Matinee Theater (1955) — Where to Watch: Streaming Availability & Viewing Options

First aired: Oct 31, 1955 Episode runtime: 60 min Seasons: 3 Episodes: 574 Status: Ended Rating: 6.0/10 Network: NBC Drama

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Matinee Theater keeps the pacing measured, focusing on tone and momentum rather than constant twists. Notable cast includes John Conte. It currently has 3 seasons and 574 episodes. Best for viewers who like a straightforward setup with room for character dynamics. Viewer ratings sit around 6.0/10, but mileage can vary depending on what you like. Availability can change by region and time—use this page to check current streaming, rental, or purchase options.

Overview

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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Cast: John Conte

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Seasons & episodes

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1. Father Come Home

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 15, 1957

2. Villa of the Angels

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 16, 1957

3. A Tone of Time

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 17, 1957

4. Almost Any Man Will Do

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 18, 1957

5. Sing for Me

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 21, 1957

6. Run for the Money

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 22, 1957

7. Lest We Forget

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 23, 1957

8. The Glass Hill

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 24, 1957

9. Out of the Frying Pan

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 25, 1957

10. The Last Stop

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 28, 1957

11. The Weak and the Strong

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 29, 1957

12. Nine-Finger Jack

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 30, 1957

13. Elementals

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 31, 1957

14. Plummer in Paradise

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 1, 1957

15. Something About a Dollar

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 4, 1957

16. Return in Winter

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 7, 1957

17. Grandmama and Grandfather

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 8, 1957

18. Aesop and Rhodope

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 11, 1957

19. All Over the World

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 12, 1957

20. The Ransom of Sigmund Freud

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 13, 1957

21. Iris

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 14, 1957

22. Remember Me Kindly

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 15, 1957

23. The Embassy House

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 18, 1957

24. Witness to Murder

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 19, 1957

25. The Johnson House

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 20, 1957

26. Cadenza

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 25, 1957

27. Green Shores

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 26, 1957

28. A Question of Balance

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 27, 1957

29. Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 29, 1957

30. The Conversation Tables

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 2, 1957

31. Out of My Darkness

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 3, 1957

32. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 4, 1957

33. The Broom and the Groom

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 5, 1957

34. A Cloud for Jeni

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 6, 1957

35. The Consul

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 9, 1957

36. The Old Friend

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 10, 1957

37. Give Me a Wand

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 10, 1957

38. The Sure Thing

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 11, 1957

39. Dark of the Moon

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 12, 1957

40. The Giver and the Gift

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 13, 1957

41. No Time for Comedy

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 16, 1957

42. Gentleman of Fortune

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 17, 1957

43. The Gentleman Caller

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 18, 1957

44. Tender Leaves

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 19, 1957

45. In 25 Words or Less

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 20, 1957

46. Sara Crewe

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 23, 1957

47. Amahl and the Night Visitors

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 24, 1957

48. The Little Minister

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 25, 1957

49. Daughter of Kings

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 31, 1957

50. The Survival Kit

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 2, 1958

51. The House with the Golden Street

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 3, 1958

52. The Europeans

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 6, 1958

53. The Collected Letters of Mr. Sage

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 7, 1958

54. Two-Picture Deal

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 8, 1958

55. The Great Obstacle Courtship

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 9, 1958

56. A Chance to Die

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 10, 1958

57. Home on the Range

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 13, 1958

58. The Makropoulos Secret

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 14, 1958

59. More Than a Man

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 15, 1958

60. Something Stolen, Something New

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 16, 1958

61. Thunderbolt

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 17, 1958

62. Daisy Mayne

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 20, 1958

63. The Man Who Wanted to Hate

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 21, 1958

64. The Golden Fleecing

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 22, 1958

65. Forever and Ever

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 23, 1958

66. Decision

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 24, 1958

67. Solider's Boy

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 27, 1958

68. The Man with Pointed Toes

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 28, 1958

69. Love Out of Town

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 31, 1958

70. Cave-In

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 3, 1958

71. The Iceman

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 4, 1958

72. The Long, Long Laugh

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 5, 1958

73. Man Without a Country

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 6, 1958

74. The Odd Ones

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 7, 1958

75. Monsieur Beaucaire

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 11, 1958

76. Life Upon the Wicked Stage

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 12, 1958

77. Without Fear or Favor

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 13, 1958

78. The Third Person

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 14, 1958

79. Eden End

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 17, 1958

80. The 10th Muse

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 18, 1958

81. Goodbye on Thursday

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 20, 1958

82. Heart's Desire

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 21, 1958

83. Marriage of Convenience

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 24, 1958

84. The Suicide Club

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 25, 1958

85. The 65th Floor

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 26, 1958

86. The Hickory Heart

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 27, 1958

87. The Devil's Violin

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 28, 1958

88. Wednesday's Child

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 4, 1958

89. Vigilante

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 5, 1958

90. The Prophet Hosea

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 7, 1958

91. Mrs. Moonlight

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 10, 1958

92. With Love We Live

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 11, 1958

93. You and I

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 12, 1958

94. Career Angel

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 13, 1958

95. Contingent Fire

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 14, 1958

96. Anxious Night

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 18, 1958

97. On Approval

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 19, 1958

98. Dandy Dick

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 20, 1958

99. Hush, Mahala, Hush

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 21, 1958

100. O'Rourke's House

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 25, 1958

101. The Alleyway

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 26, 1958

102. The Vagabond

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 27, 1958

103. The Silver Spider

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 28, 1958

104. Design for Glory

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 1, 1958

105. The Inspector General

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 2, 1958

106. The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 3, 1958

107. The Velvet Glove

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 4, 1958

108. Death Takes a Holiday

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 8, 1958

109. Man of the House

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 9, 1958

110. A Case of Fear

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 10, 1958

111. Walk in the Sky

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 11, 1958

112. The Canterville Ghost

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 15, 1958

113. Found Money

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 17, 1958

114. Washington Whispers Money

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 18, 1958

115. A Boy Grows Up

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 22, 1958

116. Phony Venus

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 23, 1958

117. Some Blessed People

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 24, 1958

118. The Quiet Street

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 25, 1958

119. The Quest of Quesnay

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 7, 1958

120. Angel Street

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 9, 1958

121. The Cause

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 12, 1958

122. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 20, 1958

123. Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 21, 1958

124. Day of Discoveries

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 22, 1958

125. The Young and the Fair

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 23, 1958

126. The Riddle of Mary Murray

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 27, 1958

127. Button Button

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 29, 1958

128. The End of the Season

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 3, 1958

129. Look Out for John Tucker

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 4, 1958

130. The Road to Recovery

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 5, 1958

131. The Nightbird's Crying

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 6, 1958

132. The Story of Marcia Gordon

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 10, 1958

133. Town in Turmoil

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 11, 1958

134. Washington Square

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 12, 1958

135. Course for Collision

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 13, 1958

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It has 3 seasons (574 episodes).