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51. The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. Allen's uncle fixes her up with Bill at a company picnic. When the two go out to a ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor
Votes: 258
52. The Alaskans (1959–1960)
60 min | Adventure
A pair of adventurers are intent on swindling travellers bound for the Yukon Territories during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Stars: Roger Moore, Dorothy Provine, Jeff York, Ray Danton
Votes: 93
53. Waterfront (1954–1956)
30 min | Adventure, Crime
John Herrick was the Captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, Police Detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Preston Foster, Douglas Dick, Lois Moran, Willie Best
Votes: 114
54. The Last Gangster (1937)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Rose Stradner, Lionel Stander
Votes: 1,761
55. Paid to Dance (1937)
Approved | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Government undercover agents William Dennis (Don Terry) and Joan Bradley (Julie Bishop as Jacqueline Wells) are working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" from ... See full summary »
Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Don Terry, Julie Bishop, Rita Hayworth, Arthur Loft
Votes: 130
56. The Lone Wolf (1954–1955)
30 min | Adventure
Michael Lanyard is a debonair gentleman who travels the world solving crimes and getting lawbreakers arrested. He operates on the edge of what is legal and occasionally finds time to romance the beautiful women he encounters.
Stars: Louis Hayward, John Doucette, Burt Mustin, James Anderson
Votes: 123
57. The Return of October (1948)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
This is the warm-hearted story of a wholesome Terry Moore, whose late uncle Willie (James Gleason) is reincarnated as a thoroughbred horse. At least, as far as Ms. Moore is concerned, he is... See full summary »
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Glenn Ford, Terry Moore, Albert Sharpe, James Gleason
Votes: 244
58. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 81
59. Treasury Men in Action (1950–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A squad of Treasury Department agents, headed by "The Chief", go after counterfeiters and other criminals who commit crimes that fall under the Treasure Department's jurisdiction.
Stars: Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, Tom McKee, John Stephenson
Votes: 73
60. Mr. Broadway (1964)
60 min | Drama
Life and times of a press agent and man-about-town.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Lani Miyazaki, Horace McMahon, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 53
61. The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
60 min | Drama
An anthology of mini-features, new productions largely consisting of hasty retreads of successful 20th Century Fox movies.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, Jesse White, Carl Benton Reid, Grandon Rhodes
Votes: 235
62. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 165
63. Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26. When he encounters young upright attorney Dan Cabot and Cabot's attractive wife,... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lederer | Stars: James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith, Cara Williams
Votes: 365
64. Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Dr. Gillespie tries to teach Jimmy Kildare a lesson by tossing him into a street clinic. Only Kildare gets called to take a bullet out of a suspected murderer, and when the cops collar him ... See full summary »
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 583
65. Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama
Young Dr. Kildare tries to help an unlucky brain surgeon and his seemingly insane patient.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Shepperd Strudwick
Votes: 619
66. Beau James (1957)
105 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic of the political career of Jimmy Walker, flamboyant and somewhat corrupt Mayor of New York City from 1926-1932.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith
Votes: 487
67. I Am the Law (1938)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama
Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, John Beal, Wendy Barrie
Votes: 498
68. Martin Kane (1949–1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Private detective Martin Kane works in New York solving crimes. Depending on the year, Kane was either smooth and suave or hard bitten and the cooperation he received from the police ... See full summary »
Stars: Frank M. Thomas, Nicholas Saunders, William Gargan, Walter Kinsella
Votes: 79
69. Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
Passed | 65 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1931, Captain Steven Warren, the chief investigator for the Chicago District Attorney's office, tries to arrest the henchmen of notorious gangster and bootlegger Roger Touhy for a series... See full synopsis »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, Lois Andrews, Kent Taylor
Votes: 78
70. Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley
Votes: 669
71. Buy Me That Town (1941)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
With the gang business washed up, Rickey Deane, suave first lieutenant to racketeer Chink Moran, and Louie Lanzer, a has-been fighter with itchy fingers, decide to take a peaceful vacation ... See full summary »
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Constance Moore, Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard
Votes: 77
72. Birth of the Blues (1941)
Passed | 87 min | History, Music, Romance
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee
Votes: 457
73. Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1962–1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Jackie Gleason returns to the variety show format with his "American Scene Magazine". The official title of the show was, again, "The Jackie Gleason Show". Initially taped in New York City, after two seasons in 1964 moved to Miami Beach.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, The June Taylor Dancers, Johnny Olson, Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Votes: 97
74. Damon Runyon Theater (1955–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology, the episodes of which were based mostly on the original short stories of Daymon Runyan.
Stars: Donald Woods, Wally Vernon, Allen Jenkins, Clegg Hoyt
Votes: 48
75. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Radio sensation Kay Kyser and his band are lured to Hollywood to make a movie, but the screenwriters assigned to the project have difficulty tailoring a script to Kyser's persona.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lucille Ball
Votes: 374
76. Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Passed | 79 min | Drama
Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. ... See full summary »
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 453
77. When G-Men Step In (1938)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Fred Garth (Don Terry) owns a printing establishment and poses as a business research expert, but actually runs several white-collar rackets operating by means of high-pressure telephone ... See full summary »
Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Don Terry, Julie Bishop, Robert Paige, Gene Morgan
Votes: 19
78. Melody Ranch (1940)
Passed | 84 min | Western
His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Celebration.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, Barton MacLane
Votes: 261
79. I Spy (1955– )
30 min | Thriller
Raymond Massey is host and narrator for this anthology series featuring tales of espionage.
Stars: Raymond Massey, Louis Edmonds, Marcel Hillaire, John Holland
Votes: 30
80. Exclusive (1937)
Approved | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two newspapers are pitted against each other. One owned by gangster Charles Gillette (Lloyd Nolan), the other by Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray).
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer, Charles Ruggles, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 95
81. Lady Scarface (1941)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lieutenant Bill Mason (Dennis O'Keefe) pursues a Chicago gang to New York City, unaware that its scar-cheeked leader, Slade (Dame Judith Anderson), is a woman.
Director: Frank Woodruff | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E. Neal, Mildred Coles
Votes: 310
82. The Crowd Roars (1938)
Passed | 90 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 460
83. 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
84. Texas Lady (1955)
Approved | 86 min | Western
A strong-headed woman from the East inherits a newspaper in a small Texas town where the local cattle barons, who control the region, want her out of their hair.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, Ray Collins, James Bell
Votes: 334
85. Ponds Theater (1953– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Harry Townes, Mildred Dunnock, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 52
86. She Married a Cop (1939)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Musical
At the New York branch of Mammoth Studios, motion picture animator Linda Fay and her boss, Bob Adams, search for a singing voice for their star cartoon, "Paddy the Pig." Linda holds ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Sidney Salkow, Cal Dalton, Ben Hardaway | Stars: Phil Regan, Jean Parker, Jerome Cowan, Dorothea Kent
Votes: 81
87. Fast Company (1938)
Approved | 75 min | Romance, Comedy, Mystery
A husband and wife team who are in rare books and are skillful at recovering stolen volumes for insurance companies become involved in the murder of a fence.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Florence Rice, Claire Dodd, Shepperd Strudwick
Votes: 658
88. Broadway Musketeers (1938)
Approved | 63 min | Drama, Music
Drama about three girl graduates of an orphanage whose paths cross.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, Marie Wilson, John Litel
Votes: 231
89. Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
Approved | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Military Academy instructor Oliver Yates is 4-F and losing the respect of his students. He quits to join up but ends up working in a shipyard. His rival Charlie for girlfriend Ruth uses the... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Claire Trevor, Jess Barker, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Neal
Votes: 107
90. Smart Woman (1948)
Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A crusading district attorney, Robert Larrimore, butts heads in court with defense attorney Paula Rogers.
Director: Edward A. Blatt | Stars: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Barry Sullivan, Michael O'Shea
Votes: 259
91. Newsboys' Home (1938)
Approved | 73 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A clueless publisher's daughter inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys, and proceeds to run the paper to the ground.
Directors: Harold Young, Arthur Lubin | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 43
92. Dangerous Blondes (1943)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A crime fiction writer and his wife investigate murders that are occurring at a fashion photography studio.
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Edmund Lowe, John Hubbard
Votes: 401
93. Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of prisoners are planning an escape. They take hostages. Warden Duffy tries to convince one of the inmates that their plight is useless, and to give up.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 121
94. Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
Passed | 75 min | Drama
Nurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr. Kildare who believes he may be hiding a serious illness.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Robert Young
Votes: 387
95. Champ for a Day (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western town over-run by racketeers, to fight a heavily-favored Frankie Sebastian. George arrives ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Alex Nicol, Audrey Totter, Charles Winninger, Hope Emerson
Votes: 65
96. The Wrong Road (1937)
Passed | 62 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bank teller Jimmy Caldwell and his fiance, Ruth Holden, grow weary of struggling to make ends meet and decide to rob Jimmy's bank. The selfish young couple agree that even if they spend ten... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, Lionel Atwill, Horace McMahon
Votes: 310
97. New York Confidential (1959– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Lee Tracy, Robert Webber, Leo Penn, Frances Helm
Votes: 17
98. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
Passed | 83 min | Drama
It is a week before Dr. Kildare's wedding to pretty Nurse Mary Lamont. The hospital is a-buzz with preparation for the big day. Good old Dr. Gillespie, despite fatigue, has agreed to help a... See full summary »
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Red Skelton
Votes: 381
99. The Navy Way (1944)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, War
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Robert Lowery, Jean Parker, William Henry, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 162
100. We, the People (1948–1952)
30 min | Talk-Show
The host interviewed entertainers, politicians and average Americans to discuss important events in their lives.
Stars: The Oscar Bradley Orchestra, Lee Vines, Dan Seymour, Dwight Weist
Votes: 20