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51. Imagine (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History
Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.
Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers
Votes: 147
52. Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Approved | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams
Votes: 2,160
53. The Great Impostor (1960)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Tony Curtis, Karl Malden, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 1,709
54. Time Limit (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, War
During the Korean War former prisoner of war, Major Harry Cargill admits to having collaborated with the enemy but military investigator Colonel William Edwards wants the details.
Director: Karl Malden | Stars: Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, June Lockhart
Votes: 1,255
55. The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963 TV Special)
News
The 35th annual presentation of the Academy Awards (also known as "The Oscars") honoring 1962's finest achievements in the motion picture arts.
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Ann-Margret, Mary Badham, Ed Begley
Votes: 239
56. All Fall Down (1962)
Approved | 111 min | Drama
Ralph (Karl Malden) and Annabell Willart (Dame Angela Lansbury) are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry (Warren Beatty). ... See full summary »
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, Karl Malden, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 2,316
57. 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
58. Hot Millions (1968)
G | 106 min | Comedy, Crime
Paroled London fraudster Marcus Pendleton poses as a computer specialist in order to work for an insurance company that entirely relies on its corporate server.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden, Bob Newhart
Votes: 2,277
59. Diplomatic Courier (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A US State Department courier tangles with Soviet agents and seductive women in post WW2 Europe.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Hildegard Knef
Votes: 1,430
60. Blue (1968)
TV-14 | 113 min | Romance, Western
A young American who was raised by Mexican bandits, now must choose sides when his Mexican gang carries out violent murderous raids into U.S. border towns.
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet, Karl Malden, Stathis Giallelis
Votes: 605
61. Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Passed | 68 min | Mystery
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Warner Oland, Boris Karloff, Keye Luke, Charlotte Henry
Votes: 2,268
62. Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
SFPD Captain Mike Stone investigates the disappearance of his old partner Steve Keller.
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Karl Malden, Debrah Farentino, Conor O'Farrell, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 224
63. 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
64. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 313
65. Larry King Live (1985–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Popular and controversial journalist Larry King hosts this CNN call-in talk show.
Stars: Larry King, Bob Woodward, Ryan Seacrest, Bill Maher
Votes: 1,265
66. Absolute Strangers (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a legal campaign to gain legal custody of the fetus.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Henry Winkler, Richard Kiley, Karl Malden, Patty Duke
Votes: 204
67. Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina, Steve Forrest
Votes: 1,128 | Gross: $1.45M
68. Take the High Ground! (1953)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War
In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter
Votes: 1,110
69. 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
70. 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
71. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Documentary
The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.
Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck
Votes: 50
72. Hollywood Greats (1977– )
40 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
Stars: Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross, David Thomson, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 178
73. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
60 min | Drama
Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.
Stars: Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze
Votes: 123
74. Winged Victory (1944)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Pinkie Scariano, Alan Ross and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the ... See full summary »
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Mark Daniels, Edmond O'Brien, Lon McCallister, Don Taylor
Votes: 228
75. This Is Your Life (1970–1973)
30 min | Biography, Reality-TV
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Nanette Fabray, Bette Davis, Peter Graves
Votes: 197
76. Skag (1980– )
60 min | Drama
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stroke forces him to stay home and try to put his life back together and deal with family ... See full summary »
Stars: Karl Malden, Piper Laurie, Craig Wasson, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 50
77. Call Me Anna (1990 TV Movie)
97 min | Biography, Drama
Actress Patty Duke portrays herself in this autobiographical film that details her long-time struggle with mental illness.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Patty Duke, Timothy Carhart, Howard Hesseman, Deborah May
Votes: 187
78. 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
79. The Sellout (1952)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter, Paula Raymond
Votes: 675
80. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.
Stars: A.J. Benza, A.C. Lyles, Marc Wanamaker, Bob Thomas
Votes: 317
81. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998 TV Special)
TV-PG | News
An award show that honors excellence in filmmaking in each of its separate categories. People are awarded Oscars in a humorous manner that provides an entertaining show.
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Troy Miller | Stars: Billy Crystal, Aaliyah, Ben Affleck, David LeRoy Anderson
Votes: 809
82. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Unrated | 111 min | Documentary, History, Music
Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.
Director: Rick McKay | Stars: Edie Adams, Bea Arthur, Elizabeth Ashley, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 493 | Gross: $0.35M
83. Brando (2007 TV Movie)
165 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
Directors: Mimi Freedman, Leslie Greif | Stars: Marlon Brando, Edward R. Murrow, Janet Aemisegger, Betty Gossell
Votes: 734
84. They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan, Harry Carey
Votes: 494
85. Barbra: The Concert (1994 TV Special)
125 min | Music
Barbra Streisand's New Year's concert at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California on New Year's Weekend circa 1993-94.
Directors: Barbra Streisand, Dwight Hemion | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Steve Susskind, Judith Gordon, Philip Austin
Votes: 535
86. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
The story of the hijacking of the Italian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in ... See full summary »
Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Karl Malden, Lee Grant, E.G. Marshall, Vera Miles
Votes: 139
87. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
88. Captains Courageous (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Adventure
A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of the ocean and is picked up by a crusty old sea captain.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Karl Malden, Jonathan Kahn, Johnny Doran, Neville Brand
Votes: 97
89. Operation Secret (1952)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, War
While under attack by German forces, a French army unit discovers there is a traitor in their midst, feeding the Germans information.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter, Karl Malden
Votes: 252
90. The Lionhearts (1998)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated series about the life of Leo, the MGM studios mascot and his family.
Stars: William H. Macy, Peri Gilpin, Natasha Slayton, Cameron Finley
Votes: 95
91. With Intent to Kill (1984 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen. Claiming to have experienced a total blackout, Bo is ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Karl Malden, Paul Sorvino, Shirley Knight, Timothy Patrick Murphy
Votes: 92
92. The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
Stars: William Brower, Biff McGuire, Ernest Truex, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 67
93. Billy Galvin (1986)
PG | 99 min | Drama
Conflict arises between a steelworker and his son. The father wants the boy to have a chance to make more of himself than he did, but the son wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a steel-worker himself.
Director: John Gray | Stars: Karl Malden, Lenny von Dohlen, Joyce Van Patten, Toni Kalem
Votes: 111
94. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003 TV Special)
210 min | News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Steve Martin, Ben Affleck, John Agar, Wayne Allwine
Votes: 1,057
95. 24th Annual Academy Awards (1952 TV Movie)
Music, News
The 24th Academy Awards honored the best in film in 1951, as recognized by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best Picture was awarded to An American in Paris, which,... See full summary »
Stars: Danny Kaye, Paul Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball
Votes: 26
96. Word of Honor (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Thriller, Drama
A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of a young girl's murder. As a result, he and his family are shunned by the residents of their small town. Virtually nobody comes to his ... See full summary »
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Karl Malden, Rue McClanahan, Ron Silver, Largo Woodruff
Votes: 121
97. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955 TV Special)
Family
The 27th Academy Awards, held on March 30th, 1955 to honor the best films of 1954. Hosted by Bob Hope at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with Thelma Ritter hosting from the NBC Century Theatre in New York City.
Directors: Bill Bennington, Grey Lockwood | Stars: Bob Hope, Buddy Adler, Anna Maria Alberghetti, June Allyson
Votes: 260
98. The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987 TV Special)
205 min | Family
The official, annual, Hollywood award show that hands out many movie honors, including the Oscars. That year's show was hosted by Ralph Bellamy, and saw big wins by Marlee Matlin, Paul Newman, and Michael Caine.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan, Brian Ackland-Snow
Votes: 395
99. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968 TV Special)
News
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Hal Ashby
Votes: 118
100. The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991 TV Special)
Family, 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: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Billy Crystal, Danny Aiello, Ann-Margret, Anne Archer
Votes: 430