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51.
The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
Episode:
For Better or Worse
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Alex and his friends plan a fishing trip, and the others say they have to ask permission from their wives to go. Alex says he does not have to ask for permission - until he tells her he is going.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen
Votes: 21
52. Circus Boy (1956–1958)
30 min | Family, Western
12-year-old Corky has been adopted by a traveling circus owned by Big Tim Champion. He is water boy to baby elephant Bimbo and otherwise participates in the behind-the-scenes life of the circus.
Stars: Micky Dolenz, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Lowery, Bimbo the Elephant
Votes: 265
53. Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance
Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Joseph Schildkraut, Frank Losee
Votes: 5,485 | Gross: $0.79M
54. My Brother the Angel (1965–1966)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Executive Dick's life changes when brother Tom, dead two years, returns as apprentice angel. Tom tries helping people but makes things worse, so Dick must fix the damage.
Stars: Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Roland Winters, Ann Elder
Votes: 146
55. Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
60 min | Drama
Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, et cetera.
Stars: Elmer Davis, Charles Dingle, Richard Bishop, Joan Chandler
Votes: 50
56. Border Patrol (1959)
30 min | Adventure
Don Jagger is a Border Patrol deputy chief who is a troubleshooter from to various locations. His assignments take him from the Florida Everglades to Washington logging camps in this syndicated series.
Stars: Richard Webb, Rico Alaniz, John Indrisano, Don Gordon
Votes: 31
57.
The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
Episode:
Donna's Helping Hand
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Board of Health Director retires, and Donna campaigns to have Alex nominated. It would mean he could have regular office hours. Alex enjoys his job as a pediatrician.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen
Votes: 19
58. Redheads on Parade (1935)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him withdrawing his support. But all ends well.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 45
59. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Erwin, George Sanders, Macdonald Carey
Votes: 175
60. Headmaster (1970–1971)
30 min | Drama, Comedy
The relationship between the headmaster of an elite California private school and his students and faculty.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Claudette Nevins, Jerry Van Dyke, Parker Fennelly
Votes: 42
61. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
60 min | Drama
The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Lee Kurty, Jean Inness
Votes: 993
62. The Hathaways (1961–1962)
30 min | Comedy
Suburban couple with three chimps as "children".
Stars: The Marquis Chimps, Peggy Cass, Jack Weston, Barbara Perry
Votes: 66
63. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
Longfellow Deeds is a small town guy who is editor of the local newspaper. He unexpectedly inherits a fortune and a corporation, bringing his simple, honest ways to the cynical big city.
Stars: Monte Markham, Pat Harrington Jr., Herb Voland, Ivor Barry
Votes: 33
64. Millions in the Air (1935)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy
The daughter of a radio-program sponsor wants to get on the air too, but her father doesn't allow it, so she enters an amateur contest on his radio program under an assumed name.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: John Howard, Wendy Barrie, Willie Howard, George Barbier
Votes: 19
65. Outlaws of the Panhandle (1941)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
Jim Endicott has organized the ranchers into building a spur rail line so they can ship their cattle and avoid the rustlers. Faro Jack gets banker Potter to lend them the money and then ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Nelson | Stars: Charles Starrett, Frances Robinson, Stanley Brown, Norman Willis
Votes: 15
66.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1961)
Episode:
A Summer's Ending
(1959)
30 min | Drama
A divorce lawyer and a married woman on vacation resist their attraction to one another.
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: June Allyson, Dick Powell, Les Tremayne, Frances Robinson
Votes: 13
67.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Open Cell
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Sheriff Morgan Winter decides to give a young man involved in a shooting another chance by taking him into his custody for a year. But the rest of the town, including Winter's deputy, just ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Dick Powell, Marshall Thompson, Steven Terrell, Frances Robinson
Votes: 27
68. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 433
69. The Rage of Paris (1938)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution is to try to snare a rich husband, and she enlists the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre d' to catch the eye of Bill Duncan.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer, Louis Hayward
Votes: 979
70. Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
Approved | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is shot and killed. The officer who is accused of shooting the man knows that he didn't do ... See full summary »
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Sally Eilers, Paul Kelly, Larry J. Blake, Maurice Murphy
Votes: 36
71. I, Jane Doe (1948)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, War
While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl, but when he goes home he doesn't take her with him--because he's already married to a ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 120
72. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Passed | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Jekyll allows his dark side to run wild when he drinks a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp
Votes: 9,883 | Gross: $3.92M
73. This Is the Life (1952–1988)
30 min | Drama, Family
Long-running religious series featuring dramatizations of contemporary problems and how they were resolved using a Christian solution.
Stars: Nelson Leigh, Forrest Taylor, Onslow Stevens, Nan Boardman
Votes: 84
74. His Exciting Night (1938)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Adam Tripp (Charles Ruggles), a mild-mannered, timid office clerk, becomes the butt of several practical jokes on his wedding-eve night, and nearly loses his bride-to-be, Anne Baker (Ona Munson).
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Ona Munson, Maxie Rosenbloom, Stepin Fetchit
Votes: 18
75.
Run Buddy Run (1966–1967)
Episode:
Steam Bath & Chicken Little
(1966)
25 min | Comedy
While seated in a murky steam room, Buddy Overstreet hears mobsters plot the murder of a man in Chicago. One of the hoods spots Buddy lurking in the corner and the pursuit is on.
Director: Leonard Stern | Stars: Jack Sheldon, Bruce Gordon, Bernie Kopell, Malcolm Atterbury
Votes: 8
76. Bedtime Story (1964)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
Two scam artists preying on women for their money clash in a Mediterranean hot spot. Will the cultured, high-class con artist come out on top, or will the rough small-change scammer rise to win the wager?
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Marlon Brando, David Niven, Shirley Jones, Dody Goodman
Votes: 2,360 | Gross: $6.54M
77. When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O'Neil, Onslow Stevens
Votes: 755
78. The Big Story (1949–1959)
30 min | Drama
Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Sloane, Ernest Chappell, Ben Grauer, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 59
79. The Spirit of Culver (1939)
Approved | 89 min | Drama
Tom Allen, the son of a decorated war hero who is feared to have died in battle, wins a scholarship to the Culver military academy. His arrogance and unwillingness to comply with the ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Andy Devine, Henry Hull
Votes: 36
80. Red Barry (1938)
Passed | 256 min | Drama
A famous detective sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Alan James | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Frances Robinson, Edna Sedgewick, Cyril Delevanti
Votes: 114
81. Dante's Inferno (1935)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Jim Carter moves in on the McWade's carnival concession which shows scenes from Dante's "Inferno". He makes it a going concern, marrying Betty along the way. An inspector calls the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Claire Trevor, Henry B. Walthall, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 920
82. Tower of London (1939)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, History
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King ... See full summary »
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter
Votes: 2,236
83. Backfire (1950)
Passed | 91 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
While recuperating from wartime back injuries at a hospital, veteran Bob Corey is visited on Christmas Eve by a beautiful stranger with an even stranger message.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 1,793
84. The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Approved | 141 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Clever yet hapless new butler John Lawless manages a Philadelphia household for quirky and joyful millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle, his unflappable wife, Cordelia, and their spitfire daughter, Cordy.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Tommy Steele, Greer Garson, Gladys Cooper
Votes: 2,433
85. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Passed | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.
Director: Joe May | Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton
Votes: 5,311
86. Reckless (1935)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Wealthy Bob Harrison buys all the seats in the theatre to watch Mona Leslie's musical by himself. He loves her, her agent Ned Riley loves her. Conflict ensues.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson
Votes: 1,508
87. Smilin' Through (1941)
Passed | 100 min | Musical, Romance
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because at his wedding years ago, his bride Moonyean was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, Moonyean's 5-year-old orphaned niece... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond, Ian Hunter
Votes: 462 | Gross: $1.89M
88. Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Fred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Macdonald Carey, Arleen Whelan
Votes: 295
89. The Jury's Secret (1938)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Bill Sheldon has a grudge against Midland City newspaper publisher Brandon Williams as Sheldon blames the city's recent flood against Williams for using his power and influence to hold up ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Kent Taylor, Fay Wray, Jane Darwell, Nan Grey
Votes: 37
90. Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
Approved | 212 min | Mystery
Kind-hearted boy with sturdy character visits Africa to search for his missing father and finds adventures against hard-core criminals and wild animals.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Wyndham Gittens | Stars: Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Jack Mulhall, Al Shean
Votes: 276
91. Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings
Votes: 104
92. The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938)
Approved | 68 min | Drama
Doctor in jungle works on cure for fever.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Josephine Hutchinson, William Gargan, Barbara Read
Votes: 58
93. I Stole a Million (1939)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A grizzled cabbie is scammed out of his life savings by a fake finance company. He tries to no avail to get police assistance.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Dick Foran, Henry Armetta
Votes: 125
94. Forbidden Valley (1938)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man who was raised by his father, who was falsely accused of murder, saves the life of a beautiful rich girl, and things start changing.
Director: Wyndham Gittens | Stars: Noah Beery Jr., Frances Robinson, Robert Barrat, Fred Kohler
Votes: 25
95. Service de Luxe (1938)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
The manager of a service agency for the wealthy clashes with--and falls for--an inventor who is seeking funding for a new kind of tractor.
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Constance Bennett, Vincent Price, Charles Ruggles, Helen Broderick
Votes: 226
96. Double Alibi (1940)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 63
97. Risky Business (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: George Murphy, Dorothea Kent, Eduardo Ciannelli, Leon Ames
Votes: 35
98. Glamour for Sale (1940)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Romance
An undercover man (Roger Pryor) recruits an escort-service rookie (Anita Louise) to inform him of scams.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Anita Louise, Roger Pryor, Frances Robinson, June MacCloy
Votes: 107
99.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
Looking Glass House
(1955)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ann marries wealthy Richard and moves into his family mansion. Richard accidentally killed his first wife in a marital conflict, and Ann's presence in the mansion confuses him and causes flashbacks.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Ida Lupino, Arthur Franz, Olive Blakeney, Charlotte Lawrence
Votes: 24
100. Letter of Introduction (1938)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
From a "letter of introduction" aging actor John learns that he has a grown daughter, aspiring actress Katherine. They keep their secret, but he agrees to star with her in a play to further her career on Broadway.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 432