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51. The Young Warriors (1967)
TV-PG | 93 min | Drama, War
In World War II, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the Germans.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: James Drury, Steve Carlson, Jonathan Daly, Robert Pine
Votes: 175
52. Chopper One (1974)
30 min | Crime, Drama
California cops Foley & Burdick fight crime from a helicopter.
Stars: Jim McMullan, Dirk Benedict, Lou Frizzell, Ted Hartley
Votes: 94
53. The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963)
30 min | Drama
Each week Adam Shepherd introduces a news event, either current or the past, discussing its relevance. Then he becomes part of the story, portraying the lead character in the reenactment.
Stars: Lloyd Bridges, J. Pat O'Malley, Morris Buchanan, George Sawaya
Votes: 73
54. Danger (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.
Stars: Dick Stark, Edward Binns, Richard Kiley, Joseph Anthony
Votes: 102
55. Undersea Girl (1957)
Approved | 74 min | Crime, Drama
A woman reporter, a navy investigator, and a heavyset police detective come across a gang which scuttled a ship in order to loot her later, underwater, for a Navy money consignment.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Mara Corday, Pat Conway, Florence Marly, Dan Seymour
Votes: 50
56. Saints and Sinners (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama
Nick Alexander works for the New York Bulletin as an investigative reporter and is willing to go to great lengths for a story. His colleagues are supportive and take the place of any family or social life.
Stars: Nick Adams, John Larkin, Richard Erdman, Nicky Blair
Votes: 146
57. The Fantastic Seven (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Action, Drama
Christopher Connelly stars as Stuntman Hill Singleton in this daring, high seas, rescue adventure. When film star Rebecca Wayne is kidnapped from her own set, Hill must come up with a plan.... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Christopher Connelly, Christopher Lloyd, Bob Seagren, Soon-Tek Oh
Votes: 108
58. Wide Country (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.
Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Slim Pickens, Ray Teal
Votes: 94
59. The Legend of Jesse James (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
In a surprising twist, Jesse and Frank James come across as good guys as they go about their outlaw ways. Jesse is a devilish scoundrel with an eye for the ladies while Frank concerns himself with more practical matters.
Stars: Christopher Jones, Allen Case, David Richards, Robert J. Wilke
Votes: 108
60. Target: The Corruptors (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
Newspaper reporter Paul Marino and his undercover agent Jack Flood infiltrate the mob and report on a different type of crime every week. The results of their investigation are given to the... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen McNally, Robert Harland, Harold J. Stone, Burt Brinckerhoff
Votes: 98
61. The American Girls (1978– )
60 min | Adventure, Drama
The weekly adventures of two gorgeous TV journalists.
Stars: Priscilla Barnes, Debra Clinger, David Spielberg, William Prince
Votes: 41
62. The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stories taken from the files of various law-enforcement agencies, including city, county and state police, park rangers, military police, etc.
Stars: Norman Rose, Charles Bickford, Joel Aldred, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 70
63. Four Rode Out (1969)
R | 99 min | Romance, Western
A U.S. marshal sets out to bring in a Mexican bandit accused of killing his girlfriend's father, but it turns out that there's more to the story than there first appears to be.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Sue Lyon, Julián Mateos, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 310
64. Crusader (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
In revenge for the Communist government in Poland having sent his mother to a concentration camp where she died, Matt Anders devotes himself to freeing others from totalitarian countries.
Stars: Brian Keith, Edwin Reimers, Arthur Space, Leon Askin
Votes: 46
65. TV Reader's Digest (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Family-oriented stories from the pages of "Reader's Digest" were dramatized on film.
Stars: Hugh Reilly, Gene Raymond, Richard Reeves, Helen Mowery
Votes: 60
66. Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
While vacationing with her husband in Italy, a middle-aged woman wakes up one morning to find that the man in bed with her is an impostor. He, however, claims that he is her husband, and she cannot get anyone to believe her.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Janet Leigh, Rossano Brazzi, Cesare Danova, Eric Braeden
Votes: 129
67. Khan! (1975– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Chinese-American private detective Khan investigates crimes from his home base in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Stars: Evan C. Kim, Irene Yah-Ling Sun, Vic Tayback, Scott Glenn
Votes: 28
68. Monty Nash (1971)
30 min | Crime, Mystery
Monty Nash is a government agent who often goes undercover to better apprehend everyone from smugglers to counterfeiters.
Stars: Harry Guardino, Patricia Barry, Carmen Argenziano, Lew Gallo
Votes: 32
69. Massacre Harbor (1968)
81 min | Action, Adventure, War
Rommel's last open port is maintained by POW labor against Allied bombing, a commando operation is undertaken to liberate the prisoners.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Lawrence P. Casey, Justin Tarr
Votes: 42
70. Man Without a Gun (1957–1959)
30 min | Western
The adventures of Adam MacLean, publisher and chief reporter for the "Yellowstone Sentinel" of Yellowstone, Wyoming in the late 19th century.
Stars: Rex Reason, Mort Mills, Harry Harvey, Forrest Taylor
Votes: 42
71. Kate McShane (1975– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of Kate McShane, a middle-aged attorney who often became emotionally involved in her clients.
Stars: Anne Meara, Sean McClory, Charles Haid, Biff McGuire
Votes: 35
72. Wire Service (1956–1957)
60 min | Drama
Adventures of three globetrotting reporters working for an international wire service.
Stars: Dane Clark, George Brent, Mercedes McCambridge, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 43
73. Tibetana (1970)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Drama
An American adventurer leads another man and a girl on an escape route out of Chinese communist-occupied Tibet.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Alexandra Bastedo, Julián Mateos, Gloria Cámara
Votes: 64
74. The Adventures of McGraw (1957–1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
McGraw is a solitary type who manages to get entangled in the stopping of criminal activity despite not having any official capacity. He often doesn't carry a weapon, especially if an attractive woman is involved.
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Jean Willes, James Flavin, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 54
75. The Frank Sinatra Show (1950–1952)
60 min | Music
The Frank Sinatra Show (also known as Bulova Watch Time) was an American musical variety series hosted by Frank Sinatra from 1950 to 1952.
Stars: Frank Sinatra, June Hutton, Ben Blue, The Whippoorwills
Votes: 45
76. G.E. True (1962–1963)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
Episodes based on stories from "True" magazine.
Stars: Jack Webb, Felix Reinsch, Kurt Kreuger, Charles H. Radilak
Votes: 35
77. Behind Closed Doors (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama
The files of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias were the basis of this series based on American counterespionage from 25 years in naval intelligence. The stories were connected with the Cold ... See full summary »
Stars: Bruce Gordon, Ellis M. Zacharias, John Sutton, Jacques Aubuchon
Votes: 35
78. Warner Brothers Presents (1955–1956)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
This show featured three rotating series, "Kings Row", "Cheyenne" and "Casablanca". The last 15 minutes was devoted to promoting Warner Brothers movies but this was dropped along with "... See full summary »
Stars: Gig Young, Charles McGraw, Marcel Dalio, Dan Seymour
Votes: 45
79. CBS Television Workshop (1952– )
30 min | Drama
A short-lived American anthology series, lasting for about 3 months. Its first episode was an adaptation of the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. The show featured early ... See full summary »
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sidney Poitier
Votes: 64
80. The Murder Men (1962)
73 min | Crime, Drama
A young woman with a past is manipulated by the police to discover a missing drugs shipment, also wanted by the mafia. Between her musician husband and her long time detective friend, she is hopeless - but still performs some jazz numbers.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Peter Mark Richman, Dorothy Dandridge, James Coburn, Joe Mantell
Votes: 27
81. The Man from Blackhawk (1959–1960)
30 min | Western
The adventures of an insurance investigator for the Blackhawk Insurance Co. in the Old West.
Stars: Robert Rockwell, Jean Willes, Bethel Leslie, Walter Burke
Votes: 34
82. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 29
83. Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (1965 TV Movie)
33 min | Western
Adventurer Diamond Jim Brady is hired by Enwright, a railroad company president, to ramrod his track through to a silver boomtown in Colorado by the required date. If Brady succeeds the ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Dale Robertson, Walter Burke, Jeff York, Robert Emhardt
Votes: 14
84. Man Against Crime (1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Jack Kruschen, Pamela Duncan, Marcia Henderson
Votes: 10
86. Alcatraz Express (1960 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Neville Brand, Paul Bruce, Richard Carlyle
Votes: 41
87. Police Story (1952– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
This live program consisted of dramatic incidents drawn from actual police files around the country.
Stars: Norman Rose, James Gregory, Brian Keith, Ross Martin
Votes: 23
88. Crime Syndicate (1951–1953)
30 min | Crime
Documented cases of local police, the FBI and the U.S. Senate Crime Investigating Committee were dramatized on this filmed show.
Stars: Herbert R. O'Conor, Rudolph Halley, James Nolan, Jack Klugman
89. Answer the Call (1953 TV Special)
Family
"Answer the Call" was a television special broadcast in 1953 by CBS and NBC to launch the American Red Cross annual fund drive. The program was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and featured ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Red Buttons, Johnny Desmond, Dwight D. Eisenhower
90. All in Fun (1952 TV Movie)
30 min | Music
Tom Ewell hosts a program of songs performed by some of the top recording artists of the early 1950s.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Johnny Desmond, Tom Ewell, Betty Ann Grove, The Honeydreamers
91.
B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Foundlings
(1978)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy
B. J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Greg Evigan, Claude Akins, Mills Watson, Penny Peyser
Votes: 195
92.
240-Robert (1979–1981)
Episode:
First Loss
(1981)
60 min | Adventure
A morning news helicopter crashes with Cueva inside.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: John Bennett Perry, Stephen W. Burns, Pamela Hensley, Steve Tannen
93.
Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
Episode:
The Good Killing
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Gardner McKay, John van Dreelen, James Holden, Juano Hernandez
94.
The American Girls (1978– )
Episode:
A Crash Course in Survival
(1978)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
While on assignment Rebecca and her pilot crash in the wilderness.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Priscilla Barnes, Debra Clinger, David Spielberg, Charles Haid
95.
The Aquanauts (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Double Adventure
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Ralph D'Amico is threatened with murder unless he continues to pay his father's blackmailer a thousand dollars a month. When he refuses to pay, two racketeers find a killer who looks ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Ron Ely, Jeremy Slate, Peter Falk, Carroll O'Connor
96.
B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)
Episode:
Cain's Cruiser
(1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy
A team has made a super computer police car that can tell everything wrong with vehicles, generating huge $$ for police dept's, FBI, etc. They target and harass BJ McKay and others to put ... See full summary »
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Greg Evigan, J.D. Cannon, Erin Gray, Janet Julian
Votes: 13
97.
B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)
Episode:
Cain's Son-in-Law
(1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy
When B.J. rescues a young lady from an assailant it hits Captain Cain where he lives.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau | Stars: Greg Evigan, Audrey Landers, Joshua Shelley, Janet Julian
Votes: 12
98.
B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)
Episode:
Mary Ellen
(1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy
What happens when B.J. and the Bear transport a circus veteran, his granddaughter and their trained elephant through the turf of Wiley and the Fox?
Director: Frank Beascoechea | Stars: Greg Evigan, Abe Vigoda, Richard Deacon, Larry Pennell
Votes: 12
99.
B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)
Episode:
Pogo Lil
(1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy
Pogo Lil is a female truck driver on the run from loan sharks. She enters the Third annual Dixie crisscross race. So she can win money to pay back the loan shark.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Greg Evigan, Charles Napier, Anne Lockhart, Joshua Shelley
Votes: 11
100.
B.J. and the Bear (1978–1981)
Episode:
Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 1
(1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy
B.J. and the Bear help lady trucker Snow White and her friends fend off attacks by the Hi-Ballers, a gang of truckers who don't cotton to competition from women in Winslow County, turf they control with corrupt cops Wiley and the Fox.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Greg Evigan, Charles Napier, Laurette Spang, James A. Watson Jr.
Votes: 18