All Episodes of Matinee Theater
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Season 1
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Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/1955
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Director: Albert McCleery
Writer: Frank D. Gilroy
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Make Believe Mother
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/1955
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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I'm Straight with the World
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1955
This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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The Man Without a Country
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1955
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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Jigsaw
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1955
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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All the Hoffmeyers in the World
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/16/1955
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.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Unknown
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The Aspern Papers
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/17/1955
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.
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Unknown
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Midsummer
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/21/1955
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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The Courtship of Miles Standish
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/23/1955
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
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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The Touchstone
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/1955
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.
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Jerome Ross
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Wuthering Heights
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/30/1955
A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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The Brass Ring
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/1/1955
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Helene Hanff
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Arrowsmith
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/5/1955
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.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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For These Services
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 12/7/1955
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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The Milwaukee Rocket
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 12/13/1955
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
Director: Unknown
Writer: Dale Wasserman
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Sins of the Fathers
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 12/15/1955
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.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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Coming of Age
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 12/19/1955
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.
Director: Tad Danielewski
Writer: Unknown
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Technique
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/20/1955
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Santa is No Saint
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 12/22/1955
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
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Unknown
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The Red Sanders Story
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 12/26/1955
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Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Unknown
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Mr. Krane
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 1/3/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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Yesterday is Gone
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 1/4/1956
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
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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The Old Maid
Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 1/16/1956
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Zoe Akins
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The Big Box
Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 1/23/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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Dark Possession
Season 1 Episode 67 - Aired 2/2/1956
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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The Diamond
Season 1 Episode 68 - Aired 2/3/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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Susan and God
Season 1 Episode 69 - Aired 2/6/1956
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Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Unknown
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The Catbird Seat
Season 1 Episode 78 - Aired 2/17/1956
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Director: Unknown
Writer: Robert J. Shaw
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Skylark
Season 1 Episode 84 - Aired 2/27/1956
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Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Samson Raphaelson
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The Mating of Watkins Tottle
Season 1 Episode 90 - Aired 3/6/1956
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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The Book of Ruth
Season 1 Episode 108 - Aired 3/30/1956
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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From the Desk of Margaret Tydings
Season 1 Episode 111 - Aired 4/4/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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Fiddlin' Man
Season 1 Episode 114 - Aired 4/9/1956
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Dale Wasserman
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Whom Death Has Joined Together
Season 1 Episode 123 - Aired 4/23/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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The Carefree Tree
Season 1 Episode 128 - Aired 4/30/1956
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Director: Unknown
Writer: Helene Hanff
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The Legend of Jenny Lind
Season 1 Episode 130 - Aired 5/2/1956
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Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Unknown
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Crime at Blossom's
Season 1 Episode 159 - Aired 6/13/1956
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Director: Unknown
Writer: Jerome Ross
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The Ghost of Greenwich Village
Season 1 Episode 170 - Aired 6/28/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown
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There's Always Juliet
Season 1 Episode 172 - Aired 7/2/1956
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Director: Unknown
Writer: Helene Hanff
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The Reverberator
Season 1 Episode 186 - Aired 7/23/1956
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Director: Arthur Hiller
Writer: Unknown
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Gretel
Season 1 Episode 194 - Aired 8/2/1956
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Unknown
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The Fall of the House of Usher
Season 1 Episode 196 - Aired 8/6/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Unknown