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Season 1

1955 · 199 episodes · 199h 0m in all

Episodes

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    1. Beginning Now

    31 Oct 1955 · 60 min

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    2. Make Believe Mother

    1 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A man who left his wife and infant son turns up years later. He drops in for a visit at the home of his now-married son and grandchildren. His sudden appearance and penchant for gambling wreak havoc in his son's home.

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    3. The Persistent Image

    2 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A once successful writer, who now verges on the alcoholic, makes one last attempt to sell his latest work. When this fails, he must decide which is more important, personal integrity or money.

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    4. I'm Straight with the World

    3 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.

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    5. Progress and Minnie Sweeney

    4 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.

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    6. The House on Wildwood Lane

    7 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    7. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    8 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    8. One for the Road

    9 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    9. An Apple for Miss Myrtle

    10 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    10. The Man Without a Country

    11 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    11. Jigsaw

    14 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    An elderly father is being pressured by his family to sell his orange groves to a real estate developer. He resists but starts to reconsider when he considers that his tomboy grandaughter could use the money to develope her singing career.

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    12. She's the One with the Funny Face

    15 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    13. All the Hoffmeyers in the World

    16 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    During all the years of their married life, Helen has been bullied by her husband Phil--about the neglected house, her ill health and the care of their son. Lately, Phil has been seeing much of Ruth, their next-door-neighbor, whose husband Matt, according to Phil, is ""an unambitious cop."" A terrible accident reveals Phil as he really is.

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    14. The Aspern Papers

    17 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    In a Korean battle five Americans become detached from their company. They take over a hut in which they find and capture two North Korean soldiers, and an orphaned youngster. The boy soon becomes their mascot.

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    15. Roman Fever

    18 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A shy school principal and a rising young attorney are both in love with the same woman. A man who looks a great deal like Abraham Lincoln arrives in town as a summer boarder and becomes involved in the situation.

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    16. Midsummer

    21 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    17. The Lady Chooses

    22 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide

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    18. The Courtship of Miles Standish

    23 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A Polish merchant learns that his teen-age son and daughter have been won over to communism. He laboriously arranges an escape from the country, with his rebellious son virtually his prisoner. Even in Sweden their trouble continues, as the son informs on a priest who has aided their escape. - Tv Guide

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    19. Dispossessed

    25 Nov 1955 · 60 min

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    20. One for the Road

    28 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.

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    21. The Touchstone

    29 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A middle-aged bachelor thus far has avoided matrimony. His friends, knowing he is in need of money, arrange a meeting with a prospective bride who might be willing to support a husband.

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    22. Wuthering Heights

    30 Nov 1955 · 60 min

    A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.

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    23. The Brass Ring

    1 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A meek little file clerk turns into a veritable tiger when his boss hires an efficiency expert. His file system has worked for 30 years. and he's not going to change it for an efficiency expert.

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    24. Jason

    2 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A husband has definite ideas about bringing up his children. He feels his way of life on an isolated island is better than letting his offspring be subjected to education and other ""cruelties"" of civilization.

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    25. Arrowsmith

    5 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    Three generations come together to celebrate the grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. During the evening the newly wedded granddaughter insists on modeling her grandmother's wedding gown.

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    26. Passing Strange

    6 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A woman art instructor entering her 30s falls in love with a pupil younger than she. Her overbearing brother tries to convince the woman that the artist is only using her to further his career.

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    27. For These Services

    7 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    Following the death of her husband, a widow insists on keeping his tailor shop open even though business is falling off. A long-time friend, who has been in love with her for many years, tries to convince the grief-stricken widow she is making a mistake by treating the shop as a shrine to her husband's memory.

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    28. Cordially - With Bombs

    8 Dec 1955 · 60 min

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    29. The White Oaks

    9 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    An elderly man of letters supports his orphaned teen-age granddaughter. When he hires a young male secretary, the girl believes she has fallen in love. -Tv Guide

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    30. O'Toole from Moscow

    12 Dec 1955 · 60 min

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    31. The Milwaukee Rocket

    13 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A young couple moves into the ground floor apartment of a mansion owned by an elderly woman. The husband at first resents the fact that the old lady imposes on his wife to do household chores. Then they learn they have been made sole heirs in her will. -Tv Guide

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    32. This One is Different

    14 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A man is determined to prevent his teen-age daughter from leaving home and entering a convent - Tv Guide

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    33. Sins of the Fathers

    15 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    This is the well-known story of Biblical times about Ruth, whose devotion to her mother-in-law tkes her into a new land among strangers.

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    34. See You on Sunday

    16 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    When a confirmed bachelor who owns a restaurant tries to sell his special recipe for a salad dressing, he gets involved with a beautiful girl FBI agent.

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    35. Coming of Age

    19 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A young English couple decide that they will live with the groom's aged mother after the wedding. When the bride puts up her house for sale, her five brothers and sisters, whom she has not seen for years, descend upon her from all corners of the British Isles to try to prevent the sale.

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    36. Technique

    20 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A governess, in love with the father of her charge, is dismayed when she learns the widower is unaware of her feelings and plans to marry another woman. In her bitter disappointment, the governess turns the young boy against his prospective stepmother in an effort to prevent the marriage from taking place.

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    37. Gallin: All-American

    21 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    The idyllic existence of an American college professor, who has moved with his second wife and two children to Mexico, is menaced by the sudden appearance of his first wife, who is determined to win him back.

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    38. Santa is No Saint

    22 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    The fifth wealthiest woman in the world hires detectives to trail her fifth husband and ensure his faithfulness. The husband decides to regain his freedom by arranging his own ""death.""-Tv Guide

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    39. The Unwelcomed

    23 Dec 1955 · 60 min

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    40. The Red Sanders Story

    26 Dec 1955 · 60 min

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    41. Class of '58

    9 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    42. Horns of the Dilemma

    28 Dec 1955 · 60 min

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    43. Little Girls Grow Up

    29 Dec 1955 · 60 min

    A young man is trying to keep up pretenses even though the business he inherited from his father is failing. He is furious when a practical joker at the alumni reunion asks him if he needs a job. -NBC

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    44. The Shot

    30 Dec 1955 · 60 min

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    45. Mr. Krane

    3 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    46. Yesterday is Gone

    4 Jan 1956 · 60 min

    A wealthy industrialist offers to revive the dwindling industry in a small town. In his ruthless business dealings he threatens to ruin the town banker. The other prominent citizens are forced to choose between the banker and the industry the town needs so badly.- TV GUIDE

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    47. Double Door

    5 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    48. The Happy Rest

    6 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    49. The Gate

    9 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    50. One Left Over

    10 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    51. All the Trees in the Field

    11 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    52. The Century Plant

    12 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    53. Friday the 13th

    13 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    54. The Old Maid

    16 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    55. Mother Was a Bachelor

    17 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    56. The Bottom of the River

    18 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    57. The Carefree Tree

    19 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    58. Interlude

    20 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    59. The Big Box

    23 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    60. Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher

    24 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    61. Doc

    25 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    62. The Amateur

    26 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    63. Light and Shadow

    27 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    64. Romney

    30 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    65. O Promise Me

    31 Jan 1956 · 60 min

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    66. Hold My Hand and Run

    1 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    67. Dark Possession

    2 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    68. The Diamond

    3 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    69. Susan and God

    6 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    70. As Young As You Feel

    7 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    71. The White Knight

    8 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    72. The Anxious Years

    9 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    73. The Heart of Mary Lincoln

    10 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    74. The Middle Son

    13 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    75. Valentine's Day

    14 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    76. Summer Cannot Last

    15 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    77. The Last Battlefield

    16 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    78. The Catbird Seat

    17 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    79. Dream House

    20 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    80. The Runaways

    21 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    81. The Ledger

    22 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    82. When the Bough Breaks

    23 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    83. I Want to March

    24 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    84. Skylark

    27 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    85. Tall, Dark Stranger

    28 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    86. Anything But Love

    29 Feb 1956 · 60 min

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    87. Robin Daw

    1 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    88. Letter to a Stranger

    2 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    89. Dinner at Antoine's

    5 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    90. The Mating of Watkins Tottle

    6 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    91. Her Son's Wife

    7 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    92. The Shining Palace

    8 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    93. The Odd Ones

    9 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    94. A Cowboy for Chris

    12 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    95. The Rocking Chair

    13 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    96. The Big Guy

    14 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    97. Statute of Limitations

    15 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    98. The Baron and the Banshees

    16 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    99. Notebook Warrior

    19 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    100. Temptation for a King

    20 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    101. The White Knight

    21 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    102. The Anxious Years

    22 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    103. M is for the Many

    23 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    104. Silent Partner

    26 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    105. Winter in April

    27 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    106. Bread Upon the Waters

    28 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    107. The Giant Killer

    29 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    108. The Book of Ruth

    30 Mar 1956 · 60 min

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    109. Singer in the Valley

    2 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    110. The Heart of a Husband

    3 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    111. From the Desk of Margaret Tydings

    4 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    112. But You Look Like Sisters

    5 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    113. The House of Seven Gables

    6 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    114. Fiddlin' Man

    9 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    115. The Hollow Woman

    10 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    116. People in Glass

    11 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    117. One of the Family

    12 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    118. Young Hands, Young Feet

    13 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    119. The Lark Shall Sing

    16 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    120. In Dread of Winter

    17 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    121. The Babylonian Heart

    19 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    122. Ask Me No Questions

    20 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    123. Whom Death Has Joined Together

    23 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    124. The Wedding

    24 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    125. The Reckoning

    25 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    126. A Woman Named Ruby

    26 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    127. The Bright Boy

    27 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    128. The Carefree Tree

    30 Apr 1956 · 60 min

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    129. Graybeards and Witches

    1 May 1956 · 60 min

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    130. The Legend of Jenny Lind

    2 May 1956 · 60 min

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    131. Daughter of the Seventh Day

    3 May 1956 · 60 min

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    132. Night Must Fall

    4 May 1956 · 60 min

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    133. The 25th Hour

    7 May 1956 · 60 min

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    134. A Man and His Maid

    8 May 1956 · 60 min

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    135. Perspective

    9 May 1956 · 60 min

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    136. The Catamaran

    10 May 1956 · 60 min

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    137. Johnny Came Marching Home

    11 May 1956 · 60 min

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    138. A Family Affair

    14 May 1956 · 60 min

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    139. Blind Date

    16 May 1956 · 60 min

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    140. To Have and to Hold

    17 May 1956 · 60 min

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    141. Edwina Black

    18 May 1956 · 60 min

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    142. The Spare Room

    21 May 1956 · 60 min

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    143. The Bottle Imp

    22 May 1956 · 60 min

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    144. Brief Music

    23 May 1956 · 60 min

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    145. The Girl from Boro Park

    24 May 1956 · 60 min

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    146. To Whom It May Concern

    25 May 1956 · 60 min

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    147. Bachelor Buttons

    28 May 1956 · 60 min

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    148. The Children of Papa Juan

    29 May 1956 · 60 min

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    149. Herself Alone

    30 May 1956 · 60 min

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    150. Three for the Money

    31 May 1956 · 60 min

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    151. Taxi to the Moon

    1 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    152. The Goodtime Boys

    4 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    153. The American

    5 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    154. Cause for Suspicion

    6 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    155. Fight the Whole World

    7 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    156. Autumn Crocus

    8 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    157. George Has a Birthday

    11 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    158. The Serpent's Tooth

    12 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    159. Crime at Blossom's

    13 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    160. The Luck of Amos Currie

    14 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    161. Alison's House

    15 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    162. Safe Place

    18 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    163. The Guest Cottage

    19 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    164. Forsaking All Others

    20 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    165. Love, Honor and O'Day

    21 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    166. The Damask Cheek

    22 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    167. Moon Over

    25 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    168. But Fear Itself

    26 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    169. The Birthday Present

    27 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    170. The Ghost of Greenwich Village

    28 Jun 1956 · 60 min

    A college boy accidentally kills a girl who is trying to blackmail him.

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    171. The Young and the Damned

    29 Jun 1956 · 60 min

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    172. There's Always Juliet

    2 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    173. Seasoned Timber

    3 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    174. The Declaration

    4 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    175. High Places

    5 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    176. Black Chiffon

    6 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    177. Class of '58

    9 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    178. Marriage by the Millions

    11 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    179. Backfire

    12 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    180. The Bishop Misbehaves

    13 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    181. Remittance

    16 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    182. Beg, Borrow or Steal

    17 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    183. Summer Pavilion

    18 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    184. The Feast

    19 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    185. A Full, Rich Life

    20 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    186. The Reverberator

    23 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    187. Woman at the Window

    24 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    188. Another Sky

    25 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    189. Letter of Introduction

    26 Jul 1956 · 60 min

    An American divorcee, transplanted to Paris, receives a letter stating that she is about to be visited by a young man who doesn't know she is his mother.

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    190. Home at Seven

    27 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    191. The Cypress Tree

    30 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    192. Belong to Me

    31 Jul 1956 · 60 min

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    193. Pygmalion Jones

    1 Aug 1956 · 60 min

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    194. Gretel

    2 Aug 1956 · 60 min

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    195. Some Man Will Want You

    3 Aug 1956 · 60 min

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    196. The Fall of the House of Usher

    6 Aug 1956 · 60 min

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    197. Cupid Rode a Horse

    7 Aug 1956 · 60 min

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    198. The Old Payola

    8 Aug 1956 · 60 min

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    199. The Perfect Alibi

    10 Aug 1956 · 60 min

Matinee Theater Season 1: quick answers

How many episodes are in Matinee Theater Season 1?

Season 1 of Matinee Theater has 199 episodes, about 199 hours in total.

When did Matinee Theater Season 1 come out?

Season 1 premiered on 31 Oct 1955.

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