Matinee Theater

E1

Beginning Now

1h

E2

Make Believe Mother

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.

1h

E3

The Persistent Image

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.

1h

E4

I'm Straight with the World

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

1h

E5

Progress and Minnie Sweeney

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

1h

E6

The House on Wildwood Lane

1h

E7

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1h

E8

One for the Road

1h

E9

An Apple for Miss Myrtle

1h

E10

The Man Without a Country

1h

E11

Jigsaw

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.

1h

E12

She's the One with the Funny Face

1h

E13

All the Hoffmeyers in the World

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.

1h

E14

The Aspern Papers

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.

1h

E15

Roman Fever

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.

1h

E16

Midsummer

1h

E17

The Lady Chooses

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

1h

E18

The Courtship of Miles Standish

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

1h

E19

Dispossessed

1h

E20

One for the Road

A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.

1h

E21

The Touchstone

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.

1h

E22

Wuthering Heights

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

1h

E23

The Brass Ring

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.

1h

E24

Jason

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.

1h

E25

Arrowsmith

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.

1h

E26

Passing Strange

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.

1h

E27

For These Services

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.

1h

E28

Cordially - With Bombs

1h

E29

The White Oaks

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

1h

E30

O'Toole from Moscow

1h

E31

The Milwaukee Rocket

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

1h

E32

This One is Different

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

1h

E33

Sins of the Fathers

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.

1h

E34

See You on Sunday

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.

1h

E35

Coming of Age

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.

1h

E36

Technique

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.

1h

E37

Gallin: All-American

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.

1h

E38

Santa is No Saint

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

1h

E39

The Unwelcomed

1h

E40

The Red Sanders Story

1h

E41

Class of '58

1h

E42

Horns of the Dilemma

1h

E43

Little Girls Grow Up

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

1h

E44

The Shot

1h

E45

Mr. Krane

1h

E46

Yesterday is Gone

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

1h

E47

Double Door

1h

E48

The Happy Rest

1h

E49

The Gate

1h

E50

One Left Over

1h

E51

All the Trees in the Field

1h

E52

The Century Plant

1h

E53

Friday the 13th

1h

E54

The Old Maid

1h

E55

Mother Was a Bachelor

1h

E56

The Bottom of the River

1h

E57

The Carefree Tree

1h

E58

Interlude

1h

E59

The Big Box

1h

E60

Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher

1h

E61

Doc

1h

E62

The Amateur

1h

E63

Light and Shadow

1h

E64

Romney

1h

E65

O Promise Me

1h

E66

Hold My Hand and Run

1h

E67

Dark Possession

1h

E68

The Diamond

1h

E69

Susan and God

1h

E70

As Young As You Feel

1h

E71

The White Knight

1h

E72

The Anxious Years

1h

E73

The Heart of Mary Lincoln

1h

E74

The Middle Son

1h

E75

Valentine's Day

1h

E76

Summer Cannot Last

1h

E77

The Last Battlefield

1h

E78

The Catbird Seat

1h

E79

Dream House

1h

E80

The Runaways

1h

E81

The Ledger

1h

E82

When the Bough Breaks

1h

E83

I Want to March

1h

E84

Skylark

1h

E85

Tall, Dark Stranger

1h

E86

Anything But Love

1h

E87

Robin Daw

1h

E88

Letter to a Stranger

1h

E89

Dinner at Antoine's

1h

E90

The Mating of Watkins Tottle

1h

E91

Her Son's Wife

1h

E92

The Shining Palace

1h

E93

The Odd Ones

1h

E94

A Cowboy for Chris

1h

E95

The Rocking Chair

1h

E96

The Big Guy

1h

E97

Statute of Limitations

1h

E98

The Baron and the Banshees

1h

E99

Notebook Warrior

1h

E100

Temptation for a King

1h

E101

The White Knight

1h

E102

The Anxious Years

1h

E103

M is for the Many

1h

E104

Silent Partner

1h

E105

Winter in April

1h

E106

Bread Upon the Waters

1h

E107

The Giant Killer

1h

E108

The Book of Ruth

1h

E109

Singer in the Valley

1h

E110

The Heart of a Husband

1h

E111

From the Desk of Margaret Tydings

1h

E112

But You Look Like Sisters

1h

E113

The House of Seven Gables

1h

E114

Fiddlin' Man

1h

E115

The Hollow Woman

1h

E116

People in Glass

1h

E117

One of the Family

1h

E118

Young Hands, Young Feet

1h

E119

The Lark Shall Sing

1h

E120

In Dread of Winter

1h

E121

The Babylonian Heart

1h

E122

Ask Me No Questions

1h

E123

Whom Death Has Joined Together

1h

E124

The Wedding

1h

E125

The Reckoning

1h

E126

A Woman Named Ruby

1h

E127

The Bright Boy

1h

E128

The Carefree Tree

1h

E129

Graybeards and Witches

1h

E130

The Legend of Jenny Lind

1h

E131

Daughter of the Seventh Day

1h

E132

Night Must Fall

1h

E133

The 25th Hour

1h

E134

A Man and His Maid

1h

E135

Perspective

1h

E136

The Catamaran

1h

E137

Johnny Came Marching Home

1h

E138

A Family Affair

1h

E139

Blind Date

1h

E140

To Have and to Hold

1h

E141

Edwina Black

1h

E142

The Spare Room

1h

E143

The Bottle Imp

1h

E144

Brief Music

1h

E145

The Girl from Boro Park

1h

E146

To Whom It May Concern

1h

E147

Bachelor Buttons

1h

E148

The Children of Papa Juan

1h

E149

Herself Alone

1h

E150

Three for the Money

1h

E151

Taxi to the Moon

1h

E152

The Goodtime Boys

1h

E153

The American

1h

E154

Cause for Suspicion

1h

E155

Fight the Whole World

1h

E156

Autumn Crocus

1h

E157

George Has a Birthday

1h

E158

The Serpent's Tooth

1h

E159

Crime at Blossom's

1h

E160

The Luck of Amos Currie

1h

E161

Alison's House

1h

E162

Safe Place

1h

E163

The Guest Cottage

1h

E164

Forsaking All Others

1h

E165

Love, Honor and O'Day

1h

E166

The Damask Cheek

1h

E167

Moon Over

1h

E168

But Fear Itself

1h

E169

The Birthday Present

1h

E170

The Ghost of Greenwich Village

1h

E171

The Young and the Damned

1h

E172

There's Always Juliet

1h

E173

Seasoned Timber

1h

E174

The Declaration

1h

E175

High Places

1h

E176

Black Chiffon

1h

E177

Class of '58

1h

E178

Marriage by the Millions

1h

E179

Backfire

1h

E180

The Bishop Misbehaves

1h

E181

Remittance

1h

E182

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1h

E183

Summer Pavilion

1h

E184

The Feast

1h

E185

A Full, Rich Life

1h

E186

The Reverberator

1h

E187

Woman at the Window

1h

E188

Another Sky

1h

E189

Letter of Introduction

1h

E190

Home at Seven

1h

E191

The Cypress Tree

1h

E192

Belong to Me

1h

E193

Pygmalion Jones

1h

E194

Gretel

1h

E195

Some Man Will Want You

1h

E196

The Fall of the House of Usher

1h

E197

Cupid Rode a Horse

1h

E198

The Old Payola

1h

E199

The Perfect Alibi

1h