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51. The Paul Lynde Show (1972–1973)
30 min | Comedy
Paul Simms, a quiet, respectable attorney living with his wife and two daughters has his life turned upside down when his eldest daughter's new husband, Howie, takes up residence in the Simms' household which drives Paul to distraction.
Stars: Paul Lynde, Elizabeth Allen, John Calvin, Jane Actman
Votes: 233
52. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
53. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
54. The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Approved | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Director: Valentine Davies | Stars: Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten, Barry Truex
Votes: 1,300
55. Mister Peepers (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Mr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted.
Stars: Wally Cox, Patricia Benoit, Tony Randall, Marion Lorne
Votes: 166
56. My Man Godfrey (1957)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
The spoiled daughter of a rich American family hires as butler an Austrian vagrant she finds on a pier, without knowing that he illegally jumped ship.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: June Allyson, David Niven, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith
Votes: 1,126
57. The Governor & J.J. (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
The relationship between a widowed state governor and his hip daughter J.J.
Stars: Dan Dailey, Julie Sommars, James T. Callahan, Nora Marlowe
Votes: 128
58. Dive Bomber (1941)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Romance, War
A military surgeon teams with a ranking Navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy, Alexis Smith
Votes: 2,062
59. I Bury the Living (1958)
Approved | 77 min | Horror
Cemetery director Robert Kraft discovers that by arbitrarily changing the status of plots from empty to occupied on the planogram causes the death of the plots' owners.
Director: Albert Band | Stars: Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Peggy Maurer, Howard Smith
Votes: 3,205
60. Medic (1954–1956)
30 min | Drama
Highlights the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors and surgeons headed by Dr. Konrad Styner. One of the first medical shows on TV that paid strict attention to detail, and... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Boone, Mary Stewart, Robert Stevenson, Robert Bray
Votes: 182
61. Navy Log (1955–1958)
30 min | History, War
Showed featured dramatic reenactments of true Naval events taken from the files of the Defense Department. The episodes generally featured little known actors although better known performers sometimes hosted.
Stars: Robert Carson, Robert Shayne, George Conrad, Joel Smith
Votes: 136
62. Many Happy Returns (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Walter Burnley supervises Wilma, Joe, Lynn, and Harry in returns at Krockmeyer's Department store, leaving him harried and sarcastic. The widower heads home to daughter Joan, her husband Bob and granddaughter Laurie.
Stars: John McGiver, Elinor Donahue, Mark Goddard, Christopher Riordan
Votes: 50
63. The Fighting 69th (1940)
Passed | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn
Votes: 1,987
64. Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama
After a bout with polio, future president Franklin D. Roosevelt fights to save his political career.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Hume Cronyn, Jean Hagen
Votes: 1,510
65. Karen (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Southern California is a great place to be a teenager and Karen, with her loving parents and mischievous sister Mimi, is ready to enjoy every minute of it. Her impulsiveness sometimes leads her to misadventures.
Stars: Richard Denning, Mary LaRoche, Gina Gillespie, Debbie Watson
Votes: 112
66. Adam's Rib (1973)
30 min | Comedy
Adam Bonner is a young assistant district attorney and his wife Amanda is a junior partner in a law firm. That puts them in conflict within the courtroom and, by extension, at home. Amanda is also a fierce crusader for women's rights.
Stars: Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Ron Rifkin, Dena Dietrich
Votes: 54
67. The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 3,738
68. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Approved | 103 min | Biography, Drama
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp
Votes: 1,837
69. 'Til We Meet Again (1940)
Approved | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
Directors: Edmund Goulding, William K. Howard, William Keighley, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Votes: 749
70. Mr. Adams and Eve (1957–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Famous Hollywood actors Eve Drake and Howard Adams, a married couple, are shown at home plus at work, usually to comedic effect. They wrangle with studio head J.B. Hafter and deal with their agent, the affable Steve.
Stars: Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, Alan Reed, Olive Carey
Votes: 66
71. Four Girls in Town (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Drama
Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?
Director: Jack Sher | Stars: George Nader, Julie Adams, Sydney Chaplin, Marianne Koch
Votes: 140
72. Telephone Time (1956–1958)
30 min | Drama
Anthology series originally featured plays by host, John Nesbitt for season one. Beginning in September 1957, works from other authors were presented as well until series ended in April ... See full summary »
Stars: John Nesbitt, Frank Baxter, Maurice Marsac, Florenz Ames
Votes: 250
73. No Time for Comedy (1940)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Playwright Gaylord Esterbrook scores a hit with his first Broadway play, both with the critics and with leading lady Linda Paige. He and Linda are happily married until a patroness of the ... See full summary »
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Rosalind Russell, James Stewart, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 1,191
74. Navy Blues (1941)
Passed | 108 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
On a layover in Hawaii two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current gunnery champ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye, Jack Haley
Votes: 349
75. Virginia Hill (1974 TV Movie)
74 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Virginia Hill, a former prostitute who was the girlfriend of 1940s killer and gangster Bugsy Siegel.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Dyan Cannon, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, Robby Benson
Votes: 167
76. The Male Animal (1942)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A college English teacher suddenly finds himself the center of a free-speech debate on campus.
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson
Votes: 1,442
77. 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
78. Hold On! (1966)
Not Rated | 85 min | Musical, Comedy
British beat group Herman's Hermits, on tour in the USA, is offered an opportunity to have a spaceship named after the group. Several people seem to care whether it happens or not.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Peter Noone, Karl Green, Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby
Votes: 370
79. It's a Great Life (I) (1954–1956)
30 min | Comedy
Two ex G.I.'s Denny and Steve return home and take a room at the boarding house of the doting Amy Morgan. Also in the house are the young and beautiful Cathy, and Amy's irascible, ... See full summary »
Stars: William Bishop, Michael O'Shea, Frances Bavier, James Dunn
Votes: 75
80. Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
30 min | Drama
Goodyear Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC.
Stars: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Peter Leeds
Votes: 69
81. The Lawless (1950)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the area's fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, Lee Patrick
Votes: 741
82. 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
83. The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
Approved | 89 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Louis Calhern, Ann Harding, Eduard Franz, Philip Ober
Votes: 667
84. The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A clumsy, accident-prone taxicab driver, who invented the elastic-glass, risks losing his valuable invention to a group of con-men led by a crooked lawyer but the pretty lady owner of the Yellow Cab Co. comes to his aid.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Slezak, Edward Arnold
Votes: 548 | Gross: $2.60M
85. The Jim Backus Show (1960–1961)
30 min | Comedy
Mike O'Toole owns and runs a second-rate news service that he struggles to keep afloat financially. His employees include the attractive Dora and Dave as reporters. Sidney is the office boy who often gets into misadventures.
Stars: Jim Backus, Nita Talbot, Bobs Watson, Bill McLean
Votes: 51
86. Honeymoon for Three (1941)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, nevertheless agrees to a tete-a-tete with a former college fling, loopy Danish girl Julie who is married to ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Ann Sheridan, George Brent, Charles Ruggles, Osa Massen
Votes: 595
87. Four Mothers (1941)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Adam Lemp and his four daughters, Ann, Thea, Kay, and Emma, are in financial and emotional crises. Thea's husband Ben has promoted a Florida housing development to everyone in town, and ... See full summary »
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, May Robson
Votes: 349
88. 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
89. Nancy (1970–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Nancy Smith was the daughter of the President of the United States. She met a young veterinarian and they fell in love. But, two agents of the secret service in charge of constant surveillance did nothing to promote the romance.
Stars: Renne Jarrett, Robert F. Simon, John Fink, Celeste Holm
Votes: 41
90. Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Passed | 62 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Despite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy
Votes: 498
91. Excuse My Dust (1951)
G | 82 min | Comedy, Musical
Joe, an inventor in an American small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car driven with a gasoline motor. Everybody is making fun about his "crazy invention", and only his... See full summary »
Directors: Roy Rowland, Buster Keaton, Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Red Skelton, Sally Forrest, Macdonald Carey, William Demarest
Votes: 405
92. Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Stars: Noël Coward, Bing Crosby, Barry Sullivan, Raymond Bailey
Votes: 87
93. You Were Meant for Me (1948)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Musical
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Dan Dailey, Oscar Levant, Barbara Lawrence
Votes: 333
94. Crossroads (1955–1957)
30 min | Drama
The anthology series dramatized the lives of clergymen of all faiths and the problems they faced in both their professional and personal lives.
Stars: Ray Teal, Robert Carson, Frank J. Scannell, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 93
95. Lux Playhouse (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
This filmed series of light comedies, romances and melodramas alternated on Friday nights with the "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" between October 1958 and September 1959.
Stars: Alice Backes, Charles Keane, Nesdon Booth, Michael Rennie
Votes: 62
96. My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Approved | 101 min | Biography, Musical
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Andrea King, Arlene Dahl, Alan Hale
Votes: 435
97. The Girl in White (1952)
92 min | Biography, Drama
A young woman decides to become a doctor at a time when women are not being made welcome in the field of medicine. Eventually, her determination and skills end up earning the respect of her male counterparts.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 449
98. The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Passed | 76 min | Drama
Assistant District Attorney Stephen Forbes, an impressive orator with a long list of convictions, resigns when an innocent boy is convicted and the real murderer confesses too late. He ... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess
Votes: 294
99. The Bing Crosby Show (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Domestic comedy about a middle-aged couple with two teenage daughters and a long staying friend.
Stars: Bing Crosby, Beverly Garland, Frank McHugh, Carol Faylen
Votes: 57
100. Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
92 min | Musical
The Norwick family has had a successful run on the vaudeville circuit, but now some of the family want out. Mom is ready to retire on the family's farm, and daughter June wants to quit now ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Dan Dailey, Charles Winninger, Nancy Guild, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 139