Matinee Theater
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S3 E135 · Course for Collision
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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
- E199Finale
- E198
198. The Old Payola
- E197
197. Cupid Rode a Horse
- E196
196. The Fall of the House of Usher
- E195
195. Some Man Will Want You
- E194
194. Gretel
- E193
193. Pygmalion Jones
- E192
192. Belong to Me
- E191
191. The Cypress Tree
- E190
190. Home at Seven
- 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.
- E188
188. Another Sky
- E187
187. Woman at the Window
- E186
186. The Reverberator
- E185
185. A Full, Rich Life
- E184
184. The Feast
- E183
183. Summer Pavilion
- E182
182. Beg, Borrow or Steal
- E181
181. Remittance
- E180
180. The Bishop Misbehaves
- E179
179. Backfire
- E178
178. Marriage by the Millions
- E177
177. Class of '58
- E176
176. Black Chiffon
- E175
175. High Places
- E174
174. The Declaration
- E173
173. Seasoned Timber
- E172
172. There's Always Juliet
- E171
171. The Young and the Damned
- E170
170. The Ghost of Greenwich Village
A college boy accidentally kills a girl who is trying to blackmail him.
- E169
169. The Birthday Present
- E168
168. But Fear Itself
- E167
167. Moon Over
- E166
166. The Damask Cheek
- E165
165. Love, Honor and O'Day
- E164
164. Forsaking All Others
- E163
163. The Guest Cottage
- E162
162. Safe Place
- E161
161. Alison's House
- E160
160. The Luck of Amos Currie
- E159
159. Crime at Blossom's
- E158
158. The Serpent's Tooth
- E157
157. George Has a Birthday
- E156
156. Autumn Crocus
- E155
155. Fight the Whole World
- E154
154. Cause for Suspicion
- E153
153. The American
- E152
152. The Goodtime Boys
- E151
151. Taxi to the Moon
- E150
150. Three for the Money
Season 2
1956 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 69 years ago
- E241
241. The Reluctant Heiress
Finale - E240
240. Hearthstones
- E239
239. One Mummy Too Many
- E238
238. The Waiting Swan
- E237
237. The Story of Sarah
- E236
236. The Impersonal Touch
- E235
235. The Mysterious Disappearance
- E234
234. Night Cry
- E233
233. Personal Equation
- E232
232. Emma
- E231
231. Hand Me Down
- E230
230. Son of 37 Fathers
- E229
229. In the Fog
- E228
228. Freedom Comes Later
- E227
227. The Adjustable Mr. Willing
- E226
226. Among Strangers
- E225
225. Woman Alone
- E224
224. Molly Morgan
- E223
223. Jewel Boy
- E222
222. Women Have Ways
- E221
221. The Star Sapphire
- E220
220. Angel Face
- E219
219. Awakening
- E218
218. Now or Never
- E217
217. The President's Child Bride
- E216
216. Heed the Falling Sparrow
- E215
215. Haven's End
- E214
214. Time for Action
- E213
213. The Last Survivors
- E212
212. First Love
- E211
211. Where Angels Fear
- E210
210. The Invisible Man
- E209
209. Laugh a Little Tear
- E208
208. Finley's Fan Club
- E207
207. The Rose Bush
- E205
205. The Fawn with Crooked Teeth
- E204
204. The Forbidden Search
- E203
203. Boys Will Be Men
- E202
202. Ann Veronica
- E201
201. Call It a Day
- E200
200. One for All
- E199
199. Shuttered Hearts
- E198
198. The First Captain
- E197
197. The Last Hour
- E196
196. The Richest Man in the World
- E195
195. The Cask of Amontillado
- E194
194. Portrait in Mini
- E193
193. The Fable of Harry
- E192
192. But When She Was Bad
- E191
191. The Price of Scandal
Season 3
1957 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 68 years ago
- E135
135. Course for Collision
Finale - E134
134. Washington Square
- E133
133. Town in Turmoil
- E132
132. The Story of Marcia Gordon
- E131
131. The Nightbird's Crying
- E130
130. The Road to Recovery
- E129
129. Look Out for John Tucker
- E128
128. The End of the Season
- E127
127. Button Button
- E126
126. The Riddle of Mary Murray
- E125
125. The Young and the Fair
- E124
124. Day of Discoveries
- E123
123. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2
- E122
122. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1
- E121
121. The Cause
- E120
120. Angel Street
- E119
119. The Quest of Quesnay
- E118
118. The Quiet Street
- E117
117. Some Blessed People
- E116
116. Phony Venus
- E115
115. A Boy Grows Up
- E114
114. Washington Whispers Money
- E113
113. Found Money
- E112
112. The Canterville Ghost
- E111
111. Walk in the Sky
- E110
110. A Case of Fear
- E109
109. Man of the House
- E108
108. Death Takes a Holiday
- E107
107. The Velvet Glove
- E106
106. The Two Mrs. Carrolls
- E105
105. The Inspector General
- E104
104. Design for Glory
- E103
103. The Silver Spider
- E102
102. The Vagabond
- E101
101. The Alleyway
- E100
100. O'Rourke's House
- E99
99. Hush, Mahala, Hush
- E98
98. Dandy Dick
- E97
97. On Approval
- E96
96. Anxious Night
- E95
95. Contingent Fire
- E94
94. Career Angel
- E93
93. You and I
- E92
92. With Love We Live
- E91
91. Mrs. Moonlight
- E90
90. The Prophet Hosea
- E89
89. Vigilante
- E88
88. Wednesday's Child
- E87
87. The Devil's Violin
- E86
86. The Hickory Heart
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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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