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. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: 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 live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al 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 his own set decorator —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.
Matinee Theatre (TV Series 1955–1958)With John Conte, Johnny Crawford, Sarah Churchill, Joan Elan. A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Matinee Theater TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and ...Watch full episodes of Matinee Theater and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at TVGuide.com
Matinee TheaterEpisode Recap Matinee Theater on TV.com. Watch Matinee Theater episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Matinee TheaterMatinee Theater season 1 episode guide on TV.com. Watch all 204 Matinee Theater episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more.
Matinee TheaterWatch Matinee Theater - Season 2, Episode 160 - Aftermath: An American soldier who encounters hatred from his former neighbors when he is stationed in the German town in which he ...
Best episodes of Matinee TheaterMatinee 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.
"Matinee Theatre" The Weak and the Strong (TV Episode 1957 ...Matinee Theatre (1955–1958) Rate This. The Weak and the Strong ... Free Movies and TV Shows You Can Watch Now. On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free! Spider-Man . Airplane! The NeverEnding Story .