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Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
TV Series | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)

TV Series | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.

Seasons

3 | 2 | 1 See all

Head writer

Hila Colman

Directors

Walter Grauman | Lamont Johnson | Boris Sagal | Allan A. Buckhantz & 17 more

Writers

Albert McCleery (devised by) (deviser) | George Lowther (teleplay) (written by) (adaptation) (screenplay) (story) | Helene Hanff (adaptation) (written by) (teleplay) (teleplay by) | Theodore Apstein (teleplay) (written by) (adaptation) (teleplay by) & 507 more

Producers

Albert McCleery | Ethel Frank | Darrell Ross | Winston O'Keefe & 6 more

Composers

Edward Truman | Alec Compinsky

Cinematographers

Lester Shorr | Roger Shearman

Editors

Rosemary Foster | Anthony Spinner | Helen Taini | Frank Price | Richard McCracken

Casting Directors

Robert North | Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 31, 1955

Release date (First episode)

Oct 31, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
John Conte Self - Host / Tom Loring Self - Host / Tom Loring See fewer	571	The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Peter Hansen Fred Purdy / Philip Nolan / Beaucaire / Friedrich Bhaer / Jim Thatcher / Ken Thompson Fred Purdy / Philip Nolan / Beaucaire / Friedrich Bhaer / Jim Thatcher / Ken Thompson See fewer	14	General Hospital (1963)
Sarah Churchill Charlotte Lovell / Emilia Marty / Emma Woodhouse / Lucile / Mrs. Kenyon / … See more Charlotte Lovell / Emilia Marty / Emma Woodhouse / Lucile / Mrs. Kenyon / Nina Varden / Peggy / Rhodope / Ruth / Susan See fewer	14	Royal Wedding (1951)
Johnny Crawford Dickie Browning / Jimmy / Leo - Orphan Boy / Pepe / Young Heathcliff Dickie Browning / Jimmy / Leo - Orphan Boy / Pepe / Young Heathcliff See fewer	14	The Rifleman (1958)
John Hoyt Harry / Sebastian / the Bishop Harry / Sebastian / the Bishop See fewer	12	When Worlds Collide (1951)
Peggy McCay Edith / Eugenie Grandet / Irene / Irene Dayton / Jane Wilson / … See more Edith / Eugenie Grandet / Irene / Irene Dayton / Jane Wilson / Louise Grannick / Margaret See fewer	12	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Joan Elan Cherry / Clara Middleton / Dinah / Jane Eyre / Madeline Usher Cherry / Clara Middleton / Dinah / Jane Eyre / Madeline Usher See fewer	11	Darby's Rangers (1958)
Irene Hervey Margaret March / Myra Gordon / Stella Martyn Margaret March / Myra Gordon / Stella Martyn See fewer	10	Play Misty for Me (1971)
Marcia Henderson Lady Ingram / Linda Gresham / Miss Miller Lady Ingram / Linda Gresham / Miss Miller See fewer	10	All I Desire (1953)
Patrick Macnee Don Pedro / Duke of Winterset / Edward Rochester / John Smith / Peter / Sir Willoughby Patterne Don Pedro / Duke of Winterset / Edward Rochester / John Smith / Peter / Sir Willoughby Patterne See fewer	9	The Avengers (1961)
Karen Sharpe Diane / Ellen Sidney Diane / Ellen Sidney See fewer	9	The High and the Mighty (1954)
Lamont Johnson Aesop / Narrator / Savrola / Steve / Voice No. 2 Aesop / Narrator / Savrola / Steve / Voice No. 2 See fewer	9	Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Ann Doran Bess Bess See fewer	8	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Dayton Lummis Cesar Grandet / Father Cesar Grandet / Father See fewer	8	The Wrong Man (1956)
Tom Tryon Abraham / Heathcliff / John / Roderick Usher Abraham / Heathcliff / John / Roderick Usher See fewer	8	The Cardinal (1963)
Richard Long Actor Actor See fewer	8	The Stranger (1946)
Gene Raymond Conley / Edward Dudley / Tony Kenyon Conley / Edward Dudley / Tony Kenyon See fewer	8	Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
Betty Lynn Emmy Chase Emmy Chase See fewer	8	The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Addison Richards Frank / Judge / Simons Frank / Judge / Simons See fewer	8	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Frances Reid Jane Kelsey Jane Kelsey See fewer	7	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Patrick O'Neal Will Casey Will Casey See fewer	7	Under Siege (1992)
Judith Evelyn Bella Mallen / Miss Susan Bella Mallen / Miss Susan See fewer	7	Rear Window (1954)
Robert Karnes Fred Lazar / Matt / Sheriff Frank Wilson / Son Fred Lazar / Matt / Sheriff Frank Wilson / Son See fewer	7	Rocky King, Detective (1950)
Margaret O'Brien Babbi / Kathleen / Sarah / Victoria Babbi / Kathleen / Sarah / Victoria See fewer	6	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Geoffrey Toone Daniel / Dr. Howard Kemp Daniel / Dr. Howard Kemp See fewer	6	Zero Hour! (1957)
John Abbott Jasper Purdy / Barranca / President Jasper Purdy / Barranca / President See fewer	6	The Jungle Book (1967)
Donald Murphy Evan / Jim Tyding Evan / Jim Tyding See fewer	6	Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
Peg Hillias Dr. Irene Glenn / Mrs. Allen Dr. Irene Glenn / Mrs. Allen See fewer	6	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Marshall Thompson Clifford Pyncheon / David Clifford Pyncheon / David See fewer	6	It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
Robert Horton Benedick / The Traveller Benedick / The Traveller See fewer	6	The Green Slime (1968)
Paul Langton Matt / Paul McLean Matt / Paul McLean See fewer	6	The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Strother Martin Phil / Cruchot Phil / Cruchot See fewer	6	Slap Shot (1977)
Angie Dickinson Actress Actress See fewer	6	Dressed to Kill (1980)
David Frankham Brian Strange / Jimmy Martyn / Mr. Bingley / Willie Ainley / Young Winston Churchill Brian Strange / Jimmy Martyn / Mr. Bingley / Willie Ainley / Young Winston Churchill See fewer	6	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Victor Jory Edward Hicks / Molara Edward Hicks / Molara See fewer	5	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Philip Bourneuf Leonardo / Joe Leonardo / Joe See fewer	5	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
John Baragrey Michael O'Leary Michael O'Leary See fewer	5	The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Ann Harding Mathilda Morrell / Minnie Sweeney Mathilda Morrell / Minnie Sweeney See fewer	5	When Ladies Meet (1933)
John Drew Barrymore Hadrian Hadrian See fewer	5	The Big Night (1951)
Catherine McLeod Helen Helen See fewer	5	The Outer Limits (1963)
June Vincent Matilda Matilda See fewer	5	Black Angel (1946)
Carolyn Craig Cousin / Phoebe Cousin / Phoebe See fewer	5	House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Helen Westcott Kay / Victoria Kay / Victoria See fewer	5	Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
John Carradine Dracula / Jaffrey Pyncheon Dracula / Jaffrey Pyncheon See fewer	5	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Adrienne Marden Edith Brisk / Mother / Peggy Walton / Sara Edith Brisk / Mother / Peggy Walton / Sara See fewer	5	The Name of the Game (1968)
Val Dufour Capt. Brassbound / Charles Capt. Brassbound / Charles See fewer	5	The Undead (1957)
Lillian Bronson Berthe Grandet Berthe Grandet See fewer	5	Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Grant Williams Captain Halliwell / Dr. Martin Arrowsmith Captain Halliwell / Dr. Martin Arrowsmith See fewer	5	The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Zsa Zsa Gabor Eugenia / Jessica Winslow / Mme. Brillon / Sally Carroll Eugenia / Jessica Winslow / Mme. Brillon / Sally Carroll See fewer	5	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Roddy McDowall Actor Actor See fewer	5	Fright Night (1985)