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1. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
Stars: Elizabeth Hubbard, Jon Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Colleen Zenk
Votes: 2,276
2. Another World (1964–1999)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents, who come from different backgrounds and social circles.
Stars: Victoria Wyndham, Constance Ford, Hugh Marlowe, Linda Dano
Votes: 1,146
3. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,431
4. Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Jo Gardner lived in Henderson where she wed many times. She was a motel owner, librarian, then a B&B owner with best pal Stu Bergman. Jo's daughter Patti and Janet Bergman were good friends. Stu married first Marge, then Ellie.
Stars: Mary Stuart, Larry Haines, Dwight Weist, Carl Low
Votes: 334
5. 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
6. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire
Votes: 196
7. 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: 222
8. 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: 164
9. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
10. 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
11. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
12. 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: 153
13. 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: 111
14. 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
15. Blithe Spirit (1966 TV Movie)
85 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Roberts, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 75
16. Ponds Theater (1953– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Harry Townes, Mildred Dunnock, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 51
17. The Tempest (1960 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the island.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Richard Burton, Roddy McDowall, Tom Poston
Votes: 190
18. Believe It or Not (1949–1950)
30 min | Drama, History
The first season, beginning in March 1949, featured Robert L. Ripley sitting in a "living room" recounting tales of strange stories. Ripley died on 27 May and was replaced by Robert St. ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert L. Ripley, Jean Gillespie, Dan Morgan, John Stephen
Votes: 42
19. The Brighter Day (1954–1962)
25 min | Drama
"Our years are as the falling leaves. We live, we love, we dream, and then we go. But somehow, we keep hoping that our dreams come true on that brighter day." These words opened this ... See full summary »
Stars: Blair Davies, Mona Bruns, Hal Holbrook, Mary Linn Beller
Votes: 34
20. Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960– )
60 min | Mystery
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries, was a series of seven television specials from March to November 1960, hosted by Joseph Welch on NBC, and sponsored by Dow Chemical. Welch died on October 6, 1960, bringing the series to an end.
Stars: Joseph N. Welch, Robert Flemyng, Louis Edmonds, Helen Hayes
Votes: 23
21. Woman with a Past (1954– )
15 min | Drama, Mystery
Lynn Sherwood is a New York dress designer who has arrived in town with her daughter, Diane, and a terrible secret. This secret, that Diane was illegitimate, becomes her worst nightmare, as... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Stapleton, Constance Ford, Lilia Skala, Jay Barney
Votes: 13
22. Victoria Regina (1961 TV Movie)
77 min | Biography, Drama, History
Julie Harris portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Julie Harris, James Donald, Basil Rathbone, Pamela Brown
Votes: 37
23. Honestly, Celeste! (1954– )
30 min | Comedy
Journalism teacher Celeste Anders leaves Minnesota heading to New York to become a reporter. Her boss at the Examiner is Mr. Wallace and his son Bob becomes her boyfriend. Cabbie Marty is her friend and often drives her to assignments.
Stars: Celeste Holm, Mike Kellin, Scott McKay, Mary Finney
24. No Man Is an Island (1953 TV Movie)
Director: Albert McCleery | Stars: Scott Forbes, Horace Braham, Naomi Campbell, Larry Cregar
25.
Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode:
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(1956)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Nancy Coleman, Katharine Cornell, Henry Daniell, Lisa Daniels
26.
Ponds Theater (1953– )
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1953)
60 min | Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Stars: Noel Leslie, Melville Cooper, Valerie Cossart, Denis Greene
Votes: 13
27.
Believe It or Not (1949–1950)
Episode:
Corpus Delicti
(1950)
Drama, History
Stars: Geoffrey Lumb, Dan Morgan, John Stephen
28.
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960– )
Episode:
The Great Impersonation
(1960)
60 min | Mystery
German Leopold von Ragastein meets his doppelganger, Englishman Everard Dominey, in Africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity to spy on English high society just prior to World War I.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Louis Edmonds, Eva Gabor, Martin Kosleck, Geoffrey Lumb
29.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Hollywood Tandem
(1953)
Drama
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Sidney Blackmer, Olive Blakeney, Marion Brasch, Hedda Hopper
30.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Buy Me Blue Ribbons
(1954)
Drama
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Geoffrey Lumb, Enid Markey, Roddy McDowall, Gale Page
31.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
I Was Stalin's Prisoner
(1951)
60 min | Drama
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Wolfe Barzell, John C. Becher, Maurice Burke, Constance Ford
32.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Moment of Panic
(1954)
Drama
A man is tortured by guilt after failing to report a hit-and-run accident.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Barbara Baxley, Geoffrey Lumb, Gene Lyons, Felicia Montealegre
33.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Mr. Quimby's Christmas Hats
(1952)
Drama
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Parker Fennelly, Sylvia Field, Geoffrey Lumb, Harry Sheppard
34.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Boy Called Ciske
(1958)
60 min | Drama
A drunken mother and lazy, no-good father has made Ciske a troubled, and troublesome, student. A caring and concerned teacher and a handicapped classmate believe that they can help him turn his life around.
Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Peter Lazer, Peter Cookson, Kevin Coughlin, Michael Dreyfuss
35.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1952)
60 min | Drama
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Stars: Eric Berry, Phillip Brady, Eva Condon, Melville Cooper
36.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Doll's House
(1950)
60 min | Drama
Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and... See full summary »
Stars: Geoffrey Lumb, Felicia Montealegre, John Newland, Theodore Newton
37.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Make Way for Lucia
(1950)
60 min | Drama
Two jealous women compete to be civic leaders in a wealthy British resort town.
Stars: Leslie Barrie, Philippa Bevans, Doris Dalton, Geoffrey Lumb
38.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Mr. Barry's Etchings
(1952)
60 min | Drama
Mr. Barry is a sweet old engraver who makes sizable donations to charities with his home-printed money.
Director: Maury Holland | Star: Geoffrey Lumb
39.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Mr. Pim Passes By
(1949)
60 min | Drama
When a woman's supposedly dead husband returns, she refuses to remarry her second husband until he consents to her niece's wedding.
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Geoffrey Lumb, Rex O'Malley
40.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Tear Open the Skies
(1956)
60 min | Drama
A man from private industry, who was brought by his former boss and good friend into the government in connection with an intercontinental missile program, finds himself subject to multiple... See full summary »
Director: Harry Herrmann | Stars: Richard Carlson, Bruce Gordon, Geoffrey Lumb, Nancy Marchand
41.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
The Dover Road
(1948)
60 min | Drama
A wealthy man, who lives on the Dover Road, traditional path of elopers, forces these couples to see one another in the sober light of home life in his house. One such encounter leads to a personal involvement for him.
Stars: Gage Clarke, Valerie Cossart, Geoffrey Lumb, Neva Patterson
42.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Garneau '83
(1952)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Janet Beecher, Lili Darvas, Jay Jackson, Geoffrey Lumb
43.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The White Gown
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Walter Abel, Valerie Cossart, Dorothy Elder, Marcel Hillaire
44.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Shoes for Vinnie Winford
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rich-kid,Mama's boy is ignored by the Board of Directors when made President of his deceased father's corporation. The young "Napoleon" however already has a business where he is paid ... See full summary »
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 71
45.
Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode:
The Lady's Not for Burning
(1958)
Drama, History, Music
Thomas Mendip believes he would like to die. Jennet emphatically doesn't want to be burnt as a witch. Theirs is an unlikely love affair, and their story is an even more unlikely comedy.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Gerald Hiken, Stephen Joyce, Bryarly Lee
46.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
A Little Something in Reserve
(1953)
60 min | Drama
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Barbara Bolton, Kendall Clark, Jerome Kilty, Durward Kirby
47.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Adapt or Die
(1954)
Drama
An editor of the major magazine "Throb" finds that he must either adapt to the high pressure life of a New York magazine or be without a job.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Stefan Gierasch, Rita Grapel, William Hawley, Marcel Hillaire
48.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Rich Boy
(1952)
Drama
Rich playboy Anson Hunter realizes too late that he has wasted his life by allowing the one woman he truly loved to slip out of his grasp.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Kathleen Comegys, Henry Hart, Jay Jackson, Mary Jackson
49.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
The Week the World Stood Still
(1957)
60 min | Drama
Swedish industrialist Birger Dahlerus worked frantically in the week preceding the start of World War II to negotiate a deal between Britain and Germany. This is a dramatization of the actual events leading up to the outbreak of war.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Beal, Richard Bowler, Bjorn Koefoed
50.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
The Wind Cannot Read
(1953)
Drama
A pilot for the Royal Air Force is lucky to be alive after his plane goes down in a Burmese jungle. While in India during World War II, he falls in love with his Japanese tutor.
Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Betty Bendyke, Felix Deebank, Geoffrey Lumb