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1. Holiday Inn (1942)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Directors: Mark Sandrich, Robert Allen | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale
Votes: 17,760 | Gross: $8.18M
2. 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: 195
3. 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
4. Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed performances from the famous performing arts center in New York City.
Stars: Beverly Sills, Audra McDonald, Louis Perry, Zubin Mehta
Votes: 282
5. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
6. Counsellor at Law (1933)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns that his wife has been unfaithful.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 1,519
7. 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: 93
8. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 80
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. Street Scene (1931)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interconnects during a summer heatwave.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 2,060
11. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
12. The Adding Machine (1969)
M | 100 min | Comedy
An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Director: Jerome Epstein | Stars: Milo O'Shea, Phyllis Diller, Billie Whitelaw, Sydney Chaplin
Votes: 197
13. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
14. Dream Girl (1948)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
A daydreaming young lady, until she meets her reality man.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Betty Hutton, Macdonald Carey, Patric Knowles, Virginia Field
Votes: 175
15. On Trial (1928)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A court-room drama in which Robert Strickland (Bert Lytell) finds himself on trial for the murder of his friend.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Pauline Frederick, Bert Lytell, Lois Wilson, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 24
16. Rent Free (1922)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
A penniless artist moves into an abandoned house, but is discovered by the daughter of its former owner. It is revealed that the girl's father died and left everything to his wife (the ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Higgin | Stars: Wallace Reid, Lila Lee, Henry A. Barrows, Gertrude Short
17. Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
60 min | Drama
This program consisted of adaptations of high-quality plays written by leading playwrights.
Stars: Ralph Morgan, Philip Coolidge, John Seymour, Wendell Corey
Votes: 49
18. Journey to Jerusalem (1941)
90 min | Drama
Director: Elmer Rice | Stars: Arlene Francis, Horace Braham, James Gregory, Sidney Lumet
19. Saturday Playhouse (1958–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series of dramatisations of plays.
Stars: Elvi Hale, Madoline Thomas, George A. Cooper, Emrys Jones
20. Dream Girl (1955 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Adaptation of the stage play of the same name by Elmer Rice, about a frequently daydreaming woman and her love life. Georgina Allerton, a young bookstore cashier and aspiring novelist, ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Pepito Arvello, Vivian Blaine, Jose Duval
21. Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Musical
An American newspaper reporter is sent to Venice to interview a Romanian general. While there, he falls in love with a young heiress.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Irene Delroy, Charles King
Votes: 49
22. Max Liebman Spectaculars (1954– )
90 min | Music, Musical
Stars: Steve Allen, Dick Shawn, Art Linkletter, Judy Holliday
23. Street Scene (1997 TV Movie)
Musical
Director: José Montes-Baquer | Stars: Dean Anthony, Claudia Ashley, Rachel Beabout, Field Blauvelt
Votes: 18
24. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1938 TV Movie)
90 min | Mystery
Stars: Rosalyn Boulter, Hugh Casson, Cathleen Cordell, A. Bromley Davenport
25. On Trial (1917)
70 min | Drama
Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand. His attorney, however, cross-examines Strickland's wife and by questioning ... See full summary »
Director: James Young | Stars: Barbara Castleton, Sidney Ainsworth, Mary McAllister, James Young
26. On Trial (1939)
Passed | 61 min | Drama
A husband is put on trial for murder and he is ready to take the rap, for he is trying to shield his wife from scandal, along with their six-year-old daughter. But the smart young attorney ... See full summary »
Director: Terry O. Morse | Stars: Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Edward Norris, Janet Chapman
Votes: 81
27. Doubling for Romeo (1921)
60 min | Comedy
Slim Cody works in the movie industry, doubling for the performers. He has a dream in which he portrays Romeo in a movie version of "Romeo and Juliet, " and arranges for someone to double for him when the fight scenes get scary.
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Will Rogers, Sylvia Breamer, Raymond Hatton, Sidney Ainsworth
Votes: 28
28. Street Scene (1992 TV Movie)
148 min | Music
A musical version of Elmer Rice's play in which twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.
Director: Barrie Gavin | Stars: Terry Jenkins, Christine Bunning, Marian Martin, Melodie Waddingham
29. Der Strafverteidiger (1961 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Franz Josef Wild | Stars: Carl-Heinz Schroth, Claude Farell, Alice Lach, Barbara Rütting
Votes: 31
30. The Adding Machine (1948 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
After 25 years at his job, an accountant discovers that he will be replaced by an adding machine.
Stars: Stanley Maxted, Joan Young, Cecilia Eddy, Launce Maraschal
31. Weill: Street Scene (2019 Video)
160 min | Music
A musical version of Elmer Rice's play in which twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.
Directors: Jérémie Cuvillier, John Fulljames | Stars: Patricia Racette, Paulo Szot, Mary Bevan, Jeni Bern
Votes: 12
32. Ruf zur Leidenschaft (1961 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Director: John Olden | Stars: Gisela Uhlen, Wolfgang Büttner, Ingmar Zeisberg, Hartmut Reck
Votes: 23
33. For the Defense (1922)
50 min | Drama, Mystery
Anne Woodstock, a singer, is engaged to district attorney Christopher Armstrong and is a patient of Dr. Kasimir, a Hindu hypnotist-physician, who presumably restores her voice. By a ruse, ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Powell | Stars: Ethel Clayton, Vernon Steele, Zasu Pitts, Bertram Grassby
34. On Stage! (1949)
18 min | Documentary, Short
A glimpse into New York theatre life; includes shots of Rex Harrison in "Anne of the Thousand Days" and of Charles Boyer in "Red Gloves."
Stars: Maxwell Anderson, Brooks Atkinson, Jackson Beck, Charles Boyer
35. Counsellor at Law (1949 TV Movie)
135 min | Drama
A successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Stars: Madeleine Burgess, Maxine Cooper, Cecilia Eddy, Lyn Evans
36. It Is the Law (1924)
70 min | Drama, Mystery
Albert Woodruff is rejected by pretty Ruth Allen in favor of his friend, Justin Victor. Albert gets his revenge by faking his own death--by finding a man who looks just like him and killing... See full summary »
Director: J. Gordon Edwards | Stars: Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, Mona Palma, George Lessey
37. Die große Reise (1961 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Agnes Fink, Paul Hubschmid, Ingmar Zeisberg, Paul Esser
Votes: 18
38. Die Spur der Leidenschaft (1961 TV Movie)
Drama
Directors: Erich Neuberg, Leonard Steckel | Stars: Susi Nicoletti, Elfriede Irrall, Elisabeth Markus, Kurt Heintel
Votes: 7
39. Die Beklagte (1958 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Director: John Olden | Stars: Sonja Ziemann, Heinz Drache, Dieter Borsche, Marlene Riphahn
Votes: 15
40. Das träumende Mädchen (1956 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Hannes Tannert | Stars: Ann Höling, Annemarie Holtz, Willy Fueter, Hanns Lothar
41.
Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
Episode:
New York City Opera: Street Scene
(1979)
176 min | Music, Musical
A musical version of Elmer Rice's play in which twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Eileen Schauler, William Chapman, Catherine Malfitano, Alan Kays
42.
Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
Episode:
Counsellor-at-Law
(1951)
Drama
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Alfred Drake, Ruth Hussey
43.
Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
Episode:
Street Scene
(1952)
Drama
Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Coleen Gray, Paul Kelly, Michael Wager
44.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Black Sheep
(1950)
60 min | Drama
A young man returns home and receives a somewhat cool reception. He's surprised to discover that he's not the black sheep of the family.
Stars: Edwin Cooper, Howard Erskine, Anne Francis, Ruth Hammond
45.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Counsellor-at-Law
(1948)
Drama
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Bert Lytell, Paul Muni, Olive Deering
46.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Street Scene
(1948)
Drama
Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Bert Lytell, Betty Field, Erin O'Brien-Moore
47.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Grand Tour
(1960)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Percy Helton, Lori March, Scott McKay, Audrey Meadows
48.
The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode:
The Grand Tour
(1954)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Zachary Scott and Julie Haydon star in Pulitzer Prize Winning author Elmer Rice's "The Grand Tour".
Stars: Ruth Ford, Julie Haydon, Addison Richards, Jon Richards
49.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Counsellor at Law
(1957)
Drama
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Tamba Allen, Robert Ayres, Barbara Chilcott, Roger Delgado
50.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Street Scene
(1959)
Drama
Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.
Stars: Sheldon Allan, Nancy Bacal, Mary Barclay, Nade Beall