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1. Dinner at Eight (1933)

Passed | 111 min | Drama

Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow

Votes: 9,002 | Gross: $4.58M

2. Studio One (1948–1958)

60 min | Drama

A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.

Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair

Votes: 328

3. David Copperfield (1935)

Passed | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Frank Lawton, Edna May Oliver, Elizabeth Allan

Votes: 4,761

4. Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)

90 min | Comedy

Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.

Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Felisa Vanoff, Carl Reiner

Votes: 368

5. Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A team of international scientists and engineers attempts to build a tunnel under the ocean.

Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson

Votes: 973

6. Piccadilly Jim (1936)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

In London, an American street caricaturist falls in love with a young woman who suddenly disappears, prompting him to develop a comic strip based on a "From Rags to Riches" family, that he does not know is hers, causing her embarrassment.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Madge Evans, Eric Blore

Votes: 441

7. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.

Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae

Votes: 152

8. The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)

Passed | 79 min | Comedy

Ex-showgirls and roommates Polaire Gwynn (Madge Evans) and Schatze Citroux (Joan Blondell) are reunited with their sometime friend and former co-worker, Jean Lawrence (Ina Claire), when she... See full summary »

Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Joan Blondell, Madge Evans, Ina Claire, David Manners

Votes: 530

9. 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

10. Pennies from Heaven (1936)

Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promise an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help.

Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows, Louis Armstrong

Votes: 794

11. The Mayor of Hell (1933)

Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former ... See full summary »

Directors: Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz | Stars: James Cagney, Madge Evans, Arthur Byron, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 1,839

12. 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

13. Sinners in Paradise (1938)

Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance ... See full summary »

Director: James Whale | Stars: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin

Votes: 538

14. Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A little girl's (Shirley Temple) toe-tapping musical numbers uplift the nation during the Depression in this charming classic that includes Temple's rendition of "Baby Take a Bow.

Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos

Votes: 577

15. 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

16. What Every Woman Knows (1934)

Passed | 89 min | Comedy

The story takes place in Scotland, where plain Maggie Wylie's family, fearing she may become a spinster, finances young John Shand's studies in return for his agreement to marry her in five... See full summary »

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Helen Hayes, Brian Aherne, Madge Evans, Lucile Watson

Votes: 437

17. Guilty Hands (1931)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Crime

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.

Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Lionel Barrymore | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Kay Francis, Madge Evans, William Bakewell

Votes: 965

18. Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, Harry Langdon

Votes: 865

19. Fugitive Lovers (1934)

82 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hoping to evade gangster Legs Caffey, chorus girl Letty Morris hops a bus in New York bound for Los Angeles--with Legs close on her heels. Along the way the bus picks up escaped convict ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Ted Healy, Nat Pendleton

Votes: 227

20. Hell Below (1933)

Passed | 101 min | Romance, Drama, War

In 1918, U.S. Navy Lt. Tommy Knowlton participates in dangerous submarine missions, disobeys orders, gets court-martialed and romances a married woman who happens to be his C.O.'s daughter.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante

Votes: 560

21. Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

Approved | 85 min | History, Musical

A vaudeville couple quit to raise a son, then come back with their grandson in the act.

Directors: Willard Mack, Jules White | Stars: Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, Jackie Cooper, Russell Hardie

Votes: 348

22. Age of Indiscretion (1935)

Passed | 78 min | Drama, Romance

A book publisher finds his business floundering, which prompts his socially ambitious wife to desert him for a society millionaire, leaving him with their young son. The publisher's ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Paul Lukas, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson, May Robson

Votes: 161

23. The Nuisance (1933)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ambulance-chasing lawyer gets tangled up with a female investigator out to end his shyster ways.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Lee Tracy, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth

Votes: 335

24. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)

60 min | Drama

This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »

Stars: Luis Van Rooten, Robert Emhardt, Loïs Bolton, Robert Dryden

Votes: 98

25. Sporting Blood (1931)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The saga of thoroughbred Tommy Boy, born in a rain puddle, and his various owners as he evolves into a a champion stakes horse.

Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Clark Gable, Ernest Torrence, Madge Evans, Lew Cody

Votes: 378

26. The Thirteenth Chair (1937)

Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama

Inspector Marney of Scotland Yard travels to Calcutta to investigate the murder of Leonard Lee, a generally despised man in these parts. John Wales, who considered Lee his best friend, is a... See full summary »

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: May Whitty, Madge Evans, Lewis Stone, Elissa Landi

Votes: 328

27. Heartbreak (1931)

Passed | 63 min | Romance, War, Drama

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Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Charles Farrell, Madge Evans, Paul Cavanagh, Hardie Albright

Votes: 20

28. Exclusive Story (1936)

Approved | 73 min | Drama

Exclusive Story is a 1936 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Michael Fessier. The film stars Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia, Robert Barrat and J. Farrell MacDonald.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 194

29. Huddle (1932)

Passed | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale college. Over the four years of his ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Madge Evans, Una Merkel, Ralph Graves

Votes: 248

30. Justice (1954–1956)

30 min | Drama

Dramatic show based on cases tried by lawyers of the Legal Aid Society of New York City.

Stars: William Prince, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Gary Merrill, Dane Clark

Votes: 23

31. Espionage (1937)

Approved | 67 min | Drama, Musical

Rival reporters pose as honeymooners on a European train to track a munitions magnate.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Madge Evans, Paul Lukas, Ketti Gallian

Votes: 172

32. Moonlight Murder (1936)

Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Chester Morris, Madge Evans, Leo Carrillo, Frank McHugh

Votes: 176

33. Death on the Diamond (1934)

Passed | 71 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport

Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Evans to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton, Ted Healy

Votes: 337

34. West of Broadway (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance, War

Jerry Seevers returns from World War I service broken in health and his doctor tells him he has only six months to live. His fiancée jilts him and he sets out to drink himself to death. In ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: John Gilbert, El Brendel, Lois Moran, Madge Evans

Votes: 646

35. Beauty for Sale (1933)

87 min | Drama, Romance

A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of affairs.

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Madge Evans, Alice Brady, Otto Kruger, Una Merkel

Votes: 445

36. Day of Reckoning (1933)

Passed | 69 min | Drama

In this brutal prison drama a hen-pecked husband is sentenced to prison after getting caught with his hand in the company till. He is sent to a high-rise facility in LA. It seems the fellow... See full summary »

Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Richard Dix, Madge Evans, Conway Tearle, Una Merkel

Votes: 277

37. Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)

60 min | Drama

Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, et cetera.

Stars: Elmer Davis, Charles Dingle, Richard Bishop, Joan Chandler

Votes: 50

38. Army Girl (1938)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A fight to keep cavalry horses from being replaced by tanks culminates in a great race between machine and beast.

Director: George Nicholls Jr. | Stars: Madge Evans, Preston Foster, Neil Hamilton, Ruth Donnelly

Votes: 112

39. Son of India (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance

A wealthy Indian jewel merchant and an American woman fall in love, only for her family to stand in their way of getting married.

Director: Jacques Feyder | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Conrad Nagel, Marjorie Rambeau, Madge Evans

Votes: 210

40. The Motorola Television Hour (1953–1954)

60 min | Drama

Motorola Hour was one of many anthology series in the 1950's. It aired every other week on ABC, featuring top ranked talent in original scripts and well known stories.

Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Jane Wyatt, Patricia Smith, Jack Palance

Votes: 41

41. Grand Canary (1934)

Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In the Canary Islands, a missionary girl tries to reform a derelict doctor, who finds true love elsewhere.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, Marjorie Rambeau, Zita Johann

Votes: 119

42. Men Without Names (1935)

Approved | 66 min | Action, Crime, Drama

This story about the U.S. Department of Justice and its agents begins with a daring mail-truck robbery by a ruthless gang that flees to the western U.S. after the robbery. When money from ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Madge Evans, David Holt, Lynne Overman

Votes: 62

43. Lovers Courageous (1932)

Passed | 77 min | Drama, Romance

Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Roland Young, Frederick Kerr

Votes: 231

44. The Sign of the Cross (1914)

70 min | Drama

Through the machinations of the Empress Poppaea and other women at court, Tigellinus, Nero's agent in the war against the Christians, convinces Nero to have Mercia arrested.

Director: Frederick A. Thomson | Stars: William Farnum, Rosina Henley, Sheridan Block, Morgan Thorpe

Votes: 68

45. Fast Life (1932)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Two sailors are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spare time, one of them (Haines) invents a carburetor that should increase the speed that powered boats will run, but all that ... See full summary »

Directors: Harry A. Pollard, Sam Wood | Stars: William Haines, Madge Evans, Conrad Nagel, Arthur Byron

Votes: 556

46. On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)

70 min | Drama

An inventor, David Hammond is the son of a ship's captain. He leaves his sweetheart, Lisbeth Bixler, and goes to the city to promote his invention. Lisbeth's father, an unsuccessful artist,... See full summary »

Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Mary Carr, Burr McIntosh, James Morrison, Lumsden Hare

47. The Seven Sisters (1915)

Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Romance

Mici is the middle of seven sisters who all believe if a younger sister marries first, the older sisters are all doomed to be old maids. The older sisters conspire to have the younger, ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: Madge Evans, Dorothea Camden, Georgia Fursman, Marguerite Clark

48. Helldorado (1934)

Approved | 74 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Arthur T. Ryan, a hitchhiker, gets a ride from haughty, society girl Glenda Wynant and her fiance, wealthy J. F. Van Avery after he helps them to replace the top of their convertible when ... See full summary »

Director: James Cruze | Stars: Richard Arlen, Madge Evans, Ralph Bellamy, James Gleason

Votes: 33

49. Made on Broadway (1933)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama

Jeff is the supreme press agent who has his own private club where the rich and powerful meet and drink for free. It is free until they need him and he charges a bundle. Jeff has power, ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Sally Eilers, Madge Evans, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 184

50. Calm Yourself (1935)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

Advertising executive Preston 'Pat' Patton is fired from his job by Col. Allenby when he discovers him wooing his daughter Mary Elizabeth. Pat tries to remain calm and starts the agency '... See full summary »

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Robert Young, Madge Evans, Betty Furness, Ralph Morgan

Votes: 169