Episodes (216)

The House on 5th Avenue
S02E01 · The House on 5th Avenue

Aug 28, 1956

A young girl is picked up for passing counterfeit bills and tells a strange story of how she acquired them.

Yankee Doodler
S02E02 · Yankee Doodler

Aug 29, 1956

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The Pink Hippopotamus
S02E03 · The Pink Hippopotamus

Aug 30, 1956

A free world spy heads behind the Iron Curtain and takes an independent assignment to rescue an American's son.

September Tide
S02E04 · September Tide

Aug 31, 1956

A bride brings her British artist husband to her mother's home and he can't decide whom he loves most his wife or his mother-in-law.

Are You Listening?
S02E05 · Are You Listening?

Sep 03, 1956

A Dixieland trumpeter trades off his father's fame as a jazz virtuoso.

The Lady's Maid's Bell
S02E06 · The Lady's Maid's Bell

Sep 04, 1956

A devoted housemaid tries as a ghost to do what she failed to do as a person - resolve the complex love life of her mistress.

One Hundred Red Convertibles
S02E07 · One Hundred Red Convertibles

Sep 05, 1956

Drama of the pain suffered by a teenager when her parents decide on a friendly divorce.

The Ivy Curtain
S02E08 · The Ivy Curtain

Sep 06, 1956

College officials want a local attorney to help whitewash a fatal hazing incident.

Gramercy Ghost
S02E09 · Gramercy Ghost

Sep 07, 1956

The hand of a pretty young woman is sought by a strange trio of rivals - two young men and a ghost.

The Lovers
S02E10 · The Lovers

Sep 10, 1956

A young woman is taken by her mother on a trip to Spain so that the daughter might forget her suitor.

Reach for the Stars
S02E11 · Reach for the Stars

Sep 11, 1956

A young chemist is torn between devotion to the scientific side of his profession and the financially profitable side.

I Like It Here
S02E12 · I Like It Here

Sep 12, 1956

Willie is a refugee who works as a houseman at a professor's home. He's a sweet and lovable man even when he's interfering in other people's lives. The Professor's daughter is in love with Brad, a young lawyer. Of course, Willie sees fit to give Brad all kinds of advice.

A Question of Balance
S02E13 · A Question of Balance

Sep 13, 1956

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Marriage Royal
S02E14 · Marriage Royal

Sep 14, 1956

An exiled empress commits her son to a princess, only to learn that he secretly has long been in love with an actress.

Mad Money
S02E15 · Mad Money

Sep 19, 1956

A professional loafer and an amateur inventor accidentally discovers how to make gold synthetically.

A Letter from Johnny Brack
S02E16 · A Letter from Johnny Brack

Sep 20, 1956

The story of a non-heroic World War II amputee who plays the role of a hero so completely that his fiancee leaves him in disgust.

Uncle Harry
S02E17 · Uncle Harry

Sep 21, 1956

A pleasant man plans to do away with his two spinster sisters.

At Mrs. Leland's
S02E18 · At Mrs. Leland's

Sep 24, 1956

A young girl learns of life and love from a spinster school-teacher.

The House Next Door
S02E19 · The House Next Door

Sep 25, 1956

A young woman's happy marriage is upset by the ghostly reappearance of a former soldier sweetheart, supposedly dead.

The Alumni Reunion
S02E20 · The Alumni Reunion

Sep 26, 1956

A college graduate fails so miserably at taking over his father's business that his wife tries to use a college reunion to find him a new career.

Sound of Fear
S02E21 · Sound of Fear

Sep 27, 1956

A young playboy can only defend himself against a murder charge by revealing his father's past.

Late Date
S02E22 · Late Date

Sep 28, 1956

A grandmother with illusions of youthfulness, and an aging son with illusions of talent, are jarred into reality by one of grandma's old flames.

Pride and Prejudice
S02E23 · Pride and Prejudice

Oct 01, 1956

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.

Pearls of Sheba
S02E24 · Pearls of Sheba

Oct 02, 1956

A Riviera based girl tries to help her millionaire boyfriend retrieve a $300,000 pearl necklace from his fourth ex-wife.

The Stamp Caddy
S02E25 · The Stamp Caddy

Oct 15, 1956

A schoolteacher, long cured of kleptomania, seems to suffer a relapse.

The Egoist
S02E26 · The Egoist

Oct 16, 1956

An egotistical 18th-century Englishman repeatedly walks the thin ice of first wooing, then jilting, his fiancees.

The Family Man
S02E27 · The Family Man

Oct 17, 1956

A teenage daughter tries to provide her father with the companionship she thinks he needs.

Sight Unseen
S02E28 · Sight Unseen

Oct 18, 1956

A beautiful young owner of a haunted castle undergoes matchmaking by the ghosts.

The Eye of the Storm
S02E29 · The Eye of the Storm

Oct 19, 1956

Because of her husband's brutality, a young backwoods bride is forced by flee to home of her jealous sister.

Man in Seven League Boots
S02E30 · Man in Seven League Boots

Oct 22, 1956

A man hospitalized following an accident also suffers from trying to follow in his father's footsteps. A kindly nurse tries to help him live his own life.

Woman Across the Hall
S02E31 · Woman Across the Hall

Oct 23, 1956

The friendliness of a middle-aged woman is rebuffed by the glamorous new tenant across the hall in the apartment house. In spite of the cool reception, she tries to learn all she can about this mysterious woman.

And Then There Were Three
S02E32 · And Then There Were Three

Oct 24, 1956

A stepmother, bent on finding out more about a prospective son-in-law, finds herself faced with unexpected problems.

Shake the Stars Down
S02E33 · Shake the Stars Down

Oct 29, 1956

A charming young housewife struggles with finances to help her husband earn his Ph.D. She quickly accepts a highly lucrative offer from a cosmetic firm to pose as the mythical French namesake for their brand of make-up.

Horsepower
S02E34 · Horsepower

Oct 30, 1956

The patriarch of a Scandinavian immigrant family resists change, even down to keeping a gramophone for entertainment and horse team to plow his field. When he dies, his son becomes just as rigid and tries to continue on with the old ways.

Without Sanction
S02E35 · Without Sanction

Oct 31, 1956

A former medical student returns to Germany after a long interment in Russia where he had performed hundreds of operations.

The Outing
S02E36 · The Outing

Nov 02, 1956

A young boy proves a disappointment to his athletic-minded father, because he prefers books to sports.

Thank You, Edmondo
S02E37 · Thank You, Edmondo

Nov 05, 1956

Four impoverished Italian peasants become bitterly divided over whether to plow a field that has just been returned to them or let it remain the cemetery of a Canadian soldier who helped win it back for them from the Fascists.

The Tell-Tale Heart
S02E38 · The Tell-Tale Heart

Nov 06, 1956

In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind.

Strangers on a Honeymoon
S02E39 · Strangers on a Honeymoon

Nov 07, 1956

A young couple who are pushed into marriage by their parents discover on their honeymoon that they have nothing in common.

A Dram of Poison
S02E40 · A Dram of Poison

Nov 08, 1956

When a man loses his position, his dignity and now his health, there is no alternative when things are so hopeless, or is there? Just ask his sister-in-law and wife.

The Shining Hour
S02E41 · The Shining Hour

Nov 09, 1956

A nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.

Love, Marriage & Five Thousand Dollars
S02E42 · Love, Marriage & Five Thousand Dollars

Nov 12, 1956

A post office clerk dreams of striking out on his own as a professional photographer, but lacks the courage. He also lacks the courage to propose to the girl he's been dating.

Step Into Darkness
S02E43 · Step Into Darkness

Nov 13, 1956

During the war the British War Office assigns a woman to work with a French contact to aid English soldiers and fliers in escaping occupied France.

A Candle in the Dark
S02E44 · A Candle in the Dark

Nov 14, 1956

The true story of Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman. Braille discovers a method whereby those who cannot see will be able to learn to read by touch.

Savrola
S02E45 · Savrola

Nov 15, 1956

A tale of the mythical country of Laurania and the battle between its ruthless dictator, Molara, and its popularly elected liberal emissary, Savrola.

A Table Set at Night
S02E46 · A Table Set at Night

Nov 16, 1956

After many years, a woman returns to the scene of a love affair. She is disturbed when her daughter becomes involved in a romance much in the same way her mother did years before.

Madame de Treymes
S02E47 · Madame de Treymes

Nov 19, 1956

A wealthy American courts a beautiful compatriot now living in Paris. Though she is attracted to him, she hesitates to seek a divorce from her present husband, because she fears he will reclaim custody of their little son.

The People vs. John Tarr
S02E48 · The People vs. John Tarr

Nov 20, 1956

A young musician returns to his home town as choir director. The only person who does not resent the ambitious young man's methods is the town's woman librarian.

The Location of Roycemore College
S02E49 · The Location of Roycemore College

Nov 21, 1956

For the first time in years a women's college breaks precedent by hiring a young bachelor professor. Because of the scarcity of men in the vicinity of the college, the professor becomes the center of attention, not only for the students, but for the women faculty members as well.

Dracula
S02E50 · Dracula

Nov 23, 1956

The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.

Cease from Anger
S02E51 · Cease from Anger

Nov 26, 1956

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The Empty Nest
S02E52 · The Empty Nest

Nov 27, 1956

With their children married, a middle-aged couple hope to live alone, independent of their offspring. One crisis leads to another until the parents find themselves practically supporting both couples and their newborn children.

Spare Your Pity
S02E53 · Spare Your Pity

Nov 28, 1956

Suspects in the murder of a domineering old woman include her son, her nurse, a tutor with a prison record, and even her 11-year-old grandson.

The Last Leaf
S02E54 · The Last Leaf

Nov 30, 1956

An eccentric matriarch plans to hold her own funeral while she and her cronies are still alive.

Therese
S02E55 · Therese

Dec 03, 1956

The story of a wife and lover who successfully dispose of the woman's husband, but then must battle their own consuming feelings of guilt. Set in 19th century Paris.

The House of Mirth
S02E56 · The House of Mirth

Dec 04, 1956

A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

Julie
S02E57 · Julie

Dec 05, 1956

A teenage boy, unhappy because of a broken home, gets into trouble for stealing a car.

The Refugee
S02E58 · The Refugee

Dec 06, 1956

The story of a romance between a non-Jewish American veteran of World War II and a half-Jewish concentration camp survivor.

Jenny Kissed Me
S02E59 · Jenny Kissed Me

Dec 07, 1956

Father Moynihan finds himself face to face with the challenge of the younger generation when Jenny, the orphaned teen-aged niece of his housekeeper, comes to live at the rectory.

Miracle at Carville
S02E60 · Miracle at Carville

Dec 10, 1956

The spoiled young daughter of a prominent southern family discovers she is suffering from leprosy.

The Upper Hand
S02E61 · The Upper Hand

Dec 11, 1956

When a little boy runs away from home, both parents assume he'll return by nightfall. When the youngster doesn't show up, they blame each other for his leaving.

Love Is a Locksmith
S02E62 · Love Is a Locksmith

Dec 12, 1956

A professor of psychology fails to understand why he has been unsuccessful in using psychology to win his lady love.

Captain Brassbound's Conversion
S02E63 · Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Dec 13, 1956

Captain Brassbound, a vindictive sea captain, swears revenge on a visiting Englishman whom he blames for his mother's death.

The Wisp End
S02E64 · The Wisp End

Dec 14, 1956

An aspiring violinist and his father disagree over the son's ability as a musician.

Prominent Citizens
S02E65 · Prominent Citizens

Dec 17, 1956

A wealthy industrialist offers to revive a small town's dwindling industry, but his ruthless business dealings threaten to ruin the town banker. Citizens are forced to choose between the banker and the industry the town needs so badly.

Head of the Family
S02E66 · Head of the Family

Dec 18, 1956

A man suffers a heart attack and must ask for his incompetent brother's help with the business.

The Password
S02E67 · The Password

Dec 19, 1956

A young spinster searches for something that will move her cautious suitor to propose marriage.

Late Love
S02E68 · Late Love

Dec 20, 1956

The story of an older girl's rebellion against a strict household that she mistakenly thinks is being regimented by her outwardly stern grandmother.

Eugenie Grandet
S02E69 · Eugenie Grandet

Dec 21, 1956

A young heiress becomes engaged to her cousin. Her father is against this union and insists that it can only end in tragedy. Then, she finds out he's bankrupt.

Cold Christmas
S02E70 · Cold Christmas

Dec 24, 1956

The story of a family Christmas reunion that is suddenly marred by the disclosure that one of the family's sons, a college basketball star, has accepted a bribe to throw a game.

Little Women
S02E71 · Little Women

Dec 25, 1956

Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.

For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother
S02E72 · For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother

Dec 26, 1956

Story of how a young boy's Yuletide efforts to sell his last three beauty boxes kindles a flame of love in a sweetheart, a wife and a mother.

Smilin' Thru
S02E73 · Smilin' Thru

Dec 27, 1956

The adoptive father of a young woman is horrified to learn she plans to marry the son of the man who accidentally killed her aunt years before.

Strong Medicine
S02E74 · Strong Medicine

Dec 28, 1956

The inheritance of frontier territory prompts an Easterner's struggle with settlers.

Everything Is Relative
S02E75 · Everything Is Relative

Dec 31, 1956

A defenseless bachelor trapped by the daughter of a domineering woman until the three differ drastically on New Year's Eve plans.

Miss Morissa
S02E76 · Miss Morissa

Jan 02, 1957

A young woman is accepted as a frontier doctor, but rejected by the man she loves. She marries, on the rebound, a man of dubious character.

The Scandalous Priest
S02E77 · The Scandalous Priest

Jan 03, 1957

True dramatic story of a Chilean priest's defense before his Bishop of three charges of crime.

Dark Victory
S02E78 · Dark Victory

Jan 04, 1957

A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether she'll meet her final days with dignity.

The Lonely Look
S02E79 · The Lonely Look

Jan 07, 1957

A young, deaf sculptor vies with a glib comedian for the love of a dancing girl.

The Sudden Truth
S02E80 · The Sudden Truth

Jan 08, 1957

Dramatic tale of a widow who journeys from Texas to France charging that confused reports of her son's death in the war may have been wrong.

The Man in Half-Moon Street
S02E81 · The Man in Half-Moon Street

Jan 09, 1957

A scientist who has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) finds himself in a dilemma: he has fallen in love, and he has also discovered that if he doesn't get new glands, he will die.

The Hex
S02E82 · The Hex

Jan 10, 1957

A motherless 12-year-old boy turns to a voodoo woman to break his father's streak of unhappiness.

If This Be Error
S02E83 · If This Be Error

Jan 11, 1957

A woman attempts to conceal her past from the family of her new husband.

On the Trail of the Klingsfeld
S02E84 · On the Trail of the Klingsfeld

Jan 14, 1957

New Englander is torn between a career in the sedate family insurance business or raising horses on a Western ranch.

Here We Are
S02E85 · Here We Are

Jan 15, 1957

The story of four children who fight back against the domination of their meddling mother.

Arms and the Man
S02E86 · Arms and the Man

Jan 16, 1957

1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée.

Home Is the Hunter
S02E87 · Home Is the Hunter

Jan 17, 1957

A problem son, long absent, returns to try to make peace with his relatives.

Madam Ava
S02E88 · Madam Ava

Jan 18, 1957

Two sisters decide to adopt the other's way of life. One of them was a spinster, the other a worldly carnival fortune teller.

The Cutting
S02E89 · The Cutting

Jan 21, 1957

A sensitive 11-year-old boy's father is ashamed of him, because of his failure to develop as an athlete.

Night Train to Chicago
S02E90 · Night Train to Chicago

Jan 22, 1957

An ailing boy and his doctor and a captured criminal handcuffed to a police officer are among eight persons thrown together by circumstances.

This Language of Love
S02E91 · This Language of Love

Jan 23, 1957

An able woman fights the battle of career vs. motherhood.

The Thirteenth Crypt
S02E92 · The Thirteenth Crypt

Jan 24, 1957

The spoiled scion of an old French family strives to cover his impassioned murder of his American wife by hiding her body in the thirteenth crypt.

Mr. Pim Passes By
S02E93 · Mr. Pim Passes By

Jan 25, 1957

When a woman's 'dead' husband returns she refuses to remarry her second until he consents to her niece's wedding.

Anything for a Laugh
S02E94 · Anything for a Laugh

Jan 29, 1957

A habitual practical joker's crowning gag leads to a murder charge against an innocent person.

The Realms of Gold
S02E95 · The Realms of Gold

Jan 30, 1957

A poor farm boy's yearning for a college education brings a new life outlook to his hard-pressed father.

Deacon of Oak Ridge
S02E96 · Deacon of Oak Ridge

Jan 31, 1957

An atomic physicist, upon learning that his research has contributed to the incineration of Japanese cities, turns from laboratory to pulpit.

Accent on Youth
S02E97 · Accent on Youth

Feb 01, 1957

A middle-aged playwright finds that his romance with his young secretary parallels his latest dramatic work, but complicates his personal life.

Three Kids
S02E98 · Three Kids

Feb 04, 1957

Things become extremely mixed up when two men, one a singer, the other a look-alike, are pursued by a girl who worships the singer.

Frankenstein
S02E99 · Frankenstein

Feb 05, 1957

An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

The Most Dangerous Man
S02E100 · The Most Dangerous Man

Feb 06, 1957

A young man recognizes the man in an FBI reward poster as a friend of his and is tempted to turn him in.

One
S02E101 · One

Feb 07, 1957

A college professor is striving for free expression during a time when the state is supreme and any individuality has been stamped out.

The Importance of Being Earnest
S02E102 · The Importance of Being Earnest

Feb 08, 1957

The formidable Lady Bracknell is quite willing that Algernon shall marry Cecily and her fortune. Jack, however, as Cecily's guardian, refuses his consent unless Lady Bracknell permits his marriage to Gwendolyn.

The Brat's House
S02E103 · The Brat's House

Feb 11, 1957

A Korean orphan boy risks his life for stranded American soldiers.

The Mysterious Mr. Todd
S02E104 · The Mysterious Mr. Todd

Feb 12, 1957

A tall, gaunt guest in a present-day Catskill Mountain boarding house intervenes in a town crisis and a three-sided romance.

A Case of Pure Fiction
S02E105 · A Case of Pure Fiction

Feb 13, 1957

A well-known woman mystery writer believes she has found the way to commit the perfect murder. Unknown to her, a greedy nephew, who stands to inherit her money, plans to make her the victim of her own ingenuity.

The Master Builder
S02E106 · The Master Builder

Feb 14, 1957

A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.

The Others
S02E107 · The Others

Feb 15, 1957

A governess battles to save two children from an evil supernatural force.

The Remarkable Mr. Jerome
S02E108 · The Remarkable Mr. Jerome

Feb 19, 1957

The true story of beautiful Jennie Jerome's courtship by Lord Randolph Churchill over objections of her father, a celebrated American lawyer and Sir Winston's father, the Duke of Marlborough.

Bobbie
S02E109 · Bobbie

Feb 20, 1957

A teenage tomboy finds out it's fun to be feminine.

The Hickory Limb
S02E110 · The Hickory Limb

Feb 21, 1957

A teenager meets her famous father for the first time in years and can't understand why her mom ever divorced him.

The Bridge
S02E111 · The Bridge

Feb 22, 1957

A 15-year-old boy tries to win the attention of his parents by showing them a gold watch he has stolen. They react by sending him away to a school for problem children.

Voyage to Mandok
S02E112 · Voyage to Mandok

Feb 26, 1957

A spy sent to the Near East by a corrupt oil company is caught by the sultan he is trailing.

The Day Before the Wedding
S02E113 · The Day Before the Wedding

Feb 27, 1957

A daughter's impending wedding revives old family feuds.

Queen of Spades
S02E114 · Queen of Spades

Feb 28, 1957

A young army officer meets with tragedy when he attempts to force the secret of winning at cards from an aging countess.

Shadow and Substance
S02E115 · Shadow and Substance

Mar 01, 1957

Canon Skerritt finds it impossible to believe that his servant girl has received visitations from St. Brigid.

You Touched Me
S02E116 · You Touched Me

Mar 04, 1957

A comedy about the triumph of an old sea captain over a sadistic spinster sister.

The Hemlock Cup
S02E117 · The Hemlock Cup

Mar 05, 1957

An elderly schoolteacher disapproves of the system of standard education used in his town. He submits a report to the City Council, but it is violently rejected by the members.

Papa's Wife
S02E118 · Papa's Wife

Mar 06, 1957

A Lapland preacher's pretty young housekeeper falls in love with him. Because he doesn't return her affection, she runs away to New York to begin a new life.

The Prizewinner
S02E119 · The Prizewinner

Mar 07, 1957

A rather plain girl wins a two-week cruise for two and invites a popular girl from her office to keep her company. But once aboard ship, she is left alone while her friend seeks entertainment with a handsome fellow passenger.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
S02E120 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mar 08, 1957

Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that changes him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.

Yesterday's Magic
S02E121 · Yesterday's Magic

Mar 14, 1957

When Evaline's husband is sent to prison, she marries another man. Later, the first husband returns.

A Tongue of Silver
S02E122 · A Tongue of Silver

Mar 15, 1957

The small and obscure town of Ballykilty in Ireland is visited by a mysterious stranger. The man offers to sell the townsfolk shares of heaven with proceeds going to the church in the town.

The Peaceable Kingdom
S02E123 · The Peaceable Kingdom

Mar 18, 1957

The true story of the life of Edward HIcks, a man who started out bad, then became a minister and ultimately a famed painter.

The Nineteenth Hole
S02E124 · The Nineteenth Hole

Mar 19, 1957

Emmy Chase realizes that her husband has time for only one thing, golf. She decides to do something about it.

Wedding of the Family
S02E125 · Wedding of the Family

Mar 20, 1957

A confirmed bachelor tries to deflect a pretty girl's love to his best friend.

The Ways of Courage
S02E126 · The Ways of Courage

Mar 25, 1957

An intelligence officer goes to Vienna to trace the whereabouts of an atomic scientist who went missing attending a conference.

Journey into Darkness
S02E127 · Journey into Darkness

Mar 26, 1957

An amnesia victim traces his own identity after a blow on the head, but psychiatrists tell him it was years of work in dual jobs trying to earn money to "keep up with the Jones'" that prepared the ground for his illness.

Barricade on the Big Black
S02E128 · Barricade on the Big Black

Mar 27, 1957

An embittered middle-aged Army major takes out a life-long grudge against the Indians, who massacred his family.

The Vicarious Years
S02E129 · The Vicarious Years

Mar 28, 1957

A young man searches for the meaning of life and begins a writing career in England.

The First Year
S02E130 · The First Year

Mar 29, 1957

A small-town girl marries one of her two suitors, only to have the other try to avenge his loss.

End of the Rope
S02E131 · End of the Rope

Apr 01, 1957

A stranger claims that the man the townspeople think committed a murder was miles away at the time of the killing.

We Won't Be Any Trouble
S02E132 · We Won't Be Any Trouble

Apr 02, 1957

The four O'Brien children, ages two to 10, have recently lost both parents. They are sent to stay with a distant relative, Mrs. Johnson.

The Daughter of Mata Hari
S02E133 · The Daughter of Mata Hari

Apr 03, 1957

A young girl is shocked to learn that her mother was the infamous Mata Hari.

Talk You of Killing?
S02E134 · Talk You of Killing?

Apr 04, 1957

A young co-ed is warned by her roommate against dating a handsome young professor. He is suspected of murder.

The Pursuit of Happiness
S02E135 · The Pursuit of Happiness

Apr 05, 1957

A Hessian soldier, escaping from the British, makes his way to the Connecticut farm of Aaron Kirkland. There he falls in love with Prudence Kirkland and she with him, even though she's already engaged to Sheriff Thaddeus Jennnings.

Wuthering Heights
S02E136 · Wuthering Heights

Apr 08, 1957

Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.

The Long Distance
S02E137 · The Long Distance

Apr 09, 1957

A woman infatuated with a wealthy man impersonates a French maid in order to get closer to him.

Point of Clearing
S02E138 · Point of Clearing

Apr 10, 1957

A British soldier has deserted to the tropics where he falls in love with the daughter of the man who is binding him to a life of crime.

The Sport
S02E139 · The Sport

Apr 11, 1957

Two sisters vie for the attention of an adventurer.

The Flashing Stream
S02E140 · The Flashing Stream

Apr 12, 1957

Two scientists are sent to a remote island to work on a secret project.

Thread That Runs So True
S02E141 · Thread That Runs So True

Apr 15, 1957

Jesse, a Kentucky farm boy, begins his new career teaching at the local rural school, a small one-room building in poor state of disrepair.

Jamie Picks a Wife
S02E142 · Jamie Picks a Wife

Apr 16, 1957

An outspoken young woman seeks a dowager's approval of her intended marriage to one of the stern old woman's grandsons.

Blind Man's Bluff
S02E143 · Blind Man's Bluff

Apr 17, 1957

An accidental blindness threatens to disrupt the recent marriage of a young college professor.

The Story of Joseph
S02E144 · The Story of Joseph

Apr 19, 1957

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The Pushover
S02E145 · The Pushover

Apr 24, 1957

A pretty cub reporter is assigned to interview a mysterious author whom nobody has ever seen.

Ashes in the Wind
S02E146 · Ashes in the Wind

Apr 25, 1957

An elderly matriarch is on death's bed, and her family struggles to make ends meet financially.

A Hat, a Coat, a Glove
S02E147 · A Hat, a Coat, a Glove

Apr 26, 1957

A woman's estranged husband defends her boyfriend against a murder charge.

The Professional
S02E148 · The Professional

Apr 29, 1957

An over-the-hill golf pro can't get it through his head that he's washed up in tournaments.

Guardians of the Temple
S02E149 · Guardians of the Temple

Apr 30, 1957

A University professor flunks a hard-working vet out of postgraduate school just to watch him squirm.

The Short Safari of B'wana Ben
S02E150 · The Short Safari of B'wana Ben

May 01, 1957

A middle-aged businessman, who has never vacationed farther away than the nearby seaside resort, decides to shoot the works on an African safari.

Church on Monday
S02E151 · Church on Monday

May 02, 1957

A supervisor is given a bit of information that could remove one of his aides as a competitor for a choice promotion.

The Gioconda Smile
S02E152 · The Gioconda Smile

May 03, 1957

Henry Maurier is smitten by the young Doris, but is that enough motive to murder his invalid wife? Dr. Libbard, a family friend, doesn't think so and finds the true murderer just before Maurier is about to be executed.

Show of Strength
S02E153 · Show of Strength

May 06, 1957

A lone newcomer to a western town speaks out against the power wielded by a ruthless rancher. When the man is forced to shoot one of the rancher's henchmen in self-defense, he finds himself on trial in a kangaroo court.

Make-Believe Affair
S02E154 · Make-Believe Affair

May 07, 1957

A secretary, planning a vacation on the Riviera, writes to the head of a travel agency with an unusual request. She wants a reliable man to accompany her to the tourist spots and help her spend the money she has saved for the vacation.

Hymn to the Dedicated
S02E155 · Hymn to the Dedicated

May 08, 1957

A man's genius is overshadowed by the his friend's ambitions. The friend then falls in love with and marries his girl.

Thursday's Child
S02E156 · Thursday's Child

May 09, 1957

A 12 year old resents the fact her widower-father plans to remarry. She and her younger brother plan to stay away on the day of the wedding.

Big Hearted Herbert
S02E157 · Big Hearted Herbert

Apr 10, 1957

Herbert Kainess is a plain man, a fact which he tells his family repeatedly. Convinced that his family must also be plain, he makes their lives miserable with his selfish demands. Finally his wife decides to do something.

Embattled Maiden
S02E158 · Embattled Maiden

May 13, 1957

The true story of Anna Dickinson's 19th century rise from obscurity to fame as the first woman ever to address Congress and then of her descent to ignoble confinement in an asylum.

The Middle-Aged Freshman
S02E159 · The Middle-Aged Freshman

May 14, 1957

A druggist's dream of being able to afford to go back to school comes true, but falls short of its imagined perfection.

The Best Friend in Town
S02E160 · The Best Friend in Town

May 15, 1957

An ambitious assistant district attorney vows to expose the beloved town banker, who has been loosely doling out money for years.

Jane Eyre
S02E161 · Jane Eyre

May 16, 1957

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.

The Starmaster
S02E162 · The Starmaster

May 17, 1957

There's strong opposition to a general's tactics in handling factory production-line problems.

Aftermath
S02E163 · Aftermath

May 20, 1957

An American soldier encounters hatred from his former neighbors when he is stationed in the German town in which he was born.

A Guest at the Embassy
S02E164 · A Guest at the Embassy

May 21, 1957

An ambassador's daughter learns that her new fiance is her girl friend's old fiance.

Second Hand Lover
S02E165 · Second Hand Lover

May 22, 1957

A successful author vows to marry the first girl with love strong enough to start his father's old clock running again.

Avenging of Anne Leete
S02E166 · Avenging of Anne Leete

May 23, 1957

An old man reminisces about his romance with a young woman named Anne Leete. One day many years ago, she did not appear for their usual rendezvous, and disappeared. Her broken-hearted sweetheart claims he saw her ghost six months later, and he resolves to secure a confession from the man he believes killed her.

Lonesome Husband
S02E167 · Lonesome Husband

May 24, 1957

A married man and married woman married are thrown together for the duration of a sweltering New York summer.

Puzzle in the Stars
S02E168 · Puzzle in the Stars

May 27, 1957

A widower searches for the son he thought had been killed in the war.

The Gwendolen Harleth Story
S02E169 · The Gwendolen Harleth Story

May 28, 1957

A selfish young woman of 19th century England enters a marriage of convenience with a nobleman she despises, then turns to a warmhearted man she once had rejected.

Three Girls Named Almayna
S02E170 · Three Girls Named Almayna

May 29, 1957

A trio of airline hostesses decide to take the same first name and pool boyfriends, depending on which girl is in town.

The Dream That Was Fixed
S02E171 · The Dream That Was Fixed

May 30, 1957

A father must force his boxer son to deliberately lose a title match or face the fists and guns of threatening thugs.

A Growing Wonder
S02E172 · A Growing Wonder

May 31, 1957

Story of a scheming young blond who challenges a motherly, warm hearted woman for the love of a starving artist.

Bachelor Father
S02E173 · Bachelor Father

Jun 03, 1957

A father, long divorced, inherits a teen-aged daughter when his ex-wife dies.

The Golden Door
S02E174 · The Golden Door

Jun 04, 1957

A habitually helpful widow houses a couple of homeless souls despite the fact that she, herself, is facing eviction.

Rain in the Morning
S02E175 · Rain in the Morning

Jun 05, 1957

Frank Wilson coaches his shy wife on the tricks of being an outgoing dinner hostess trying to impress his boss.

Rich Man, Poor Man
S02E176 · Rich Man, Poor Man

Jun 10, 1957

An impoverished Sicilian bridegroom fights with his conscience.

The Party Dress
S02E177 · The Party Dress

Jun 11, 1957

A girl invokes tragedy in order to avoid wearing an ugly dress to the dance.

White-Headed Boy
S02E178 · White-Headed Boy

Jun 12, 1957

A large family sacrifices heavily for the sake of their favorite son. When he fails in medical school, the family rebels and demands he be sent to Canada to shift for himself.

The Man with the Pointed Toes
S02E179 · The Man with the Pointed Toes

Jun 17, 1957

Young Tom Cotterell, a rich Texas oilman, is hurt when he is rebuffed by a New York girl, Pamela Wright. Pamela can't stand Tom's crude ways, so he hires a girl to teach him how to be a gentleman.

The Heart's Desire
S02E180 · The Heart's Desire

Jun 19, 1957

In ancient Persia, three boys, one of whom is Omar Khayyam, swear a solemn oath. Whoever first gains fame and fortune promises to share his good luck with the others.

The Man Without a Country
S02E181 · The Man Without a Country

Jun 20, 1957

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Mr. Windigo
S02E182 · Mr. Windigo

Jun 21, 1957

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Stopover
S02E183 · Stopover

Jun 24, 1957

A motion picture producer calls to mind a lost love when he stops off in Chicago on the spur of the moment.

A Light in the Sky
S02E184 · A Light in the Sky

Jun 25, 1957

A farmer who has always longed to do something creative decides to put up a lighthouse on his farm even though there is no water for miles around. His shocked wife and daughter fear the man has lost his mind.

The Charmer
S02E185 · The Charmer

Jun 26, 1957

A woman copywriter in an advertising agency resents the fact that a younger brother of the firm's top executive is returning from the Army to take over.

Brief Candle
S02E186 · Brief Candle

Jun 28, 1957

A young man pays a visit to the family mansion in Newport, R.I., now presided over by its sole occupant, his aunt.

The Last Voyage
S02E187 · The Last Voyage

Jul 04, 1957

Madam Brillon becomes a friend and companion to America's first ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin.

But When She Was Bad
S02E188 · But When She Was Bad

Jul 11, 1957

The child star of a TV show has her father convinced she is capable only of angelic behavior. But when the father falls in love with a script girl and decides to marry her, his daughter attempts to cause trouble.

The Fable of Harry
S02E189 · The Fable of Harry

Jul 12, 1957

A man who has spent his entire life traveling with carnivals learns that the granddaughter of a woman he had once loved lives in the small town where the carnival has stopped. The girl's fiancee comes to play the shell game with the money the couple have saved for their wedding.

The Cask of Amontillado
S02E190 · The Cask of Amontillado

Jul 16, 1957

Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado. Based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe, Fortunado and Montresor find themselves in a web of betray and revenge, changing their friendship forever.

The Richest Man in the World
S02E191 · The Richest Man in the World

Jul 17, 1957

A young girl's boyfriend is appalled at the way she plays on people's emotions for monetary rewards. She tries to make him understand that her meager salary will not support her aunt, her uncle and herself. When a rich old man comes to their small village, the girl goes immediately to strike up another friendship.

The First Captain
S02E192 · The First Captain

Jul 22, 1957

A student at a military academy makes trouble for a new instructor at the school. He even brags to his friends that he will win the instructor's girlfriend away from him.

The Shuttered Heart
S02E193 · The Shuttered Heart

Jul 24, 1957

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One for All
S02E194 · One for All

Jul 25, 1957

Two good friends who take on jobs as co-sheriffs of a Western town are soon divided by their beliefs. One feels that outlaws should be given the trials they are entitled to by law. But the other is in favor of lynching them on the spot.

Call It a Day
S02E195 · Call It a Day

Jul 26, 1957

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Ann Veronica
S02E196 · Ann Veronica

Jul 29, 1957

A rebellious girl wavers between the suitor her family picked for her and the choice of her heart.

Boys Will Be Men
S02E197 · Boys Will Be Men

Jul 30, 1957

The story of conflict between a grandfather and daughter-in-law over whether to spare the rod in rearing her son.

The Forbidden Search
S02E198 · The Forbidden Search

Jul 31, 1957

A young widow of postwar Germany is forced by poverty to let her son be adopted by strangers, but then realizes she is forced by love to find him.

The Fawn
S02E199 · The Fawn

Aug 01, 1957

A boy who loves animals clashes with a father who loves hunting.

Sunday in Sonora
S02E200 · Sunday in Sonora

Aug 02, 1957

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The Rose Bush
S02E201 · The Rose Bush

Aug 05, 1957

At her 20th anniversary party, a married woman finds herself unaccountably attracted to another man.

Finley's Fan Club
S02E202 · Finley's Fan Club

Aug 06, 1957

The story of an envious lad who finds a chink in the moral armor of a small town's only hero.

Laugh a Little Tear
S02E203 · Laugh a Little Tear

Aug 07, 1957

An immigrant father arranges to marry off his daughter to a man she has never seen.

The Invisible Man
S02E204 · The Invisible Man

Aug 08, 1957

A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.

Where Angels Fear to Tread
S02E205 · Where Angels Fear to Tread

Aug 09, 1957

A broker switches jobs to an advertising man just to stay near a pretty girl he sees on the street.

First Love
S02E206 · First Love

Aug 13, 1957

A shy, clumsy 16-year-old lad struggles to follow in the footsteps of his handsome, football-hero brother.

The Lost Survivors
S02E207 · The Lost Survivors

Aug 14, 1957

A man and a young woman, each harboring private reasons for dreading the limelight of publicity, flee the scene of a plane crash.

Time for Action
S02E208 · Time for Action

Aug 15, 1957

A 17-year-old girl fights the domination of a tyrannical aunt with whom she has gone to live.

Haven's End
S02E209 · Haven's End

Aug 20, 1957

The long rivalry between two old American families takes a new twist when two of their young, present-day descendants fall in love with each other.

Heed the Falling Sparrow
S02E210 · Heed the Falling Sparrow

Aug 21, 1957

For political reasons, an ambitious district attorney tries to hang a murder rap on a helpless tramp, unaware that a state-assigned defense attorney and the victim's own father might not cooperate.

The President's Child Bride
S02E211 · The President's Child Bride

Aug 22, 1957

The seldom-told story of Teddy Roosevelt's first love and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, who died at a tender age.

Now or Never
S02E212 · Now or Never

Aug 23, 1957

A young woman accidentally re-meets the man she reluctantly spurned two years earlier.

The Awakening
S02E213 · The Awakening

Aug 27, 1957

The story of a young woman who is crippled for life in an auto accident on the eve of her marriage.

Angel Face
S02E214 · Angel Face

Aug 28, 1957

A girl's determination to tell the truth leads to complications in her brother's romance with a society girl.

The Star Sapphire
S02E215 · The Star Sapphire

Aug 29, 1957

A ship's doctor, vacationing in Las Vegas, risks his life to keep a murder rap from being hung on a pretty nightclub singer.

Women Have Ways
S02E216 · Women Have Ways

Aug 30, 1957

A pair of city slickers, a pretty young girl and a smooth-Talking man, compete at bilking a country bumpkin of his year's receipts.

About

Matinee Theatre (also know as Matinee Theater) Season 2 (1956) is released on Aug 28, 1956 and the latest season 3 of Matinee Theatre is released in 1957. Watch Matinee Theatre online - the English Drama TV series from United States. Matinee Theatre is directed by Walter Grauman,Lamont Johnson,Boris Sagal,Allan A. Buckhantz and created by George Lowther with John Conte and Sarah Churchill.

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Matinee Theater, Matinee Theater, Matinee Theatre, Дневной спектакль

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United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

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