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Matinee Theater
22 episodes Aired 1944-1945
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1. Wuthering Heights
   30mins Aired 1944-10-22
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2. Beloved Enemy
   30mins Aired 1944-10-29
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3. My Favorite Wife
   30mins Aired 1944-11-05
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4. Penny Serenade
   29mins Aired 1944-11-12
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5. Scarlet Pimpernel
   29mins Aired 1944-11-19
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6. Mr and Mrs Smith
   30mins Aired 1944-11-26
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7. Jane Eyre
   30mins Aired 1944-12-03
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8. Hold Back the Dawn
   30mins Aired 1944-12-10
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9. Elizabeth the Queen
   30mins Aired 1944-12-17
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10. A Stable in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    29mins Aired 1944-12-24
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11. Random Harvest
    29mins Aired 1945-01-07
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12. Smilin' Through
    29mins Aired 1945-01-14
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13. Rebecca
    29mins Aired 1945-01-21
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14. Beautiful Dreamer
    30mins Aired 1945-01-28
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15. Reap the Wild Wind
    30mins Aired 1945-02-11
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16. Intermezzo
    30mins Aired 1945-02-18
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17. The Highwayman
    30mins Aired 1945-02-25
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18. Rendevous at Mayerling
    29mins Aired 1945-03-11
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19. The Pirate of Orleans
    29mins Aired 1945-03-18
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20. Till We Meet Again
    29mins Aired 1945-03-25
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21. Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett And Robert Browning
    30mins Aired 1945-04-01
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22. A Man Named Jones
    29mins Aired 1945-04-08
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Matinee Theater was a dramatic radio show which aimed at providing quality content for its Sunday afternoon listeners. Initially a continuation of the series Dangerously Yours, it was renamed to expand its range of stories. The program featured various classic and contemporary works, such as "Beautiful Dreamer", "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", and "The Scarlet Pimpernel". Victor Jory starred alongside different female leads to bring these stories to life, offering a mix of drama, love stories, and swashbuckling adventure tales to entertain audiences.

The show first aired on October 22, 1944, and the final broadcast took place on April 8, 1945. It was sponsored throughout by The Vick Chemical Company. Matinee Theater later inspired an American anthology television series with the same name, which aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television from October 31, 1955, to June 27, 1958. The TV series was known for its minimal sets and costumes, and was the first daily hour-long dramatic series on television. The radio show's influence and success can be seen through these adaptations and its legacy in dramatic entertainment.

Performers: Victor Jory

Sources: archive.org, wikipedia.org, otrcat.com