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