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<img alt='cover image' title='Matinee Theater'
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src='/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg'>
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<ul>
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<li>Drama</li>
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<label>Matinee Theater</label>
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<aside>
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<span>22 episodes</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-1945</span>
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<div class='controls'>
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<div class='detail'>
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<ol><li class='episode' title='Wuthering Heights'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00001","slug":"00001","title":"Wuthering Heights","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00001.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7223182,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Wuthering Heights</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-10-22</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Beloved Enemy'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00002","slug":"00002","title":"Beloved Enemy","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00002.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7206881,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Beloved Enemy</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-10-29</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='My Favorite Wife'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00003","slug":"00003","title":"My Favorite Wife","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00003.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7168168,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>My Favorite Wife</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-05</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Penny Serenade'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00004","slug":"00004","title":"Penny Serenade","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00004.mp3","length":"29mins","size":7024798,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Penny Serenade</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-12</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Scarlet Pimpernel'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00005","slug":"00005","title":"Scarlet Pimpernel","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00005.mp3","length":"29mins","size":7012510,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Scarlet Pimpernel</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-19</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Mr and Mrs Smith'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00006","slug":"00006","title":"Mr and Mrs Smith","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00006.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7299658,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Mr and Mrs Smith</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-11-26</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Jane Eyre'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00007","slug":"00007","title":"Jane Eyre","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00007.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7161732,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Jane Eyre</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-03</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Hold Back the Dawn'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00008","slug":"00008","title":"Hold Back the Dawn","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00008.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7199766,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Hold Back the Dawn</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-10</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Elizabeth the Queen'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00009","slug":"00009","title":"Elizabeth the Queen","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00009.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7099874,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Elizabeth the Queen</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-17</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Stable in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00010","slug":"00010","title":"A Stable in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00010.mp3","length":"29mins","size":7053062,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>A Stable in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-12-24</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Random Harvest'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00012","slug":"00012","title":"Random Harvest","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00012.mp3","length":"29mins","size":7044718,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Random Harvest</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-07</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Smilin' Through'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00013","slug":"00013","title":"Smilin\u0027 Through","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00013.mp3","length":"29mins","size":7001878,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Smilin' Through</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-14</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Rebecca'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00014","slug":"00014","title":"Rebecca","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00014.mp3","length":"29mins","size":6957776,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Rebecca</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-21</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Beautiful Dreamer'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00015","slug":"00015","title":"Beautiful Dreamer","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00015.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7137090,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Beautiful Dreamer</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-01-28</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Reap the Wild Wind'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00017","slug":"00017","title":"Reap the Wild Wind","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00017.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7123298,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Reap the Wild Wind</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-11</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Intermezzo'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00018","slug":"00018","title":"Intermezzo","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00018.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7178879,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Intermezzo</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-18</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Highwayman'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00019","slug":"00019","title":"The Highwayman","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00019.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7292919,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>The Highwayman</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-02-25</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Rendevous at Mayerling'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00021","slug":"00021","title":"Rendevous at Mayerling","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00021.mp3","length":"29mins","size":6959253,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Rendevous at Mayerling</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-11</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Pirate of Orleans'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00022","slug":"00022","title":"The Pirate of Orleans","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00022.mp3","length":"29mins","size":6997287,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>The Pirate of Orleans</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-18</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Till We Meet Again'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00023","slug":"00023","title":"Till We Meet Again","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00023.mp3","length":"29mins","size":6849535,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Till We Meet Again</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-03-25</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett And Robert Browning'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00024","slug":"00024","title":"Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett And Robert Browning","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00024.mp3","length":"30mins","size":7095746,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett And Robert Browning</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-04-01</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Man Named Jones'
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data-episode='{"id":"matinee-theater/00025","slug":"00025","title":"A Man Named Jones","file":"otr/matinee-theater/00025.mp3","length":"29mins","size":6992476,"series":{"slug":"matinee-theater","title":"Matinee Theater","cover":"/cover/sm/matinee-theater.jpg"}}'>
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<label>A Man Named Jones</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-04-08</span>
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<article><p>
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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.</p><p>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.
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<p><strong>Performers:</strong> Victor Jory</p>
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<p><strong>Sources:</strong>
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<a href='https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Matinee_Theater_Singles' target='_blank'>archive.org</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Matinee_Theater' target='_blank'>wikipedia.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/matinee-theater' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a>
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