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51. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Katy O'Connor is the assistant manager of the Bartley House Hotel in New York City working for Jason Macauley. She expected to get her bosses job when he was transferred to Calcutta, India ... See full summary »

Stars: Ann Sothern, Ann Tyrrell, Don Porter, Jack Mullaney

Votes: 193

52. Vacation Playhouse (1963–1967)

30 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime

Summer replacement show featuring pilot programs that had not been sold.

Stars: Darryl Hickman, Dwayne Hickman, Pat Crowley, Soupy Sales

Votes: 64

53. Forever Female (1953)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy

An aging actress refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingénue role anymore.

Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, James Gleason

Votes: 630

54. Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

After an idiot heir's accidental death, a stuntman is hired to impersonate him when the family gathers to determine the disbursement of Miss Tatlock's fortune. But complications soon line ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Haydn | Stars: John Lund, Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald, Monty Woolley

Votes: 360

55. Harrigan and Son (1960– )

30 min | Comedy

James Harrigan and his son run a law firm, but have different ways of proving their clients' innocence.

Stars: Roger Perry, Pat O'Brien, Georgine Darcy, Helen Kleeb

Votes: 69

56. Anything Can Happen (1952)

Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

Giorgi, a man of character, emigrates from Georgia, U.S.S.R. to the U.S. He and other Georgian immigrants there support one another while struggling to find work and become U.S. citizens. Giorgi falls for a cute reporter interested in his case.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, Kurt Kasznar, Eugenie Leontovich

Votes: 164

57. Little Boy Lost (1953)

Approved | 95 min | Drama

A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during World War II married a French girl who was murdered by the Germans. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost ... See full summary »

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Bing Crosby, Claude Dauphin, Christian Fourcade, Gabrielle Dorziat

Votes: 314

58. Red, Hot and Blue (1949)

Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical

An aspiring actress finds herself in a jam when a gangster, who is backing the show she is in, is found dead in her apartment.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest, June Havoc

Votes: 302

59. Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Shy farmboy loves his next-door neighbor, but she dreams of going to the big city. Then she gets mixed up with big-city gangsters.

Director: Claude Binyon | Stars: Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Robert Merrill, Adele Jergens

Votes: 159

60. Sangaree (1953)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, History

Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Patricia Medina, Francis L. Sullivan

Votes: 253

61. The Great Lover (1949)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

On an ocean liner, an inept scoutmaster pursues a duchess while a killer pursues him.

Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Roland Young, Roland Culver

Votes: 553

62. Somebody Loves Me (1952)

Approved | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Blossom Seeley climbs to Broadway success with her partner Benny Fields, then retires to become his wife.

Director: Irving Brecher | Stars: Betty Hutton, Ralph Meeker, Robert Keith, Adele Jergens

Votes: 397

63. The Impatient Years (1944)

Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman, Charles Coburn, Edgar Buchanan

Votes: 436

64. Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)

60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.

Stars: Robert Emhardt, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope

Votes: 161

65. Window on Main Street (1961–1962)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

Cam Brooks, a writer, returns to Millsberg, his hometown, and renews his friendship with the editor of the local newspaper, Lloyd Ramsey. The inhabitants of the town were subjects of Cam's stories.

Stars: Robert Young, Constance Moore, Ford Rainey, Brad Berwick

Votes: 55

66. My Own True Love (1949)

84 min | Drama, Romance

An Englishman's (Melvyn Douglas) fiancee (Phyllis Calvert) comforts his son (Philip Friend) who has lost a leg and a family in World War II.

Director: Compton Bennett | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Melvyn Douglas, Wanda Hendrix, Philip Friend

Votes: 60

67. Miami Undercover (1961)

30 min | Drama

A cop in Miami Beach is hired by a big hotel to privately investigate criminal activity around the area.

Stars: Lee Bowman, Rocky Graziano, Hugh Lawrence, George N. Neise

Votes: 23

68. Hazard (1948)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

As part of a bet, a compulsive gambler agrees to marry the winner, a professional gambler. Before he can "collect," she skips town. The gambler hires a private detective to track her down so he can collect his "winnings."

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark, Stanley Clements

Votes: 96

69. Youth Runs Wild (1944)

Passed | 67 min | Drama

The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon

Votes: 467

70. Ever Since Venus (1944)

Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

The American Beauty Association is about to hold its annual trade show in New York City and songwriter "Tiny" Lewis (Billy Gilbert) has just sold a song to Ina Ray Hutton (Ina Ray Hutton), ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Ina Ray Hutton, Hugh Herbert, Ann Savage, Billy Gilbert

Votes: 42

71. Mr. and Mrs. (1964 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy

A Lucille Ball/Bob Hope special.

Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Max Showalter

Votes: 53

72. Cross My Heart (1946)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and build a reputation for himself.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts, Ruth Donnelly, Rhys Williams

Votes: 59

73. Call Me Catherine: A Full Shim Film (2014)

8 min | Short, Comedy

In a dog therapie shop, Oisín stops for a tea break - a break where he gets more than just a touch of camomile from the shop's owner; the sultry Mrs. Hawthorne.

Directors: Les Doherty, Christian Kraig | Stars: Kristin Kapelli, Ian Toner, Ross Coyle

74. Big Sister Blues (1948)

Approved | 14 min | Short, Musical

Jacqueline and Geraldine Saunders, two sisters at boarding school, want more than anything for their estranged parents to get back together. A school show gives them the chance to make their desire come true.

Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: John Ridgely, Lee Patrick, Virginia Maxey, Anna Mae Slaughter

75. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman

Votes: 6,459

76. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: Love Comes to Olive (1958)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Olive's infatuation with Paul the desk clerk has caused her to act strange, and worries Katy even more. But Katy's attempts to help Paul cause Olive to believe that Katy is after him as well, causing the two friends and roommates to fight.

Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Ann Sothern, Ernest Truex, Ann Tyrrell, Jacques Scott

77. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: Pandora (1961)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Katy visits a friend in Hollywood. Her actor friend asks for her help in finding an efficient secretary.

Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Pat Carroll, Guy Mitchell

Votes: 11

78. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: Surprise, Surprise (1960)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Katy feigns illness to plan a surprise party for Devery.

Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell, Jackie Coogan

79. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: The Lucy Story (1959)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Katie's old friend Lucy Ricardo comes to town and immediately starts matchmaking for Katie and Mr Devry. In typical Lucy fashion her plan backfires and she hysterically creates chaos.

Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell, Jack Mullaney

Votes: 15

80. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: The Roman Hatter (1960)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Katy helps a designer pay his hotel bill.

Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell, Nico Minardos

81. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: The Sal Mineo Story (1959)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Devery is opposed to a young musician's plans to get married.

Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Denise Alexander, Frank Griffin

82. The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode: Wedding March (1960)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

An electrician proposes to Olive.

Stars: Ann Sothern, Jackie Coogan, Paul Dubov, Rebecca Richman

83. Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode: Between Summer and Winter, the Glorious Season (1962)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

During the hectic holiday season, Ben hires elderly Mrs. Plumduff, a nurse with an excellent reputation. Her eccentricities, including serving homemade plum pudding to the patients, soon ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Gail Bonney, Nellie Burt

Votes: 8

84. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)
Episode: Garve (1963)

60 min | Drama, Family

A bareback rider risks his marriage and his job with Slate's circus to settle an old grudge when the circus stops at his hometown.

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Jack Palance, Hugh O'Brian, Harold J. Stone, Peggy McCay

85. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)
Episode: Lady in Limbo (1963)

60 min | Drama, Family

Johnny Slate (Jack Palance) is trying to decide which act to send to Russia for a cultural exchange program with the Moscow Circus. Horse trainer Kate Reynolds (Lucille Ball) wants the ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Jack Palance, Lucille Ball, Stuart Erwin, Roger C. Carmel

86. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)
Episode: Rosetta (1964)

60 min | Drama, Family

A young freelance veterinarian wants to purchase Rosetta, the circus elephant, who he claims is dying.

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Jack Palance, William Demarest, Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman

87. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)
Episode: You're All Right, Ivy (1964)

60 min | Drama, Family

A young runaway named Ivy Hatch decides to join the circus though she has no special skill or training. Meanwhile Slate must contend with the son of a recently deceased ringmaster of the ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Palance | Stars: Jack Palance, Stuart Erwin, Joe E. Brown, Buster Keaton

88. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Alexander Hamilton Story (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack imagines himself as Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

Votes: 38

89. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Death Row Sketch (1961)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Mamie Van Doren and Dennis Day sing a duet of "You Make Me Feel so Young." Later, they play the roles of a condemned prisoner's wife and son. Of course, Jack plays the condemned man, who is about to be executed.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Mamie Van Doren, Dennis Day, Gerald Mohr

Votes: 37

90. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Dennis' Surprise Birthday (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack plans to throw a surprise birthday masquerade party for Dennis Day.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson

Votes: 35

91. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Ghost Town Western Sketch (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack and Gisele are returning from a show in Phoenix and get lost. They stumble into a café in what appears to be a Western ghost town and ask directions. While they sup on peanut butter ... See full summary »

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Gisele MacKenzie, Gerald Mohr, Will Wright

Votes: 48

92. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Plays Golf (1961)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Eric Monti, John Gallaudet

Votes: 40

93. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Becomes Surgeon (1961)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Rochester imagines what kind of surgeon Jack would have been, if he had gone to medical school as he planned during his youth.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc

Votes: 47

94. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Does Opera (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Opera star Roberta Peters joins Jack for fun and song.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Roberta Peters, Don Wilson, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Votes: 37

95. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Followed Home (1961)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Inside the studio, Bobby Rydell sings two songs. Outside the studio, Jack is haunted by a mysterious stalker.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Bobby Rydell, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson

Votes: 40

96. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Goes to Cafeteria (1961)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack tries to wow guest songstress Jane Morgan by taking her to - a cafeteria? That's bad enough, but for Jack it's a war zone, with hostile attendants & personalized land mines at each ... See full summary »

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Jane Morgan, Don Wilson, Dave Willock

Votes: 40

97. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Goes to Concert (1960)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack insists on taking Mildred to a violin concert even though his girlfriend would prefer to attend the boxing arena. Jack spies Jimmy Stewart and his wife in the crowd and tries to ... See full summary »

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Erno Neufeld, Hank Weaver, Damian O'Flynn

Votes: 64

98. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Goes to Las Vegas (1961)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

The Mills Brothers sing two songs. Jack and Don visit Las Vegas.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills

Votes: 41

99. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Going Back Into Pictures (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack's all excited because he's going to make his first film in many years, directed by Billy Wilder. It's supposed to be a secret yet he calls Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons right away, ... See full summary »

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

Votes: 34

100. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Jack Is Violin Teacher (1962)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Jack wonders how his life would have turned out, if he had never left his hometown Waukegan, Illinois. He imagines he would have been a violin teacher.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

Votes: 33