Matinee Theater - Season 1 Episode 109 : Singer in the Valley
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.
First Air Date : Oct 31, 1955
Last Air Date : Jun 13, 1958
Runtime : 60 min.
Genre : Drama
Stars : John Conte
Quality :
- Eps. 1 : Beginning Now1955-10-31
- Eps. 2 : Make Believe Mother1955-11-01
- Eps. 3 : The Persistent Image1955-11-02
- Eps. 4 : I'm Straight with the World1955-11-03
- Eps. 5 : Progress and Minnie Sweeney1955-11-04
- Eps. 6 : The House on Wildwood Lane1955-11-07
- Eps. 7 : Beyond a Reasonable Doubt1955-11-08
- Eps. 8 : One for the Road1955-11-09
- Eps. 9 : An Apple for Miss Myrtle1955-11-10
- Eps. 10 : The Man Without a Country1955-11-11
- Eps. 11 : Jigsaw1955-11-14
- Eps. 14 : The Aspern Papers1955-11-17
- Eps. 15 : Roman Fever1955-11-18
- Eps. 16 : Midsummer1955-11-21
- Eps. 17 : The Lady Chooses1955-11-22
- Eps. 19 : Dispossessed1955-11-25
- Eps. 20 : One for the Road1955-11-28
- Eps. 21 : The Touchstone1955-11-29
- Eps. 22 : Wuthering Heights1955-11-30
- Eps. 23 : The Brass Ring1955-12-01
- Eps. 24 : Jason1955-12-02
- Eps. 25 : Arrowsmith1955-12-05
- Eps. 26 : Passing Strange1955-12-06
- Eps. 27 : For These Services1955-12-07
- Eps. 28 : Cordially - With Bombs1955-12-08
- Eps. 29 : The White Oaks1955-12-09
- Eps. 30 : O'Toole from Moscow1955-12-12
- Eps. 31 : The Milwaukee Rocket1955-12-13
- Eps. 32 : This One is Different1955-12-14
- Eps. 33 : Sins of the Fathers1955-12-15
- Eps. 34 : See You on Sunday1955-12-16
- Eps. 35 : Coming of Age1955-12-19
- Eps. 36 : Technique1955-12-20
- Eps. 37 : Gallin: All-American1955-12-21
- Eps. 38 : Santa is No Saint1955-12-22
- Eps. 39 : The Unwelcomed1955-12-23
- Eps. 40 : The Red Sanders Story1955-12-26
- Eps. 41 : Class of '581956-07-09
- Eps. 42 : Horns of the Dilemma1955-12-28
- Eps. 43 : Little Girls Grow Up1955-12-29
- Eps. 44 : The Shot1955-12-30
- Eps. 45 : Mr. Krane1956-01-03
- Eps. 46 : Yesterday is Gone1956-01-04
- Eps. 47 : Double Door1956-01-05
- Eps. 48 : The Happy Rest1956-01-06
- Eps. 49 : The Gate1956-01-09
- Eps. 50 : One Left Over1956-01-10
- Eps. 51 : All the Trees in the Field1956-01-11
- Eps. 52 : The Century Plant1956-01-12
- Eps. 53 : Friday the 13th1956-01-13
- Eps. 54 : The Old Maid1956-01-16
- Eps. 55 : Mother Was a Bachelor1956-01-17
- Eps. 56 : The Bottom of the River1956-01-18
- Eps. 57 : The Carefree Tree1956-01-19
- Eps. 58 : Interlude1956-01-20
- Eps. 59 : The Big Box1956-01-23
- Eps. 61 : Doc1956-01-25
- Eps. 62 : The Amateur1956-01-26
- Eps. 63 : Light and Shadow1956-01-27
- Eps. 64 : Romney1956-01-30
- Eps. 65 : O Promise Me1956-01-31
- Eps. 66 : Hold My Hand and Run1956-02-01
- Eps. 67 : Dark Possession1956-02-02
- Eps. 68 : The Diamond1956-02-03
- Eps. 69 : Susan and God1956-02-06
- Eps. 70 : As Young As You Feel1956-02-07
- Eps. 71 : The White Knight1956-02-08
- Eps. 72 : The Anxious Years1956-02-09
- Eps. 73 : The Heart of Mary Lincoln1956-02-10
- Eps. 74 : The Middle Son1956-02-13
- Eps. 75 : Valentine's Day1956-02-14
- Eps. 76 : Summer Cannot Last1956-02-15
- Eps. 77 : The Last Battlefield1956-02-16
- Eps. 78 : The Catbird Seat1956-02-17
- Eps. 79 : Dream House1956-02-20
- Eps. 80 : The Runaways1956-02-21
- Eps. 81 : The Ledger1956-02-22
- Eps. 82 : When the Bough Breaks1956-02-23
- Eps. 83 : I Want to March1956-02-24
- Eps. 84 : Skylark1956-02-27
- Eps. 85 : Tall, Dark Stranger1956-02-28
- Eps. 86 : Anything But Love1956-02-29
- Eps. 87 : Robin Daw1956-03-01
- Eps. 88 : Letter to a Stranger1956-03-02
- Eps. 89 : Dinner at Antoine's1956-03-05
- Eps. 90 : The Mating of Watkins Tottle1956-03-06
- Eps. 91 : Her Son's Wife1956-03-07
- Eps. 92 : The Shining Palace1956-03-08
- Eps. 93 : The Odd Ones1956-03-09
- Eps. 94 : A Cowboy for Chris1956-03-12
- Eps. 95 : The Rocking Chair1956-03-13
- Eps. 96 : The Big Guy1956-03-14
- Eps. 97 : Statute of Limitations1956-03-15
- Eps. 98 : The Baron and the Banshees1956-03-16
- Eps. 99 : Notebook Warrior1956-03-19
- Eps. 100 : Temptation for a King1956-03-20
- Eps. 101 : The White Knight1956-03-21
- Eps. 102 : The Anxious Years1956-03-22
- Eps. 103 : M is for the Many1956-03-23
- Eps. 104 : Silent Partner1956-03-26
- Eps. 105 : Winter in April1956-03-27
- Eps. 106 : Bread Upon the Waters1956-03-28
- Eps. 107 : The Giant Killer1956-03-29
- Eps. 108 : The Book of Ruth1956-03-30
- Eps. 109 : Singer in the Valley1956-04-02
- Eps. 110 : The Heart of a Husband1956-04-03
- Eps. 112 : But You Look Like Sisters1956-04-05
- Eps. 113 : The House of Seven Gables1956-04-06
- Eps. 114 : Fiddlin' Man1956-04-09
- Eps. 115 : The Hollow Woman1956-04-10
- Eps. 116 : People in Glass1956-04-11
- Eps. 117 : One of the Family1956-04-12
- Eps. 118 : Young Hands, Young Feet1956-04-13
- Eps. 119 : The Lark Shall Sing1956-04-16
- Eps. 120 : In Dread of Winter1956-04-17
- Eps. 121 : The Babylonian Heart1956-04-19
- Eps. 122 : Ask Me No Questions1956-04-20
- Eps. 124 : The Wedding1956-04-24
- Eps. 125 : The Reckoning1956-04-25
- Eps. 126 : A Woman Named Ruby1956-04-26
- Eps. 127 : The Bright Boy1956-04-27
- Eps. 128 : The Carefree Tree1956-04-30
- Eps. 129 : Graybeards and Witches1956-05-01
- Eps. 130 : The Legend of Jenny Lind1956-05-02
- Eps. 131 : Daughter of the Seventh Day1956-05-03
- Eps. 132 : Night Must Fall1956-05-04
- Eps. 133 : The 25th Hour1956-05-07
- Eps. 134 : A Man and His Maid1956-05-08
- Eps. 135 : Perspective1956-05-09
- Eps. 136 : The Catamaran1956-05-10
- Eps. 137 : Johnny Came Marching Home1956-05-11
- Eps. 138 : A Family Affair1956-05-14
- Eps. 139 : Blind Date1956-05-16
- Eps. 140 : To Have and to Hold1956-05-17
- Eps. 141 : Edwina Black1956-05-18
- Eps. 142 : The Spare Room1956-05-21
- Eps. 143 : The Bottle Imp1956-05-22
- Eps. 144 : Brief Music1956-05-23
- Eps. 145 : The Girl from Boro Park1956-05-24
- Eps. 146 : To Whom It May Concern1956-05-25
- Eps. 147 : Bachelor Buttons1956-05-28
- Eps. 148 : The Children of Papa Juan1956-05-29
- Eps. 149 : Herself Alone1956-05-30
- Eps. 150 : Three for the Money1956-05-31
- Eps. 151 : Taxi to the Moon1956-06-01
- Eps. 152 : The Goodtime Boys1956-06-04
- Eps. 153 : The American1956-06-05
- Eps. 154 : Cause for Suspicion1956-06-06
- Eps. 155 : Fight the Whole World1956-06-07
- Eps. 156 : Autumn Crocus1956-06-08
- Eps. 157 : George Has a Birthday1956-06-11
- Eps. 158 : The Serpent's Tooth1956-06-12
- Eps. 159 : Crime at Blossom's1956-06-13
- Eps. 160 : The Luck of Amos Currie1956-06-14
- Eps. 161 : Alison's House1956-06-15
- Eps. 162 : Safe Place1956-06-18
- Eps. 163 : The Guest Cottage1956-06-19
- Eps. 164 : Forsaking All Others1956-06-20
- Eps. 165 : Love, Honor and O'Day1956-06-21
- Eps. 166 : The Damask Cheek1956-06-22
- Eps. 167 : Moon Over1956-06-25
- Eps. 168 : But Fear Itself1956-06-26
- Eps. 169 : The Birthday Present1956-06-27
- Eps. 171 : The Young and the Damned1956-06-29
- Eps. 172 : There's Always Juliet1956-07-02
- Eps. 173 : Seasoned Timber1956-07-03
- Eps. 174 : The Declaration1956-07-04
- Eps. 175 : High Places1956-07-05
- Eps. 176 : Black Chiffon1956-07-06
- Eps. 177 : Class of '581956-07-09
- Eps. 178 : Marriage by the Millions1956-07-11
- Eps. 179 : Backfire1956-07-12
- Eps. 180 : The Bishop Misbehaves1956-07-13
- Eps. 181 : Remittance1956-07-16
- Eps. 182 : Beg, Borrow or Steal1956-07-17
- Eps. 183 : Summer Pavilion1956-07-18
- Eps. 184 : The Feast1956-07-19
- Eps. 185 : A Full, Rich Life1956-07-20
- Eps. 186 : The Reverberator1956-07-23
- Eps. 187 : Woman at the Window1956-07-24
- Eps. 188 : Another Sky1956-07-25
- Eps. 189 : Letter of Introduction1956-07-26
- Eps. 190 : Home at Seven1956-07-27
- Eps. 191 : The Cypress Tree1956-07-30
- Eps. 192 : Belong to Me1956-07-31
- Eps. 193 : Pygmalion Jones1956-08-01
- Eps. 194 : Gretel1956-08-02
- Eps. 195 : Some Man Will Want You1956-08-03
- Eps. 197 : Cupid Rode a Horse1956-08-07
- Eps. 198 : The Old Payola1956-08-08
- Eps. 199 : The Perfect Alibi1956-08-10