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Matinee Theater Season 2

Ended 1955–1958
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Season 2 Episodes

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