Matinee Theater
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From Wikipedia
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets.
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
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 650
Production
Executive producer(s) George Lowther
Producer(s) George Cahan
Albert McCleery
Frank Price
Darrell Ross
Running time 60 mins.
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run October 31, 1955 – June 27, 1958
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Featured Content
Video: Full episode of NBC Matinee Theater, "Dark of the Moon" (airdate: 12/13/57), from the Internet Archive. Black & white copy of color broadcast.
Resources
Links:
List of approximately 20 episodes of Matinee Theater housed at the UCLA Film & Television Archive (including 56th episode "Bottom of the River" [airate: 1/18/56])
Three episodes available at the Paley Center for Media (including "The House of Seven Gables [airdate: 4/6/56])
Record at Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research for Matinee Theater: "Jenny Kissed Me" [airdate: 12/7/56]
IMDb entry on Matinee Theater
Wikipedia entry on Matinee Theater
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