Matinee Theater
1955-1958, drama
60 minutes
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...
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Yankee Doodler
1956-08-29
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The Pink Hippopotamus
1956-08-30
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September Tide
1956-08-31
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Are You Listening?
1956-09-03
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Ladies' Maid Bell
1956-09-04
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100 Red Convertibles
1956-09-05
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The Ivy Curtain
1956-09-06
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The Gramercy Ghost
1956-09-07
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Lovers
1956-09-10
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Reach for the Stars
1956-09-11
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I Like It Here
1956-09-12
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A Question of Balance
1956-09-13
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The Marriage Royal
1956-09-14
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Mad Money
1956-09-19
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A Letter from Johnny Brock
1956-09-20
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Uncle Harry
1956-09-21
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At Mrs. Leland's
1956-09-24
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The House Next Door
1956-09-25
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Alumni Reunion
1956-09-26
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Sound of Fear
1956-09-27
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Late Date
1956-09-28
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Pride and Prejudice
1956-10-01
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Pearls of Sheba
1956-10-02
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The Stamp Caddy
1956-10-15
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The Egotist
1956-10-16
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The Family Man
1956-10-17
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Sight Unseen
1956-10-18
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The Eye of the Storm
1956-10-19
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The Man in the Seven League Boots
1956-10-22
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The Woman Across the Hall
1956-10-23
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And Then There Were Three
1956-10-24
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Shake the Stars Down
1956-10-29
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Horse Power
1956-10-30
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Without Sanction
1956-10-31
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The Outing
1956-11-02
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Thank You, Edmondo
1956-11-05
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The Tell-Tale Heart
1956-11-06
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Strangers on a Honeymoon
1956-11-07
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A Dram of Poison
1956-11-08
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The Shining Hour
1956-11-09
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Love, Marriage and Five Thousand Dollars
1956-11-12
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Step Into Darkness
1956-11-13
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Candle in the Dark
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Savrola
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Table Set at Night
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Madame de Treymes
1956-11-19
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The People vs. John Tarr
1956-11-20
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The Location of Roycemore College
1956-11-21
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Dracula
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Julie
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The Empty Nest
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Spare Your Pity
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The Last Leaf
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Therese
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Julie
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Refugee
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Jenny Kissed Me
1956-12-07
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Miracle at Carville
1956-12-10
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The Upper Hand
1956-12-11
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Love is a Locksmith
1956-12-12
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Captain Brassbound's Conversion
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The Wisp End
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Prominent Citizens
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Head of the Family
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Password
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Late Love
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Eugenie Grandet
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Cold Christmas
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Little Women
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For Sweetheart, Wife or Mother
1956-12-26
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Smilin' Through
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Strong Medicine
1956-12-28
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Everything's Relative
1956-12-31
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Miss Morissa
1957-01-02
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The Scandalous Priest
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Dark Victory
1957-01-04
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The Lonely Look
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The Sudden Truth
1957-01-08
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The Man in the Half-Moon
1957-01-09
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The Hex
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If This Be Error
1957-01-11
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On the Trail of the Kingsfield
1957-01-14
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Here We Are
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Arms and the Man
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Home is the Hunted
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Madam Ada
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Night Train
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This Language
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The 13th Crypt
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Mr. Pirn Passes By
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Anything for a Laugh
1957-01-29
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Realms of Gold
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Deacon of Oak Ridge
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Accent on Youth
1957-02-01
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Three Kids
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Frankenstein
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The Most Dangerous Man
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One
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1957-02-08
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The Brat's House
1957-02-11
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Mr. Todd
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A Case of Pure Fiction
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The Master Builder
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The Others
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The Remarkable Mr. Jerome
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Bobbie
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The Hickory Limb
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The Bridge
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The Serpent's Tooth
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Voyage to Mandok
1957-02-26
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The Day Before the Wedding
1957-02-27
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Queen of Spades
1957-02-28
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Shadow and Substance
1957-03-01
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You Touched Me
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The Hemlock Cup
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Papa's Wife
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The Prizewinner
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Yesterday's Magic
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Tongue of Silver
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Peaceable Kingdom
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The 19th Hole
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Wedding in the Family
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The Ways of Courage
1957-03-25
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Journey Into Darkness
1957-03-26
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Barricade at the Big Black
1957-03-27
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The Vicarious Years
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The First Year
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End of the Rope
1957-04-01
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We Won't Be Any Trouble
1957-04-02
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The Daughter of Mata Hari
1957-04-03
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Talk You of Killing
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The Pursuit of Happiness
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Wuthering Heights [restaged]
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Long Distance
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The Point of Cleaning
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The Sport
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The Flashing Stream
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Thread That Runs So True
1957-04-15
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Jamie Picks a Wife
1957-04-16
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Blind Man's Bluff
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The Story of Joseph
1957-04-19
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Pushover
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Ashes in the Wind
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A Hat, a Coat, a Glove
1957-04-26
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The Professional
1957-04-29
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Guardians of the Temple
1957-04-30
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The Short Safari of B'wana Ben
1957-05-01
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Church on Monday
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The Gioconda Smile
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Show of Strength
1957-05-06
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Make Believe Affair
1957-05-07
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Hymn to the Dedicated
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Thursday's Child
1957-05-09
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Big-Hearted Herbert
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The Embattled Maiden
1957-05-13
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The Middle-Aged Freshman
1957-05-14
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Best Friend in Town
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Jane Eyre
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Starmaster
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Aftermath
1957-05-20
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Guest at the Embassy
1957-05-21
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Second-Hand Lover
1957-05-22
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The Avenging of Anne Leete
1957-05-23
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The Lonesome Husband
1957-05-24
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Puzzle in the Stars
1957-05-27
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The Gwendolyn Harleth Story
1957-05-28
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The Girls Named Almaya
1957-05-29
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The Dream That Was Fixed
1957-05-30
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A Growing Wonder
1957-05-31
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Bachelor Father
1957-06-03
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The Golden Door
1957-06-04
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Rain in the Morning
1957-06-05
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Eye of the Storm
1957-06-07
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Rich Man, Poor Man
1957-06-10
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The Party Dress
1957-06-11
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White-Headed Boy
1957-06-12
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Liza
1957-06-17
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Pigeons and People
1957-06-19
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Things Hoped For
1957-06-20
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Mr. Wendigo
1957-06-21
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Stopover
1957-06-24
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A Light in the Sky
1957-06-25
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The Charmer
1957-06-26
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The Brief Candle
1957-06-28
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Too Much Johnson
1957-07-01
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Money in the Bank
1957-07-02
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Trouble Traine
1957-07-03
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The Last Voyage
1957-07-04
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The Price of Scandal
1957-07-05
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But When She Was Bad
1957-07-11
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The Fable of Harry
1957-07-12
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Portrait in Mini
1957-07-15
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The Cask of Amontillado
1957-07-16
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The Richest Man in the World
1957-07-17
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The Last Hour
1957-07-18
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The First Captain
1957-07-22
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Shuttered Hearts
1957-07-24
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One for All
1957-07-25
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Call It a Day
1957-07-26
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Ann Veronica
1957-07-29
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Boys Will Be Men
1957-07-30
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The Forbidden Search
1957-07-31
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The Fawn with Crooked Teeth
1957-08-01
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The Rose Bush
1957-08-05
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Finley's Fan Club
1957-08-06
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Laugh a Little Tear
1957-08-07
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The Invisible Man
1957-08-08
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Where Angels Fear
1957-08-09
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First Love
1957-08-13
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The Last Survivors
1957-08-14
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Time for Action
1957-08-15
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Haven's End
1957-08-20
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Heed the Falling Sparrow
1957-08-21
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The President's Child Bride
1957-08-22
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Now or Never
1957-08-23
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Awakening
1957-08-27
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Angel Face
1957-08-28
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The Star Sapphire
1957-08-29
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Women Have Ways
1957-08-30
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Jewel Boy
1957-09-02
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Molly Morgan
1957-09-03
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Woman Alone
1957-09-04
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Among Strangers
1957-09-06
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The Adjustable Mr. Willing
1957-09-09
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Freedom Comes Later
1957-09-10
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In the Fog
1957-09-11
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Son of 37 Fathers
1957-09-12
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Hand Me Down
1957-09-13
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Emma
1957-09-16
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Personal Equation
1957-09-17
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Night Cry
1957-09-18
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The Mysterious Disappearance
1957-09-19
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The Impersonal Touch
1957-09-20
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The Story of Sarah
1957-09-22
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The Waiting Swan
1957-09-24
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One Mummy Too Many
1957-09-25
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Hearthstones
1957-09-26
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The Reluctant Heiress
1957-09-27
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