NaN/100 votes#1 - The House Off Fifth Avenue
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/1956
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.
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#2 - Yankee Doodler
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/29/1956
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.
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#3 - The Pink Hippopotamus
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/30/1956
The governess of two motherless children believes they are possessed by the spirits of two deceased servants.
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#4 - September Tide
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/31/1956
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.
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- 8.6/1025 votes
#5 - Are You Listening?
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/1956
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.
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#6 - Ladies' Maid Bell
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/4/1956
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.
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#7 - 100 Red Convertibles
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/1956
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#8 - The Ivy Curtain
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/6/1956
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Director: Albert McCleery
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#9 - The Gramercy Ghost
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/1956
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Director: Arthur Hiller
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Lovers
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/1956
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#11 - Reach for the Stars
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/1956
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#12 - I Like It Here
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/12/1956
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
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#13 - A Question of Balance
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/13/1956
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.
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#14 - The Marriage Royal
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 9/14/1956
""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.
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#15 - Mad Money
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 9/19/1956
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
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#16 - A Letter from Johnny Brock
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/20/1956
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#17 - Uncle Harry
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 9/21/1956
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - At Mrs. Leland's
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 9/24/1956
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#19 - The House Next Door
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 9/25/1956
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Alumni Reunion
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 9/26/1956
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Director: Boris Sagal
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Sound of Fear
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 9/27/1956
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#22 - Late Date
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 9/28/1956
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#23 - Pride and Prejudice
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 10/1/1956
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#24 - Pearls of Sheba
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 10/2/1956
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#25 - The Stamp Caddy
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 10/15/1956
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The Best Episodes of Matinee Theater Season 2
Every episode of Matinee Theater Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matinee Theater Season 2!
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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Network:NBC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The House Off Fifth Avenue" is the best rated episode of "Matinee Theater" season 2. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/27/1956. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Yankee Doodler".