd Ones

Air Date: 1958-02-07

75. Monsieur Beaucaire

Air Date: 1958-02-11

76. Life Upon the Wicked Stage

Air Date: 1958-02-12

77. Without Fear or Favor

Air Date: 1958-02-13

78. The Third Person

Air Date: 1958-02-14

79. Eden End

Air Date: 1958-02-17

80. The 10th Muse

Air Date: 1958-02-18

81. Goodbye on Thursday

Air Date: 1958-02-20

82. Heart's Desire

Air Date: 1958-02-21

83. Marriage of Convenience

Air Date: 1958-02-24

84. The Suicide Club

Air Date: 1958-02-25

85. The 65th Floor

Air Date: 1958-02-26

86. The Hickory Heart

Air Date: 1958-02-27

87. The Devil's Violin

Air Date: 1958-02-28

88. Wednesday's Child

Air Date: 1958-03-04

89. Vigilante

Air Date: 1958-03-05

90. The Prophet Hosea

Air Date: 1958-03-07

91. Mrs. Moonlight

Air Date: 1958-03-10

92. With Love We Live

Air Date: 1958-03-11

93. You and I

Air Date: 1958-03-12

94. Career Angel

Air Date: 1958-03-13

95. Contingent Fire

Air Date: 1958-03-14

96. Anxious Night

Air Date: 1958-03-18

97. On Approval

Air Date: 1958-03-19

98. Dandy Dick

Air Date: 1958-03-20

99. Hush, Mahala, Hush

Air Date: 1958-03-21

100. O'Rourke's House

Air Date: 1958-03-25

101. The Alleyway

Air Date: 1958-03-26

102. The Vagabond

Air Date: 1958-03-27

103. The Silver Spider

Air Date: 1958-03-28

104. Design for Glory

Air Date: 1958-04-01

105. The Inspector General

Air Date: 1958-04-02

106. The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Air Date: 1958-04-03

107. The Velvet Glove

Air Date: 1958-04-04

108. Death Takes a Holiday

Air Date: 1958-04-08

109. Man of the House

Air Date: 1958-04-09

110. A Case of Fear

Air Date: 1958-04-10

111. Walk in the Sky

Air Date: 1958-04-11

112. The Canterville Ghost

Air Date: 1958-04-15

113. Found Money

Air Date: 1958-04-17

114. Washington Whispers Money

Air Date: 1958-04-18

115. A Boy Grows Up

Air Date: 1958-04-22

116. Phony Venus

Air Date: 1958-04-23

117. Some Blessed People

Air Date: 1958-04-24

118. The Quiet Street

Air Date: 1958-04-25

119. The Quest of Quesnay

Air Date: 1958-05-07

120. Angel Street

Air Date: 1958-05-09

121. The Cause

Air Date: 1958-05-12

122. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1

Air Date: 1958-05-20

123. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2

Air Date: 1958-05-21

124. Day of Discoveries

Air Date: 1958-05-22

125. The Young and the Fair

Air Date: 1958-05-23

126. The Riddle of Mary Murray

Air Date: 1958-05-27

127. Button Button

Air Date: 1958-05-29

128. The End of the Season

Air Date: 1958-06-03

129. Look Out for John Tucker

Air Date: 1958-06-04

130. The Road to Recovery

Air Date: 1958-06-05

131. The Nightbird's Crying

Air Date: 1958-06-06

132. The Story of Marcia Gordon

Air Date: 1958-06-10

133. Town in Turmoil

Air Date: 1958-06-11

134. Washington Square

Air Date: 1958-06-12

135. Course for Collision

Air Date: 1958-06-13

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Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

1955-10-31

Episodes

574 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

NBC

NBC