NBC Matinee Theater
| NBC Matinee Theater | |
|---|---|
 Host John Conte | |
| Also known as | Matinee Theater |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Directed by | John Drew Barrymore Alan Cooke Walter Grauman Arthur Hiller Lamont Johnson Sherman Marks Lawrence Menkin Albert McCleery Boris Sagal Pace Woods Alan Hanson |
| Presented by | John Conte |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 650 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | George Lowther |
| Producers | George Cahan Albert McCleery Frank Price Darrell Ross |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company | NBC Television Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 31, 1955 – June 27, 1958 |
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from October 31, 1955,[1] to June 27, 1958.[2] Its name is often seen as Matinee Theatre.
The series, which ran daily from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.[2] Eastern Time, was usually broadcast live and most of the time in color. Its live dramas were presented with minimal sets and costumes.[3] It was the first daily hour-long dramatic series on television.[4]
When it was broadcast, Matinee Theater was the most heavily promoted regularly scheduled daytime program on U.S. television.[5] Along with NBC's Home, the show was part of the network's effort to "provide quality 'adult' entertainment" in daytime programming.[1]
In its second season, the program had an audience of 7 million daily viewers.[3]
The series ended in 1958 due to its high budget; much higher than any other daytime program in television.[citation needed] In 1956, the program's budget was "about $73,000" to produce five episodes per week.[6] A few of the later episodes were preserved on color film for later rerun syndication under different titles. The scripts of the series' episodes are archived at the University of California, Los Angeles. Several episodes are preserved at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, The Paley Center, and the Library of Congress.
Buckley's comments
Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse (Cambria, California) recalled:[7]
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. This series aired live at 3 p.m. Eastern time and 12 noon Pacific, in order to promote color TV (which had just been developed) to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al [McCleery] 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 (or was) his own set decorator (selecting furnishings and hand props)—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.
Personnel and production
Directors included Walter Grauman, Boris Sagal, Lamont Johnson, Arthur Hiller, Lawrence Schwab, Allen A. Buckhantz, Alan Cooke, and Livia Granito.[2] The show initially had 16 directors, but McCleery released those who could not promptly answer questions about what they needed or wanted for episodes.[8]
A staff of about a dozen people searched through books, magazines, and material in the public domain, looking for ideas, and about the same number of writers produced material for the program.[6]
While one episode of the program was being broadcast, the next day's episode was in final rehearsal. Both occurred in the same studio, with a soundproof curtain separating the activities. Two crews of 75 technicians each worked on the projects. Meanwhile, four future episodes were being rehearsed in four rehearsal halls in a facility at the corner of Vine and Selma in Los Angeles.[8]
Notable guest stars
- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- Steve Allen
- Mary Astor
- Jim Backus
- Patricia Barry
- Jacques Bergerac
- Richard Boone[2]
- Laurie Carroll[9]
- Leo G. Carroll
- Chuck Connors
- Richard Crenna
- Jane Darwell
- Bradford Dillman
- Joanne Dru
- Shelley Fabares
- Frances Farmer
- Nina Foch[2]
- Eva Gabor
- Edmund Gwenn
- June Havoc
- Wendy Hiller
- Dennis Hopper
- Edward Everett Horton
- Vivi Janiss
- David Janssen
- Cecil Kellaway
- DeForest Kelley[2]
- Shirley Knight
- Michael Landon
- Cloris Leachman
- Anita Louise
- Roddy McDowall
- Darren McGavin
- Martin Milner
- Agnes Moorehead
- Rita Moreno
- Jack Nicholson[3]
- Hugh O'Brian[2]
- Margaret O'Brien
- Arthur O'Connell
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Susan Oliver
- Geraldine Page
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Mala Powers
- Barbara Rush
- George Peppard
- Vincent Price
- Cesar Romero
- Marian Seldes
- Pat Sheehan
- Wim Sonneveld
- Dean Stockwell
- Phyllis Thaxter
- Marshall Thompson
- Rudy Vallee
- Ethel Waters
- James Whitmore
- Mary Wickes
- Fay Wray
- Alan Young
Award nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Won | Emmy Award | Best Contributing to Daytime Programming[10] | |
| 1957 | Won | Golden Globe Award | Best TV Show | Tied with The Mickey Mouse Club, Cheyenne, Playhouse 90, and This Is Your Life |
Notable episodes
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The program's initial presentation was "Beginning Now", by John P. Marquand, starring Louis Hayward.[2]
Episodes
Season 1 (1955–56)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Beginning Now" | Albert McCleery | Story by : John P. Marquand Teleplay by : Frank Gilroy | October 31, 1955 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Make Believe Mother" | Unknown | Story by : Ricky Zurex Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | November 1, 1955 | |
| 3 | 3 | "The Persistent Image" | Unknown | Story by : Gladys Schmitt Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | November 2, 1955 | |
| 4 | 4 | "I’m Straight With The World" | Boris Sagal | Theodore Apstein | November 3, 1955 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Progress And Minnie Sweeney" | Larry Schwab | Edmond Kelso | November 4, 1955 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The House On Wildwood Lane" | Unknown | George Lowther | November 7, 1955 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" | Unknown | Henry Misrock | November 8, 1955 | |
| 8 | 8 | "One For The Road" | Unknown | Ellis St. Joseph | November 9, 1955 | |
| 9 | 9 | "An Apple For Miss Myrtle" | Unknown | Story by : Margaret Cousins Teleplay by : Robert Howard Lindsay and Kathleen Lindsey | November 10, 1955 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Man Without A Country" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Edward Everett Hale Teleplay by : Elihu Winer | November 11, 1955 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Big Hearted Herbert" | TBD | Story by : Sophie Kerr Teleplay by : Kay Arthur | ||
| 11 | 11 | "Jigsaw" | Unknown | Seymour Stern | November 14, 1955 | |
| 12 | 12 | "She’s The One With The Funny Face" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Barbash Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | November 15, 1955 | |
| 13 | 13 | "All The Hoffmeyers In The World" | Walter Grauman | Anthony Spinner | November 16, 1955 | |
| 14 | 14 | "The Aspern Papers" | Arthur Hiller | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | November 17, 1955 | |
| 15 | 15 | "Roman Fever" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Hoffman R. Hays | November 18, 1955 | |
| 16 | 16 | "Midsummer" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Nancy Hale Teleplay by : Speed Lamkin | November 21, 1955 | |
| 17 | 17 | "The Lady Chooses" | Unknown | William McCleery | November 22, 1955 | |
| 18 | 18 | "The Courtship Of Miles Standish" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Teleplay by : Ellen & Richard McCracken | November 23, 1955 | |
| 19 | 19 | "The Dispossessed" | Allan A. Buckhantz | Story by : Nedra Tyre Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart and James Hart | November 25, 1955 | |
| 20 | 20 | "One For The Road (II)" | Unknown | Ellis St. Joseph | November 28, 1955 | |
| 21 | 21 | "The Touchstone" | Arthur Hiller | Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Jerome Rose and Lois Jacoby | November 29, 1955 | |
| 22 | 22 | "Wuthering Heights" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Emily Bronte Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | November 30, 1955 | |
| 23 | 23 | "The Brass Ring" | Unknown | Story by : Jacqueline Rhodes Teleplay by : Herman Knight, James Leo Herlihy, & William Noble | December 1, 1955 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Jason" | Unknown | Story by : Samson Raphaelson Teleplay by : Lawrence Hazard | December 2, 1955 | |
| 25 | 25 | "Arrowsmith" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Sinclair Lewis Teleplay by : Robert Howard Lindsay and Kathleen Lindsey | December 5, 1955 | |
| 26 | 26 | "Passing Strange" | Unknown | E. Jack Neuman | December 6, 1955 | |
| 27 | 27 | "For These Services" | Unknown | Theodore Ferro and Mathilde Ferro | December 7, 1955 | |
| TBA | 28 | "Cordially - With Bombs" | Unknown | Story by : Phillip S. Goodman & Robert Nathe Teleplay by : Harold Callen | December 8, 1955 | |
| 29 | 29 | "White-Oaks" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Mazo De La Roche Teleplay by : Kay Arthur | December 9, 1955 | |
| 30 | 30 | "O'Toole From Moscow" | Laurence Schwab | Rod Serling | December 12, 1955 | |
| 31 | 31 | "The Milwaukee Rocket" | Jim Jordan | Story by : Ted Prideaux Teleplay by : Dale Wasserman | December 13, 1955 | |
| 32 | 32 | "This One Is Different" | Livia Granito | S.S. Schweitzer | December 14, 1955 | |
| 33 | 33 | "The Sins Of The Fathers" | Boris Sagal | David Davidson | December 15, 1955 | |
| 34 | 34 | "See You On Sunday" | Unknown | Charles Mergendahl | December 16, 1955 | |
| 35 | 35 | "Coming Of Age" | Tad Danielewski | Harold & Johanna Brodky | December 19, 1955 | |
| 36 | 36 | "Technique" | Unknown | Story by : Thyra Samter Winslow Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | December 20, 1955 | |
| 37 | 37 | "Gallin, All-American" | Unknown | Nicholas E. Baehr | December 21, 1955 | |
| 38 | 38 | "Santa Is No Saint" | Arthur Hiller | Frank and Doris Hursley | December 22, 1955 | |
| 39 | 39 | "The Unwelcomed" | Unknown | Story by : Gladys Schmitt Teleplay by : Ann Elmo | December 23, 1955 | |
| 40 | 40 | "The Red Sanders Story" | Walter Grauman | Story by : George Bruce Teleplay by : Wilton Schiller | December 26, 1955 | |
| 41 | 41 | "Elisha And The Long Knives" | Unknown | Dale Wasserman And Jack Balch | December 27, 1955 | |
| 42 | 42 | "Horns Of Dilemma" | Unknown | Harold Callen | December 28, 1955 | |
| 43 | 43 | "It Sometimes Happens Twice" | Unknown | George Baxt | December 29, 1955 | |
| 44 | 44 | "The Shot" | Allan A. Buckhantz | E. Jack Neuman | December 30, 1955 | |
| 45 | 45 | "Mr.Krane" | Boris Sagal | Arthur Rodney Conebeare | January 3, 1956 | |
| 46 | 46 | "Yesterday Is Gone" | Unknown | Story by : Eileen and Robert Mason Patrick Teleplay by : Peggy Phillip | January 4, 1956 | |
| 47 | 47 | "Double Door" | Unknown | Story by : Elizabeth McFadden Teleplay by : Kay Arthur | January 5, 1956 | |
| 48 | 48 | "The Happy Rest" | Unknown | N.Richard Nash | January 6, 1956 | |
| 49 | 49 | "The Gate" | Unknown | Katherine Lindsay | January 9, 1956 | |
| 50 | 50 | "One Left Over" | Unknown | Robert Howard Lindsay | January 10, 1956 | |
| 51 | 51 | "All The Trees In The Field" | Alan Neuman | Sylvia Richards | January 11, 1956 | |
| 52 | 52 | "Mr.Candido" | Unknown | Walt Anderson | January 12, 1956 | |
| 53 | 53 | "Friday The 13th" | Allan Buckhantz | Sumner Locke Elliott | January 13, 1956 | |
| 54 | 54 | "The Old Maid" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Zoe Akins | January 16, 1956 | |
| 55 | 55 | "Mother Was A Bachelor" | Unknown | Story by : Myna Lockwood Teleplay by : Irving W. Phillips | January 17, 1956 | |
| 56 | 56 | "The Bottom Of The River" | Unknown | Arnold Schulman | January 18, 1956 | |
| 57 | 57 | "Company Manners" | Unknown | Story by : Sumner Locke Elliott Teleplay by : William McCleery | January 19, 1956 | |
| 58 | 58 | "The Child And The Muse" | Unknown | Greer Johnson | January 20, 1956 | |
| 59 | 59 | "The Big Box" | Boris Sagal | Arnold M. Auerbach | January 23, 1956 | |
| 60 | 60 | "Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher" | Unknown | Donald Symington and Dean Harens | January 24, 1956 | |
| 61 | 61 | "Doc" | Unknown | Berry Grove | January 25, 1956 | |
| 62 | 62 | "The Amateur" | Unknown | Mort Thaw | January 26, 1956 | |
| 63 | 63 | "Light and Shadow" | Unknown | Glenn P. Wolfe and Elaine Wolfe | January 27, 1956 | |
| 64 | 64 | "Romney" | Unknown | Story by : A.L. Barker Teleplay by : Lois Landauer | January 30, 1956 | |
| 65 | 65 | "O Promise Me" | Unknown | Greer Johnson | January 31, 1956 | |
| 66 | 66 | "Hold My Hand And Run" | Unknown | Jeanette and Francis Letton | February 1, 1956 | |
| 67 | 67 | "Dark Possession" | Lamont Johnson | Gore Vidal | February 2, 1956 | |
| 68 | 68 | "The Diamond" | Boris Sagal | David Chandler | February 3, 1956 | |
| 69 | 69 | "Susan And God" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Rachel Crothers Teleplay by : Lawrence Hazard | February 6, 1956 | |
| 70 | 70 | "As Young As You Feel" | Unknown | Story by : Virginia Faulkner Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | February 7, 1956 | |
| 71 | 71 | "The White Knight" | Unknown | Jack Laird | February 8, 1956 | |
| 72 | 72 | "The Anxious Years" | Unknown | Story by : Thyra Samter Winslow Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay | February 9, 1956 | |
| 73 | 73 | "The Heart Of Mary Lincoln" | Unknown | Story by : Mary W. Ballard Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay | February 10, 1956 | |
| 74 | 74 | "The Middle Son" | Unknown | Nicolas Baehr | February 13, 1956 | |
| 75 | 75 | "Valentine's Day" | Unknown | Virginia Rooks | February 14, 1956 | |
| 76 | 76 | "Summer Cannot Last" | Unknown | Story by : Diana Tutton Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | February 15, 1956 | |
| 77 | 77 | "The Last Battlefield" | Unknown | Harold Callen | February 16, 1956 | |
| 78 | 78 | "The Catbird Seat" | Sherman Marks | Story by : James Thurber Teleplay by : Robert J. Shaw | February 17, 1956 | |
| 79 | 79 | "Dream House" | Unknown | Arthur Cavanaugh | February 20, 1956 | |
| 80 | 80 | "The Runaways" | Unknown | Alfred Brenner | February 21, 1956 | |
| 81 | 81 | "The Ledger" | Unknown | Jack Laird | February 22, 1956 | |
| 82 | 82 | "When The Bough Breaks" | Unknown | Michele Cousin | February 23, 1956 | |
| 83 | 83 | "I Want To March" | Unknown | Hoffman R. Hays | February 24, 1956 | |
| 84 | 84 | "Skylark" | Arthur Hiller | Story by : Lawrence Hazard Teleplay by : Sam Raphaelson | February 27, 1956 | |
| 85 | 85 | "Tall, Dark Stranger" | Unknown | Peter Barry | February 28, 1956 | |
| 86 | 86 | "Anything But Love" | Unknown | William McCleery | February 29, 1956 | |
| 87 | 87 | "Robin Daw" | Unknown | Ira Avery | March 1, 1956 | |
| 88 | 88 | "Letter To A Stranger" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Elswyth Thane Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | March 2, 1956 | |
| 89 | 89 | "Dinner At Antoine's" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Frances Parkinson Keyes Teleplay by : Samuel W. Taylor | March 5, 1956 | |
| 90 | 90 | "The Mating Of Watkins Tottle" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Charles Dickens Teleplay by : William Kozlenko & Meyer Dolinsky | March 6, 1956 | |
| 91 | 91 | "Her Son's Wife" | Unknown | Story by : Claire Wallis Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips | March 7, 1956 | |
| 92 | 92 | "The Shining Place" | Unknown | Peggy Phillips | March 8, 1956 | |
| 93 | 93 | "The Odd Ones" | Livia Granito | Betty Ulius | March 9, 1956 | |
| 94 | 94 | "A Cowboy For Chris" | Unknown | Walter Black and William Mendrek | March 12, 1956 | |
| 95 | 95 | "The Rocking Chair" | Unknown | Story by : Bob Barbash Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | March 13, 1956 | |
| 96 | 96 | "The Big Guy" | Unknown | Leonard Freeman | March 14, 1956 | |
| 97 | 97 | "Statue Of Limitations" | Unknown | A.J. Russell | March 15, 1956 | |
| 98 | 98 | "The Baron And The Banshees" | Unknown | Story by : Seamus White Teleplay by : Jack Laird | March 16, 1956 | |
| 99 | 99 | "Notebook Warrior" | Unknown | Ira Levin | March 19, 1956 | |
| 100 | 100 | "Temptation For A King" | Unknown | Story by : John Secondari Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | March 20, 1956 | |
| 101 | 101 | "The Antidote" | Unknown | Richard McCracken | March 21, 1956 | |
| 102 | 102 | "Shadows" | Unknown | Jane and Ira Avery | March 22, 1956 | |
| 103 | 103 | "'M' Is For The Many..." | Livia Granito | Joan Cunningham | March 23, 1956 | |
| 104 | 104 | "Silent Partner" | Unknown | Joseph Liss | March 26, 1956 | |
| 105 | 105 | "Winter In April" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Nathan Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | March 27, 1956 | |
| 106 | 106 | "Bread Upon The Waters" | Unknown | Story by : Ray Lukshis Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr and Irwin Shaw | March 28, 1956 | |
| 107 | 107 | "The Giant Killer" | Unknown | Joseph K. Caldwell | March 29, 1956 | |
| 108 | 108 | "The Book Of Ruth" | Lamont Johnson | Howard Rodman | March 30, 1956 | |
| 109 | 109 | "Singer In The Valley" | Unknown | Story by : Dorothy Rood Stewart Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | April 1, 1956 | |
| 110 | 110 | "The Heart Of A Husband" | Unknown | Story by : Margaret Culkin Banning Teleplay by : Mort Thaw | April 3, 1956 | |
| 111 | 111 | "From The Desk Of Margaret Tydings" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Blanche Gregory Teleplay by : Robert Esson | April 4, 1956 | |
| 112 | 112 | "But You Look Like Sisters" | Unknown | Story by : Fannie Hurst Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | April 5, 1956 | |
| 113 | 113 | "The House Of Seven Gables" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Nathaniel Hawthorne Teleplay by : Elihu Winer | April 6, 1956 | |
| 114 | 114 | "Fiddlin' Man" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : William Brandon Teleplay by : Dale Wasserman | April 9, 1956 | |
| 115 | 115 | "The Hollow Woman" | Unknown | Bruce Kimes | April 10, 1956 | |
| 116 | 116 | "People In Glass Houses" | Unknown | Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay | April 11, 1956 | |
| 117 | 117 | "One Of The Family" | Unknown | S.S. Schweitzer | April 12, 1956 | |
| 118 | 118 | "Young Hands, Young Feet" | Unknown | Steve Gethers | April 13, 1956 | |
| 119 | 119 | "The Lark Shall Sing" | Unknown | Story by : Elizabeth Cadell Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips | April 16, 1956 | |
| 120 | 120 | "The Doctor's Wife" | Unknown | Story by : Nella Gardner White Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | April 17, 1956 | |
| 121 | 121 | "In Dread Of Winter" | Unknown | Jess Greg | April 18, 1956 | |
| 122 | 122 | "The Babylonian Heart" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Arthur Teleplay by : Henry Misrock | April 19, 1956 | |
| 123 | 123 | "Ask Me No Questions" | Unknown | Max Wilk | April 20, 1956 | |
| 124 | 124 | "Whom Death Has Joined Together" | Boris Sagal | Alvin Sapinsley | April 23, 1956 | |
| 125 | 125 | "Tin Wedding" | Unknown | Hagar Wilde and Judson O'Donnell | April 24, 1956 | |
| 126 | 126 | "The Reckoning" | Unknown | Daniel Morgan | April 25, 1956 | |
| 127 | 127 | "A Woman Named Ruby" | Unknown | Story by : Isabella Taves Teleplay by : Doris Gilbert and Christie Munro | April 26, 1956 | |
| 128 | 128 | "The Bright Boy" | Unknown | John Bouruff | April 27, 1956 | |
| 129 | 129 | "The Carefree Tree" | Unknown | Story by : Aldyth Morris Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | April 30, 1956 | |
| 130 | 130 | "Greybeards and Witches" | Unknown | Robert Easton | May 1, 1956 | |
| 131 | 131 | "The Legend Of Jenny Lind" | Walter Grauman | Irve Tunick | May 2, 1956 | |
| 132 | 132 | "Daughter Of The Seventh" | Unknown | S.S. Schweitzer | May 3, 1956 | |
| 133 | 133 | "Night Must Fall" | Sherman Marks | Emlyn Williams | May 4, 1956 | |
| 134 | 134 | "The 25th Hour" | Unknown | Dorothy Tyler and James Blumgarten | May 7, 1956 | |
| 135 | 135 | "A Man And A Maid" | Unknown | Therese Lewis | May 8, 1956 | |
| 136 | 136 | "Perspective" | Unknown | Hoffman R. Hays | May 9, 1956 | |
| 137 | 137 | "The Catamaran" | Unknown | J.P. Miller | May 10, 1956 | |
| 138 | 138 | "Johnny Came Marching Home" | Unknown | Anthony Spinner | May 11, 1956 | |
| 139 | 139 | "A Family Affair" | Unknown | Henry Misrock | May 14, 1956 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Statue of Limitations" | Unknown | Story by : A.J. Russell Teleplay by : | May 15, 1956 | |
| 140 | 140 | "Blind Date" | Unknown | Joan Cunningham | May 16, 1956 | |
| 141 | 141 | "To Have And To Hold" | Unknown | Story by : Irving Elman Teleplay by : Wilton Schiller | May 17, 1956 | |
| 142 | 142 | "Edwina Black" | Unknown | Story by : William Dinner & William Morum Teleplay by : Warner Law | May 18, 1956 | |
| 143 | 143 | "The Spare Room" | Unknown | Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips | May 21, 1956 | |
| 144 | 144 | "The Bottle Imp" | Livia Granito | Story by : Robert Louis Stevenson Teleplay by : Bill Templeton | May 22, 1956 | |
| 145 | 145 | "Brief Music" | Unknown | Story by : Emmet Lavery Teleplay by : Irving Phillips | May 23, 1956 | |
| 146 | 146 | "The Girl From Boro Park" | Unknown | Albert Meglin | May 24, 1956 | |
| 147 | 147 | "To Whom It May Concern" | Unknown | Ralph Rose Jr. | May 25, 1956 | |
| 148 | 148 | "Bachelor Buttons" | Unknown | Michelle Cousin | May 28, 1956 | |
| 149 | 149 | "The Children Of Papa Juan" | Unknown | Story by : Guy de Maupassant Teleplay by : Robert Claborne | May 29, 1956 | |
| 150 | 150 | "Herself Alone" | Unknown | Story by : Charles Mergendahl Teleplay by : Roger Marston | May 30, 1956 | |
| 151 | 151 | "Three For The Money" | Unknown | Story by : James McConnaughey Teleplay by : Jack Laird | May 31, 1956 | |
| 152 | 152 | "Taxi To The Moon" | Unknown | Sheppard Kerman | June 1, 1956 | |
| 153 | 153 | "The Good-Time Boys" | Unknown | Story by : Jane and Ira Avery Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | June 4, 1956 | |
| 154 | 154 | "The American" | Pace Woods | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | June 5, 1956 | |
| 155 | 155 | "The Luck Of Amos Currie" | Unknown | Katherine Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay | June 6, 1956 | |
| 156 | 156 | "Fight The Whole World" | Allan Buckhantz | Caleb Gray | June 7, 1956 | |
| 157 | 157 | "Autumn Crocus" | Unknown | Story by : C.L. Anthony Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | June 8, 1956 | |
| 158 | 158 | "George Has A Birthday" | Unknown | Jean Clifford Raymond | June 11, 1956 | |
| 159 | 159 | "The Serpent's Tooth" | Unknown | B.M. Atkinson Jr. | June 12, 1956 | |
| 160 | 160 | "Crime At Blossom's" | Unknown | Story by : Mordaunt Shairp Teleplay by : Jerome Ross | June 13, 1956 | |
| 161 | 161 | "Cause For Suspicion" | Unknown | Story by : Peggy Lamson Teleplay by : Joseph Liss | June 14, 1956 | |
| 162 | 162 | "Alison's House" | Unknown | Story by : Susan Glaspell Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | June 15, 1956 | |
| 163 | 163 | "A Safe Place" | Unknown | Story by : Melba Marlett Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | June 18, 1956 | |
| 164 | 164 | "The Guest Cottage" | Unknown | William McCleery | June 19, 1956 | |
| 165 | 165 | "Forsaking All Others" | Unknown | Story by : Alice Duer Miller Teleplay by : Barbara Kay Davidson and Peggy Phillips | June 20, 1956 | |
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A chronicle of what happens when circumstances bring together a beautiful woman and a handsome man, each of whom is married to an invalid. Note: Based on the novel of the same name by Alice Duer Miller | ||||||
| 166 | 166 | "Love, Honor And O'Day" | Unknown | Eileen Mason and Robert Mason Pollock | June 21, 1956 | |
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A light hearted story of a sponsor's wife who tries to reunite the TV man-and-wife team of Johnny and Amanda O'Day for her husbands sponsors. | ||||||
| 167 | 167 | "The Damask Cheek" | Unknown | Story by : John Van Druten and Lloyd Morris Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | June 22, 1956 | |
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The story of a young woman who comes to visit relatives in this country and winds up in the middle of two romances being carried on by her two cousins. Note: Based on the Play of the same name by John Van Druten and Lloyd Morris | ||||||
| 168 | 168 | "The Lighted Window" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Pearl S. Buck Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | June 25, 1956 | |
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An unhappily married New York executive's wife involves herself in the romantic and financial problems of an artist. Note: Based on the short story "Moon Over Manhattan" by Pearl S. Buck | ||||||
| 169 | 169 | "But Fear Itself" | Unknown | Story by : Stuart Hawkins Teleplay by : Martin Grupsmith | June 26, 1956 | |
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An ex film star comes out of 14 years retirement to appear on a television show. | ||||||
| 170 | 170 | "The Birthday Present aka Red Letter Day" | Unknown | Andrew Rosenthal | June 27, 1956 | |
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An attractive wife's world falls apart. | ||||||
| 171 | 171 | "The Ghost Of Greenwich Village" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Elsie Milnes Teleplay by : Robert Esson | June 28, 1956 | |
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Note: Based on the Novel by Elsie Milnes | ||||||
| 172 | 172 | "The Young And The Damned" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Roy Hargrave and Kenneth Phillips Britton Teleplay by : Warner Law | June 29, 1956 | |
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A college boy's efforts to cover up his murder of an off-campus bad girl who accuses him fathering her expected child. Note: Based on the play "Houseparty" by Roy Hargrave & Kenneth Phillips Britton | ||||||
| 173 | 173 | "There’s Always Juliet" | Arthur Hiller | Story by : John Van Druten Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | July 2, 1956 | |
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A young Englishwoman is swept off her feet by the attentions of a handsome American. But he doubts that their sudden love can be real or lasting. Note: Based on the play of the same name by John Van Druten | ||||||
| 174 | 174 | "Seasoned Timber" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Dorothy Canfield Fisher Teleplay by : Elihu Winer | July 3, 1956 | |
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The principal of a Vermont Academy opposes one of the school's trustees who wants to alter the curriculum in order to make the academy more exclusive. Note: Based on a Novel by Dorothy Canfield Fisher | ||||||
| 175 | 175 | "The Declaration" | Unknown | Stephen R. Callahan and John Vlahos | July 4, 1956 | |
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The aristocratic father of a young man decries the Declaration of Independence and such 'rebels' as Franklin, Jefferson and Adams. Loyal to the king, the father orders his son out of the house when the young man persists in his radical ideas | ||||||
| 176 | 176 | "The High Places" | Unknown | Roger Garis | July 5, 1956 | |
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A newspaper editor feels that his principles are being compromised by his publisher's policies. But when it comes to his private life, he is knee high-principled. | ||||||
| 177 | 177 | "Black Chiffon" | Unknown | Story by : Leslie Storm Teleplay by : Phillip Barry Jr. | July 6, 1956 | |
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Two days before the marriage of her son, a woman who has an absolutely untarnished reputation unaccountably steals a black chiffon nightgown. Note: Based on a play by Leslie Storm | ||||||
| 178 | 178 | "Class Of '58" | Unknown | Louis S. Peterson | July 9, 1956 | |
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A college freshman is expelled from school and is returning home to uncertainty when he meets a business man who changes his life. | ||||||
| 179 | 179 | "Marriage By The Millions" | Unknown | George Lowther | July 11, 1956 | |
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A successful woman marriage counselor's husband asks for a divorce. | ||||||
| 180 | 180 | "Backfire" | Unknown | Marc Brandel | July 12, 1956 | |
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A fame-seeking professor and the lawyer suitor of his daughter feel guilty over a murder suspect. | ||||||
| 181 | 181 | "The Bishop Misbehaves" | Unknown | Story by : Frederick Jackson Teleplay by : Kay Arthur | July 13, 1956 | |
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An English Bishop finds himself in the middle of a robbery. Note: Based on the play of the same name by Frederick J. Jackson | ||||||
| 182 | 182 | "The Remittance Man" | Unknown | James Elward | July 16, 1956 | |
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An imaginative old man's fanciful anecdotes change the lives of the family with whom he boards. | ||||||
| 183 | 183 | "Beg, Borrow or Steal" | Unknown | Jay Presson Allen | July 17, 1956 | |
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A respected attorney's career of embezzlement catches up with him on the eve of his daughter's marriage to his junior law partner. | ||||||
| 184 | 184 | "Summer Pavilion" | Unknown | Gore Vidal | July 18, 1956 | |
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An outwardly docile Southern girl who falls in love with the engineer who is tearing up the heirloom summer house of her matriarchal mother. | ||||||
| 185 | 185 | "The Feast" | Unknown | Story by : Margaret Kennedy Teleplay by : Hoffman R. Hays | July 19, 1956 | |
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The story of the life of the eccentric residents of a guest house perched on the edge of a cliff. Note: Based on the Novel of the same name by Margaret Kennedy | ||||||
| 186 | 186 | "The Rich Full Life" | Unknown | Story by : Vina Delmar Teleplay by : Jack Paritz | July 20, 1956 | |
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A wife in a humdrum marriage battles her husband and her husband's family to save her daughter from a similar fate. Note: Based on the play of the same name by Vina Delmar | ||||||
| 187 | 187 | "The Reverberator" | Arthur Hiller | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | July 23, 1956 | |
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A Parisian family is exploited by the American tabloids and causes a scandal. Note: Based on the novel of the same name by Henry James | ||||||
| 188 | 188 | "Woman At The Window" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Nicolas E. Baehr | July 24, 1956 | |
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A young woman is about to free herself from the limitation of her charming sister when tragedy turns the latter into a dependent invalid. | ||||||
| 189 | 189 | "Another Sky" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Naomi Lane Babson Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | July 25, 1956 | |
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A young girl's silent adoration of first a missionary, then a sea captain finally brings her fulfillment of her dreams. | ||||||
| 190 | 190 | "Letter Of Introduction" | Unknown | Story by : James Carhartt and Nicolas Winter Teleplay by : William Templeton | July 26, 1956 | |
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The story of an American divorcee, transplanted to Paris who receives a letter stating that she is about to be visited by a young man who doesn't know she is his mother. | ||||||
| 191 | 191 | "Home At Seven" | Unknown | Story by : R.C. Sherriff Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | July 27, 1956 | |
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A bank employee suffers a 24-hour lapse of memory. Note: Based on the play of the same name by R.C. Sherriff | ||||||
| 192 | 192 | "The Cypress Tree" | Unknown | Robert J. Shaw | July 30, 1956 | |
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The story of a recently widowed woman's determination to rebuild her own life despite her sister's strange insistence on mournful respect for the dead. | ||||||
| 193 | 193 | "Belong To Me" | Livia Granita | Story by : Ann Pinchot Teleplay by : Gail Ingram | July 31, 1956 | |
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A young governess to a child whose parents are divorced is attracted to the father. Note: Based on an unpublished novelette "Love Wears A Golden Crown" by Ann Pinchot | ||||||
| 194 | 194 | "Pygmalion Jones" | Unknown | Story by : Dorothy Kilgallen and Richard Kollmar Teleplay by : Gail Ingram Clement | August 1, 1956 | |
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The story of an accidental photograph that catapults an obscure young woman from school teacher to pin-up girl and playgirl. | ||||||
| 195 | 195 | "Gretel" | Lamont Johnson | Vance Bourjaily | August 2, 1956 | |
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A young boy marries an Immigrant girl then must explain to his parents his reasons. | ||||||
| 196 | 196 | "Some Man Will Want You" | Unknown | Story by : Margaret Culkin Banning Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | August 3, 1956 | |
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A girl is tossed into the tension of a presidential nominating convention. | ||||||
| 197 | 197 | "The Fall Of The House Of Usher" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Edgar Allan Poe Teleplay by : Robert Esson | August 6, 1956 | |
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A friend pays a visit to a man who lives in a sinister, dark mansion. The day he arrives, his host's sister is taken mysteriously ill and is not seen again. Note: Based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe | ||||||
| 198 | 198 | "Cupid Road A Horse" | Unknown | B.M. Atkinson Jr. | August 7, 1956 | |
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Grandpa Hoyt will be sent back to Iowa if he doesn't stop betting on the horses. The old man's grandsons want to keep him around, so they try and fix him up with wealthy Mrs. Conkwright. | ||||||
| 199 | 199 | "The Old Payola" | Unknown | Abby Mann and Jack Wilson | August 8, 1956 | |
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A crooner turns rock 'n' roll hipster at his manager's request to pick up a fast buck. | ||||||
| TBA | TBA | "The Century Plant" | Albert McCleery | Story by : Theodore Apstein Teleplay by : | August 9, 1956 | |
| 200 | 200 | "The Perfect Alibi" | Unknown | Story by : A.A. Milne Teleplay by : Nikki Justin and William Noble | August 10, 1956 | |
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The young ward of a man whom police believe committed suicide, sets out to prove that it was murder. | ||||||
Season 2 (1956-57)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 1 | "The House On 5th Avenue" | Sherman Marks | Henry Misrock | August 28, 1956 | |
| 202 | 2 | "Yankee Doodler" | Arthur Hiller | Allen Swift | August 29, 1956 | |
| 203 | 3 | "The Pink Hippopotamus" | Allan Buckhantz[11] | Story by : Robert G. Deindorfer Teleplay by : Adrian Spies | August 30, 1956[note 1] | |
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Thriller about refugees from communist Europe.[11] | ||||||
| 204 | 4 | "September Tide" | Laurence Schwab Jr. | Story by : Daphne du Maurier Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | September 3, 1956 | |
| 205 | 5 | "Are You Listening?" | Unknown | Jack Laird | September 3, 1956 | |
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The story of a young jazz musician who learns that note-by-note imitation is not the way to perpetuate the memory of his famous musician father | ||||||
| 206 | 6 | "The Lady's Maid's Bell" | Unknown | Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Robert Esson | September 94, 1956 | |
| 207 | 7 | "One Hundred Red Convertibles" | Unknown | Roger Garis | September 5, 1956 | |
| 208 | 8 | "The Ivy Curtain" | Albert McCleery | Anthony Spinner | September 6, 1956 | |
| 209 | 9 | "Gramercy Ghost" | Arthur Hiller | Story by : John Cecil Holm Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | September 7, 1956 | |
| 210 | 10 | "The Lovers" | Unknown | Marion C. Baker | September 10, 1956 | |
| 211 | 11 | "Reach For The Stars" | Unknown | B.L. Hunter | September 11, 1956 | |
| 212 | 12 | "I Like It Here" | Sherman Marks | A.B. Shiffrin | September 12, 1956 | |
| 213 | 13 | "A Question Of Balance" | Unknown | Story by : Stuart Dunham Teleplay by : Wood Fitchette | September 13, 1956 | |
| 214 | 14 | "Marriage Royal" | Unknown | Robert Wallsten | September 14, 1956 | |
| 215 | 15 | "Mad Money" | Unknown | Story by : Max Wilk, Lee Rogow, and Dick Lewine Teleplay by : Max Wilk | September 19, 1956 | |
| 216 | 16 | "A Letter From Johnny Brack" | Unknown | Story by : Sophie Kerr Teleplay by : Harold Callen | September 20, 1956 | |
| 217 | 17 | "Uncle Harry" | Unknown | Thomas Job | September 21, 1956 | |
| TBA | TBA | "The Starmaster" | Unknown | Story by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg Teleplay by : | September 23, 1956 | |
| 218 | 18 | "At Mrs. Leland's" | Unknown | Story by : Fannie Hurst Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | September 24, 1956 | |
| 219 | 19 | "The House Next Door" | Unknown | Story by : Vera Blackwell Teleplay by : William Templeton | September 25, 1956 | |
| 220 | 20 | "The Alumni Reunion" | Boris Sagal | Nicholas E. Baehr | September 26, 1956 | |
| 221 | 21 | "Sound Of Fear" | George Cahan | Bill Barrett | September 27, 1956 | |
| 222 | 22 | "Late Date" | Unknown | William Kendall Clarke | September 28, 1956 | |
| 223 | 23 | "Pride & Prejudice" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Jane Austen Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | October 1, 1956 | |
| 224 | 24 | "The Pearls Of Sheba" | Unknown | Story by : Vivian Cornell Teleplay by : Henry Misrock | October 2, 1956 | |
| 225 | 25 | "The Stamp Caddy" | Unknown | Hal Hackady | October 15, 1956 | |
| 226 | 26 | "The Egoist" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : George Meredith Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | October 16, 1956 | |
| 227 | 27 | "The Family Man" | Unknown | William McCleery | October 17, 1956 | |
| 228 | 28 | "Sight Unseen" | Unknown | Story by : Rosemary Foster and Warner Law Teleplay by : Warner Law | October 18, 1956 | |
| 229 | 29 | "The Eye Of The Storm" | Sherman Marks | Norman Jacob | October 19, 1956 | |
| 230 | 30 | "Man In Seven League Boots" | Unknown | Anthony Spinner | October 22, 1956 | |
| 231 | 31 | "Woman Across The Hall" | Unknown | Robert Wallsten | October 23, 1956 | |
| 232 | 32 | "And Then There Were Three" | Unknown | S.V.P. Rand | October 24, 1956 | |
| 233 | 33 | "Shake The Stars Down" | Unknown | Story by : Pamela Frankau Teleplay by : Gail Ingram | October 29, 1956 | |
| 234 | 34 | "Horsepower" | Sherman Marks | Mona Kent and Alfred Ryder | October 30, 1956 | |
| 235 | 35 | "Without Sanction" | Unknown | Story by : Hans Kades Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | October 31, 1956 | |
| 236 | 36 | "The Outing" | Unknown | Arnold Rabin | November 2, 1956 | |
| 237 | 37 | "Thank You, Edmondo" | Allan Buckhantz | Mac Shoub | November 5, 1956 | |
| 238 | 38 | "The Tell-Tale Heart" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Edgar Allan Poe Teleplay by : William Templeton | November 6, 1956 | |
| 239 | 39 | "Strangers On A Honeymoon" | Unknown | Robert Freud Rodgers | November 7, 1956 | |
| 240 | 40 | "A Dram Of Poison" | Pace Woods | Story by : Charlotte Armstrong Teleplay by : Henry Misrock | November 8, 1956 | |
| 241 | 41 | "The Shining Hour" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Keith Winter Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | November 9, 1956 | |
| 242 | 42 | "Love, Marriage & Five Thousand Dollars" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Alfred Brenner Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay | November 12, 1956 | |
| 243 | 43 | "Step Into Darkness" | Unknown | Story by : Elizabeth Denham Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | November 13, 1956 | |
| 254 | 44 | "A Candle In The Dark" | Unknown | Paul Tabori | November 14, 1956 | |
| 245 | 45 | "Savrola" | Albert McCleery | Story by : Winston Churchill Teleplay by : Frank and Doris Hursley | November 15, 1956 | |
| 246 | 46 | "A Table Set At Night" | Unknown | Peter Berneis | November 16, 1956 | |
| 247 | 47 | "Madame De Treymes" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : William Templeton | November 19, 1956 | |
| 248 | 48 | "The People Vs. John Tarr" | Unknown | Eunice Luccock Corfman | November 20, 1956 | |
| 249 | 49 | "The Location Of Roycemore College" | Unknown | Malcolm Shaw and Dan Blue | November 21, 1956 | |
| 250 | 50 | "Dracula" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Bram Stoker Teleplay by : Robert Esson | November 23, 1956 | |
| 251 | 51 | "Cease From Anger" | Unknown | Eugene Francis | November 26, 1956 | |
| 252 | 52 | "The Empty Nest" | Unknown | Josephine Lawrence | November 27, 1956 | |
| 253 | 53 | "Spare Your Pity" | Unknown | C. Stafford Dickens | November 28, 1956 | |
| 254 | 54 | "The Last Leaf" | Unknown | Ross Claiborne and Frances Banks | November 30, 1956 | |
| 255 | 55 | "Therese" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Elizabeth Hart and Thomas Job Teleplay by : Emile Zola | December 3, 1956 | |
| 256 | 56 | "The House Of Mirth" | Unknown | Edith Wharton | December 4, 1956 | |
| 257 | 57 | "Julie" | Unknown | David Davidson | December 5, 1956 | |
| 258 | 58 | "The Refugee" | Unknown | Story by : Thelma Nurenberg Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | December 6, 1956 | |
| 259 | 59 | "Jenny Kissed Me" | Unknown | Story by : Jean Kerr Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | December 7, 1956 | |
| 260 | 60 | "Miracle At Carville" | Unknown | Story by : Betty Martin Teleplay by : William Mourne | December 10, 1956 | |
| 261 | 61 | "The Upper Hand" | Unknown | Story by : Nathaniel Benchley Teleplay by : George Lowther | December 11, 1956 | |
| 262 | 62 | "Love Is A Locksmith" | Unknown | William McCleery | December 12, 1956 | |
| 263 | 63 | "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" | Boris Sagal | Story by : George Bernard Shaw Teleplay by : Boris Segal | December 13, 1956 | |
| 264 | 64 | "The Wisp End" | Unknown | Richard Wendley | December 14, 1956 | |
| 265 | 65 | "Prominent Citizens" | Unknown | Story by : A.B. Shiffrin Teleplay by : Richard Wendley | December 17, 1956 | |
| 266 | 66 | "Head Of The Family" | Unknown | S.S. Schweitzer | December 18, 1956 | |
| 267 | 67 | "The Password" | Unknown | Helen Cotton | December 19, 1956 | |
| 268 | 68 | "Late Love" | Unknown | Story by : Rosemary Casey Teleplay by : Gail Ingram | December 20, 1956 | |
| 269 | 69 | "Eugene Grandet" | Unknown | Story by : Honore de Balzac Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | December 21, 1956 | |
| 270 | 70 | "Cold Christmas" | Unknown | Story by : Anna Marie Barlow and S. Brooke White Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | December 24, 1956 | |
| 271 | 71 | "Little Women" | Unknown | Story by : Louisa May Alcott Teleplay by : Elaine Ryan | December 25, 1956 | |
| 272 | 72 | "Sweetheart, Wife Or Mother" | Unknown | Story by : Lemora Mattingly Weber Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | December 26, 1956 | |
| 273 | 73 | "Smilin' Thru" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Allan Langdon Martin Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | December 27, 1956 | |
| 274 | 74 | "Strong Medicine" | Unknown | William Mourne | December 28, 1956 | |
| 275 | 75 | "Everything Is Relative" | Unknown | Dan Beaumont | December 31, 1956 | |
| 276 | 76 | "Miss Morissa" | Unknown | Story by : Mari Sandoz Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | January 2, 1957 | |
| 277 | 77 | "The Scandalous Priest" | Unknown | Frank and Doris Hursley | January 3, 1957 | |
| 278 | 78 | "Dark Victory" | Walter Grauman | Story by : George Emerson Brewer Jr. and Bertram Block Teleplay by : Kathleen Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay | January 4, 1957 | |
| 279 | 79 | "The Lonely Look" | Unknown | Herman Raucher | January 7, 1957 | |
| 280 | 80 | "The Sudden Truth" | Unknown | Charles Cagle | January 8, 1956 | |
| 281 | 81 | "The Man In Half-Moon Street" | Unknown | Story by : Barre Lyndon Teleplay by : Kathleen Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay | January 9, 1957 | |
| 282 | 82 | "The Hex" | Unknown | Gene Feldman | January 10, 1956 | |
| 283 | 83 | "If This Be Error" | Unknown | Story by : Rachel Grieve Teleplay by : William Kendall Clark | January 11, 1957 | |
| 284 | 84 | "On The Trail Of The Klingsfield" | Unknown | Philip Kalfur | January 14, 1957 | |
| 285 | 85 | "Here We Are" | Unknown | Sol Saks | January 15, 1957 | |
| 286 | 86 | "Arms And The Man" | Alan Cooke | George Bernard Shaw | January 16, 1957 | |
| 287 | 87 | "Home Is The Hunter" | Unknown | Howard Berk | January 17, 1957 | |
| 288 | 88 | "Madam Ava" | Unknown | Story by : Aurand Harris Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | January 18, 1957 | |
| 289 | 89 | "The Outting" | Unknown | Arnold Rubin | January 21, 1957 | |
| 290 | 90 | "Night Train To Chicago" | Unknown | Franklin Barton | January 22, 1957 | |
| 291 | 91 | "This Language Called Love" | Unknown | Story by : Hila Colman Teleplay by : Barbara Davidson | January 23, 1957 | |
| 292 | 92 | "The Thirteenth Crypt" | Unknown | Anthony Spinner | January 24, 1957 | |
| 293 | 93 | "Mr. Pim Passes By" | Unknown | Story by : A.A. Milne Teleplay by : Warner Law | January 25, 1957 | |
| 294 | 94 | "Anything For A Laugh" | Unknown | Story by : Doris Gilbert Teleplay by : Eve Greene | January 29, 1957 | |
| 295 | 95 | "The Realms Of Gold" | Unknown | Howard Lawrence Davis | January 30, 1957 | |
| 296 | 96 | "Deacon Of Oak Ridge" | Unknown | Story by : Teleplay by : Harold Gast | January 31, 1957 | |
| 297 | 97 | "Accent On Youth" | Unknown | Samson Raphaelson | February 1, 1957 | |
| 298 | 98 | "Three Kids" | Unknown | Martin Donovan | February 4, 1957 | |
| 299 | 99 | "Frankenstein" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Mary Shelley Teleplay by : Robert Esson | February 5, 1957 | |
| 300 | 100 | "The Most Dangerous Man" | Unknown | Irving Richin | February 6, 1957 | |
| 301 | 101 | "One" | Unknown | David Karp | February 7, 1957 | |
| 302 | 102 | "The Importance Of Being Earnest" | Alan Cooke | Oscar Wilde | February 8, 1957 | |
| 303 | 103 | "The Brat's House" | Unknown | Roy Hargrave and Joseph Di Reda | February 11, 1957 | |
| 304 | 104 | "The Mysterious Mr. Todd" | Unknown | George Sumner Albee | February 12, 1957 | |
| 305 | 105 | "A Case Of Pure Fiction" | Unknown | Jerome Ross | February 13, 1957 | |
| 306 | 106 | "The Master Builder" | Sherman Marks | Henrik Ibsen | February 14, 1957 | |
| 307 | 107 | "The Others" | Unknown | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | February 15, 1957 | |
| 308 | 108 | "The Remarkable Mr. Jerome" | Unknown | Story by : Anita Leslie Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | February 19, 1957 | |
| 309 | 109 | "Bobbie" | Unknown | Narda Stokes | February 20, 1957 | |
| 310 | 110 | "The Hickory Limb" | Unknown | Story by : Meade Roberts Teleplay by : John Van Druten | February 21, 1957 | |
| 311 | 111 | "The Bridge" | Alan Hanson | Story by : Narda Stokes Teleplay by : Joseph Caldwell | February 22, 1957 | |
| 312 | 112 | "The Serpent's Tooth" | Unknown | B.M. Atkinson Jr. | February 25, 1957 | |
| 313 | 113 | "Voyage To Mandok" | Livia Granito | Peter Barry | February 26, 1957 | |
| 314 | 114 | "The Day Before The Wedding" | Walter Grauman | Anthony Spinner | February 27, 1957 | |
| 315 | 115 | "Queen Of Spades" | Unknown | Story by : Alexander S. Pushkin Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | February 28, 1957 | |
| 316 | 116 | "Shadow And Substance" | Unknown | Paul Vincent Carroll | March 1, 1957 | |
| 317 | 117 | "You Touched Me" | Unknown | Story by : Tennessee Williams Teleplay by : Donald Windham | March 4, 1957 | |
| 318 | 118 | "The Hemlock Cup" | Alan Hanson | Story by : Edward Hunt Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | March 5, 1957 | |
| 319 | 119 | "Papa's Wife" | Unknown | Story by : Thyra Ferre Bjorn Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | March 6, 1957 | |
| 320 | 120 | "The Prizewinner" | Unknown | Jerome Ross | March 7, 1957 | |
| 321 | 121 | "Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Robert Louis Stevenson Teleplay by : Robert Esson | March 8, 1957 | |
| 322 | 122 | "Yesterday’s Magic" | Unknown | Story by : Luigi Parandello Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | March 14, 1957 | |
| 323 | 123 | "Tongue Of Silver" | Sherman Marks | Michael Dyne | March 15, 1957 | |
| 324 | 124 | "The Peaceable Kingdob" | Unknown | Arthur Arent | March 18, 1957 | |
| 325 | 125 | "The Nineteenth Hole" | Unknown | Story by : Frank Craven Teleplay by : Warner Law | March 19, 1957 | |
| 326 | 126 | "Wedding Of The Family" | Unknown | Story by : Dale Fife Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | March 20, 1957 | |
| 327 | 127 | "The Ways Of Courage" | Unknown | Will Lorin | March 25, 1957 | |
| 328 | 128 | "Journey Into Darkness" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Selwyn James Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | March 26, 1957 | |
| 329 | 129 | "Barricade At The Big Black" | Unknown | Story by : Terrence Kilpatrick Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | March 27, 1957 | |
| 330 | 130 | "The Vicarious Years" | Unknown | Story by : John Van Druten Teleplay by : Peggy Lamson | March 28, 1957 | |
| 331 | 131 | "The First Year" | Unknown | Frank Craven | March 29, 1957 | |
| 332 | 132 | "End Of A Rope" | Alan Hanson | Sheldon Stark | April 1, 1957 | |
| 333 | 133 | "We Won’t Be Any Trouble" | Unknown | Story by : John and Ward Hawkins Teleplay by : George Lowther | April 2, 1957 | |
| 334 | 134 | "The Daughter Of Mata Hari" | Unknown | Story by : Kurt Singer Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz | April 3, 1957 | |
| 335 | 135 | "Talk You Of Killing" | Unknown | Joe Barry | April 4, 1957 | |
| 336 | 136 | "The Pursuit Of Happiness" | Unknown | Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall Langner | April 5, 1957 | |
| 337 | 137 | "Wuthering Heights" | Unknown | Story by : Emily Bronte Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | April 8, 1957 | |
| 338 | 138 | "The Long Distance" | Unknown | Story by : Reita Lambert Teleplay by : George Lowther | April 9, 1957 | |
| 339 | 139 | "Point Of Clearing" | Unknown | Robert E. Thompson | April 10, 1957 | |
| 340 | 140 | "The Sport" | Unknown | Helene Hanff | April 11, 1957 | |
| 341 | 141 | "The Flashing Stream" | Unknown | Story by : Charles Morgan Teleplay by : Kathleen Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay | April 12, 1957 | |
| 342 | 142 | "Thread That Runs So True" | Lamont Johnson | Harold Gast | April 15, 1957 | |
| 343 | 143 | "Jamie Picks A Wife" | Unknown | Story by : Gertrude Schweitzer Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips | April 16, 1957 | |
| 344 | 144 | "Blind Man's Bluff" | Unknown | Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Richard Wendley | April 17, 1957 | |
| 345 | 145 | "The Story Of Joseph" | Unknown | Howard Rodman | April 19, 1957 | |
| 346 | 146 | "The Pushover" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Harriet Frank Jr. Teleplay by : William McCleery | April 24, 1957 | |
| 347 | 147 | "Ashes In The Wind" | Walter Grauman | Mac Shoub | April 25, 1957 | |
| 348 | 148 | "A Hat, A Coat, A Glove" | Unknown | Story by : Wilhem Speyer Teleplay by : Luther Reed and Monique Jean | April 26, 1957 | |
| 349 | 149 | "The Professional" | Unknown | Stan Cutler | April 29, 1957 | |
| 350 | 150 | "Guardians Of The Temple" | Lamont Johnson | Gene Feldman | April 30, 1957 | |
| 351 | 151 | "The Short Safari Of B'wana Ben" | Unknown | Story by : Stanley d. Schneider Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | May 1, 1957 | |
| 352 | 152 | "Church On Sunday" | Unknown | Marjorie Duhan Adler | May 2, 1957 | |
| 353 | 153 | "The Gioconda Smile" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Aldous Huxley Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | May 3, 1957 | |
| 354 | 154 | "Show Of Strength" | Unknown | Herman J. Epstein | May 6, 1957 | |
| 355 | 155 | "Make-Believe Affair" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Standish Teleplay by : George Lowther | May 7, 1957 | |
| 356 | 156 | "Hymn To The Dedicated" | Unknown | Mikhail Rykoff | May 8, 1957 | |
| 357 | 157 | "Thursday’s Child" | Unknown | Story by : Mary George Kochos Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken | May 9, 1957 | |
| 358 | 158 | "Big Hearted Herbert" | Unknown | Story by : Sophie Kerr, A.J. Richardson, and Anna Steese Richardson Teleplay by : Kay Arthur | May 10, 1957 | |
| 359 | 159 | "Embattled Maiden" | Unknown | Story by : Giraud Chester Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | May 13, 1957 | |
| 360 | 160 | "The Middle-Aged Freshman" | Unknown | Story by : Samson Raphaelson Teleplay by : Robert J. Shaw | May 14, 1957 | |
| 361 | 161 | "The Best Friend In Town" | Unknown | Theodore Apstein | May 15, 1957 | |
| 362 | 162 | "Jane Eyre" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Charlotte Bronte Teleplay by : Robert Esson | May 16, 1957 | |
| 363 | 163 | "Liza" | Unknown | Story by : Faith Baldwin Teleplay by : Elsie Lee | May 17, 1957 | |
| 364 | 164 | "Aftermath" | Unknown | Howard Berk | May 20, 1957 | |
| 365 | 165 | "A Guest At The Embassy" | Unknown | Jerome Ross | May 21, 1957 | |
| 366 | 166 | "Second Hand Lover" | Unknown | George Lowther | May 22, 1957 | |
| 367 | 167 | "The Avenging Of Anne Leete" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Marjorie Bowen Teleplay by : Robert Esson | May 23, 1957 | |
| 368 | 168 | "Lonesome Husband" | Unknown | Story by : Phyllis Duganne Teleplay by : Warner Law | May 24, 1957 | |
| 369 | 169 | "Puzzle In The Stars" | Unknown | Story by : David Eynon Teleplay by : Harold Gast | May 27, 1957 | |
| 370 | 170 | "The Gwendolen Harleth Story" | Walter Grauman | Story by : George Eliot Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | May 28, 1957 | |
| 371 | 171 | "Three Girls Named Almayna" | Unknown | Story by : Matt Taylor Teleplay by : George Lowther | May 29, 1957 | |
| 372 | 172 | "The Dream That Was Fixed" | Unknown | Harry Julian Fink and Arthur Geller | May 30, 1957 | |
| 373 | 173 | "A Growing Wonder" | Unknown | Story by : Hildegarde Dolson Teleplay by : Gail Ingram Clement | May 31, 1957 | |
| 374 | 174 | "Bachelor Father" | Unknown | Story by : Don Stanford Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | June 3, 1957 | |
| 375 | 175 | "The Golden Door" | Unknown | Story by : Sylvia Regan Teleplay by : Melba Redman | June 4, 1957 | |
| 376 | 176 | "Rain In The Morning" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Marjorie Kellogg Teleplay by : Paula Fox | June 5, 1957 | |
| 377 | 177 | "Rich Man, Poor Man" | Unknown | Story by : Lawrence Williams Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | June 10, 1957 | |
| 378 | 178 | "The Party Dress" | Unknown | Story by : Brenda Weisberg Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken | June 11, 1957 | |
| 379 | 179 | "The White-Headed Boy" | Unknown | Lennox Robinson | June 12, 1957 | |
| 380 | 180 | "Sound Of Fear" | Unknown | Bill Barrett | June 13, 1957 | |
| 381 | 181 | "The Man With Pointed Toes" | Robert Ellis Miller | Helen Root and Lynn Root | June 17, 1957 | |
| 382 | 182 | "A Question Of Balance" | Unknown | Wood Fitchette and Stuart Dunham | June 18, 1957 | |
| 383 | 183 | "The Heart's Desire" | Unknown | Helene Hanff | June 19, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Pigeons and People" | TBD | Story by : George M. Cohan Teleplay by : Joseph Schrank | ||
| TBA | TBA | "Things Hoped For" | TBD | Story by : Lula Vollmer Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | ||
| 384 | 184 | "The Man Without A Country" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Edward Everett Hale Teleplay by : Elihu Winer | June 20, 1957 | |
| 385 | 185 | "Mr. Windigo" | Unknown | Story by : Charles Allen Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | June 21, 1957 | |
| 386 | 186 | "Stopover" | Unknown | Story by : Samson Raphaelson Teleplay by : Richard Wendley | June 24, 1957 | |
| 387 | 187 | "A Light In The Sky" | Unknown | Story by : Jim Davis Teleplay by : Harold Gast | June 25, 1957 | |
| 388 | 188 | "The Charmer" | Allan Buckhantz | Gertrude Schweitzer | June 26, 1957 | |
| 389 | 189 | "Brief Candle" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Hare Powell Teleplay by : Richard McCracken | June 28, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Too Much Johnson" | Unknown | Story by : William Gilette Teleplay by : | July 1, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Money In The Bank" | Unknown | Story by : Henry S. Maxfield Teleplay by : George Lowther | July 2, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "The Trouble Train" | Unknown | Story by : Ellen & Richard McCracken Teleplay by : | July 3, 1957 | |
| 390 | 190 | "The Last Voyage" | Unknown | James Truex | July 4, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Price of Scandal" | Unknown | Story by : Harriet Frank, Jr. Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | July 5, 1957 | |
| 391 | 191 | "...But When She Was Bad" | Lamont Johnson | Marjorie Duhan Adler | July 11, 1957 | |
| 392 | 192 | "The Fable Of Harry" | Unknown | Frank P. DeFellitta | July 12, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Portrait In Miniature" | Unknown | Story by : George Lowther Teleplay by : | July 15, 1957 | |
| 393 | 193 | "The Cask Of Amontillado" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Edgar Allan Poe Teleplay by : Robert Esson | July 16, 1957 | |
| 394 | 194 | "The Richest Man In The World" | Alan Cooke | Warner Law | July 17, 1957 | |
| TBA | TBA | "The Last Hour" | Unknown | Story by : Bob and Wanda Duncan Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz | July 18, 1957 | |
| 395 | 195 | "The First Captain" | Unknown | Henry Misrock | July 22, 1957 | |
| 396 | 196 | "The Shuttered Heart" | Unknown | Story by : Mary Jane Waldo Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken | July 24, 1957 | |
| 397 | 197 | "One For All" | John Barrymore Jr. | Story by : James Skardon Teleplay by : Harold Gast | July 25, 1957 | |
| 398 | 198 | "Call It A Day" | Unknown | Dodie Smith | July 26, 1957 | |
| 399 | 199 | "Ann Veronica" | Walter Grauman | Story by : H.G. Wells Teleplay by : Greer Johnson | July 29, 1957 | |
| 400 | 200 | "Boys Will Be Men" | Unknown | Harry W. Junkin | July 30, 1957 | |
| 401 | 201 | "The Forbidden Search" | Unknown | Story by : Don Stanford Teleplay by : William M. Altman | July 31, 1957 | |
| 402 | 202 | "The Fawn" | Unknown | Lucille Duffy | August 1, 1957 | |
| 403 | 203 | "Sunday In Sonora" | Unknown | Story by : Jay Albert Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark | August 2, 1957 | |
| 404 | 204 | "The Rose Bush" | Unknown | Blanche Hanalis | August 5, 1957 | |
| 405 | 205 | "Finley's Fan Club" | Unknown | Robert Dozier | August 6, 1957 | |
| 406 | 206 | "Laugh A Little Tear" | Alan Hanson | Story by : Gerald Sanford Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson | August 7, 1957 | |
| 407 | 207 | "The Invisible Man" | Larry Schwab | Story by : H.G. Wells Teleplay by : Robert Esson | August 8, 1957 | |
| 408 | 208 | "Where Angels Fear To Tread" | Unknown | Story by : Edwin Rutt Teleplay by : George Lowther | August 9, 1957 | |
| 409 | 209 | "First Love" | Unknown | Story by : Gertrude Schweitzer Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken | August 13, 1957 | |
| 410 | 210 | "The Lost Survivors" | Unknown | Story by : Matt Taylor Teleplay by : Richard Wendley | August 14, 1957 | |
| 411 | 211 | "Time For Action" | Unknown | Story by : David Lamson Teleplay by : Greer Johnson | August 15, 1957 | |
| 412 | 212 | "Haven's End" | Unknown | Story by : John P. Marquand Teleplay by : David Davidson | August 20, 1957 | |
| 413 | 213 | "Heed The Falling Sparrow" | Unknown | Story by : Sol Offsey Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz | August 21, 1957 | |
| 414 | 214 | "The President's Child Bride" | Unknown | Story by : Leo Guild Teleplay by : Abby Mann | August 22, 1957 | |
| 415 | 215 | "Now Or Never" | Unknown | Martha Wilkerson | August 23, 1957 | |
| 416 | 216 | "The Awakening" | Unknown | Richard Wendley | August 27, 1957 | |
| 417 | 217 | "Angel Face" | Unknown | Story by : Jean C. Beckett Teleplay by : Mary McCarthy, Melville Burke, and Ellen McCracken | August 28, 1957 | |
| 418 | 218 | "The Star Sapphire" | Unknown | Story by : Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz | August 29, 1957 | |
| 419 | 219 | "Women Have Ways" | Unknown | Story by : David Lamson Teleplay by : George Lowther | August 30, 1957 | |
Season 3 (1957-58)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | 1 | "The Jewel Box" | Unknown | Dick Moore | September 2, 1957 |
| 421 | 2 | "Molly Morgan" | Unknown | Story by : John Steinbeck Teleplay by : Reginald Lawrence | September 3, 1957 |
| 422 | 3 | "Woman Alone" | Unknown | Story by : Shelley Smith Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | September 4, 1957 |
| 423 | 4 | "Among Strangers" | Unknown | Carol Warner Gluck | September 5, 1957 |
| 424 | 5 | "The Broom And The Groom" | Unknown | Story by : Kurtz Gordon Teleplay by : Robert Emmett | September 6, 1957 |
| 425 | 6 | "The Adjustable Mr. Willing" | Larry Schwab | Story by : Lucy Cores Teleplay by : George Lowther | September 9, 1957 |
| 426 | 7 | "Freedom Comes Later" | Unknown | Sidney Paine | September 10, 1957 |
| 427 | 8 | "In The Fog" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Richard Harding Davis Teleplay by : Robert Esson | September 11, 1957 |
| 428 | 9 | "Son Of Thirty-Seven Fathers" | Unknown | Jack Lewis | September 12, 1957 |
| 429 | 10 | "Hand-Me-Down" | Unknown | Helen Cotton | September 13, 1957 |
| 430 | 11 | "Emma" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Jane Austen Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | September 16, 1957 |
| 431 | 12 | "The Personal Equation" | Unknown | Irving Gaynor Neiman | September 17, 1957 |
| 432 | 13 | "Night Cry" | Unknown | Story by : William L. Stuart Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson | September 18, 1957 |
| 433 | 14 | "Mysterious Disappearance" | Unknown | Story by : Jacob Hay Teleplay by : George Lowther | September 19, 1957 |
| 434 | 15 | "The Impersonal Touch" | Unknown | Story by : Oscar Schisgall Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | September 20, 1957 |
| 435 | 16 | "The Story Of Sarah" | Unknown | Marjorie Duhan Adler | September 23, 1957 |
| 436 | 17 | "The Waiting Swan" | Unknown | Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | September 24, 1957 |
| 437 | 18 | "One Mummy Too Many" | Unknown | Alvin Sapinsley | September 25, 1957 |
| 438 | 19 | "Hearthstones" | Unknown | Story by : Bernice Kelly Harris Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | September 26, 1957 |
| 439 | 20 | "The Reluctant Heiress" | Unknown | Story by : Harriet Frank Jr. Teleplay by : Harold Gast | September 27, 1957 |
| 440 | 21 | "Father Came Home" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Carson Teleplay by : Warner Law | October 15, 1957 |
| 441 | 22 | "Villa Of The Angels" | Unknown | Story by : Alec Coppel Teleplay by : Robert Esson | October 16, 1957 |
| 442 | 23 | "The Tone Of Time" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | October 17, 1957 |
| 443 | 24 | "Almost Any Man Will Do" | Unknown | Story by : Isabel Landis Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken | October 18, 1957 |
| 444 | 25 | "Sing For Me" | Alan Hanson | Jack Paritz | October 21, 1957 |
| 445 | 26 | "Run For The Money" | Unknown | Frank D. Gilroy | October 22, 1957 |
| 446 | 27 | "Crusade For Freedom" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1957 |
| TBA | TBA | "Lest We Forget" | TBD | Story by : Frank F. Bulkvic Teleplay by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | |
| 447 | 28 | "The Glass Hill" | Unknown | Story by : Kenneth Evans Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark | October 24, 1957 |
| 448 | 29 | "Out Of The Frying Pan" | Unknown | Story by : Francis Swann Teleplay by : Frank Price | October 25, 1957 |
| 449 | 30 | "The Last Stop" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : William McLeod Raine Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | October 28, 1957 |
| 450 | 31 | "The Weak And The Strong" | Unknown | Albert Meglin | October 29, 1957 |
| 451 | 32 | "Nine-Finger Jack" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Anthony Boucher Teleplay by : Frank Price and George Lowther | October 30, 1957 |
| 452 | 33 | "Elementals" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Stephen Vincent Benet Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | October 31, 1957 |
| 453 | 34 | "A Plummer In Paradise" | Unknown | Story by : I.A.R. White Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | November 1, 1957 |
| 454 | 35 | "Something About A Dollar" | Unknown | Story by : James Gould Cozzens Teleplay by : Harold Gast | November 4, 1957 |
| 455 | 36 | "Return In Winter" | Unknown | Story by : Nathan Teitel Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | November 7, 1957 |
| 456 | 37 | "Grandmama And The Grandfather Clock" | Unknown | Story by : Charles Collins Teleplay by : Warner Law | November 8, 1957 |
| 457 | 38 | "Aesop And Rhodope" | Dennis Patrick | Helene Hanff | November 11, 1957 |
| 458 | 39 | "All Over The World" | Unknown | Story by : I.A.R. Wylie Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | November 12, 1957 |
| 459 | 40 | "The Ransom Of Sigmund Freud" | Livia Granito | Harold Callen | November 13, 1957 |
| 460 | 41 | "Iris" | Alan Hanson | Arnold Rabin | November 14, 1957 |
| 461 | 42 | "Remember Me Kindly" | Unknown | Sonya Roberts | November 15, 1957 |
| 462 | 43 | "Embassy House" | Unknown | Bernard C. Schoenfeld | November 18, 1957 |
| 463 | 44 | "Witness To Murder" | Unknown | Story by : Richard Stern Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark | November 19, 1957 |
| 464 | 45 | "The Johnson House" | Unknown | Donald Symington | November 20, 1957 |
| 465 | 46 | "Out Of My Darkness" | Alan Hanson | Story by : Frank Hursley and Doris Hursley Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | November 21, 1957 |
| 466 | 47 | "The Tender Leaves" | Unknown | Robert J. Shaw | November 22, 1957 |
| 467 | 48 | "Cadenza" | Unknown | Story by : Philip Freund and Joel Ross Teleplay by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | November 25, 1957 |
| 468 | 49 | "The Green Shores" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : C.P. Breen Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | November 26, 1957 |
| 469 | 50 | "A Question Of Balance" | Unknown | Story by : Stuart Dunham Teleplay by : Wood Fitchette | November 27, 1957 |
| 470 | 51 | "Daniel Webster And The Sea Serpent" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Stephen Vincent Benet Teleplay by : George Lowther | November 29, 1957 |
| 471 | 52 | "The Conversation Table" | Unknown | Story by : Marjorie Worthington Teleplay by : Sam Hall | December 2, 1957 |
| 472 | 53 | "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Samuel Clemens Teleplay by : Dale Wasserman | December 4, 1957 |
| 473 | 54 | "A Cloud For Jeri" | Lamont Johnson | Mort Thaw | December 6, 1957 |
| 474 | 55 | "The Consul" | Unknown | Story by : Richard Harding Davis Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay | December 9, 1957 |
| 475 | 56 | "The Old Friend" | Unknown | Story by : Eugene Raskin Teleplay by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | December 10, 1957 |
| 476 | 57 | "Give Me A Wand" | Unknown | Robert E. Thompson | December 11, 1957 |
| TBA | TBA | "The Sure Thing" | TBD | Story by : George Loveridge Teleplay by : George Lowther | |
| 477 | 58 | "Black Sheep Son" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1957 |
| 478 | 59 | "Dark Of The Moon" | Albert McCleery | Howard Richardson and William Berney | December 13, 1957 |
| 479 | 60 | "The Gift And The Giver" | Unknown | Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Harold Gast | December 16, 1957 |
| 480 | 61 | "No Time For Comedy" | Alan Cooke | S.N. Behrman | December 17, 1957 |
| 481 | 62 | "A Gentleman Of Fortune" | Unknown | Story by : Stephen Vincent Benet Teleplay by : Warner Law | December 18, 1957 |
| 482 | 63 | "The Gentleman Caller" | Unknown | Story by : Veronica Parker Jones Teleplay by : George Lowther | December 19, 1957 |
| TBA | TBA | "The Tender Leaves" | Unknown | Story by : Robert J. Shaw Teleplay by : | December 20, 1957 |
| 483 | 64 | "In Twenty-Five Words Or Less" | Unknown | Story by : George Bradshaw Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken | December 23, 1957 |
| 484 | 65 | "Sara Crewe" | Livia Granito | Story by : Frances Hodgson Burnett Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart | December 24, 1957 |
| 485 | 66 | "Amahl And The Night Visitors" | Unknown | Gian Carlo Menotti | December 25, 1957 |
| 486 | 67 | "The Little Minister" | Livia Granito | Story by : J.M. Barrie Teleplay by : Helene Hanff | December 26, 1957 |
| 487 | 68 | "Daughter Of Kings" | Unknown | Story by : Lesley Conger Teleplay by : Elaine Ryan | December 31, 1957 |
| 488 | 69 | "Survival Kit" | Unknown | Story by : Joseph Stocker Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | January 2, 1958 |
| 489 | 70 | "A House With Golden Streets" | Unknown | Bob Duncan and Wanda Duncan | January 3, 1958 |
| 490 | 71 | "The European" | Lamont Johnson | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | January 6, 1958 |
| 491 | 72 | "The Collected Letters Of Mr. Sage" | Unknown | Story by : Robert John Corcoran Teleplay by : Harold Gast | January 7, 1958 |
| 492 | 73 | "Two-Picture Deal" | Unknown | George Bellak | January 8, 1958 |
| 493 | 74 | "The Great Obstacle Courtship" | Unknown | Story by : Harlan Ware Teleplay by : Greer Johnson | January 9, 1958 |
| 494 | 75 | "A Chance To Die" | Unknown | Leonard Kantor and Robert Wallsten | January 10, 1958 |
| 495 | 76 | "Home On The Range" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Carson Teleplay by : George Lowther | January 13, 1958 |
| 496 | 77 | "The Makropoulos Secret" | Unknown | Story by : Karl Capek Teleplay by : Randal C. Burrell and Michael Dyne | January 14, 1958 |
| 497 | 78 | "More Than A Man" | Unknown | Arthur W. Rabin | January 15, 1958 |
| 498 | 79 | "Something Stolen, Something Blue" | Allan Buckhantz | William Mourne | January 16, 1958 |
| 499 | 80 | "The Thunderbolt" | Unknown | Arthur Wing Pinero | January 17, 1958 |
| 500 | 81 | "Daisy Mayme" | Unknown | George Kelly | January 20, 1958 |
| 501 | 82 | "The Man Who Wanted To Hate" | Unknown | Story by : Jan Cox Speas Teleplay by : Nicolas E. Baehr | January 21, 1958 |
| 502 | 83 | "The Golden Fleecing" | Unknown | Lorenzo Semple Jr. | January 22, 1958 |
| 503 | 84 | "Forever And Ever" | Unknown | Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay | January 23, 1958 |
| 504 | 85 | "Decision" | Unknown | Story by : Joseph Cochran Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | January 24, 1958 |
| 505 | 86 | "Soldier's Boy" | Richard Goode | Story by : James Warner Bellah Teleplay by : Abby Mann | January 27, 1958 |
| 506 | 87 | "The 10th Muse" | Unknown | Sam Hall | January 30, 1958 |
| 507 | 88 | "Love Out Of Town" | Alan Hanson | William McCleery | January 31, 1958 |
| 508 | 89 | "Cave-In" | Boris Segal | Jack Oleck | February 3, 1958 |
| 509 | 90 | "The Iceman" | Albert McCleery | Anthony Spinner | February 4, 1958 |
| 510 | 91 | "The Long, Long Laugh" | Unknown | Bernard Slade | February 5, 1958 |
| 511 | 92 | "Charcoal Pink" | Unknown | Story by : Edward Emerson Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark | February 10, 1958 |
| 512 | 93 | "Monsieur Beaucaire" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Booth Tarkington Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | February 11, 1958 |
| 513 | 94 | "Life Upon A Wicked Stage" | Unknown | Jerome Kern | February 12, 1958 |
| 514 | 95 | "Without Fear Or Favor" | Unknown | H.R. Hays | February 13, 1958 |
| 515 | 96 | "The Third Person" | Robert Ellis Miller | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Warner Law | February 14, 1958 |
| 516 | 97 | "Eden End" | Unknown | Story by : J.B. Priestley Teleplay by : Greer Johnson | February 17, 1958 |
| 517 | 98 | "Goodbye On Thursday" | Unknown | Story by : Mil Smith Teleplay by : Harold Gast | February 20, 1958 |
| 518 | 99 | "Marriage Of Convenience" | Unknown | Robert E. Thompson | February 24, 1958 |
| 519 | 100 | "The Suicide Club" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Robert Louis Stevenson Teleplay by : Robert Esson | February 25, 1958 |
| 520 | 101 | "The 65th Floor" | Unknown | Story by : Newt Arnold Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | February 26, 1958 |
| 521 | 102 | "The Hickory Heart" | Unknown | Story by : Demma Oldham Teleplay by : Greer Johnson | February 27, 1958 |
| 522 | 103 | "The Devil’s Violin" | Unknown | Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | February 28, 1958 |
| 523 | 104 | "The Prophet Hosea" | Unknown | Marjorie Duhan Adler | March 3, 1958 |
| 524 | 105 | "The Vigilante" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Thomas Thompson Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | March 4, 1958 |
| 525 | 106 | "Wednesday's Child" | Unknown | Story by : Leopold Atlas Teleplay by : Abby Mann | March 5, 1958 |
| 526 | 107 | "Mrs. Moonlight" | Unknown | Story by : Benn W. Levy Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby | March 7, 1958 |
| 527 | 108 | "The Mask Of Venus" | Unknown | Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | March 10, 1958 |
| 528 | 109 | "With Love We Live" | Unknown | Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | March 11, 1958 |
| 529 | 110 | "You and I" | Unknown | Philip Barry | March 12, 1958 |
| 530 | 111 | "Career Angel" | Unknown | Story by : Frank Price Teleplay by : Gerard Murray | March 13, 1958 |
| 531 | 112 | "The Contingent Fee" | Unknown | S.S. Schweitzer | March 14, 1958 |
| 532 | 113 | "Anxious Night" | Unknown | Story by : George Lowther Teleplay by : David Lamson | March 18, 1958 |
| 533 | 114 | "On Approval" | Unknown | Story by : Frederick Lonsdale Teleplay by : Guy de Vry | March 19, 1958 |
| 534 | 115 | "Dandy Dick" | Unknown | Story by : Arthur Pinero Teleplay by : Alan Cooke | March 20, 1958 |
| 535 | 116 | "Hush, Mahala, Hush" | Unknown | Mac Shoub | March 21, 1958 |
| 536 | 117 | "O'Rourke's House" | Unknown | Tim Kelly | March 25, 1958 |
| 537 | 118 | "The Alleyway" | Unknown | Robert Esson | March 26, 1958 |
| 538 | 119 | "The Vagabond" | Unknown | Story by : Colette Teleplay by : Betty Ulius | March 27, 1958 |
| 539 | 120 | "The Silver Spider" | Dennis Patrick | John W. Bloch and Robert Wallsten | March 28, 1958 |
| 540 | 121 | "Design For Glory" | Unknown | Story by : Maxine Wood Teleplay by : Harold Gast | April 1, 1958 |
| 541 | 122 | "The Inspector General" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Nikolai Gogol Teleplay by : Warner Law | April 2, 1958 |
| 542 | 123 | "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" | Unknown | Story by : Martin Vale Teleplay by : Alan Cooke | April 3, 1958 |
| 543 | 124 | "The Velvet Glove" | Alan Hanson | Story by : Rosemary Carey Teleplay by : Helen Taini | April 4, 1958 |
| 544 | 125 | "The Lost Survivors" | Unknown | Unknown | April 7, 1958 |
| 545 | 126 | "Death Takes A Holiday" | Unknown | Story by : Alberto Castella Teleplay by : Michael Dyne and Walter Ferris | April 7, 1958 |
| 546 | 127 | "Man Of The House" | Unknown | Story by : Carl Leo Glass and Ben Zavin Teleplay by : Rosemary Foster | April 9, 1958 |
| 547 | 128 | "A Case Of Fear" | Unknown | Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg | April 10, 1958 |
| 548 | 129 | "Walk The Sky" | Unknown | George Lowther | April 11, 1958 |
| 549 | 130 | "The Canterville Ghost" | Robert Ellis Miller | Story by : Oscar Wilde Teleplay by : George Lowther | April 15, 1958 |
| 550 | 131 | "Found Money" | Unknown | Leonard Stadd | April 17, 1958 |
| 551 | 132 | "Washington Whispers Murder" | Unknown | Story by : Leslie Ford Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | April 18, 1958 |
| 552 | 133 | "A Boy Grows Up" | Unknown | Story by : Dorothy R. Stewart Teleplay by : Harold Gast | April 22, 1958 |
| 553 | 134 | "The Phony Venus" | Unknown | Story by : George Bradshaw Teleplay by : Robert Wallsten | April 23, 1958 |
| 554 | 135 | "Some Blessed People" | Unknown | Story by : Jean Leslie Teleplay by : Greer Johnson | April 24, 1958 |
| 555 | 136 | "The Quiet Street" | Unknown | Story by : Zelda Popkin Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein | April 25, 1958 |
| 556 | 137 | "Great Big Guy" | Unknown | Biff McGuire | April 29, 1958 |
| 557 | 138 | "It Came From Out Of Town" | Unknown | Story by : Robert Dozier Teleplay by : Robert James | April 30, 1958 |
| 558 | 139 | "Prosper's Old Mother" | Unknown | Story by : Bret Harte Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | May 1, 1958 |
| 559 | 140 | "End Of A Sentence" | Unknown | Theodore Apstein | May 2, 1958 |
| 560 | 141 | "Top Platter" | Unknown | Warner Law | May 6, 1958 |
| 561 | 142 | "The Guest Of Quesnay" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Booth Tarkington Teleplay by : Robert Esson | May 7, 1958 |
| 562 | 143 | "Good Housekeeping" | Unknown | William McCleery | May 8, 1958 |
| 563 | 144 | "Angel Street" | Walter Grauman | Story by : Patrick Hamilton Teleplay by : Walter Grauman | May 9, 1958 |
| 564 | 145 | "The Cause" | Albert McCleery | Rod Serling | May 12, 1958 |
| 565 | 146 | "Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1" | Alan Cooke | Story by : William Shakespeare Teleplay by : Alan Cooke | May 20, 1958 |
| 566 | 147 | "Much Ado About Nothing: Part 2" | Alan Cooke | Story by : William Shakespeare Teleplay by : Alan Cooke | May 21, 1958 |
| 567 | 148 | "Day Of Discoveries" | Unknown | Sheldon Stark | May 22, 1958 |
| 568 | 149 | "The Young And The Fair" | Unknown | N. Richard Nash | May 23, 1958 |
| 569 | 150 | "The Riddle Of Mary Murray" | Livia Granito | Helene Hanff | May 27, 1958 |
| 570 | 151 | "The Gardenia Bush" | Unknown | Bob Duncan and Wanda Duncan | May 28, 1958 |
| 571 | 152 | "Button Button" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Nelson Bond Teleplay by : Harold Gast | May 29, 1958 |
| 572 | 153 | "Hands" | Unknown | Robert Esson | May 30, 1958 |
| 573 | 154 | "The End Of The Season" | Unknown | Story by : Bernard Schubert Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer | June 3, 1958 |
| 574 | 155 | "Look Out For John Tucker" | Unknown | Story by : John and Ward Hawkins Teleplay by : George Lowther | June 4, 1958 |
| 575 | 156 | "The Road To Recovery" | Allan Buckhantz | Story by : Budd Schulberg Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr | June 5, 1958 |
| 576 | 157 | "The Nightbird Crying" | Unknown | Jack Paritz | June 6, 1958 |
| 577 | 158 | "The Story Of Marcia Gordon" | Dennis Patrick | Marjorie Duhan Adler | June 10, 1958 |
| 578 | 159 | "Town In Turmoil" | Livia Granito | Story by : Burnham Carter Teleplay by : George Lowther | June 11, 1958 |
| 579 | 160 | "Washington Square" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne | June 12, 1958 |
| 580 | 161 | "Course For Collision" | Walter Grauman | Arthur Hailey | June 13, 1958 |
References
- ^ a b Cassidy, Marsha F. (2009). What Women Watched: Daytime Television in the 1950s. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292782723. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hawes, William (2001). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. pp. 47–51. ISBN 9780786411320. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b c McGilligan, Patrick (2015). Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson (Updated and Expanded). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393350975. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "M'Cleery agrees to new N.B.C. pact". The New York Times. February 27, 1957. p. 49. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ Thumin, Janet (2002). Small Screens, Big Ideas: Television in the 1950s. I.B.Tauris. pp. 131–148. ISBN 9781860646836. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ a b Crosby, John (March 18, 1956). "Matinee Theater Is 'Greatest Show Business Factory In The Worle'". The Tampa Tribune. Florida, Tampa. New York Herald Tribune. p. 16-D. Retrieved April 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Buckley, Jim. "Prelude to Playtime," Pewter Plough Playhouse Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2, March/April 2006. Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Palmer, Zuma (December 13, 1955). "Big Responsibility On Shoulders of Albert McCleery". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. p. 20. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clemens, Samuel. "Laurie Carroll: One of Hollywood's Lost Stars", Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. March 31, 2023
- ^ "Matinee Theatre". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ a b The Pink Hippopotamus, Een Leven Lang Theater (Announcement in Variety)
Notes
- ^ Broadcast a second time after the Hungarian revolution, because of its relevance.
External links
- Matinee Theatre at IMDb
- Matinee Theatre at CVTA with episode list
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