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1. The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.1

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Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.

Stars: Danny Thomas, Rusty Hamer, Marjorie Lord, Angela Cartwright

Votes: 1,249

2. Promises..... Promises! (1963)

Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

5.0

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After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.

Director: King Donovan | Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Tommy Noonan, Marie McDonald, Mickey Hargitay

Votes: 641

3. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)

Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

7.1

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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

4. The Geisha Boy (1958)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy

6.4

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Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald, Sessue Hayakawa, Barton MacLane

Votes: 2,127

5. Lucky Jordan (1942)

Passed | 84 min | Drama

6.4

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A New York gangster is unwillingly drafted into the army and deserts but becomes patriotic when he stumbles upon foreign spies bent on stealing American military secrets.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Alan Ladd, Helen Walker, Sheldon Leonard, Mabel Paige

Votes: 462

6. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy

8.1

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A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »

Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers

Votes: 1,392

7. Pardon My Sarong (1942)

Passed | 84 min | Comedy

6.8

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A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their arrest, they tag along with a playboy on a boat trip that finds them on a tropical island, where a jewel thief has sinister plans for them.

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Bruce, Robert Paige

Votes: 2,407

8. Guest in the House (1944)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

6.2

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A young manipulative woman moves in with her fiancé's family and turns a happy household against itself.

Directors: John Brahm, John Cromwell, André De Toth, Lewis Milestone | Stars: Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon, Ruth Warrick

Votes: 1,014

9. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)

60 min | Comedy, Family

7.6

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The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »

Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang

Votes: 165

10. It Started with Eve (1941)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

7.6

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In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 1,834

11. Tell It to the Judge (1949)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

6.4

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Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings, Gig Young, Marie McDonald

Votes: 451

12. The Bob Hope Show (1950– )

60 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show

7.4

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The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope.

Stars: Bob Hope, Les Brown, Les Brown and His Band of Renown, Peter Leeds

Votes: 263

13. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)

60 min | Comedy

8.5

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The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.

Stars: Steve Allen, Gene Rayburn, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson

Votes: 258

14. It's a Pleasure (1945)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

5.8

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Don Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from the game for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ... See full summary »

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Sonja Henie, Michael O'Shea, Marie McDonald, Bill Johnson

Votes: 247

15. Cavalcade of Stars (1949–1952)

60 min | Family, Comedy, Music

7.7

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An hour of live variety, in the classic sense of television's Golden Age.

Stars: Sammy Spear and His Orchestra, Jackie Gleason, Jack Lescoulie, The June Taylor Dancers

Votes: 64

16. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

Approved | 81 min | Comedy

6.8

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In 1923, two young ladies depart unescorted for a tour of Europe, meeting two eligible men aboard ship. Their great naivety and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charles Ruggles, Dorothy Gish

Votes: 181

17. Living in a Big Way (1947)

Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Musical

6.1

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Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. Upon his return, he is surprised to discover that his bride is not what she led him to believe,... See full summary »

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Gene Kelly, Marie McDonald, Charles Winninger, Phyllis Thaxter

Votes: 521

18. Standing Room Only (1944)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Romance, War

7.1

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During World War II, Lee Stevens travels to Washington D.C. with his secretary Jane Rogers in order to secure a government contract. Not thinking it through, Jane cancels their hotel ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Edward Arnold, Hillary Brooke

Votes: 232

19. All Star Revue (1950– )

60 min | Comedy

8.3

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This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »

Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas

Votes: 170

20. Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Romance

6.4

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To avoid scandal, a rising scientist scrambles to retrieve an inscribed garter from an old flame on the eve of her wedding.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald, Barry Sullivan, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 213

21. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)

30 min | Talk-Show

8.6

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The Mike Wallace Interview is a series of 30-minute television interviews conducted by host Mike Wallace from 1957 to 1960. Before The Mike Wallace Interview was televised nationally on ... See full summary »

Stars: Mike Wallace, Cyrus Eaton, Bennett Cerf, Alexander de Seversky

Votes: 32

22. I Love a Soldier (1944)

Approved | 106 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.4

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During World War II in San Francisco, Eve Morgan and her single girlfriends spend their days welding ships and their nights dancing with soldiers and sailors shipping out that night. Eve is... See full summary »

Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts, Beulah Bondi, Walter Sande

Votes: 122

23. Tornado (1943)

Approved | 83 min | Drama

5.9

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Pete Ramsey (Morris) is a hard-working coal miner who falls in love with and marries scheming showgirl Victory Kane (Kelly). Victory presses Pete to fight for the position of the mine ... See full summary »

Director: William Berke | Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, William Henry, Gwen Kenyon

Votes: 126

24. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)

30 min | Talk-Show

8.7

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Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.

Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan

Votes: 169

25. The Name's the Same (1951–1955)

30 min | Family, Game-Show

7.9

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Guests who have the same name as famous persons, fictional characters, or things, are quizzed by celebrity panelists who try to determine their name.

Stars: Joan Alexander, Robert Q. Lewis, Gene Rayburn, Roger Price

Votes: 98

26. Once a Thief (1950)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.2

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A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress... See full summary »

Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: Cesar Romero, June Havoc, Marie McDonald, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 219

27. The Arthur Murray Party (1950–1960)

30 min | Family, Music

5.2

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Ballroom dancing, plus comedy, songs and dance contests on one of the few programs to air over all four major commercial networks. ABC premiered it on July 20, 1950 and it closed on NBC on ... See full summary »

Stars: William H. Vaux, Kathryn Murray, Arthur Murray, Ray Carter Orchestra

Votes: 28

28. Riding High (1943)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy

4.9

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In order to help her father get his silver mine running, a burlesque queen returns home to Arizona and gets a job as an enterainer at a dude ranch and runs into a romantic mining engineer and a counterfeiter.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Dick Powell, Victor Moore, Gil Lamb

Votes: 141

29. We, the People (1948–1952)

30 min | Talk-Show

5.7

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The host interviewed entertainers, politicians and average Americans to discuss important events in their lives.

Stars: The Oscar Bradley Orchestra, Lee Vines, Dan Seymour, Dwight Weist

Votes: 20

30. You're Telling Me (1942)

Approved | 60 min | Comedy

5.7

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Other than the title, this film has no connection at all to the 1934 W.C. Fields film of the same title even though some sources give the plot of the Fields' film as the plot of this film. ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Hugh Herbert, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige, Edward Ashley

Votes: 34

31. The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (1950–1951)

60 min | Comedy, Music

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It was NBC Saturday Night Revue, a three-hour weekly show.

Stars: Jack Carter, Donald Richards, Harry Sosnik, William Callahan

32. A Scream in the Dark (1943)

Approved | 55 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

5.8

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Newspaper reporter turned detective Mike, along with his partner Eddie Tough (who used to be his photographer on the paper), and Mike's girlfriend Joan go after some business. She's the ... See full summary »

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Lowery, Marie McDonald, Edward Brophy, Elizabeth Russell

Votes: 135

33. Caribbean Romance (1943)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Music, Romance

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In the second (Paramount production numberFF10-2) of Paramount's Musical Parade Featurette series, mirth and music predominate while a boy and a girl fall in love on a cruise ship making ... See full summary »

Director: Lester Fuller | Stars: Eric Blore, Olga San Juan, Mabel Paige, Jimmy Lydon

34. Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)

Passed | 85 min | Musical

6.6

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7 tunes enliven a contrived plot: While raising cash to pay a debt, a Vegas gambler tricks a night club crooner there who looks like him to play him for a bit.The gambler's Latina girlfriend opens the eyes of the prissy crooner.

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine

Votes: 22

35. TV Club (1950–1951)

60 min | Documentary, Family

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Don McNeil had a very successful morning radio show from 1933 to 1968. This was an attempt to bring the same thing (regulars plus guest stars) to nighttime television). His signature in both mediums: "Be good to yourself."

Stars: Don McNeill, Fran Allison, Johnny Desmond, Sam Cowling