Matinee Theater

Oct 31, 1955 (en) Drama [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 31, 1955
  • Production
    NBC
  • Rotten tomato
    33%
  • Original title
    Matinee Theater
  • Release
    Oct 31, 1955
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Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Albert McCleery, George Lowther

    Producer

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Season 1 ( 1955-10-31)

Beginning Now

Episode: 1

Make Believe Mother

Episode: 2

The Persistent Image

Episode: 3

I'm Straight with the World

Episode: 4

Progress and Minnie Sweeney

Episode: 5

The House on Wildwood Lane

Episode: 6

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Episode: 7

One for the Road

Episode: 8

An Apple for Miss Myrtle

Episode: 9

The Man Without a Country

Episode: 10

Jigsaw

Episode: 11

She's the One with the Funny Face

Episode: 12

All the Hoffmeyers in the World

Episode: 13

The Aspern Papers

Episode: 14

Roman Fever

Episode: 15

Midsummer

Episode: 16

The Lady Chooses

Episode: 17

The Courtship of Miles Standish

Episode: 18

Dispossessed

Episode: 19

One for the Road

Episode: 20

The Touchstone

Episode: 21

Wuthering Heights

Episode: 22

The Brass Ring

Episode: 23

Jason

Episode: 24

Arrowsmith

Episode: 25

Passing Strange

Episode: 26

For These Services

Episode: 27

Cordially - With Bombs

Episode: 28

The White Oaks

Episode: 29

O'Toole from Moscow

Episode: 30

The Milwaukee Rocket

Episode: 31

This One is Different

Episode: 32

Sins of the Fathers

Episode: 33

See You on Sunday

Episode: 34

Coming of Age

Episode: 35

Technique

Episode: 36

Gallin: All-American

Episode: 37

Santa is No Saint

Episode: 38

The Unwelcomed

Episode: 39

The Red Sanders Story

Episode: 40

Class of '58

Episode: 41

Horns of the Dilemma

Episode: 42

Little Girls Grow Up

Episode: 43

The Shot

Episode: 44

Mr. Krane

Episode: 45

Yesterday is Gone

Episode: 46

Double Door

Episode: 47

The Happy Rest

Episode: 48

The Gate

Episode: 49

One Left Over

Episode: 50

All the Trees in the Field

Episode: 51

The Century Plant

Episode: 52

Friday the 13th

Episode: 53

The Old Maid

Episode: 54

Mother Was a Bachelor

Episode: 55

The Bottom of the River

Episode: 56

The Carefree Tree

Episode: 57

Interlude

Episode: 58

The Big Box

Episode: 59

Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher

Episode: 60

Doc

Episode: 61

The Amateur

Episode: 62

Light and Shadow

Episode: 63

Romney

Episode: 64

O Promise Me

Episode: 65

Hold My Hand and Run

Episode: 66

Dark Possession

Episode: 67

The Diamond

Episode: 68

Susan and God

Episode: 69

As Young As You Feel

Episode: 70

The White Knight

Episode: 71

The Anxious Years

Episode: 72

The Heart of Mary Lincoln

Episode: 73

The Middle Son

Episode: 74

Valentine's Day

Episode: 75

Summer Cannot Last

Episode: 76

The Last Battlefield

Episode: 77

The Catbird Seat

Episode: 78

Dream House

Episode: 79

The Runaways

Episode: 80

The Ledger

Episode: 81

When the Bough Breaks

Episode: 82

I Want to March

Episode: 83

Skylark

Episode: 84

Tall, Dark Stranger

Episode: 85

Anything But Love

Episode: 86

Robin Daw

Episode: 87

Letter to a Stranger

Episode: 88

Dinner at Antoine's

Episode: 89

The Mating of Watkins Tottle

Episode: 90

Her Son's Wife

Episode: 91

The Shining Palace

Episode: 92

The Odd Ones

Episode: 93

A Cowboy for Chris

Episode: 94

The Rocking Chair

Episode: 95

The Big Guy

Episode: 96

Statute of Limitations

Episode: 97

The Baron and the Banshees

Episode: 98

Notebook Warrior

Episode: 99

Temptation for a King

Episode: 100

The White Knight

Episode: 101

The Anxious Years

Episode: 102

M is for the Many

Episode: 103

Silent Partner

Episode: 104

Winter in April

Episode: 105

Bread Upon the Waters

Episode: 106

The Giant Killer

Episode: 107

The Book of Ruth

Episode: 108

Singer in the Valley

Episode: 109

The Heart of a Husband

Episode: 110

From the Desk of Margaret Tydings

Episode: 111

But You Look Like Sisters

Episode: 112

The House of Seven Gables

Episode: 113

Fiddlin' Man

Episode: 114

The Hollow Woman

Episode: 115

People in Glass

Episode: 116

One of the Family

Episode: 117

Young Hands, Young Feet

Episode: 118

The Lark Shall Sing

Episode: 119

In Dread of Winter

Episode: 120

The Babylonian Heart

Episode: 121

Ask Me No Questions

Episode: 122

Whom Death Has Joined Together

Episode: 123

The Wedding

Episode: 124

The Reckoning

Episode: 125

A Woman Named Ruby

Episode: 126

The Bright Boy

Episode: 127

The Carefree Tree

Episode: 128

Graybeards and Witches

Episode: 129

The Legend of Jenny Lind

Episode: 130

Daughter of the Seventh Day

Episode: 131

Night Must Fall

Episode: 132

The 25th Hour

Episode: 133

A Man and His Maid

Episode: 134

Perspective

Episode: 135

The Catamaran

Episode: 136

Johnny Came Marching Home

Episode: 137

A Family Affair

Episode: 138

Blind Date

Episode: 139

To Have and to Hold

Episode: 140

Edwina Black

Episode: 141

The Spare Room

Episode: 142

The Bottle Imp

Episode: 143

Brief Music

Episode: 144

The Girl from Boro Park

Episode: 145

To Whom It May Concern

Episode: 146

Bachelor Buttons

Episode: 147

The Children of Papa Juan

Episode: 148

Herself Alone

Episode: 149

Three for the Money

Episode: 150

Taxi to the Moon

Episode: 151

The Goodtime Boys

Episode: 152

The American

Episode: 153

Cause for Suspicion

Episode: 154

Fight the Whole World

Episode: 155

Autumn Crocus

Episode: 156

George Has a Birthday

Episode: 157

The Serpent's Tooth

Episode: 158

Crime at Blossom's

Episode: 159

The Luck of Amos Currie

Episode: 160

Alison's House

Episode: 161

Safe Place

Episode: 162

The Guest Cottage

Episode: 163

Forsaking All Others

Episode: 164

Love, Honor and O'Day

Episode: 165

The Damask Cheek

Episode: 166

Moon Over

Episode: 167

But Fear Itself

Episode: 168

The Birthday Present

Episode: 169

The Ghost of Greenwich Village

Episode: 170

The Young and the Damned

Episode: 171

There's Always Juliet

Episode: 172

Seasoned Timber

Episode: 173

The Declaration

Episode: 174

High Places

Episode: 175

Black Chiffon

Episode: 176

Class of '58

Episode: 177

Marriage by the Millions

Episode: 178

Backfire

Episode: 179

The Bishop Misbehaves

Episode: 180

Remittance

Episode: 181

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Episode: 182

Summer Pavilion

Episode: 183

The Feast

Episode: 184

A Full, Rich Life

Episode: 185

The Reverberator

Episode: 186

Woman at the Window

Episode: 187

Another Sky

Episode: 188

Letter of Introduction

Episode: 189

Home at Seven

Episode: 190

The Cypress Tree

Episode: 191

Belong to Me

Episode: 192

Pygmalion Jones

Episode: 193

Gretel

Episode: 194

Some Man Will Want You

Episode: 195

The Fall of the House of Usher

Episode: 196

Cupid Rode a Horse

Episode: 197

The Old Payola

Episode: 198

The Perfect Alibi

Episode: 199

Season 2 ( 1956-08-27)

The House Off Fifth Avenue

Episode: 1

Yankee Doodler

Episode: 2

The Pink Hippopotamus

Episode: 3

September Tide

Episode: 4

Are You Listening?

Episode: 5

Ladies' Maid Bell

Episode: 6

100 Red Convertibles

Episode: 7

The Ivy Curtain

Episode: 8

The Gramercy Ghost

Episode: 9

Lovers

Episode: 10

Reach for the Stars

Episode: 11

I Like It Here

Episode: 12

A Question of Balance

Episode: 13

The Marriage Royal

Episode: 14

Mad Money

Episode: 15

A Letter from Johnny Brock

Episode: 16

Uncle Harry

Episode: 17

At Mrs. Leland's

Episode: 18

The House Next Door

Episode: 19

Alumni Reunion

Episode: 20

Sound of Fear

Episode: 21

Late Date

Episode: 22

Pride and Prejudice

Episode: 23

Pearls of Sheba

Episode: 24

The Stamp Caddy

Episode: 25

The Egotist

Episode: 26

The Family Man

Episode: 27

Sight Unseen

Episode: 28

The Eye of the Storm

Episode: 29

The Man in the Seven League Boots

Episode: 30

The Woman Across the Hall

Episode: 31

And Then There Were Three

Episode: 32

Shake the Stars Down

Episode: 33

Horse Power

Episode: 34

Without Sanction

Episode: 35

The Outing

Episode: 36

Thank You, Edmondo

Episode: 37

The Tell-Tale Heart

Episode: 38

Strangers on a Honeymoon

Episode: 39

A Dram of Poison

Episode: 40

The Shining Hour

Episode: 41

Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars

Episode: 42

Step Into Darkness

Episode: 43

Candle in the Dark

Episode: 44

Savrola

Episode: 45

Table Set at Night

Episode: 46

Madame de Treymes

Episode: 47

The People vs. John Tarr

Episode: 48

The Location of Roycemore College

Episode: 49

Dracula

Episode: 50

Julie

Episode: 51

The Empty Nest

Episode: 52

Spare Your Pity

Episode: 53

The Last Leaf

Episode: 54

Therese

Episode: 55

Julie

Episode: 56

Refugee

Episode: 57

Jenny Kissed Me

Episode: 58

Miracle at Carville

Episode: 59

The Upper Hand

Episode: 60

Love is a Locksmith

Episode: 61

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Episode: 62

The Wisp End

Episode: 63

Prominent Citizens

Episode: 64

Head of the Family

Episode: 65

Password

Episode: 66

Late Love

Episode: 67

Eugenie Grandet

Episode: 68

Cold Christmas

Episode: 69

Little Women

Episode: 70

For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother

Episode: 71

Smilin' Through

Episode: 72

Strong Medicine

Episode: 73

Everything's Relative

Episode: 74

Miss Morissa

Episode: 75

The Scandalous Priest

Episode: 76

Dark Victory

Episode: 77

The Lonely Look

Episode: 78

The Sudden Truth

Episode: 79

The Man in the Half-Moon

Episode: 80

The Hex

Episode: 81

If This Be Error

Episode: 82

On the Trail of the Kingsfield

Episode: 83

Here We Are

Episode: 84

Arms and the Man

Episode: 85

Home is the Hunted

Episode: 86

Madam Ada

Episode: 87

Night Train

Episode: 88

This Language

Episode: 89

The 13th Crypt

Episode: 90

Mr. Pirn Passes By

Episode: 91

Anything for a Laugh

Episode: 92

Realms of Gold

Episode: 93

Deacon of Oak Ridge

Episode: 94

Accent on Youth

Episode: 95

Three Kids

Episode: 96

Frankenstein

Episode: 97

The Most Dangerous Man

Episode: 98

One

Episode: 99

The Importance of Being Earnest

Episode: 100

The Brat's House

Episode: 101

Mr. Todd

Episode: 102

A Case of Pure Fiction

Episode: 103

The Master Builder

Episode: 104

The Others

Episode: 105

The Remarkable Mr. Jerome

Episode: 106

Bobbie

Episode: 107

The Hickory Limb

Episode: 108

The Bridge

Episode: 109

The Serpent's Tooth

Episode: 110

Voyage to Mandok

Episode: 111

The Day Before the Wedding

Episode: 112

Queen of Spades

Episode: 113

Shadow and Substance

Episode: 114

You Touched Me

Episode: 115

The Hemlock Cup

Episode: 116

Papa's Wife

Episode: 117

The Prizewinner

Episode: 118

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Episode: 119

Yesterday's Magic

Episode: 120

Tongue of Silver

Episode: 121

Peaceable Kingdom

Episode: 122

The 19th Hole

Episode: 123

Wedding in the Family

Episode: 124

The Ways of Courage

Episode: 125

Journey Into Darkness

Episode: 126

Barricade at the Big Black

Episode: 127

The Vicarious Years

Episode: 128

The First Year

Episode: 129

End of the Rope

Episode: 130

We Won't Be Any Trouble

Episode: 131

The Daughter of Mata Hari

Episode: 132

Talk You of Killing

Episode: 133

The Pursuit of Happiness

Episode: 134

Wuthering Heights [restaged]

Episode: 135

Long Distance

Episode: 136

The Point of Cleaning

Episode: 137

The Sport

Episode: 138

The Flashing Stream

Episode: 139

Thread That Runs So True

Episode: 140

Jamie Picks a Wife

Episode: 141

Blind Man's Bluff

Episode: 142

The Story of Joseph

Episode: 143

Pushover

Episode: 144

Ashes in the Wind

Episode: 145

A Hat, a Coat, a Glove

Episode: 146

The Professional

Episode: 147

Guardians of the Temple

Episode: 148

The Short Safari of B'wana Ben

Episode: 149

Church on Monday

Episode: 150

The Gioconda Smile

Episode: 151

Show of Strength

Episode: 152

Make Believe Affair

Episode: 153

Hymn to the Dedicated

Episode: 154

Thursday's Child

Episode: 155

Big-Hearted Herbert

Episode: 156

The Embattled Maiden

Episode: 157

The Middle-Aged Freshman

Episode: 158

Best Friend in Town

Episode: 159

Jane Eyre

Episode: 160

Starmaster

Episode: 161

Aftermath

Episode: 162

Guest at the Embassy

Episode: 163

Second-Hand Lover

Episode: 164

The Avenging of Anne Leete

Episode: 165

The Lonesome Husband

Episode: 166

Puzzle in the Stars

Episode: 167

The Gwendolyn Harleth Story

Episode: 168

The Girls Named Almaya

Episode: 169

The Dream That Was Fixed

Episode: 170

A Growing Wonder

Episode: 171

Bachelor Father

Episode: 172

The Golden Door

Episode: 173

Rain in the Morning

Episode: 174

Eye of the Storm

Episode: 175

Rich Man, Poor Man

Episode: 176

The Party Dress

Episode: 177

White-Headed Boy

Episode: 178

Liza

Episode: 179

Pigeons and People

Episode: 180

Things Hoped For

Episode: 181

Mr. Wendigo

Episode: 182

Stopover

Episode: 183

A Light in the Sky

Episode: 184

The Charmer

Episode: 185

The Brief Candle

Episode: 186

Too Much Johnson

Episode: 187

Money in the Bank

Episode: 188

Trouble Traine

Episode: 189

The Last Voyage

Episode: 190

The Price of Scandal

Episode: 191

But When She Was Bad

Episode: 192

The Fable of Harry

Episode: 193

Portrait in Mini

Episode: 194

The Cask of Amontillado

Episode: 195

The Richest Man in the World

Episode: 196

The Last Hour

Episode: 197

The First Captain

Episode: 198

Shuttered Hearts

Episode: 199

One for All

Episode: 200

Call It a Day

Episode: 201

Ann Veronica

Episode: 202

Boys Will Be Men

Episode: 203

The Forbidden Search

Episode: 204

The Fawn with Crooked Teeth

Episode: 205

The Rose Bush

Episode: 207

Finley's Fan Club

Episode: 208

Laugh a Little Tear

Episode: 209

The Invisible Man

Episode: 210

Where Angels Fear

Episode: 211

First Love

Episode: 212

The Last Survivors

Episode: 213

Time for Action

Episode: 214

Haven's End

Episode: 215

Heed the Falling Sparrow

Episode: 216

The President's Child Bride

Episode: 217

Now or Never

Episode: 218

Awakening

Episode: 219

Angel Face

Episode: 220

The Star Sapphire

Episode: 221

Women Have Ways

Episode: 222

Jewel Boy

Episode: 223

Molly Morgan

Episode: 224

Woman Alone

Episode: 225

Among Strangers

Episode: 226

The Adjustable Mr. Willing

Episode: 227

Freedom Comes Later

Episode: 228

In the Fog

Episode: 229

Son of 37 Fathers

Episode: 230

Hand Me Down

Episode: 231

Emma

Episode: 232

Personal Equation

Episode: 233

Night Cry

Episode: 234

The Mysterious Disappearance

Episode: 235

The Impersonal Touch

Episode: 236

The Story of Sarah

Episode: 237

The Waiting Swan

Episode: 238

One Mummy Too Many

Episode: 239

Hearthstones

Episode: 240

The Reluctant Heiress

Episode: 241

Season 3 ( 1957-10-15)

Father Come Home

Episode: 1

Villa of the Angels

Episode: 2

A Tone of Time

Episode: 3

Almost Any Man Will Do

Episode: 4

Sing for Me

Episode: 5

Run for the Money

Episode: 6

Lest We Forget

Episode: 7

The Glass Hill

Episode: 8

Out of the Frying Pan

Episode: 9

The Last Stop

Episode: 10

The Weak and the Strong

Episode: 11

Nine-Finger Jack

Episode: 12

Elementals

Episode: 13

Plummer in Paradise

Episode: 14

Something About a Dollar

Episode: 15

Return in Winter

Episode: 16

Grandmama and Grandfather

Episode: 17

Aesop and Rhodope

Episode: 18

All Over the World

Episode: 19

The Ransom of Sigmund Freud

Episode: 20

Iris

Episode: 21

Remember Me Kindly

Episode: 22

The Embassy House

Episode: 23

Witness to Murder

Episode: 24

The Johnson House

Episode: 25

Cadenza

Episode: 26

Green Shores

Episode: 27

A Question of Balance

Episode: 28

Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent

Episode: 29

The Conversation Tables

Episode: 30

Out of My Darkness

Episode: 31

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Episode: 32

The Broom and the Groom

Episode: 33

A Cloud for Jeni

Episode: 34

The Consul

Episode: 35

The Old Friend

Episode: 36

Give Me a Wand

Episode: 37

The Sure Thing

Episode: 38

Dark of the Moon

Episode: 39

The Giver and the Gift

Episode: 40

No Time for Comedy

Episode: 41

Gentleman of Fortune

Episode: 42

The Gentleman Caller

Episode: 43

Tender Leaves

Episode: 44

In 25 Words or Less

Episode: 45

Sara Crewe

Episode: 46

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Episode: 47

The Little Minister

Episode: 48

Daughter of Kings

Episode: 49

The Survival Kit

Episode: 50

The House with the Golden Street

Episode: 51

The Europeans

Episode: 52

The Collected Letters of Mr. Sage

Episode: 53

Two-Picture Deal

Episode: 54

The Great Obstacle Courtship

Episode: 55

A Chance to Die

Episode: 56

Home on the Range

Episode: 57

The Makropoulos Secret

Episode: 58

More Than a Man

Episode: 59

Something Stolen, Something New

Episode: 60

Thunderbolt

Episode: 61

Daisy Mayne

Episode: 62

The Man Who Wanted to Hate

Episode: 63

The Golden Fleecing

Episode: 64

Forever and Ever

Episode: 65

Decision

Episode: 66

Solider's Boy

Episode: 67

The Man with Pointed Toes

Episode: 68

Love Out of Town

Episode: 69

Cave-In

Episode: 70

The Iceman

Episode: 71

The Long, Long Laugh

Episode: 72

Man Without a Country

Episode: 73

The Odd Ones

Episode: 74

Monsieur Beaucaire

Episode: 75

Life Upon the Wicked Stage

Episode: 76

Without Fear or Favor

Episode: 77

The Third Person

Episode: 78

Eden End

Episode: 79

The 10th Muse

Episode: 80

Goodbye on Thursday

Episode: 81

Heart's Desire

Episode: 82

Marriage of Convenience

Episode: 83

The Suicide Club

Episode: 84

The 65th Floor

Episode: 85

The Hickory Heart

Episode: 86

The Devil's Violin

Episode: 87

Wednesday's Child

Episode: 88

Vigilante

Episode: 89

The Prophet Hosea

Episode: 90

Mrs. Moonlight

Episode: 91

With Love We Live

Episode: 92

You and I

Episode: 93

Career Angel

Episode: 94

Contingent Fire

Episode: 95

Anxious Night

Episode: 96

On Approval

Episode: 97

Dandy Dick

Episode: 98

Hush, Mahala, Hush

Episode: 99

O'Rourke's House

Episode: 100

The Alleyway

Episode: 101

The Vagabond

Episode: 102

The Silver Spider

Episode: 103

Design for Glory

Episode: 104

The Inspector General

Episode: 105

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Episode: 106

The Velvet Glove

Episode: 107

Death Takes a Holiday

Episode: 108

Man of the House

Episode: 109

A Case of Fear

Episode: 110

Walk in the Sky

Episode: 111

The Canterville Ghost

Episode: 112

Found Money

Episode: 113

Washington Whispers Money

Episode: 114

A Boy Grows Up

Episode: 115

Phony Venus

Episode: 116

Some Blessed People

Episode: 117

The Quiet Street

Episode: 118

The Quest of Quesnay

Episode: 119

Angel Street

Episode: 120

The Cause

Episode: 121

Much Ado About Nothing, Part 1

Episode: 122

Much Ado About Nothing, Part 2

Episode: 123

Day of Discoveries

Episode: 124

The Young and the Fair

Episode: 125

The Riddle of Mary Murray

Episode: 126

Button Button

Episode: 127

The End of the Season

Episode: 128

Look Out for John Tucker

Episode: 129

The Road to Recovery

Episode: 130

The Nightbird's Crying

Episode: 131

The Story of Marcia Gordon

Episode: 132

Town in Turmoil

Episode: 133

Washington Square

Episode: 134

Course for Collision

Episode: 135
Oct 31, 1955 (en)
Drama
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 31, 1955
  • Production
    NBC
  • Rotten tomato 33%
Original Title Matinee Theater
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Albert McCleery, George Lowther

    Producer