NaN/100 votes#1 - Beginning Now
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/1955
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Director: Albert McCleery
Writer: Frank D. Gilroy
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#2 - 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.
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#3 - The Persistent Image
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/1955
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.
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#4 - 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: N/A
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#5 - Progress and Minnie Sweeney
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1955
A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.
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#6 - The House on Wildwood Lane
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1955
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#7 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1955
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#8 - One for the Road
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1955
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#9 - An Apple for Miss Myrtle
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1955
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#10 - The Man Without a Country
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1955
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Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: N/A
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#11 - 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.
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#12 - She's the One with the Funny Face
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/15/1955
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#13 - 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: N/A
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#14 - 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: N/A
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#15 - Roman Fever
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/18/1955
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.
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#16 - Midsummer
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/21/1955
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Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: N/A
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#17 - The Lady Chooses
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/22/1955
The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide
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#18 - 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: N/A
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#19 - Dispossessed
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/25/1955
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#20 - One for the Road
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/28/1955
A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.
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#21 - 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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#22 - 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: N/A
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#23 - 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: N/A
Writer: Helene Hanff
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#24 - Jason
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/2/1955
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.
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#25 - 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: N/A
The Best Episodes of Matinee Theater Season 1
Every episode of Matinee Theater Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matinee Theater Season 1!
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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Beginning Now" is the best rated episode of "Matinee Theater" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Albert McCleery and written by Frank D. Gilroy, it aired on 10/31/1955. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Make Believe Mother".