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51. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise
Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Jack Kelly, John Francis
Votes: 239
52. Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Marshall Flaum | Stars: William Holden, Fred Astaire, Frank Capra, Rosemary Clooney
Votes: 37
53. It Takes a Thief (1968–1970)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Fred Astaire, Malachi Throne, Murray Pollack
Votes: 2,196
54. Swing Time (1936)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Votes: 14,589
55. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965 TV Special)
Family
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Gene Allen, Julie Andrews, Edward Anhalt
Votes: 164
56.
Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
Episode:
People Need People
(1961)
60 min | Drama
A drama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Fred Astaire, Lee Marvin, James Gregory, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 9
57.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Episode dated 21 December 1979
(1979)
TV-G | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Fred Astaire
Votes: 33
58. The Band Wagon (1953)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray
Votes: 12,583
59. Shall We Dance (1937)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore
Votes: 7,857
60. The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 8,640
61. Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974 TV Movie)
64 min | Documentary, Musical
Fred Astaire hosts this compilation film of highlights from some of 20th Century Fox's best musicals. Among the performers included are Barbra Streisand, Carmen Miranda, Maurice Chevalier, Frank Sinatra and the Ritz Brothers.
Director: Marc Breaux | Stars: Fred Astaire, Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, Julie Andrews
Votes: 21
62. Merry Christmas, Fred, from the Crosbys (1975 TV Special)
59 min | Music
Bing Crosby and family celebrate the holidays with Fred Astaire.
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Kathryn Grant, Harry Lillis Crosby Jr.
Votes: 11
63.
The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
Episode:
Salute to Tony Bennett
(1975)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family, Music
Today's program is Salute to Tony Bennett. Special guests are Fred Astaire and Peggy Lee.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Fred Astaire, Pearl Bailey, Tony Bennett
Votes: 9
64. Easter Parade (1948)
G | 103 min | Musical, Romance
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller
Votes: 11,094 | Gross: $9.03M
65. Holiday Inn (1942)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Directors: Mark Sandrich, Robert Allen | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale
Votes: 17,630 | Gross: $8.18M
66. Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Passed | 102 min | Musical
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan
Votes: 2,789
67. Parkinson (1971–2007)
50 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Journalist Michael Parkinson interviews a broad range of the most famous people in the world.
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Marian Montgomery, Billy Connolly, Barry Humphries
Votes: 803
68. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
G | 133 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.
Director: Gene Kelly | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 2,436 | Gross: $6.54M
69. Imagine (1972 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Music
A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
Directors: John Lennon, Yoko Ono | Stars: Fred Astaire, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Dick Cavett
Votes: 847
70.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire
(1981)
120 min | Documentary
A Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to dancer Fred Astaire by the AFI featuring highlights from his films and reminiscences from his co-workers.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Fred Astaire, David Niven, Mikhail Baryshnikov, James Cagney
Votes: 229
71.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly
(1985)
Documentary
Director: Don Mischer | Stars: Gene Kelly, Shirley MacLaine, Fred Astaire, Mikhail Baryshnikov
Votes: 247
72.
Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
Episode:
Second Chance
(1962)
60 min | Drama
Professional bronco rider Hoby Dunlap was acquitted of treason during the Korean War, but his efforts to enter a rodeo contest are blocked by officials who fear audiences won't want a "... See full summary »
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Fred Astaire, Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Cliff Robertson
Votes: 10
73.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
Fathers and Daughters
(1965)
30 min | Drama
A nun, seriously ill, is reunited with her roguish pool-hustler father. First of four parts.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Laura Devon, Fred Astaire
Votes: 9
74. Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 17,419
75. You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom
Votes: 4,087 | Gross: $0.67M
76. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 222
77. Cinépanorama (1956–1966)
Documentary
Stars: François Chalais, France Roche, Yves Montand, Martine Carol
Votes: 63
78. The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978 TV Special)
210 min | Reality-TV
Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Alan Alda, Jack Albertson, Robert Alda, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 59
79. On the Beach (1959)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins
Votes: 14,420 | Gross: $11.00M
80. Follow the Fleet (1936)
Passed | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Nelson
Votes: 4,720
81. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
82. Dinah! (1974–1980)
90 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home ... See full summary »
Stars: Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Betty White, Norm Crosby
Votes: 312
83. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or ... See full summary »
Stars: Fred Astaire, Keir Dullea, Brian Eliot, Paul Comi
Votes: 141
84. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
85. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978 TV Special)
News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as " Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Albertson, Irwin Allen, Edward Anhalt
Votes: 354
86. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967 TV Special)
News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Neile Adams, Anouk Aimée, Ann-Margret
Votes: 236
87. The Magic of Dance (1979– )
Documentary
Dame Margot Fonteyn acts as tour guide to the British ballet.
Stars: Margot Fonteyn, Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov
Votes: 14
88.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford
(1973)
75 min | Documentary
Shortly before his death in 1973, John Ford was given the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the AFI while friends and co-workers shared reminiscences.
Stars: John Ford, Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, Gary Collins
Votes: 227
89.
Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
Episode:
The Man with Nine Lives
(1979)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When an old con meets Starbuck and suggests he is the warrior's father, there proves to be more following the elder than family ties.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 396
90. The Towering Inferno (1974)
PG | 165 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Votes: 48,284 | Gross: $116.00M
91. Funny Face (1957)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair
Votes: 33,034
92. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
60 min | Drama
The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Lee Kurty, Jean Inness
Votes: 993
93. Roberta (1935)
Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott
Votes: 3,644
94. Carefree (1938)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear
Votes: 4,316
95. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke
Votes: 3,502
96. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977 TV Movie)
TV-G | 50 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny: Sunny, a baby rabbit found and adopted by Kidville (a town of only kids--even a kid ... See full summary »
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Skip Hinnant, Bob McFadden, Allen Swift
Votes: 1,013
97.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
Going Home
(1965)
30 min | Drama
Despite his condition, Joe Quinlan leaves the hospital to participate in a championship pool tournament. Meanwhile, Gillespie receives news regarding Sister Benjamin. Conclusion of four-part story.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Laura Devon, Fred Astaire
Votes: 8
98.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Tent Dwellers
(1965)
30 min | Drama
Quinlan risks his health by going down to the recreation room to play pool with another patient, which disturbs the nurses, as well as his disapproving sister.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Laura Devon, Fred Astaire
Votes: 8
99. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 432
100. Three Little Words (1950)
Passed | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Musical
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl
Votes: 2,059 | Gross: $2.80M