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Matinee Theater is a drama TV series that premiered on NBC on October 31, 1955. It has 3 seasons and 574 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 135 "Course for Collision", aired on June 13, 1958.

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.

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Episodes

574 episodes · 3 seasons

Season 1

1955 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 70 years ago

Matinee Theater Season 1 release dates →
  1. E199

    199. The Perfect Alibi

    Finale
  2. E198

    198. The Old Payola

  3. E197

    197. Cupid Rode a Horse

  4. E196

    196. The Fall of the House of Usher

  5. E195

    195. Some Man Will Want You

  6. E194

    194. Gretel

  7. E193

    193. Pygmalion Jones

  8. E192

    192. Belong to Me

  9. E191

    191. The Cypress Tree

  10. E190

    190. Home at Seven

  11. E189

    189. Letter of Introduction

    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.

  12. E188

    188. Another Sky

  13. E187

    187. Woman at the Window

  14. E186

    186. The Reverberator

  15. E185

    185. A Full, Rich Life

  16. E184

    184. The Feast

  17. E183

    183. Summer Pavilion

  18. E182

    182. Beg, Borrow or Steal

  19. E181

    181. Remittance

  20. E180

    180. The Bishop Misbehaves

  21. E179

    179. Backfire

  22. E178

    178. Marriage by the Millions

  23. E177

    177. Class of '58

  24. E176

    176. Black Chiffon

  25. E175

    175. High Places

  26. E174

    174. The Declaration

  27. E173

    173. Seasoned Timber

  28. E172

    172. There's Always Juliet

  29. E171

    171. The Young and the Damned

  30. E170

    170. The Ghost of Greenwich Village

    A college boy accidentally kills a girl who is trying to blackmail him.

  31. E169

    169. The Birthday Present

  32. E168

    168. But Fear Itself

  33. E167

    167. Moon Over

  34. E166

    166. The Damask Cheek

  35. E165

    165. Love, Honor and O'Day

  36. E164

    164. Forsaking All Others

  37. E163

    163. The Guest Cottage

  38. E162

    162. Safe Place

  39. E161

    161. Alison's House

  40. E160

    160. The Luck of Amos Currie

  41. E159

    159. Crime at Blossom's

  42. E158

    158. The Serpent's Tooth

  43. E157

    157. George Has a Birthday

  44. E156

    156. Autumn Crocus

  45. E155

    155. Fight the Whole World

  46. E154

    154. Cause for Suspicion

  47. E153

    153. The American

  48. E152

    152. The Goodtime Boys

  49. E151

    151. Taxi to the Moon

  50. E150

    150. Three for the Money

Season 2

1956 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 69 years ago

Matinee Theater Season 2 release dates →
  1. E241

    241. The Reluctant Heiress

    Finale
  2. E240

    240. Hearthstones

  3. E239

    239. One Mummy Too Many

  4. E238

    238. The Waiting Swan

  5. E237

    237. The Story of Sarah

  6. E236

    236. The Impersonal Touch

  7. E235

    235. The Mysterious Disappearance

  8. E234

    234. Night Cry

  9. E233

    233. Personal Equation

  10. E232

    232. Emma

  11. E231

    231. Hand Me Down

  12. E230

    230. Son of 37 Fathers

  13. E229

    229. In the Fog

  14. E228

    228. Freedom Comes Later

  15. E227

    227. The Adjustable Mr. Willing

  16. E226

    226. Among Strangers

  17. E225

    225. Woman Alone

  18. E224

    224. Molly Morgan

  19. E223

    223. Jewel Boy

  20. E222

    222. Women Have Ways

  21. E221

    221. The Star Sapphire

  22. E220

    220. Angel Face

  23. E219

    219. Awakening

  24. E218

    218. Now or Never

  25. E217

    217. The President's Child Bride

  26. E216

    216. Heed the Falling Sparrow

  27. E215

    215. Haven's End

  28. E214

    214. Time for Action

  29. E213

    213. The Last Survivors

  30. E212

    212. First Love

  31. E211

    211. Where Angels Fear

  32. E210

    210. The Invisible Man

  33. E209

    209. Laugh a Little Tear

  34. E208

    208. Finley's Fan Club

  35. E207

    207. The Rose Bush

  36. E205

    205. The Fawn with Crooked Teeth

  37. E204

    204. The Forbidden Search

  38. E203

    203. Boys Will Be Men

  39. E202

    202. Ann Veronica

  40. E201

    201. Call It a Day

  41. E200

    200. One for All

  42. E199

    199. Shuttered Hearts

  43. E198

    198. The First Captain

  44. E197

    197. The Last Hour

  45. E196

    196. The Richest Man in the World

  46. E195

    195. The Cask of Amontillado

  47. E194

    194. Portrait in Mini

  48. E193

    193. The Fable of Harry

  49. E192

    192. But When She Was Bad

  50. E191

    191. The Price of Scandal

Season 3

1957 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 68 years ago

Matinee Theater Season 3 release dates →
  1. E135

    135. Course for Collision

    Finale
  2. E134

    134. Washington Square

  3. E133

    133. Town in Turmoil

  4. E132

    132. The Story of Marcia Gordon

  5. E131

    131. The Nightbird's Crying

  6. E130

    130. The Road to Recovery

  7. E129

    129. Look Out for John Tucker

  8. E128

    128. The End of the Season

  9. E127

    127. Button Button

  10. E126

    126. The Riddle of Mary Murray

  11. E125

    125. The Young and the Fair

  12. E124

    124. Day of Discoveries

  13. E123

    123. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2

  14. E122

    122. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1

  15. E121

    121. The Cause

  16. E120

    120. Angel Street

  17. E119

    119. The Quest of Quesnay

  18. E118

    118. The Quiet Street

  19. E117

    117. Some Blessed People

  20. E116

    116. Phony Venus

  21. E115

    115. A Boy Grows Up

  22. E114

    114. Washington Whispers Money

  23. E113

    113. Found Money

  24. E112

    112. The Canterville Ghost

  25. E111

    111. Walk in the Sky

  26. E110

    110. A Case of Fear

  27. E109

    109. Man of the House

  28. E108

    108. Death Takes a Holiday

  29. E107

    107. The Velvet Glove

  30. E106

    106. The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  31. E105

    105. The Inspector General

  32. E104

    104. Design for Glory

  33. E103

    103. The Silver Spider

  34. E102

    102. The Vagabond

  35. E101

    101. The Alleyway

  36. E100

    100. O'Rourke's House

  37. E99

    99. Hush, Mahala, Hush

  38. E98

    98. Dandy Dick

  39. E97

    97. On Approval

  40. E96

    96. Anxious Night

  41. E95

    95. Contingent Fire

  42. E94

    94. Career Angel

  43. E93

    93. You and I

  44. E92

    92. With Love We Live

  45. E91

    91. Mrs. Moonlight

  46. E90

    90. The Prophet Hosea

  47. E89

    89. Vigilante

  48. E88

    88. Wednesday's Child

  49. E87

    87. The Devil's Violin

  50. E86

    86. The Hickory Heart

Cast & crew

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor

    Zsa Zsa Gabor

  • John Abbott

    John Abbott

  • Joe De Santis

    Joe De Santis

  • Darryl Hickman

    Darryl Hickman

  • Susan Oliver

    Susan Oliver

  • Lawrence Dobkin

    Lawrence Dobkin

  • Jackie Coogan

    Jackie Coogan

  • Johnny Crawford

    Johnny Crawford

  • Wally Cox

    Wally Cox

  • Irene Hervey

    Irene Hervey

  • Anthony Eustrel

    Anthony Eustrel

  • Leif Erickson

    Leif Erickson

  • John Hoyt

    John Hoyt

  • Dick Foran

    Dick Foran

  • Thayer David

    Thayer David

  • Tommy Kirk

    Tommy Kirk

Matinee Theater FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Matinee Theater?

Matinee Theater has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 13, 1958.

When did the latest episode of Matinee Theater come out?

The most recent episode of Matinee Theater, Season 3 Episode 135 "Course for Collision", aired on June 13, 1958.

How many seasons of Matinee Theater are there?

Matinee Theater has 3 seasons with 574 episodes in total.

When did Matinee Theater first air?

Matinee Theater first aired on NBC on October 31, 1955.

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