NBC Matinee Theater

*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

Zsa Zsa Gabor as Madame Brillon in The Last Voyage, 1957.

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

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
1	1	"Beginning Now"	Albert McCleery	Story by : John P. Marquand Teleplay by : Frank Gilroy	October 31, 1955 (1955-10-31)
2	2	"Make Believe Mother"	Unknown	Story by : Ricky Zurex Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	November 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)
3	3	"The Persistent Image"	Unknown	Story by : Gladys Schmitt Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	November 2, 1955 (1955-11-02)
4	4	"I’m Straight With The World"	Boris Sagal	Theodore Apstein	November 3, 1955 (1955-11-03)
5	5	"Progress And Minnie Sweeney"	Larry Schwab	Edmond Kelso	November 4, 1955 (1955-11-04)
6	6	"The House On Wildwood Lane"	Unknown	George Lowther	November 7, 1955 (1955-11-07)
7	7	"Beyond A Reasonable Doubt"	Unknown	Henry Misrock	November 8, 1955 (1955-11-08)
8	8	"One For The Road"	Unknown	Ellis St. Joseph	November 9, 1955 (1955-11-09)
9	9	"An Apple For Miss Myrtle"	Unknown	Story by : Margaret Cousins Teleplay by : Robert Howard Lindsay and Kathleen Lindsey	November 10, 1955 (1955-11-10)
10	10	"The Man Without A Country"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Edward Everett Hale Teleplay by : Elihu Winer	November 11, 1955 (1955-11-11)
TBA	TBA	"Big Hearted Herbert"	TBD	Story by : Sophie Kerr Teleplay by : Kay Arthur	()
11	11	"Jigsaw"	Unknown	Seymour Stern	November 14, 1955 (1955-11-14)
12	12	"She’s The One With The Funny Face"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Barbash Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	November 15, 1955 (1955-11-15)
13	13	"All The Hoffmeyers In The World"	Walter Grauman	Anthony Spinner	November 16, 1955 (1955-11-16)
14	14	"The Aspern Papers"	Arthur Hiller	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	November 17, 1955 (1955-11-17)
15	15	"Roman Fever"	Sherman Marks	Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Hoffman R. Hays	November 18, 1955 (1955-11-18)
16	16	"Midsummer"	Boris Sagal	Story by : Nancy Hale Teleplay by : Speed Lamkin	November 21, 1955 (1955-11-21)
17	17	"The Lady Chooses"	Unknown	William McCleery	November 22, 1955 (1955-11-22)
18	18	"The Courtship Of Miles Standish"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Teleplay by : Ellen & Richard McCracken	November 23, 1955 (1955-11-23)
19	19	"The Dispossessed"	Allan A. Buckhantz	Story by : Nedra Tyre Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart and James Hart	November 25, 1955 (1955-11-25)
20	20	"One For The Road (II)"	Unknown	Ellis St. Joseph	November 28, 1955 (1955-11-28)
21	21	"The Touchstone"	Arthur Hiller	Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Jerome Rose and Lois Jacoby	November 29, 1955 (1955-11-29)
22	22	"Wuthering Heights"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Emily Bronte Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby	November 30, 1955 (1955-11-30)
23	23	"The Brass Ring"	Unknown	Story by : Jacqueline Rhodes Teleplay by : Herman Knight, James Leo Herlihy, & William Noble	December 1, 1955 (1955-12-01)
24	24	"Jason"	Unknown	Story by : Samson Raphaelson Teleplay by : Lawrence Hazard	December 2, 1955 (1955-12-02)
25	25	"Arrowsmith"	Boris Sagal	Story by : Sinclair Lewis Teleplay by : Robert Howard Lindsay and Kathleen Lindsey	December 5, 1955 (1955-12-05)
26	26	"Passing Strange"	Unknown	E. Jack Neuman	December 6, 1955 (1955-12-06)
27	27	"For These Services"	Unknown	Theodore Ferro and Mathilde Ferro	December 7, 1955 (1955-12-07)
TBA	28	"Cordially - With Bombs"	Unknown	Story by : Phillip S. Goodman & Robert Nathe Teleplay by : Harold Callen	December 8, 1955 (1955-12-08)
29	29	"White-Oaks"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Mazo De La Roche Teleplay by : Kay Arthur	December 9, 1955 (1955-12-09)
30	30	"O'Toole From Moscow"	Laurence Schwab	Rod Serling	December 12, 1955 (1955-12-12)
31	31	"The Milwaukee Rocket"	Jim Jordan	Story by : Ted Prideaux Teleplay by : Dale Wasserman	December 13, 1955 (1955-12-13)
32	32	"This One Is Different"	Livia Granito	S.S. Schweitzer	December 14, 1955 (1955-12-14)
33	33	"The Sins Of The Fathers"	Boris Sagal	David Davidson	December 15, 1955 (1955-12-15)
34	34	"See You On Sunday"	Unknown	Charles Mergendahl	December 16, 1955 (1955-12-16)
35	35	"Coming Of Age"	Tad Danielewski	Harold & Johanna Brodky	December 19, 1955 (1955-12-19)
36	36	"Technique"	Unknown	Story by : Thyra Samter Winslow Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby	December 20, 1955 (1955-12-20)
37	37	"Gallin, All-American"	Unknown	Nicholas E. Baehr	December 21, 1955 (1955-12-21)
38	38	"Santa Is No Saint"	Arthur Hiller	Frank and Doris Hursley	December 22, 1955 (1955-12-22)
39	39	"The Unwelcomed"	Unknown	Story by : Gladys Schmitt Teleplay by : Ann Elmo	December 23, 1955 (1955-12-23)
40	40	"The Red Sanders Story"	Walter Grauman	Story by : George Bruce Teleplay by : Wilton Schiller	December 26, 1955 (1955-12-26)
41	41	"Elisha And The Long Knives"	Unknown	Dale Wasserman And Jack Balch	December 27, 1955 (1955-12-27)
42	42	"Horns Of Dilemma"	Unknown	Harold Callen	December 28, 1955 (1955-12-28)
43	43	"It Sometimes Happens Twice"	Unknown	George Baxt	December 29, 1955 (1955-12-29)
44	44	"The Shot"	Allan A. Buckhantz	E. Jack Neuman	December 30, 1955 (1955-12-30)
45	45	"Mr.Krane"	Boris Sagal	Arthur Rodney Conebeare	January 3, 1956 (1956-01-03)
46	46	"Yesterday Is Gone"	Unknown	Story by : Eileen and Robert Mason Patrick Teleplay by : Peggy Phillip	January 4, 1956 (1956-01-04)
47	47	"Double Door"	Unknown	Story by : Elizabeth McFadden Teleplay by : Kay Arthur	January 5, 1956 (1956-01-05)
48	48	"The Happy Rest"	Unknown	N.Richard Nash	January 6, 1956 (1956-01-06)
49	49	"The Gate"	Unknown	Katherine Lindsay	January 9, 1956 (1956-01-09)
50	50	"One Left Over"	Unknown	Robert Howard Lindsay	January 10, 1956 (1956-01-10)
51	51	"All The Trees In The Field"	Alan Neuman	Sylvia Richards	January 11, 1956 (1956-01-11)
52	52	"Mr.Candido"	Unknown	Walt Anderson	January 12, 1956 (1956-01-12)
53	53	"Friday The 13th"	Allan Buckhantz	Sumner Locke Elliott	January 13, 1956 (1956-01-13)
54	54	"The Old Maid"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : Zoe Akins	January 16, 1956 (1956-01-16)
55	55	"Mother Was A Bachelor"	Unknown	Story by : Myna Lockwood Teleplay by : Irving W. Phillips	January 17, 1956 (1956-01-17)
56	56	"The Bottom Of The River"	Unknown	Arnold Schulman	January 18, 1956 (1956-01-18)
57	57	"Company Manners"	Unknown	Story by : Sumner Locke Elliott Teleplay by : William McCleery	January 19, 1956 (1956-01-19)
58	58	"The Child And The Muse"	Unknown	Greer Johnson	January 20, 1956 (1956-01-20)
59	59	"The Big Box"	Boris Sagal	Arnold M. Auerbach	January 23, 1956 (1956-01-23)
60	60	"Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher"	Unknown	Donald Symington and Dean Harens	January 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)
61	61	"Doc"	Unknown	Berry Grove	January 25, 1956 (1956-01-25)
62	62	"The Amateur"	Unknown	Mort Thaw	January 26, 1956 (1956-01-26)
63	63	"Light and Shadow"	Unknown	Glenn P. Wolfe and Elaine Wolfe	January 27, 1956 (1956-01-27)
64	64	"Romney"	Unknown	Story by : A.L. Barker Teleplay by : Lois Landauer	January 30, 1956 (1956-01-30)
65	65	"O Promise Me"	Unknown	Greer Johnson	January 31, 1956 (1956-01-31)
66	66	"Hold My Hand And Run"	Unknown	Jeanette and Francis Letton	February 1, 1956 (1956-02-01)
67	67	"Dark Possession"	Lamont Johnson	Gore Vidal	February 2, 1956 (1956-02-02)
68	68	"The Diamond"	Boris Sagal	David Chandler	February 3, 1956 (1956-02-03)
69	69	"Susan And God"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Rachel Crothers Teleplay by : Lawrence Hazard	February 6, 1956 (1956-02-06)
70	70	"As Young As You Feel"	Unknown	Story by : Virginia Faulkner Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby	February 7, 1956 (1956-02-07)
71	71	"The White Knight"	Unknown	Jack Laird	February 8, 1956 (1956-02-08)
72	72	"The Anxious Years"	Unknown	Story by : Thyra Samter Winslow Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay	February 9, 1956 (1956-02-09)
73	73	"The Heart Of Mary Lincoln"	Unknown	Story by : Mary W. Ballard Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay	February 10, 1956 (1956-02-10)
74	74	"The Middle Son"	Unknown	Nicolas Baehr	February 13, 1956 (1956-02-13)
75	75	"Valentine's Day"	Unknown	Virginia Rooks	February 14, 1956 (1956-02-14)
76	76	"Summer Cannot Last"	Unknown	Story by : Diana Tutton Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	February 15, 1956 (1956-02-15)
77	77	"The Last Battlefield"	Unknown	Harold Callen	February 16, 1956 (1956-02-16)
78	78	"The Catbird Seat"	Sherman Marks	Story by : James Thurber Teleplay by : Robert J. Shaw	February 17, 1956 (1956-02-17)
79	79	"Dream House"	Unknown	Arthur Cavanaugh	February 20, 1956 (1956-02-20)
80	80	"The Runaways"	Unknown	Alfred Brenner	February 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)
81	81	"The Ledger"	Unknown	Jack Laird	February 22, 1956 (1956-02-22)
82	82	"When The Bough Breaks"	Unknown	Michele Cousin	February 23, 1956 (1956-02-23)
83	83	"I Want To March"	Unknown	Hoffman R. Hays	February 24, 1956 (1956-02-24)
84	84	"Skylark"	Arthur Hiller	Story by : Lawrence Hazard Teleplay by : Sam Raphaelson	February 27, 1956 (1956-02-27)
85	85	"Tall, Dark Stranger"	Unknown	Peter Barry	February 28, 1956 (1956-02-28)
86	86	"Anything But Love"	Unknown	William McCleery	February 29, 1956 (1956-02-29)
87	87	"Robin Daw"	Unknown	Ira Avery	March 1, 1956 (1956-03-01)
88	88	"Letter To A Stranger"	Boris Sagal	Story by : Elswyth Thane Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	March 2, 1956 (1956-03-02)
89	89	"Dinner At Antoine's"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Frances Parkinson Keyes Teleplay by : Samuel W. Taylor	March 5, 1956 (1956-03-05)
90	90	"The Mating Of Watkins Tottle"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Charles Dickens Teleplay by : William Kozlenko & Meyer Dolinsky	March 6, 1956 (1956-03-06)
91	91	"Her Son's Wife"	Unknown	Story by : Claire Wallis Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips	March 7, 1956 (1956-03-07)
92	92	"The Shining Place"	Unknown	Peggy Phillips	March 8, 1956 (1956-03-08)
93	93	"The Odd Ones"	Livia Granito	Betty Ulius	March 9, 1956 (1956-03-09)
94	94	"A Cowboy For Chris"	Unknown	Walter Black and William Mendrek	March 12, 1956 (1956-03-12)
95	95	"The Rocking Chair"	Unknown	Story by : Bob Barbash Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner	March 13, 1956 (1956-03-13)
96	96	"The Big Guy"	Unknown	Leonard Freeman	March 14, 1956 (1956-03-14)
97	97	"Statue Of Limitations"	Unknown	A.J. Russell	March 15, 1956 (1956-03-15)
98	98	"The Baron And The Banshees"	Unknown	Story by : Seamus White Teleplay by : Jack Laird	March 16, 1956 (1956-03-16)
99	99	"Notebook Warrior"	Unknown	Ira Levin	March 19, 1956 (1956-03-19)
100	100	"Temptation For A King"	Unknown	Story by : John Secondari Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	March 20, 1956 (1956-03-20)
101	101	"The Antidote"	Unknown	Richard McCracken	March 21, 1956 (1956-03-21)
102	102	"Shadows"	Unknown	Jane and Ira Avery	March 22, 1956 (1956-03-22)
103	103	"'M' Is For The Many..."	Livia Granito	Joan Cunningham	March 23, 1956 (1956-03-23)
104	104	"Silent Partner"	Unknown	Joseph Liss	March 26, 1956 (1956-03-26)
105	105	"Winter In April"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Nathan Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	March 27, 1956 (1956-03-27)
106	106	"Bread Upon The Waters"	Unknown	Story by : Ray Lukshis Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr and Irwin Shaw	March 28, 1956 (1956-03-28)
107	107	"The Giant Killer"	Unknown	Joseph K. Caldwell	March 29, 1956 (1956-03-29)
108	108	"The Book Of Ruth"	Lamont Johnson	Howard Rodman	March 30, 1956 (1956-03-30)
109	109	"Singer In The Valley"	Unknown	Story by : Dorothy Rood Stewart Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	April 1, 1956 (1956-04-01)
110	110	"The Heart Of A Husband"	Unknown	Story by : Margaret Culkin Banning Teleplay by : Mort Thaw	April 3, 1956 (1956-04-03)
111	111	"From The Desk Of Margaret Tydings"	Boris Sagal	Story by : Blanche Gregory Teleplay by : Robert Esson	April 4, 1956 (1956-04-04)
112	112	"But You Look Like Sisters"	Unknown	Story by : Fannie Hurst Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby	April 5, 1956 (1956-04-05)
113	113	"The House Of Seven Gables"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Nathaniel Hawthorne Teleplay by : Elihu Winer	April 6, 1956 (1956-04-06)
114	114	"Fiddlin' Man"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : William Brandon Teleplay by : Dale Wasserman	April 9, 1956 (1956-04-09)
115	115	"The Hollow Woman"	Unknown	Bruce Kimes	April 10, 1956 (1956-04-10)
116	116	"People In Glass Houses"	Unknown	Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay	April 11, 1956 (1956-04-11)
117	117	"One Of The Family"	Unknown	S.S. Schweitzer	April 12, 1956 (1956-04-12)
118	118	"Young Hands, Young Feet"	Unknown	Steve Gethers	April 13, 1956 (1956-04-13)
119	119	"The Lark Shall Sing"	Unknown	Story by : Elizabeth Cadell Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips	April 16, 1956 (1956-04-16)
120	120	"The Doctor's Wife"	Unknown	Story by : Nella Gardner White Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	April 17, 1956 (1956-04-17)
121	121	"In Dread Of Winter"	Unknown	Jess Greg	April 18, 1956 (1956-04-18)
122	122	"The Babylonian Heart"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Arthur Teleplay by : Henry Misrock	April 19, 1956 (1956-04-19)
123	123	"Ask Me No Questions"	Unknown	Max Wilk	April 20, 1956 (1956-04-20)
124	124	"Whom Death Has Joined Together"	Boris Sagal	Alvin Sapinsley	April 23, 1956 (1956-04-23)
125	125	"Tin Wedding"	Unknown	Hagar Wilde and Judson O'Donnell	April 24, 1956 (1956-04-24)
126	126	"The Reckoning"	Unknown	Daniel Morgan	April 25, 1956 (1956-04-25)
127	127	"A Woman Named Ruby"	Unknown	Story by : Isabella Taves Teleplay by : Doris Gilbert and Christie Munro	April 26, 1956 (1956-04-26)
128	128	"The Bright Boy"	Unknown	John Bouruff	April 27, 1956 (1956-04-27)
129	129	"The Carefree Tree"	Unknown	Story by : Aldyth Morris Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	April 30, 1956 (1956-04-30)
130	130	"Greybeards and Witches"	Unknown	Robert Easton	May 1, 1956 (1956-05-01)
131	131	"The Legend Of Jenny Lind"	Walter Grauman	Irve Tunick	May 2, 1956 (1956-05-02)
132	132	"Daughter Of The Seventh"	Unknown	S.S. Schweitzer	May 3, 1956 (1956-05-03)
133	133	"Night Must Fall"	Sherman Marks	Emlyn Williams	May 4, 1956 (1956-05-04)
134	134	"The 25th Hour"	Unknown	Dorothy Tyler and James Blumgarten	May 7, 1956 (1956-05-07)
135	135	"A Man And A Maid"	Unknown	Therese Lewis	May 8, 1956 (1956-05-08)
136	136	"Perspective"	Unknown	Hoffman R. Hays	May 9, 1956 (1956-05-09)
137	137	"The Catamaran"	Unknown	J.P. Miller	May 10, 1956 (1956-05-10)
138	138	"Johnny Came Marching Home"	Unknown	Anthony Spinner	May 11, 1956 (1956-05-11)
139	139	"A Family Affair"	Unknown	Henry Misrock	May 14, 1956 (1956-05-14)
TBA	TBA	"Statue of Limitations"	Unknown	Story by : A.J. Russell Teleplay by :	May 15, 1956 (1956-05-15)
140	140	"Blind Date"	Unknown	Joan Cunningham	May 16, 1956 (1956-05-16)
141	141	"To Have And To Hold"	Unknown	Story by : Irving Elman Teleplay by : Wilton Schiller	May 17, 1956 (1956-05-17)
142	142	"Edwina Black"	Unknown	Story by : William Dinner & William Morum Teleplay by : Warner Law	May 18, 1956 (1956-05-18)
143	143	"The Spare Room"	Unknown	Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips	May 21, 1956 (1956-05-21)
144	144	"The Bottle Imp"	Livia Granito	Story by : Robert Louis Stevenson Teleplay by : Bill Templeton	May 22, 1956 (1956-05-22)
145	145	"Brief Music"	Unknown	Story by : Emmet Lavery Teleplay by : Irving Phillips	May 23, 1956 (1956-05-23)
146	146	"The Girl From Boro Park"	Unknown	Albert Meglin	May 24, 1956 (1956-05-24)
147	147	"To Whom It May Concern"	Unknown	Ralph Rose Jr.	May 25, 1956 (1956-05-25)
148	148	"Bachelor Buttons"	Unknown	Michelle Cousin	May 28, 1956 (1956-05-28)
149	149	"The Children Of Papa Juan"	Unknown	Story by : Guy de Maupassant Teleplay by : Robert Claborne	May 29, 1956 (1956-05-29)
150	150	"Herself Alone"	Unknown	Story by : Charles Mergendahl Teleplay by : Roger Marston	May 30, 1956 (1956-05-30)
151	151	"Three For The Money"	Unknown	Story by : James McConnaughey Teleplay by : Jack Laird	May 31, 1956 (1956-05-31)
152	152	"Taxi To The Moon"	Unknown	Sheppard Kerman	June 1, 1956 (1956-06-01)
153	153	"The Good-Time Boys"	Unknown	Story by : Jane and Ira Avery Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	June 4, 1956 (1956-06-04)
154	154	"The American"	Pace Woods	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	June 5, 1956 (1956-06-05)
155	155	"The Luck Of Amos Currie"	Unknown	Katherine Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay	June 6, 1956 (1956-06-06)
156	156	"Fight The Whole World"	Allan Buckhantz	Caleb Gray	June 7, 1956 (1956-06-07)
157	157	"Autumn Crocus"	Unknown	Story by : C.L. Anthony Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	June 8, 1956 (1956-06-08)
158	158	"George Has A Birthday"	Unknown	Jean Clifford Raymond	June 11, 1956 (1956-06-11)
159	159	"The Serpent's Tooth"	Unknown	B.M. Atkinson Jr.	June 12, 1956 (1956-06-12)
160	160	"Crime At Blossom's"	Unknown	Story by : Mordaunt Shairp Teleplay by : Jerome Ross	June 13, 1956 (1956-06-13)
161	161	"Cause For Suspicion"	Unknown	Story by : Peggy Lamson Teleplay by : Joseph Liss	June 14, 1956 (1956-06-14)
162	162	"Alison's House"	Unknown	Story by : Susan Glaspell Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	June 15, 1956 (1956-06-15)
163	163	"A Safe Place"	Unknown	Story by : Melba Marlett Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	June 18, 1956 (1956-06-18)
164	164	"The Guest Cottage"	Unknown	William McCleery	June 19, 1956 (1956-06-19)
165	165	"Forsaking All Others"	Unknown	Story by : Alice Duer Miller Teleplay by : Barbara Kay Davidson and Peggy Phillips	June 20, 1956 (1956-06-20)
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 (1956-06-21)
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 (1956-06-22)
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 (1956-06-25)
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 (1956-06-26)
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 (1956-06-27)
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 (1956-06-28)
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 (1956-06-29)
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 (1956-07-02)
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 (1956-07-03)
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 (1956-07-04)
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 (1956-07-05)
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 (1956-07-06)
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 (1956-07-09)
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 (1956-07-11)
A successful woman marriage counselor's husband asks for a divorce.
180	180	"Backfire"	Unknown	Marc Brandel	July 12, 1956 (1956-07-12)
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 (1956-07-13)
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 (1956-07-16)
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 (1956-07-17)
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 (1956-07-18)
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 (1956-07-19)
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 (1956-07-20)
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 (1956-07-23)
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 (1956-07-24)
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 (1956-07-25)
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 (1956-07-26)
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 (1956-07-27)
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 (1956-07-30)
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 (1956-07-31)
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 (1956-08-01)
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 (1956-08-02)
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 (1956-08-03)
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 (1956-08-06)
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 (1956-08-07)
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 (1956-08-08)
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 (1956-08-09)
200	200	"The Perfect Alibi"	Unknown	Story by : A.A. Milne Teleplay by : Nikki Justin and William Noble	August 10, 1956 (1956-08-10)
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 (1956-08-28)
202	2	"Yankee Doodler"	Arthur Hiller	Allen Swift	August 29, 1956 (1956-08-29)
203	3	"The Pink Hippopotamus"	Allan Buckhantz^[11]	Story by : Robert G. Deindorfer Teleplay by : Adrian Spies	August 30, 1956 (1956-08-30)^{[note 1]}
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 (1956-09-03)
205	5	"Are You Listening?"	Unknown	Jack Laird	September 3, 1956 (1956-09-03)
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 (1956-09-94)
207	7	"One Hundred Red Convertibles"	Unknown	Roger Garis	September 5, 1956 (1956-09-05)
208	8	"The Ivy Curtain"	Albert McCleery	Anthony Spinner	September 6, 1956 (1956-09-06)
209	9	"Gramercy Ghost"	Arthur Hiller	Story by : John Cecil Holm Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	September 7, 1956 (1956-09-07)
210	10	"The Lovers"	Unknown	Marion C. Baker	September 10, 1956 (1956-09-10)
211	11	"Reach For The Stars"	Unknown	B.L. Hunter	September 11, 1956 (1956-09-11)
212	12	"I Like It Here"	Sherman Marks	A.B. Shiffrin	September 12, 1956 (1956-09-12)
213	13	"A Question Of Balance"	Unknown	Story by : Stuart Dunham Teleplay by : Wood Fitchette	September 13, 1956 (1956-09-13)
214	14	"Marriage Royal"	Unknown	Robert Wallsten	September 14, 1956 (1956-09-14)
215	15	"Mad Money"	Unknown	Story by : Max Wilk, Lee Rogow, and Dick Lewine Teleplay by : Max Wilk	September 19, 1956 (1956-09-19)
216	16	"A Letter From Johnny Brack"	Unknown	Story by : Sophie Kerr Teleplay by : Harold Callen	September 20, 1956 (1956-09-20)
217	17	"Uncle Harry"	Unknown	Thomas Job	September 21, 1956 (1956-09-21)
TBA	TBA	"The Starmaster"	Unknown	Story by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg Teleplay by :	September 23, 1956 (1956-09-23)
218	18	"At Mrs. Leland's"	Unknown	Story by : Fannie Hurst Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	September 24, 1956 (1956-09-24)
219	19	"The House Next Door"	Unknown	Story by : Vera Blackwell Teleplay by : William Templeton	September 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)
220	20	"The Alumni Reunion"	Boris Sagal	Nicholas E. Baehr	September 26, 1956 (1956-09-26)
221	21	"Sound Of Fear"	George Cahan	Bill Barrett	September 27, 1956 (1956-09-27)
222	22	"Late Date"	Unknown	William Kendall Clarke	September 28, 1956 (1956-09-28)
223	23	"Pride & Prejudice"	Sherman Marks	Story by : Jane Austen Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	October 1, 1956 (1956-10-01)
224	24	"The Pearls Of Sheba"	Unknown	Story by : Vivian Cornell Teleplay by : Henry Misrock	October 2, 1956 (1956-10-02)
225	25	"The Stamp Caddy"	Unknown	Hal Hackady	October 15, 1956 (1956-10-15)
226	26	"The Egoist"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : George Meredith Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	October 16, 1956 (1956-10-16)
227	27	"The Family Man"	Unknown	William McCleery	October 17, 1956 (1956-10-17)
228	28	"Sight Unseen"	Unknown	Story by : Rosemary Foster and Warner Law Teleplay by : Warner Law	October 18, 1956 (1956-10-18)
229	29	"The Eye Of The Storm"	Sherman Marks	Norman Jacob	October 19, 1956 (1956-10-19)
230	30	"Man In Seven League Boots"	Unknown	Anthony Spinner	October 22, 1956 (1956-10-22)
231	31	"Woman Across The Hall"	Unknown	Robert Wallsten	October 23, 1956 (1956-10-23)
232	32	"And Then There Were Three"	Unknown	S.V.P. Rand	October 24, 1956 (1956-10-24)
233	33	"Shake The Stars Down"	Unknown	Story by : Pamela Frankau Teleplay by : Gail Ingram	October 29, 1956 (1956-10-29)
234	34	"Horsepower"	Sherman Marks	Mona Kent and Alfred Ryder	October 30, 1956 (1956-10-30)
235	35	"Without Sanction"	Unknown	Story by : Hans Kades Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	October 31, 1956 (1956-10-31)
236	36	"The Outing"	Unknown	Arnold Rabin	November 2, 1956 (1956-11-02)
237	37	"Thank You, Edmondo"	Allan Buckhantz	Mac Shoub	November 5, 1956 (1956-11-05)
238	38	"The Tell-Tale Heart"	Boris Sagal	Story by : Edgar Allan Poe Teleplay by : William Templeton	November 6, 1956 (1956-11-06)
239	39	"Strangers On A Honeymoon"	Unknown	Robert Freud Rodgers	November 7, 1956 (1956-11-07)
240	40	"A Dram Of Poison"	Pace Woods	Story by : Charlotte Armstrong Teleplay by : Henry Misrock	November 8, 1956 (1956-11-08)
241	41	"The Shining Hour"	Sherman Marks	Story by : Keith Winter Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	November 9, 1956 (1956-11-09)
242	42	"Love, Marriage & Five Thousand Dollars"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Alfred Brenner Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay	November 12, 1956 (1956-11-12)
243	43	"Step Into Darkness"	Unknown	Story by : Elizabeth Denham Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	November 13, 1956 (1956-11-13)
254	44	"A Candle In The Dark"	Unknown	Paul Tabori	November 14, 1956 (1956-11-14)
245	45	"Savrola"	Albert McCleery	Story by : Winston Churchill Teleplay by : Frank and Doris Hursley	November 15, 1956 (1956-11-15)
246	46	"A Table Set At Night"	Unknown	Peter Berneis	November 16, 1956 (1956-11-16)
247	47	"Madame De Treymes"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Edith Wharton Teleplay by : William Templeton	November 19, 1956 (1956-11-19)
248	48	"The People Vs. John Tarr"	Unknown	Eunice Luccock Corfman	November 20, 1956 (1956-11-20)
249	49	"The Location Of Roycemore College"	Unknown	Malcolm Shaw and Dan Blue	November 21, 1956 (1956-11-21)
250	50	"Dracula"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Bram Stoker Teleplay by : Robert Esson	November 23, 1956 (1956-11-23)
251	51	"Cease From Anger"	Unknown	Eugene Francis	November 26, 1956 (1956-11-26)
252	52	"The Empty Nest"	Unknown	Josephine Lawrence	November 27, 1956 (1956-11-27)
253	53	"Spare Your Pity"	Unknown	C. Stafford Dickens	November 28, 1956 (1956-11-28)
254	54	"The Last Leaf"	Unknown	Ross Claiborne and Frances Banks	November 30, 1956 (1956-11-30)
255	55	"Therese"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Elizabeth Hart and Thomas Job Teleplay by : Emile Zola	December 3, 1956 (1956-12-03)
256	56	"The House Of Mirth"	Unknown	Edith Wharton	December 4, 1956 (1956-12-04)
257	57	"Julie"	Unknown	David Davidson	December 5, 1956 (1956-12-05)
258	58	"The Refugee"	Unknown	Story by : Thelma Nurenberg Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	December 6, 1956 (1956-12-06)
259	59	"Jenny Kissed Me"	Unknown	Story by : Jean Kerr Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	December 7, 1956 (1956-12-07)
260	60	"Miracle At Carville"	Unknown	Story by : Betty Martin Teleplay by : William Mourne	December 10, 1956 (1956-12-10)
261	61	"The Upper Hand"	Unknown	Story by : Nathaniel Benchley Teleplay by : George Lowther	December 11, 1956 (1956-12-11)
262	62	"Love Is A Locksmith"	Unknown	William McCleery	December 12, 1956 (1956-12-12)
263	63	"Captain Brassbound's Conversion"	Boris Sagal	Story by : George Bernard Shaw Teleplay by : Boris Segal	December 13, 1956 (1956-12-13)
264	64	"The Wisp End"	Unknown	Richard Wendley	December 14, 1956 (1956-12-14)
265	65	"Prominent Citizens"	Unknown	Story by : A.B. Shiffrin Teleplay by : Richard Wendley	December 17, 1956 (1956-12-17)
266	66	"Head Of The Family"	Unknown	S.S. Schweitzer	December 18, 1956 (1956-12-18)
267	67	"The Password"	Unknown	Helen Cotton	December 19, 1956 (1956-12-19)
268	68	"Late Love"	Unknown	Story by : Rosemary Casey Teleplay by : Gail Ingram	December 20, 1956 (1956-12-20)
269	69	"Eugene Grandet"	Unknown	Story by : Honore de Balzac Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	December 21, 1956 (1956-12-21)
270	70	"Cold Christmas"	Unknown	Story by : Anna Marie Barlow and S. Brooke White Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	December 24, 1956 (1956-12-24)
271	71	"Little Women"	Unknown	Story by : Louisa May Alcott Teleplay by : Elaine Ryan	December 25, 1956 (1956-12-25)
272	72	"Sweetheart, Wife Or Mother"	Unknown	Story by : Lemora Mattingly Weber Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	December 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)
273	73	"Smilin' Thru"	Sherman Marks	Story by : Allan Langdon Martin Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	December 27, 1956 (1956-12-27)
274	74	"Strong Medicine"	Unknown	William Mourne	December 28, 1956 (1956-12-28)
275	75	"Everything Is Relative"	Unknown	Dan Beaumont	December 31, 1956 (1956-12-31)
276	76	"Miss Morissa"	Unknown	Story by : Mari Sandoz Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	January 2, 1957 (1957-01-02)
277	77	"The Scandalous Priest"	Unknown	Frank and Doris Hursley	January 3, 1957 (1957-01-03)
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 (1957-01-04)
279	79	"The Lonely Look"	Unknown	Herman Raucher	January 7, 1957 (1957-01-07)
280	80	"The Sudden Truth"	Unknown	Charles Cagle	January 8, 1956 (1956-01-08)
281	81	"The Man In Half-Moon Street"	Unknown	Story by : Barre Lyndon Teleplay by : Kathleen Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay	January 9, 1957 (1957-01-09)
282	82	"The Hex"	Unknown	Gene Feldman	January 10, 1956 (1956-01-10)
283	83	"If This Be Error"	Unknown	Story by : Rachel Grieve Teleplay by : William Kendall Clark	January 11, 1957 (1957-01-11)
284	84	"On The Trail Of The Klingsfield"	Unknown	Philip Kalfur	January 14, 1957 (1957-01-14)
285	85	"Here We Are"	Unknown	Sol Saks	January 15, 1957 (1957-01-15)
286	86	"Arms And The Man"	Alan Cooke	George Bernard Shaw	January 16, 1957 (1957-01-16)
287	87	"Home Is The Hunter"	Unknown	Howard Berk	January 17, 1957 (1957-01-17)
288	88	"Madam Ava"	Unknown	Story by : Aurand Harris Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	January 18, 1957 (1957-01-18)
289	89	"The Outting"	Unknown	Arnold Rubin	January 21, 1957 (1957-01-21)
290	90	"Night Train To Chicago"	Unknown	Franklin Barton	January 22, 1957 (1957-01-22)
291	91	"This Language Called Love"	Unknown	Story by : Hila Colman Teleplay by : Barbara Davidson	January 23, 1957 (1957-01-23)
292	92	"The Thirteenth Crypt"	Unknown	Anthony Spinner	January 24, 1957 (1957-01-24)
293	93	"Mr. Pim Passes By"	Unknown	Story by : A.A. Milne Teleplay by : Warner Law	January 25, 1957 (1957-01-25)
294	94	"Anything For A Laugh"	Unknown	Story by : Doris Gilbert Teleplay by : Eve Greene	January 29, 1957 (1957-01-29)
295	95	"The Realms Of Gold"	Unknown	Howard Lawrence Davis	January 30, 1957 (1957-01-30)
296	96	"Deacon Of Oak Ridge"	Unknown	Story by : Teleplay by : Harold Gast	January 31, 1957 (1957-01-31)
297	97	"Accent On Youth"	Unknown	Samson Raphaelson	February 1, 1957 (1957-02-01)
298	98	"Three Kids"	Unknown	Martin Donovan	February 4, 1957 (1957-02-04)
299	99	"Frankenstein"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Mary Shelley Teleplay by : Robert Esson	February 5, 1957 (1957-02-05)
300	100	"The Most Dangerous Man"	Unknown	Irving Richin	February 6, 1957 (1957-02-06)
301	101	"One"	Unknown	David Karp	February 7, 1957 (1957-02-07)
302	102	"The Importance Of Being Earnest"	Alan Cooke	Oscar Wilde	February 8, 1957 (1957-02-08)
303	103	"The Brat's House"	Unknown	Roy Hargrave and Joseph Di Reda	February 11, 1957 (1957-02-11)
304	104	"The Mysterious Mr. Todd"	Unknown	George Sumner Albee	February 12, 1957 (1957-02-12)
305	105	"A Case Of Pure Fiction"	Unknown	Jerome Ross	February 13, 1957 (1957-02-13)
306	106	"The Master Builder"	Sherman Marks	Henrik Ibsen	February 14, 1957 (1957-02-14)
307	107	"The Others"	Unknown	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	February 15, 1957 (1957-02-15)
308	108	"The Remarkable Mr. Jerome"	Unknown	Story by : Anita Leslie Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	February 19, 1957 (1957-02-19)
309	109	"Bobbie"	Unknown	Narda Stokes	February 20, 1957 (1957-02-20)
310	110	"The Hickory Limb"	Unknown	Story by : Meade Roberts Teleplay by : John Van Druten	February 21, 1957 (1957-02-21)
311	111	"The Bridge"	Alan Hanson	Story by : Narda Stokes Teleplay by : Joseph Caldwell	February 22, 1957 (1957-02-22)
312	112	"The Serpent's Tooth"	Unknown	B.M. Atkinson Jr.	February 25, 1957 (1957-02-25)
313	113	"Voyage To Mandok"	Livia Granito	Peter Barry	February 26, 1957 (1957-02-26)
314	114	"The Day Before The Wedding"	Walter Grauman	Anthony Spinner	February 27, 1957 (1957-02-27)
315	115	"Queen Of Spades"	Unknown	Story by : Alexander S. Pushkin Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	February 28, 1957 (1957-02-28)
316	116	"Shadow And Substance"	Unknown	Paul Vincent Carroll	March 1, 1957 (1957-03-01)
317	117	"You Touched Me"	Unknown	Story by : Tennessee Williams Teleplay by : Donald Windham	March 4, 1957 (1957-03-04)
318	118	"The Hemlock Cup"	Alan Hanson	Story by : Edward Hunt Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	March 5, 1957 (1957-03-05)
319	119	"Papa's Wife"	Unknown	Story by : Thyra Ferre Bjorn Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	March 6, 1957 (1957-03-06)
320	120	"The Prizewinner"	Unknown	Jerome Ross	March 7, 1957 (1957-03-07)
321	121	"Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Robert Louis Stevenson Teleplay by : Robert Esson	March 8, 1957 (1957-03-08)
322	122	"Yesterday’s Magic"	Unknown	Story by : Luigi Parandello Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	March 14, 1957 (1957-03-14)
323	123	"Tongue Of Silver"	Sherman Marks	Michael Dyne	March 15, 1957 (1957-03-15)
324	124	"The Peaceable Kingdob"	Unknown	Arthur Arent	March 18, 1957 (1957-03-18)
325	125	"The Nineteenth Hole"	Unknown	Story by : Frank Craven Teleplay by : Warner Law	March 19, 1957 (1957-03-19)
326	126	"Wedding Of The Family"	Unknown	Story by : Dale Fife Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	March 20, 1957 (1957-03-20)
327	127	"The Ways Of Courage"	Unknown	Will Lorin	March 25, 1957 (1957-03-25)
328	128	"Journey Into Darkness"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Selwyn James Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	March 26, 1957 (1957-03-26)
329	129	"Barricade At The Big Black"	Unknown	Story by : Terrence Kilpatrick Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner	March 27, 1957 (1957-03-27)
330	130	"The Vicarious Years"	Unknown	Story by : John Van Druten Teleplay by : Peggy Lamson	March 28, 1957 (1957-03-28)
331	131	"The First Year"	Unknown	Frank Craven	March 29, 1957 (1957-03-29)
332	132	"End Of A Rope"	Alan Hanson	Sheldon Stark	April 1, 1957 (1957-04-01)
333	133	"We Won’t Be Any Trouble"	Unknown	Story by : John and Ward Hawkins Teleplay by : George Lowther	April 2, 1957 (1957-04-02)
334	134	"The Daughter Of Mata Hari"	Unknown	Story by : Kurt Singer Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz	April 3, 1957 (1957-04-03)
335	135	"Talk You Of Killing"	Unknown	Joe Barry	April 4, 1957 (1957-04-04)
336	136	"The Pursuit Of Happiness"	Unknown	Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall Langner	April 5, 1957 (1957-04-05)
337	137	"Wuthering Heights"	Unknown	Story by : Emily Bronte Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby	April 8, 1957 (1957-04-08)
338	138	"The Long Distance"	Unknown	Story by : Reita Lambert Teleplay by : George Lowther	April 9, 1957 (1957-04-09)
339	139	"Point Of Clearing"	Unknown	Robert E. Thompson	April 10, 1957 (1957-04-10)
340	140	"The Sport"	Unknown	Helene Hanff	April 11, 1957 (1957-04-11)
341	141	"The Flashing Stream"	Unknown	Story by : Charles Morgan Teleplay by : Kathleen Lindsay and Robert Howard Lindsay	April 12, 1957 (1957-04-12)
342	142	"Thread That Runs So True"	Lamont Johnson	Harold Gast	April 15, 1957 (1957-04-15)
343	143	"Jamie Picks A Wife"	Unknown	Story by : Gertrude Schweitzer Teleplay by : Peggy Phillips	April 16, 1957 (1957-04-16)
344	144	"Blind Man's Bluff"	Unknown	Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Richard Wendley	April 17, 1957 (1957-04-17)
345	145	"The Story Of Joseph"	Unknown	Howard Rodman	April 19, 1957 (1957-04-19)
346	146	"The Pushover"	Sherman Marks	Story by : Harriet Frank Jr. Teleplay by : William McCleery	April 24, 1957 (1957-04-24)
347	147	"Ashes In The Wind"	Walter Grauman	Mac Shoub	April 25, 1957 (1957-04-25)
348	148	"A Hat, A Coat, A Glove"	Unknown	Story by : Wilhem Speyer Teleplay by : Luther Reed and Monique Jean	April 26, 1957 (1957-04-26)
349	149	"The Professional"	Unknown	Stan Cutler	April 29, 1957 (1957-04-29)
350	150	"Guardians Of The Temple"	Lamont Johnson	Gene Feldman	April 30, 1957 (1957-04-30)
351	151	"The Short Safari Of B'wana Ben"	Unknown	Story by : Stanley d. Schneider Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	May 1, 1957 (1957-05-01)
352	152	"Church On Sunday"	Unknown	Marjorie Duhan Adler	May 2, 1957 (1957-05-02)
353	153	"The Gioconda Smile"	Boris Sagal	Story by : Aldous Huxley Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner	May 3, 1957 (1957-05-03)
354	154	"Show Of Strength"	Unknown	Herman J. Epstein	May 6, 1957 (1957-05-06)
355	155	"Make-Believe Affair"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Standish Teleplay by : George Lowther	May 7, 1957 (1957-05-07)
356	156	"Hymn To The Dedicated"	Unknown	Mikhail Rykoff	May 8, 1957 (1957-05-08)
357	157	"Thursday’s Child"	Unknown	Story by : Mary George Kochos Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken	May 9, 1957 (1957-05-09)
358	158	"Big Hearted Herbert"	Unknown	Story by : Sophie Kerr, A.J. Richardson, and Anna Steese Richardson Teleplay by : Kay Arthur	May 10, 1957 (1957-05-10)
359	159	"Embattled Maiden"	Unknown	Story by : Giraud Chester Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	May 13, 1957 (1957-05-13)
360	160	"The Middle-Aged Freshman"	Unknown	Story by : Samson Raphaelson Teleplay by : Robert J. Shaw	May 14, 1957 (1957-05-14)
361	161	"The Best Friend In Town"	Unknown	Theodore Apstein	May 15, 1957 (1957-05-15)
362	162	"Jane Eyre"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Charlotte Bronte Teleplay by : Robert Esson	May 16, 1957 (1957-05-16)
363	163	"Liza"	Unknown	Story by : Faith Baldwin Teleplay by : Elsie Lee	May 17, 1957 (1957-05-17)
364	164	"Aftermath"	Unknown	Howard Berk	May 20, 1957 (1957-05-20)
365	165	"A Guest At The Embassy"	Unknown	Jerome Ross	May 21, 1957 (1957-05-21)
366	166	"Second Hand Lover"	Unknown	George Lowther	May 22, 1957 (1957-05-22)
367	167	"The Avenging Of Anne Leete"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Marjorie Bowen Teleplay by : Robert Esson	May 23, 1957 (1957-05-23)
368	168	"Lonesome Husband"	Unknown	Story by : Phyllis Duganne Teleplay by : Warner Law	May 24, 1957 (1957-05-24)
369	169	"Puzzle In The Stars"	Unknown	Story by : David Eynon Teleplay by : Harold Gast	May 27, 1957 (1957-05-27)
370	170	"The Gwendolen Harleth Story"	Walter Grauman	Story by : George Eliot Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	May 28, 1957 (1957-05-28)
371	171	"Three Girls Named Almayna"	Unknown	Story by : Matt Taylor Teleplay by : George Lowther	May 29, 1957 (1957-05-29)
372	172	"The Dream That Was Fixed"	Unknown	Harry Julian Fink and Arthur Geller	May 30, 1957 (1957-05-30)
373	173	"A Growing Wonder"	Unknown	Story by : Hildegarde Dolson Teleplay by : Gail Ingram Clement	May 31, 1957 (1957-05-31)
374	174	"Bachelor Father"	Unknown	Story by : Don Stanford Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	June 3, 1957 (1957-06-03)
375	175	"The Golden Door"	Unknown	Story by : Sylvia Regan Teleplay by : Melba Redman	June 4, 1957 (1957-06-04)
376	176	"Rain In The Morning"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Marjorie Kellogg Teleplay by : Paula Fox	June 5, 1957 (1957-06-05)
377	177	"Rich Man, Poor Man"	Unknown	Story by : Lawrence Williams Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	June 10, 1957 (1957-06-10)
378	178	"The Party Dress"	Unknown	Story by : Brenda Weisberg Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken	June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
379	179	"The White-Headed Boy"	Unknown	Lennox Robinson	June 12, 1957 (1957-06-12)
380	180	"Sound Of Fear"	Unknown	Bill Barrett	June 13, 1957 (1957-06-13)
381	181	"The Man With Pointed Toes"	Robert Ellis Miller	Helen Root and Lynn Root	June 17, 1957 (1957-06-17)
382	182	"A Question Of Balance"	Unknown	Wood Fitchette and Stuart Dunham	June 18, 1957 (1957-06-18)
383	183	"The Heart's Desire"	Unknown	Helene Hanff	June 19, 1957 (1957-06-19)
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 (1957-06-20)
385	185	"Mr. Windigo"	Unknown	Story by : Charles Allen Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	June 21, 1957 (1957-06-21)
386	186	"Stopover"	Unknown	Story by : Samson Raphaelson Teleplay by : Richard Wendley	June 24, 1957 (1957-06-24)
387	187	"A Light In The Sky"	Unknown	Story by : Jim Davis Teleplay by : Harold Gast	June 25, 1957 (1957-06-25)
388	188	"The Charmer"	Allan Buckhantz	Gertrude Schweitzer	June 26, 1957 (1957-06-26)
389	189	"Brief Candle"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Hare Powell Teleplay by : Richard McCracken	June 28, 1957 (1957-06-28)
TBA	TBA	"Too Much Johnson"	Unknown	Story by : William Gilette Teleplay by :	July 1, 1957 (1957-07-01)
TBA	TBA	"Money In The Bank"	Unknown	Story by : Henry S. Maxfield Teleplay by : George Lowther	July 2, 1957 (1957-07-02)
TBA	TBA	"The Trouble Train"	Unknown	Story by : Ellen & Richard McCracken Teleplay by :	July 3, 1957 (1957-07-03)
390	190	"The Last Voyage"	Unknown	James Truex	July 4, 1957 (1957-07-04)
TBA	TBA	"Price of Scandal"	Unknown	Story by : Harriet Frank, Jr. Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	July 5, 1957 (1957-07-05)
391	191	"...But When She Was Bad"	Lamont Johnson	Marjorie Duhan Adler	July 11, 1957 (1957-07-11)
392	192	"The Fable Of Harry"	Unknown	Frank P. DeFellitta	July 12, 1957 (1957-07-12)
TBA	TBA	"Portrait In Miniature"	Unknown	Story by : George Lowther Teleplay by :	July 15, 1957 (1957-07-15)
393	193	"The Cask Of Amontillado"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Edgar Allan Poe Teleplay by : Robert Esson	July 16, 1957 (1957-07-16)
394	194	"The Richest Man In The World"	Alan Cooke	Warner Law	July 17, 1957 (1957-07-17)
TBA	TBA	"The Last Hour"	Unknown	Story by : Bob and Wanda Duncan Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz	July 18, 1957 (1957-07-18)
395	195	"The First Captain"	Unknown	Henry Misrock	July 22, 1957 (1957-07-22)
396	196	"The Shuttered Heart"	Unknown	Story by : Mary Jane Waldo Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken	July 24, 1957 (1957-07-24)
397	197	"One For All"	John Barrymore Jr.	Story by : James Skardon Teleplay by : Harold Gast	July 25, 1957 (1957-07-25)
398	198	"Call It A Day"	Unknown	Dodie Smith	July 26, 1957 (1957-07-26)
399	199	"Ann Veronica"	Walter Grauman	Story by : H.G. Wells Teleplay by : Greer Johnson	July 29, 1957 (1957-07-29)
400	200	"Boys Will Be Men"	Unknown	Harry W. Junkin	July 30, 1957 (1957-07-30)
401	201	"The Forbidden Search"	Unknown	Story by : Don Stanford Teleplay by : William M. Altman	July 31, 1957 (1957-07-31)
402	202	"The Fawn"	Unknown	Lucille Duffy	August 1, 1957 (1957-08-01)
403	203	"Sunday In Sonora"	Unknown	Story by : Jay Albert Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark	August 2, 1957 (1957-08-02)
404	204	"The Rose Bush"	Unknown	Blanche Hanalis	August 5, 1957 (1957-08-05)
405	205	"Finley's Fan Club"	Unknown	Robert Dozier	August 6, 1957 (1957-08-06)
406	206	"Laugh A Little Tear"	Alan Hanson	Story by : Gerald Sanford Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson	August 7, 1957 (1957-08-07)
407	207	"The Invisible Man"	Larry Schwab	Story by : H.G. Wells Teleplay by : Robert Esson	August 8, 1957 (1957-08-08)
408	208	"Where Angels Fear To Tread"	Unknown	Story by : Edwin Rutt Teleplay by : George Lowther	August 9, 1957 (1957-08-09)
409	209	"First Love"	Unknown	Story by : Gertrude Schweitzer Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken	August 13, 1957 (1957-08-13)
410	210	"The Lost Survivors"	Unknown	Story by : Matt Taylor Teleplay by : Richard Wendley	August 14, 1957 (1957-08-14)
411	211	"Time For Action"	Unknown	Story by : David Lamson Teleplay by : Greer Johnson	August 15, 1957 (1957-08-15)
412	212	"Haven's End"	Unknown	Story by : John P. Marquand Teleplay by : David Davidson	August 20, 1957 (1957-08-20)
413	213	"Heed The Falling Sparrow"	Unknown	Story by : Sol Offsey Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz	August 21, 1957 (1957-08-21)
414	214	"The President's Child Bride"	Unknown	Story by : Leo Guild Teleplay by : Abby Mann	August 22, 1957 (1957-08-22)
415	215	"Now Or Never"	Unknown	Martha Wilkerson	August 23, 1957 (1957-08-23)
416	216	"The Awakening"	Unknown	Richard Wendley	August 27, 1957 (1957-08-27)
417	217	"Angel Face"	Unknown	Story by : Jean C. Beckett Teleplay by : Mary McCarthy, Melville Burke, and Ellen McCracken	August 28, 1957 (1957-08-28)
418	218	"The Star Sapphire"	Unknown	Story by : Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer Teleplay by : Alvin Boretz	August 29, 1957 (1957-08-29)
419	219	"Women Have Ways"	Unknown	Story by : David Lamson Teleplay by : George Lowther	August 30, 1957 (1957-08-30)

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 (1957-09-02)
421	2	"Molly Morgan"	Unknown	Story by : John Steinbeck Teleplay by : Reginald Lawrence	September 3, 1957 (1957-09-03)
422	3	"Woman Alone"	Unknown	Story by : Shelley Smith Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	September 4, 1957 (1957-09-04)
423	4	"Among Strangers"	Unknown	Carol Warner Gluck	September 5, 1957 (1957-09-05)
424	5	"The Broom And The Groom"	Unknown	Story by : Kurtz Gordon Teleplay by : Robert Emmett	September 6, 1957 (1957-09-06)
425	6	"The Adjustable Mr. Willing"	Larry Schwab	Story by : Lucy Cores Teleplay by : George Lowther	September 9, 1957 (1957-09-09)
426	7	"Freedom Comes Later"	Unknown	Sidney Paine	September 10, 1957 (1957-09-10)
427	8	"In The Fog"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Richard Harding Davis Teleplay by : Robert Esson	September 11, 1957 (1957-09-11)
428	9	"Son Of Thirty-Seven Fathers"	Unknown	Jack Lewis	September 12, 1957 (1957-09-12)
429	10	"Hand-Me-Down"	Unknown	Helen Cotton	September 13, 1957 (1957-09-13)
430	11	"Emma"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Jane Austen Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	September 16, 1957 (1957-09-16)
431	12	"The Personal Equation"	Unknown	Irving Gaynor Neiman	September 17, 1957 (1957-09-17)
432	13	"Night Cry"	Unknown	Story by : William L. Stuart Teleplay by : Robert E. Thompson	September 18, 1957 (1957-09-18)
433	14	"Mysterious Disappearance"	Unknown	Story by : Jacob Hay Teleplay by : George Lowther	September 19, 1957 (1957-09-19)
434	15	"The Impersonal Touch"	Unknown	Story by : Oscar Schisgall Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	September 20, 1957 (1957-09-20)
435	16	"The Story Of Sarah"	Unknown	Marjorie Duhan Adler	September 23, 1957 (1957-09-23)
436	17	"The Waiting Swan"	Unknown	Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	September 24, 1957 (1957-09-24)
An aging playboy chief of a film studio is repudiated by his son for foiling his dissolute ways.^[12]
437	18	"One Mummy Too Many"	Unknown	Alvin Sapinsley	September 25, 1957 (1957-09-25)
438	19	"Hearthstones"	Unknown	Story by : Bernice Kelly Harris Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	September 26, 1957 (1957-09-26)
439	20	"The Reluctant Heiress"	Unknown	Story by : Harriet Frank Jr. Teleplay by : Harold Gast	September 27, 1957 (1957-09-27)
440	21	"Father Came Home"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Carson Teleplay by : Warner Law	October 15, 1957 (1957-10-15)
441	22	"Villa Of The Angels"	Unknown	Story by : Alec Coppel Teleplay by : Robert Esson	October 16, 1957 (1957-10-16)
442	23	"The Tone Of Time"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	October 17, 1957 (1957-10-17)
443	24	"Almost Any Man Will Do"	Unknown	Story by : Isabel Landis Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken	October 18, 1957 (1957-10-18)
444	25	"Sing For Me"	Alan Hanson	Jack Paritz	October 21, 1957 (1957-10-21)
445	26	"Run For The Money"	Unknown	Frank D. Gilroy	October 22, 1957 (1957-10-22)
446	27	"Crusade For Freedom"	Unknown	Unknown	October 23, 1957 (1957-10-23)
TBA	TBA	"Lest We Forget"	TBD	Story by : Frank F. Bukvic Teleplay by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	()
447	28	"The Glass Hill"	Unknown	Story by : Kenneth Evans Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark	October 24, 1957 (1957-10-24)
448	29	"Out Of The Frying Pan"	Unknown	Story by : Francis Swann Teleplay by : Frank Price	October 25, 1957 (1957-10-25)
449	30	"The Last Stop"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : William McLeod Raine Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner	October 28, 1957 (1957-10-28)
450	31	"The Weak And The Strong"	Unknown	Albert Meglin	October 29, 1957 (1957-10-29)
451	32	"Nine-Finger Jack"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Anthony Boucher Teleplay by : Frank Price and George Lowther	October 30, 1957 (1957-10-30)
452	33	"Elementals"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Stephen Vincent Benet Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	October 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)
453	34	"A Plummer In Paradise"	Unknown	Story by : I.A.R. White Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	November 1, 1957 (1957-11-01)
454	35	"Something About A Dollar"	Unknown	Story by : James Gould Cozzens Teleplay by : Harold Gast	November 4, 1957 (1957-11-04)
455	36	"Return In Winter"	Unknown	Story by : Nathan Teitel Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	November 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)
456	37	"Grandmama And The Grandfather Clock"	Unknown	Story by : Charles Collins Teleplay by : Warner Law	November 8, 1957 (1957-11-08)
457	38	"Aesop And Rhodope"	Dennis Patrick	Helene Hanff	November 11, 1957 (1957-11-11)
458	39	"All Over The World"	Unknown	Story by : I.A.R. Wylie Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	November 12, 1957 (1957-11-12)
459	40	"The Ransom Of Sigmund Freud"	Livia Granito	Harold Callen	November 13, 1957 (1957-11-13)
460	41	"Iris"	Alan Hanson	Arnold Rabin	November 14, 1957 (1957-11-14)
461	42	"Remember Me Kindly"	Unknown	Sonya Roberts	November 15, 1957 (1957-11-15)
462	43	"Embassy House"	Unknown	Bernard C. Schoenfeld	November 18, 1957 (1957-11-18)
463	44	"Witness To Murder"	Unknown	Story by : Richard Stern Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark	November 19, 1957 (1957-11-19)
464	45	"The Johnson House"	Unknown	Donald Symington	November 20, 1957 (1957-11-20)
465	46	"Out Of My Darkness"	Alan Hanson	Story by : Frank Hursley and Doris Hursley Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	November 21, 1957 (1957-11-21)
466	47	"The Tender Leaves"	Unknown	Robert J. Shaw	November 22, 1957 (1957-11-22)
467	48	"Cadenza"	Unknown	Story by : Philip Freund and Joel Ross Teleplay by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	November 25, 1957 (1957-11-25)
468	49	"The Green Shores"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : C.P. Breen Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	November 26, 1957 (1957-11-26)
469	50	"A Question Of Balance"	Unknown	Story by : Stuart Dunham Teleplay by : Wood Fitchette	November 27, 1957 (1957-11-27)
470	51	"Daniel Webster And The Sea Serpent"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Stephen Vincent Benet Teleplay by : George Lowther	November 29, 1957 (1957-11-29)
471	52	"The Conversation Table"	Unknown	Story by : Marjorie Worthington Teleplay by : Sam Hall	December 2, 1957 (1957-12-02)
472	53	"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Samuel Clemens Teleplay by : Dale Wasserman	December 4, 1957 (1957-12-04)
473	54	"A Cloud For Jeri"	Lamont Johnson	Mort Thaw	December 6, 1957 (1957-12-06)
474	55	"The Consul"	Unknown	Story by : Richard Harding Davis Teleplay by : Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay	December 9, 1957 (1957-12-09)
475	56	"The Old Friend"	Unknown	Story by : Eugene Raskin Teleplay by : Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	December 10, 1957 (1957-12-10)
476	57	"Give Me A Wand"	Unknown	Robert E. Thompson	December 11, 1957 (1957-12-11)
TBA	TBA	"The Sure Thing"	TBD	Story by : George Loveridge Teleplay by : George Lowther	()
477	58	"Black Sheep Son"	Unknown	Unknown	December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12)
478	59	"Dark Of The Moon"	Albert McCleery	Howard Richardson and William Berney	December 13, 1957 (1957-12-13)
479	60	"The Gift And The Giver"	Unknown	Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Harold Gast	December 16, 1957 (1957-12-16)
480	61	"No Time For Comedy"	Alan Cooke	S.N. Behrman	December 17, 1957 (1957-12-17)
481	62	"A Gentleman Of Fortune"	Unknown	Story by : Stephen Vincent Benet Teleplay by : Warner Law	December 18, 1957 (1957-12-18)
482	63	"The Gentleman Caller"	Unknown	Story by : Veronica Parker Jones Teleplay by : George Lowther	December 19, 1957 (1957-12-19)
TBA	TBA	"The Tender Leaves"	Unknown	Story by : Robert J. Shaw Teleplay by :	December 20, 1957 (1957-12-20)
483	64	"In Twenty-Five Words Or Less"	Unknown	Story by : George Bradshaw Teleplay by : Ellen McCracken	December 23, 1957 (1957-12-23)
484	65	"Sara Crewe"	Livia Granito	Story by : Frances Hodgson Burnett Teleplay by : Elizabeth Hart	December 24, 1957 (1957-12-24)
485	66	"Amahl And The Night Visitors"	Unknown	Gian Carlo Menotti	December 25, 1957 (1957-12-25)
486	67	"The Little Minister"	Livia Granito	Story by : J.M. Barrie Teleplay by : Helene Hanff	December 26, 1957 (1957-12-26)
487	68	"Daughter Of Kings"	Unknown	Story by : Lesley Conger Teleplay by : Elaine Ryan	December 31, 1957 (1957-12-31)
488	69	"Survival Kit"	Unknown	Story by : Joseph Stocker Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	January 2, 1958 (1958-01-02)
489	70	"A House With Golden Streets"	Unknown	Bob Duncan and Wanda Duncan	January 3, 1958 (1958-01-03)
490	71	"The European"	Lamont Johnson	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	January 6, 1958 (1958-01-06)
491	72	"The Collected Letters Of Mr. Sage"	Unknown	Story by : Robert John Corcoran Teleplay by : Harold Gast	January 7, 1958 (1958-01-07)
492	73	"Two-Picture Deal"	Unknown	George Bellak	January 8, 1958 (1958-01-08)
493	74	"The Great Obstacle Courtship"	Unknown	Story by : Harlan Ware Teleplay by : Greer Johnson	January 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)
494	75	"A Chance To Die"	Unknown	Leonard Kantor and Robert Wallsten	January 10, 1958 (1958-01-10)
495	76	"Home On The Range"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Carson Teleplay by : George Lowther	January 13, 1958 (1958-01-13)
496	77	"The Makropoulos Secret"	Unknown	Story by : Karl Capek Teleplay by : Randal C. Burrell and Michael Dyne	January 14, 1958 (1958-01-14)
497	78	"More Than A Man"	Unknown	Arthur W. Rabin	January 15, 1958 (1958-01-15)
498	79	"Something Stolen, Something Blue"	Allan Buckhantz	William Mourne	January 16, 1958 (1958-01-16)
499	80	"The Thunderbolt"	Unknown	Arthur Wing Pinero	January 17, 1958 (1958-01-17)
500	81	"Daisy Mayme"	Unknown	George Kelly	January 20, 1958 (1958-01-20)
501	82	"The Man Who Wanted To Hate"	Unknown	Story by : Jan Cox Speas Teleplay by : Nicolas E. Baehr	January 21, 1958 (1958-01-21)
502	83	"The Golden Fleecing"	Unknown	Lorenzo Semple Jr.	January 22, 1958 (1958-01-22)
503	84	"Forever And Ever"	Unknown	Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay	January 23, 1958 (1958-01-23)
504	85	"Decision"	Unknown	Story by : Joseph Cochran Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	January 24, 1958 (1958-01-24)
505	86	"Soldier's Boy"	Richard Goode	Story by : James Warner Bellah Teleplay by : Abby Mann	January 27, 1958 (1958-01-27)
506	87	"The 10th Muse"	Unknown	Sam Hall	January 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)
507	88	"Love Out Of Town"	Alan Hanson	William McCleery	January 31, 1958 (1958-01-31)
508	89	"Cave-In"	Boris Segal	Jack Oleck	February 3, 1958 (1958-02-03)
509	90	"The Iceman"	Albert McCleery	Anthony Spinner	February 4, 1958 (1958-02-04)
510	91	"The Long, Long Laugh"	Unknown	Bernard Slade	February 5, 1958 (1958-02-05)
511	92	"Charcoal Pink"	Unknown	Story by : Edward Emerson Teleplay by : Sheldon Stark	February 10, 1958 (1958-02-10)
512	93	"Monsieur Beaucaire"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Booth Tarkington Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	February 11, 1958 (1958-02-11)
513	94	"Life Upon A Wicked Stage"	Unknown	Jerome Kern	February 12, 1958 (1958-02-12)
514	95	"Without Fear Or Favor"	Unknown	H.R. Hays	February 13, 1958 (1958-02-13)
515	96	"The Third Person"	Robert Ellis Miller	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Warner Law	February 14, 1958 (1958-02-14)
516	97	"Eden End"	Unknown	Story by : J.B. Priestley Teleplay by : Greer Johnson	February 17, 1958 (1958-02-17)
517	98	"Goodbye On Thursday"	Unknown	Story by : Mil Smith Teleplay by : Harold Gast	February 20, 1958 (1958-02-20)
518	99	"Marriage Of Convenience"	Unknown	Robert E. Thompson	February 24, 1958 (1958-02-24)
519	100	"The Suicide Club"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Robert Louis Stevenson Teleplay by : Robert Esson	February 25, 1958 (1958-02-25)
520	101	"The 65th Floor"	Unknown	Story by : Newt Arnold Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	February 26, 1958 (1958-02-26)
521	102	"The Hickory Heart"	Unknown	Story by : Demma Oldham Teleplay by : Greer Johnson	February 27, 1958 (1958-02-27)
522	103	"The Devil’s Violin"	Unknown	Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	February 28, 1958 (1958-02-28)
523	104	"The Prophet Hosea"	Unknown	Marjorie Duhan Adler	March 3, 1958 (1958-03-03)
524	105	"The Vigilante"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Thomas Thompson Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner	March 4, 1958 (1958-03-04)
525	106	"Wednesday's Child"	Unknown	Story by : Leopold Atlas Teleplay by : Abby Mann	March 5, 1958 (1958-03-05)
526	107	"Mrs. Moonlight"	Unknown	Story by : Benn W. Levy Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby	March 7, 1958 (1958-03-07)
527	108	"The Mask Of Venus"	Unknown	Story by : Nelia Gardner White Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	March 10, 1958 (1958-03-10)
528	109	"With Love We Live"	Unknown	Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	March 11, 1958 (1958-03-11)
529	110	"You and I"	Unknown	Philip Barry	March 12, 1958 (1958-03-12)
530	111	"Career Angel"	Unknown	Story by : Frank Price Teleplay by : Gerard Murray	March 13, 1958 (1958-03-13)
531	112	"The Contingent Fee"	Unknown	S.S. Schweitzer	March 14, 1958 (1958-03-14)
532	113	"Anxious Night"	Unknown	Story by : George Lowther Teleplay by : David Lamson	March 18, 1958 (1958-03-18)
533	114	"On Approval"	Unknown	Story by : Frederick Lonsdale Teleplay by : Guy de Vry	March 19, 1958 (1958-03-19)
534	115	"Dandy Dick"	Unknown	Story by : Arthur Pinero Teleplay by : Alan Cooke	March 20, 1958 (1958-03-20)
535	116	"Hush, Mahala, Hush"	Unknown	Mac Shoub	March 21, 1958 (1958-03-21)
536	117	"O'Rourke's House"	Unknown	Tim Kelly	March 25, 1958 (1958-03-25)
537	118	"The Alleyway"	Unknown	Robert Esson	March 26, 1958 (1958-03-26)
538	119	"The Vagabond"	Unknown	Story by : Colette Teleplay by : Betty Ulius	March 27, 1958 (1958-03-27)
539	120	"The Silver Spider"	Dennis Patrick	John W. Bloch and Robert Wallsten	March 28, 1958 (1958-03-28)
540	121	"Design For Glory"	Unknown	Story by : Maxine Wood Teleplay by : Harold Gast	April 1, 1958 (1958-04-01)
541	122	"The Inspector General"	Sherman Marks	Story by : Nikolai Gogol Teleplay by : Warner Law	April 2, 1958 (1958-04-02)
542	123	"The Two Mrs. Carrolls"	Unknown	Story by : Martin Vale Teleplay by : Alan Cooke	April 3, 1958 (1958-04-03)
543	124	"The Velvet Glove"	Alan Hanson	Story by : Rosemary Carey Teleplay by : Helen Taini	April 4, 1958 (1958-04-04)
544	125	"The Lost Survivors"	Unknown	Unknown	April 7, 1958 (1958-04-07)
545	126	"Death Takes A Holiday"	Unknown	Story by : Alberto Castella Teleplay by : Michael Dyne and Walter Ferris	April 7, 1958 (1958-04-07)
546	127	"Man Of The House"	Unknown	Story by : Carl Leo Glass and Ben Zavin Teleplay by : Rosemary Foster	April 9, 1958 (1958-04-09)
547	128	"A Case Of Fear"	Unknown	Will Schneider and Herman Goldberg	April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10)
548	129	"Walk The Sky"	Unknown	George Lowther	April 11, 1958 (1958-04-11)
549	130	"The Canterville Ghost"	Robert Ellis Miller	Story by : Oscar Wilde Teleplay by : George Lowther	April 15, 1958 (1958-04-15)
550	131	"Found Money"	Unknown	Leonard Stadd	April 17, 1958 (1958-04-17)
551	132	"Washington Whispers Murder"	Unknown	Story by : Leslie Ford Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	April 18, 1958 (1958-04-18)
552	133	"A Boy Grows Up"	Unknown	Story by : Dorothy R. Stewart Teleplay by : Harold Gast	April 22, 1958 (1958-04-22)
553	134	"The Phony Venus"	Unknown	Story by : George Bradshaw Teleplay by : Robert Wallsten	April 23, 1958 (1958-04-23)
554	135	"Some Blessed People"	Unknown	Story by : Jean Leslie Teleplay by : Greer Johnson	April 24, 1958 (1958-04-24)
555	136	"The Quiet Street"	Unknown	Story by : Zelda Popkin Teleplay by : Theodore Apstein	April 25, 1958 (1958-04-25)
556	137	"Great Big Guy"	Unknown	Biff McGuire	April 29, 1958 (1958-04-29)
557	138	"It Came From Out Of Town"	Unknown	Story by : Robert Dozier Teleplay by : Robert James	April 30, 1958 (1958-04-30)
558	139	"Prosper's Old Mother"	Unknown	Story by : Bret Harte Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	May 1, 1958 (1958-05-01)
559	140	"End Of A Sentence"	Unknown	Theodore Apstein	May 2, 1958 (1958-05-02)
560	141	"Top Platter"	Unknown	Warner Law	May 6, 1958 (1958-05-06)
561	142	"The Guest Of Quesnay"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Booth Tarkington Teleplay by : Robert Esson	May 7, 1958 (1958-05-07)
562	143	"Good Housekeeping"	Unknown	William McCleery	May 8, 1958 (1958-05-08)
563	144	"Angel Street"	Walter Grauman	Story by : Patrick Hamilton Teleplay by : Walter Grauman	May 9, 1958 (1958-05-09)
564	145	"The Cause"	Albert McCleery	Rod Serling	May 12, 1958 (1958-05-12)
565	146	"Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1"	Alan Cooke	Story by : William Shakespeare Teleplay by : Alan Cooke	May 20, 1958 (1958-05-20)
566	147	"Much Ado About Nothing: Part 2"	Alan Cooke	Story by : William Shakespeare Teleplay by : Alan Cooke	May 21, 1958 (1958-05-21)
567	148	"Day Of Discoveries"	Unknown	Sheldon Stark	May 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)
568	149	"The Young And The Fair"	Unknown	N. Richard Nash	May 23, 1958 (1958-05-23)
569	150	"The Riddle Of Mary Murray"	Livia Granito	Helene Hanff	May 27, 1958 (1958-05-27)
570	151	"The Gardenia Bush"	Unknown	Bob Duncan and Wanda Duncan	May 28, 1958 (1958-05-28)
571	152	"Button Button"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Nelson Bond Teleplay by : Harold Gast	May 29, 1958 (1958-05-29)
572	153	"Hands"	Unknown	Robert Esson	May 30, 1958 (1958-05-30)
573	154	"The End Of The Season"	Unknown	Story by : Bernard Schubert Teleplay by : S.S. Schweitzer	June 3, 1958 (1958-06-03)
574	155	"Look Out For John Tucker"	Unknown	Story by : John and Ward Hawkins Teleplay by : George Lowther	June 4, 1958 (1958-06-04)
575	156	"The Road To Recovery"	Allan Buckhantz	Story by : Budd Schulberg Teleplay by : Nicholas E. Baehr	June 5, 1958 (1958-06-05)
576	157	"The Nightbird Crying"	Unknown	Jack Paritz	June 6, 1958 (1958-06-06)
577	158	"The Story Of Marcia Gordon"	Dennis Patrick	Marjorie Duhan Adler	June 10, 1958 (1958-06-10)
578	159	"Town In Turmoil"	Livia Granito	Story by : Burnham Carter Teleplay by : George Lowther	June 11, 1958 (1958-06-11)
579	160	"Washington Square"	Alan Cooke	Story by : Henry James Teleplay by : Michael Dyne	June 12, 1958 (1958-06-12)
580	161	"Course For Collision"	Walter Grauman	Arthur Hailey	June 13, 1958 (1958-06-13)

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)
^ Samuel Claesson (January 31, 2025). Glamour: Models, Mannequins, and Pinups of the 1950s. Sequoia Press. p. 142. ISBN 9798350736847.

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

[www-1] Cassidy, Marsha F. (2009). What Women Watched: Daytime Television in the 1950s. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292782723. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[ftd-2] ^ ^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.

[jl-3] McGilligan, Patrick (2015). Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson (Updated and Expanded). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393350975. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[4] "M'Cleery agrees to new N.B.C. pact". The New York Times. February 27, 1957. p. 49. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[ss-5] Thumin, Janet (2002). Small Screens, Big Ideas: Television in the 1950s. I.B.Tauris. pp. 131–148. ISBN 9781860646836. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[tt-6] 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.

[7] Buckley, Jim. "Prelude to Playtime," Pewter Plough Playhouse Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2, March/April 2006. Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine

[laecn-8] 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.

[9] Clemens, Samuel. "Laurie Carroll: One of Hollywood's Lost Stars", Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. March 31, 2023

[10] "Matinee Theatre". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

[Sonneveld-11] The Pink Hippopotamus, Een Leven Lang Theater (Announcement in Variety)

[13] Samuel Claesson (January 31, 2025). Glamour: Models, Mannequins, and Pinups of the 1950s. Sequoia Press. p. 142. ISBN 9798350736847.

[12] Broadcast a second time after the Hungarian revolution, because of its relevance.

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