NBC MATINEE THEATER

October 31, 1955 – June 27, 1958

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958
and was hosted each day by John Conte. Matinee Theater was a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC televising five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV (which had just been developed) to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing.

An earlier live series Cameo Theatre introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets.

These episodes are in the PUBLIC DOMAIN and have been accumulated from many sources, mostly Kinescope These are the best quality episodes available for this rare old TV anthology drama we can find. 6.5/7.5
All DVDs come with menus with episode titles for easy episode access

DVD 1

From The Desk Of Margaret Tydings - Starring Johnny Crawford - 04/04/1956
Horse Power - Starring Dean Stockwell - 10/30/1956

DVD 2

Journey Into Darkness - Starring Strother Martin - 03/26/1957
Barricade On The Big Black - Starring Richard Crenna - 03/27/1957

DVD 3

Jane Eyre - Starring Patrick Macnee - 05/16/1957
Strong Medicine - Starring Patrick O'Neal - 12/28/1956

DVD 4

The Richest Man In The World - Starring John Abbott - 07/17/1957
The Suicide Club - Starring John Abbott - 02/25/1958

DVD 5

The Eye Of The Storm - Starring Ray Danton - 06/07/1957
Mr Krane - Starring Peter Hansen - 01/03/1956

DVD 6

Much Ado About Nothing (part 1) - Starring Jack Albertson - 05/20/1958
Much Ado About Nothing (part 2) - Starring Herschel Bernardi - 05/21/1958

DVD 7

Tongue Of Silver - Starring Marjorie Bennett - 03/15/1957





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