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51.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
The World's Greatest Robbery: Part 1
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A docudrama based on the armed robbery of the Brink's Company in Boston on Jan. 17, 1950, the largest cash robbery in history, totaling $2,775,395.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Paul Lambert, Paul Mazursky, Cliff Osmond, William Phipps
Votes: 12
52.
Startime (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks
(1959)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A disgruntled bank employee executes an elaborate corporate sabotage against his employers.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Conrad Bain, Patricia Barry, Charles Coburn, David Doyle
Votes: 22
53.
Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)
Episode:
High Tor
(1956)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A musical version of Maxwell Anderson's never-filmed fantasy play.
Directors: James Neilson, Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Everett Sloane
Votes: 29
54.
ABC Stage 67 (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Wide Open Door
(1967)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An American con man and his lookalike, a Scotland Yard inspector who is incapacitated from an accident, must solve a case. They are hindered by an amorous overage secretary and an ex-con.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Leon Ames, Honor Blackman, Leslie Bradley, Eric Brotherson
55.
The Best of Broadway (1954–1955)
Episode:
Broadway
(1955)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Don Gordon, Martha Hyer, Piper Laurie
56.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
Gideon's Follies
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Rich Mr. Gideon has recently married for the sixth time, and has invited all his slightly flaky ex-wives to meet his new spouse. Then he gets murdered. Police charge the new Mrs. Gideon, and the Prestons defend her---in an unusual way.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Shirl Conway, Gloria DeHaven
Votes: 26
57.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
Killer Instinct
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, William Shatner, Joanne Linville
Votes: 46
58.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
Reunion with Death
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Lawrence is called to a luncheon with six Korean War Air Force veterans, ostensibly for legal advice. But soon after he arrives he learns the real reason: they want him to act as defense ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Robert Webber, Lee Philips
Votes: 25
59.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Attack
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The Prestons defend a policeman who killed the teenage boy that attacked his five-year-old daughter. The officer stubbornly insists he had a right to do it and most of his neighbors agree with him.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Richard Kiley, Barbara Barrie
Votes: 30
60.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Boy Between
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The Prestons are hired by a stage actress who wants full custody of her son, and does not even want to grant visitation rights to the boy's father. But she refuses to tell them the full ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Norma Crane, Ilka Chase
Votes: 25
61.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Tarnished Cross
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Lawrence Preston finds himself trying to save a man from the "justice" of a kangaroo court.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Biff McGuire, Martin Sheen
Votes: 18
62.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
Ambassador at Large
(1964)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A bloody tyrant who rules the imaginary Latin American country of Pais del Sol is challenged by a powerful rebel leader who mouths sentiments of democracy and freedom. The U.S. is reluctantly drawn into their complex political battle.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Ned Cary, Andrew Duggan, James Edwards, Peter Falk
63.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
Big Deal in Laredo
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A timid man with money problems gets into a big card game with some high-rollers. There's lots of money at stake, and he insists to his disapproving wife that he's got a winning hand. When he has a heart attack, she must take over.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Walter Matthau, Teresa Wright, Zachary Scott, John McGiver
64.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
Don't Go Upstairs
(1964)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Mr. and Mrs. Harper argue about firing a life-long employee of their business, Jason Simmons. Daisy, their daughter, overhears their argument, and with that her fantasy begins. She hears a ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charles Aidman, Doug Chapin, James Daly, Mary Fickett
65.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
Jeremy Rabbitt - The Secret Avenger
(1964)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Infuriated by the arrogance shown by gangland bosses during a Senate hearing, a lonely young man named Jeremy decides to do something about it and punish these criminals for their wrongdoing by becoming "Jeremy Rabbit, Secret Avenger".
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Jim Backus, Brian Donlevy, Frank Gorshin, Carolyn Jones
66.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
More, More, More, More
(1964)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Alice and Rex Adams find themselves rich when a small value of stock turns into a half million dollars. What they do to match this success will change their lives forever.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Patricia Barry, Corinne Calvet, Fred Clark, Martin Milner
67.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
The Legend of Lylah Clare
(1963)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
What really happened to the famous film star Lylah Clare, whose life (and death) forms the subject of a proposed new movie?
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Sorrell Booke, Alfred Drake, Johnny Haymer, Janice Mars
Votes: 12
68.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
The Shark
(1963)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Fred once saved Harry from being killed by a shark, so when he visits Harry and his family he's treated like a guardian angel. But Fred needs to confide in his friend that he has just killed a prostitute. How Harry will take it?
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Skip Homeier, Diana Hyland, Peg Murray
69.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
The World's Greatest Robbery: Part 2
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Todays theme is the World's Greatest Robbery: Part 2.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Paul Lambert, Paul Mazursky, William Phipps, Gerald Price
70.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
Two Faces of Treason
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Cpl. William Yarrow is asked to to assume the identity of a Communist agent who has just died - an agent who bore a striking resemblance to him. If the ruse succeeds, Yarrow's country will benefit. If he fails, he could pay with his life.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Larry Blyden, Frank Campanella, James Daly, Lloyd Nolan
71.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
Windfall
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When Emily and Frank find $92,000 in a sink they bought in a junk shop, they decide to turn it over to the police. Friends call them fools, but the IRS thinks they have more money to report.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Eddie Albert, Rex Everhart, Murray Hamilton, Glynis Johns
Votes: 12
72.
Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1955)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Herbert Anderson, Raymond Bailey, Robert Gist, Les Hellman
Votes: 9
73.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Alice in Wonderland
(1950)
Drama
Young Dorothy goes down the hole in a dramatization of the children's classic.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Dorothy Jarnac, Jack Lemmon, Iris Mann, Biff McGuire
74.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Angel Street
(1950)
Drama
Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Ernest Cossart, Elfrida Derwent, Elizabeth Eustis, Judith Evelyn
75.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Another Darling
(1950)
Drama
A girl shows up on the doorstep of a relative for a self-invited visit and goes about charming every man in sight with flattery and phony charm.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Jack Albertson, Pat Crowley, Jack Ewing, Jack Lemmon
76.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Cause for Suspicion
(1950)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Dean Harens, Louisa Horton, Glenn Langan, Neil Fitzgerald
77.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Dead on the Vine
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: John Alexander, Bertha Belmore, Peter Brandon, Faith Brook
78.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Final Copy
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Wally Cox, Anna Minot, Robert Sterling
79.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Heart of Darkness
(1950)
60 min | Drama
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Faith Brook, Richard Carlson, Richard Purdy, Murvyn Vye
80.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Joy to the World
(1948)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Eddie Albert, Janet Blair, Philip Coolidge, Myron McCormick
81.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Night over London
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Stella Andrew, Leslie Barrie, Alexander Clark, Basil Howes
82.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Peter Ibbetson
(1951)
Drama
Architect Peter Ibbetson is hired by the Duke of Towers to design a building for him. Ibbetson discovers that the Duchess of Towers, Mary, is his now-grown childhood sweetheart. Their love ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Stella Andrew, Richard Greene, Anna Lee, Iris Mann
83.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Spring Again
(1951)
60 min | Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Dorothy Gish, Walter Hampden
84.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Ghost Patrol
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Ernest Truex, Jane Seymour, Dennis Patrick, Paul Ford
85.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Ghost Patrol
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Paul Ford, Martin Newman, Dennis Patrick, Jane Seymour
86.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Golden Mouth
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Richard Abbott, Anne Bancroft, Carry Bridewell, Frank DeKova
87.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Marble Faun
(1950)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Wesley Addy, Sally Chamberlin, Anna Lee, Alan Shayne
88.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Married Look
(1950)
Drama
A man who has been taking his wife of 20 years for granted is given a wake-up call. Through fantasies with a younger woman, he is reminded of what drew him to his wife so many years earlier.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Betsy Blair, Paul Kelly, Lois Wilson
89.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Touchstone
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Francis Compton, Jerome Cowan, Jacqueline deWit, Paul Kirk Giles
90.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Traitor
(1950)
60 min | Drama
An nuclear physicist feels that the only way to hope for world peace is to share its secrets with the USSR.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Wesley Addy, Barbara Ames, James Coots, Walter Hampden
91.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The White-Headed Boy
(1950)
Drama
In a small Irish town, an older man is trying to get his daughter married off to the "white-headed boy" who just failed at studying medicine. In the meantime, he's courting the young man's aunt.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Biff McGuire, Mildred Natwick, Elinor Randel
92.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Three in a Room
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Judith Evelyn, Howard Freeman, Louisa Horton, Pat Kirkland
93.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Ticket to Oblivion
(1951)
60 min | Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Signe Hasso, Anthony Quinn
94.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
Episode:
Antigone
(1956)
Drama
King Creon of Thebes denies a honorably burial to the warrior Polyneices but the deceased's sister Antigone objects. While attempting to steal the body it entangles Antigone with the vengeful Creon.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Claude Rains, Marisa Pavan, Felicia Montealegre, Mildred Natwick
95.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
Episode:
Roar of the Lion
(1956)
Drama
Dora, a widow with a charming young son, has her move into a new neighborhood turned into a nightmare by a sadistic juvenile delinquent named Matt.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Bert Freed, Nancy Kelly, Clifford Tatum Jr., Ann Shoemaker
96.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
Episode:
So Short a Season
(1957)
Drama
Bob Quincy goes to great lengths to hide the fact that he's an expert gunslinger by going about as a clown.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Albert Salmi, Susan Oliver, Rip Torn, Hope Emerson
97.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
Episode:
The Army Game
(1956)
Drama
Danny considers his time in the army a waste and pretends to be crazy to get a psychiatric discharge.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Andrews, Philip Abbott, George Grizzard
Votes: 19
98.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
Episode:
The Rag Jungle
(1956)
Drama
Charlie, working in the garment industry, refuses to pay the protection money demanded by racketeers. After his father Vito is beaten up Charlie organizes the other clothing manufacturers into standing together against the mob.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Paul Newman, Nehemiah Persoff, Edmon Ryan, Don Gordon
Votes: 17
99.
Person to Person (1953–1961)
Episode:
Episode #1.23
(1954)
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Ezio Pinza
100.
Person to Person (1953–1961)
Episode:
Episode #1.28
(1954)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Groucho Marx, James P. Mitchell