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1. The Miracle Worker (1962)
Approved | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson
Votes: 20,525 | Gross: $5.45M
2. Wait Until Dark (1967)
Approved | 108 min | Thriller
A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 33,769 | Gross: $17.55M
3. This Property Is Condemned (1966)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The dramatic love story of small-town Mississippi girl Alva Starr and railroad official Owen Legate, set during the Great Depression.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Kate Reid
Votes: 6,315
4. The Miracle Worker (1979 TV Movie)
Unrated | 98 min | Biography, Drama
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf and blind Helen Keller into the light of learnedness.
Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Patty Duke, Diana Muldaur, Charles Siebert, Anne Seymour
Votes: 761
5. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
6. Me, Natalie (1969)
M/PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
A young woman struggles for independence.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Patty Duke, James Farentino, Martin Balsam, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 1,163 | Gross: $1.07M
7. The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Approved | 102 min | Drama, Western
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield
Votes: 4,654
8. A Thousand Clowns (1965)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, Gene Saks
Votes: 3,709 | Gross: $5.23M
9. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 94
10. Lights Out (1946–1952)
30 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
"Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Jack La Rue, Mercer McLeod, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 204
11. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 223
12. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 186
13. Two for the Seesaw (1962)
Approved | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Robert Wise directs Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in this spicy and poignant love story about a free-spirited Greenwich Village girl who hooks up with a brooding Nebraska lawyer. In HD.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine, Edmon Ryan, Elisabeth Fraser
Votes: 2,061 | Gross: $3.82M
14. 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
15. The Adams Chronicles (1976)
50 min | Drama, History
This ambitious multi-part PBS production brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families, tracing their lives from John Adams' years as a ... See full summary »
Stars: Pamela Payton-Wright, George Hearn, Michael Tolan, William Daniels
Votes: 213
16. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 137
17. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 113
18. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos
Votes: 105
19. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
Stars: Gene Raymond, John Warburton, Nolan Leary, Dabbs Greer
Votes: 97
20. All the Way Home (1963)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, Aline MacMahon
Votes: 463
21. Annie Get Your Gun (1957 TV Movie)
106 min | Musical, Western
Irving Berlin's stage musical about Annie Oakley and Frank Butler.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Mary Martin, John Raitt, William O'Neal, Reta Shaw
Votes: 114
22. The Spiral Staircase (1961 TV Movie)
60 min | Thriller
Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute girl, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer who preys on young handicapped women.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Lillian Gish, Gig Young, Edie Adams
Votes: 45
23. CBS Playhouse (1967–1970)
90 min | Drama
An anthology series of well regarded screenplays. Presenting twelve shows over it's run it showcased many up and coming actors and garnered it's share of Emmy nominations.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Paulene Myers, Mildred Trares, Melvyn Douglas
Votes: 56
24. The Trip to Bountiful (1953 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A woman has to live with a daughter in law who hates her and a son who does not dare take her side. While the unhappy family lives in a Houston apartment, Carrie Watts dreams of returning to Bountiful, where she was raised.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Lillian Gish, Eileen Heckart, Dennis Cross, Will Hare
Votes: 78
25. The Clock (1949–1952)
30 min | Drama, Mystery
Suspense/Anthology series based on an ABC radio series which ran from 1946-48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series ... See full summary »
Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Thorndike, Parker McCormick, Frankie Thomas
Votes: 60
26. If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a blind grandmother, and a brother with a drug habit. Growing up among drug pushers, ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Donna M. Bryan, James Broderick, Georgia Burke, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 38
27. The Paul Winchell Show (1950–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Family
The Paul Winchell Show, or The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show, or The Spiedel Show, was a variety program which aired on NBC prime time from 1950 to 1954, starring ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his dummy, Jerry Mahoney. (1950)
Stars: Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smiff, Paul Winchell, Diane Sinclair
Votes: 75
28. All the Way Home (1971 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Mary Follet already has a five-year-old son and is pregnant again. Her husband dies in a car accident. How will she survive?
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Richard Kiley, Pat Hingle, Eileen Heckart
Votes: 55
29. Playwrights '56 (1955–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Gene Saks, Steven Hill, Nina Foch, John McGiver
Votes: 50
30. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
Stars: Guy Kibbee, Faye Emerson, John Conte, Vicki Cummings
Votes: 53
31. The Farmer's Daughter (1962 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
A country girl comes to the big city to work as a congressman's maid and falls in love with him.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Lee Remick, Peter Lawford, Charles Bickford, Cornelia Otis Skinner
Votes: 11
32. The Michele Lee Show (1974 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Michele Burton has the knack for making people understand what they really want to get out of life. She helps a young intern realize he really wants to pursue a career outside of medicine.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Michele Lee, Herbie Faye, Joyce Bulifant, Stephen Collins
Votes: 10
33. Theatre '62 (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
A series of abridged versions of films previously produced by David O. Selznick.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara, James Mason, Lee Remick
Votes: 23
34. Of Men and Women (1973 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Second failed attempt at a pilot for a series about the many faces of love.
Directors: Robert Day, Roger Duchowny, Lee Philips | Stars: Ivy Bethune, Stephen Boyd, John David Carson, Jack Cassidy
35. The Gulf Playhouse (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
This live show was seen through the "eye" of the camera. The actors in each episode would talk to the camera as if it were a person.
Stars: James Westerfield, Mildred Dunnock, Henry Jones, Eddie Bracken
Votes: 36
36. Masterpiece Playhouse (1950– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Hurd Hatfield, Walter Abel, Muriel Hutchison, Margaret Phillips
Votes: 11
37. Bonino (1953– )
30 min | Comedy
Bonino, a world-famous concert singer, leaves show business to care for his eight children after the death of his wife.
Stars: Mary Wickes, Ezio Pinza, Lenka Peterson, Eva Marie Saint
Votes: 19
38. Broadway Spotlight (1947– )
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Stars: Helen Parrish, Terry Bennett, John Graham, Gus Van
39. Great Catherine (1948 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
An English officer must cope with the wiles of Catherine the Great.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Gertrude Lawrence, Cathleen Cordell, Micheál MacLiammóir, George Matthews
40. Mr. and Mrs. North (1946 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Mystery
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: John McQuade, Maxine Stewart, Tito Vuolo, Patricia Shay
41. NBC Television Theatre (1946–1947)
Drama
Stars: John McQuade, Carol Goodner, Estelle Winwood, Joyce Van Patten
42. NBC Repertory Theatre (1949– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Leo G. Carroll, Kevin McCarthy, Patricia Breslin, Richard Hart
43. For Your Pleasure (1948–1949)
15 min | Music
Stars: Kyle MacDonnell, The Norman Paris Trio, The Earl Shelton Orchestra, Jack and Jill
44. Laughter in Paris (1946 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Michael Rosenberg, Arnold Stang, Haskell Coffin, Lawrence Dobkin
45. Hungarian Emergency Relief Organization Christmas Day Special (1956 TV Special)
60 min
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Edie Adams, Julie Andrews, Betty Comden, John Daly
46. Around the Town (1948–1949)
30 min | Music
Stars: Kyle MacDonnell, The Norman Paris Trio, Johnny Downs, Earl Wrightson
47. The Borden Show (1947– )
30 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: William Woodson, Vaughn Taylor, William Post Jr., Ben Lackland
48. Home Life of a Buffalo (1946 TV Special)
27 min | Drama
Small town song-and-dance team struggle to make it to the point of dire desperation.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Mickey Carroll, Percy Helton, Enid Markey, John McQuade
49. Silver Glory (1951 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
A biography of pioneering filmmaker D.W. Griffith.
Star: John Newland
50. Americana (1947–1949)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Sponsored by the makers of the Encyclopedia Americana, this quiz show featured questions on obscure bits of American folklore and history that had been sent in by home viewers. Originally, ... See full summary »
Stars: Marc Connelly, Basil Davenport, Lewis Gannett, Millicent Fenwick
Votes: 18