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1. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson
Votes: 1,043
2. Hee Haw (1969–1997)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Televised comedy/variety show with a country bent.
Stars: Roy Clark, Gunilla Hutton, Buck Owens, Grandpa Jones
Votes: 1,788
3. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,768
4. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,558
5. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
6. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
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
7. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 607
8. Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
30 min | Western
A fictionalized account of the life of legendary Wild West sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
Stars: Gail Davis, Brad Johnson, Jimmy Hawkins, Bob Woodward
Votes: 379
9. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
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: 1,391
10. Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Popular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Bill Wendell, Calvert DeForest
Votes: 4,984
11. The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
30 min | Western
The already legendary singing cowboy rode with his comic pal Pat from town to town bringing justice, song and his horse Champion to the old Southwest.
Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Pat Buttram, Bob Woodward
Votes: 264
12. The Phantom Empire (1935)
Approved | 245 min | Drama, Family, Romance
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried ... See full summary »
Directors: Otto Brower, B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Dorothy Christy
Votes: 539
13. The Range Rider (1951–1953)
30 min | Western
The Range Rider had a reputation for fairness, fighting ability, and accuracy with his guns and was known far and wide, even by the Indians.
Stars: Jock Mahoney, Dickie Jones, Bob Woodward, Al Wyatt Sr.
Votes: 178
14. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)
60 min | Music
Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »
Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres
Votes: 120
15. Riders in the Sky (1949)
Passed | 69 min | Western
In a town virtually owned by Rock McCleary, Ralph Lawson is in jail, framed for murder. Autry arrives to save his friend and win his friend's daughter Anne.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gloria Henry, Mary Beth Hughes
Votes: 186
16. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)
60 min | Comedy
The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.
Stars: Steve Allen, Gene Rayburn, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 258
17. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994 TV Movie)
94 min | Action, Adventure
Indiana Jones struggles to help film director Erich von Stroheim finish his latest film with limited time and budget.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Allison Smith, Bill Cusack, Julia Campbell
Votes: 666
18. Melody Ranch (1940)
Passed | 84 min | Western
His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Celebration.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, Barton MacLane
Votes: 255
19. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
20. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 221
21. This Is Your Life (1970–1973)
30 min | Biography, Reality-TV
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Nanette Fabray, Bette Davis, Peter Graves
Votes: 196
22. Artbound (2012– )
TV-PG | 56 min | News
A compilation of several short form documentary pieces about artists and arts practice in the 11 counties of Southern California.
Stars: Alice Bag, Austin Young, David Kipen, Carolina Miranda
Votes: 23
23. Saginaw Trail (1953)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Hamilton's Rangers, led by our hero Gene, must keep the Indians in the northern Michigan territory from attacking the settlers.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Connie Marshall, Eugene Borden
Votes: 103
24. Person to Person (1953–1961)
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Interviews with figures from public life.
Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Charles Collingwood, Jayne Meadows, Jerry Lewis
Votes: 223
25. The All American Cowboy (1985 TV Movie)
Family, Music, Western
Director: Howell Upchurch | Stars: James Drury, Gene Autry, Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 40
26. Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
Passed | 70 min | Western
Badguys Henry, Bill and Pete head a gang of outlaws who are destroying the timberland. When Gene butts in they frame him on a cattle-poisoning charge and set him up for murder.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Patricia Barry, Jimmy Lloyd
Votes: 234
27. Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955–1956)
30 min | Western
Buffalo Bill Jr. and his kid sister Calamity are raised under the watchful eye of Judge Ben 'Fair and Square" Wiley. Together this dynamic trio keep law and order in small town of Wileyville, Arizona.
Stars: Dickie Jones, Nancy Gilbert, Harry Cheshire, Bob Woodward
Votes: 99
28. Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
Passed | 79 min | Western
Gene's investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a showboat, where he finds that teenage singer Patsy's father has been working with the robbers to provide for her future.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, Carol Adams
Votes: 178
29. On Top of Old Smoky (1953)
Approved | 59 min | Western
Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable minerals. Autry and the Cass County Boys, mistaken for Texas Rangers, help out.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Grandon Rhodes
Votes: 90
30. Pack Train (1953)
Approved | 57 min | Western
Baddies McLain and Riker charge settlers what the traffic will bear for supplies. When Autry attempts to help out, the outlaws go after him.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Kenne Duncan
Votes: 79
31. The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
60 min | Music
A few years after Perry Como left as host, "The Kraft Music Hall" was revived as a regular series from 1967-71. There was no set host during this period, and various guest hosts, usually a ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Alan King, Eddy Arnold, Anne Meara
Votes: 130
32. The Strawberry Roan (1948)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Music, Western
Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his foreman, Gene Autry. The roan escapes ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt
Votes: 155
33. The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
Approved | 68 min | Western
Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards
Votes: 185
34. Shooting High (1940)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Music, Western
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead. The grandson's friend scares the actor out of town so he can get the role.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Marjorie Weaver, Frank M. Thomas
Votes: 146
35. Valley of Fire (1951)
Passed | 70 min | Western
Mayor Autry sends for a wagon train of women to settle in his town, but baddies Guilford and Rawlings plot to hijack the train and sell the ladies to love-hungry miners instead.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Russell Hayden
Votes: 117
36. Loaded Pistols (1948)
Passed | 78 min | Drama, Music, Western
Gene protects young Larry Evans, wrongly accused of murder, while trying to find the real badguys.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, Chill Wills, Jack Holt
Votes: 165
37. Gaucho Serenade (1940)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Music, Western
A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo
Votes: 158
38. Home on the Prairie (1939)
Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
Border inspector Gene makes certain no diseased animals make it into the United States.
Director: Jack Townley | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, George Cleveland
Votes: 121
39. The Steve Allen Show (1968–1971)
90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Pat Harrington Jr., Bob Einstein
Votes: 31
40. Trail to San Antone (1947)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western
Gene is out to help a crippled jockey when a wild stallion runs away with the speedy mare he plans for the jockey to ride, so Gene takes off in an airplane to bring them back.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion Jr., Peggy Stewart, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 106
41. Rancho Grande (1940)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western
Kay and her eastern clan go out West to run the ranch left her by her grandfather. Badguys are out to ruin the ranch's irrigation system, so Autry lends a hand.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee
Votes: 89
42. The Singing Hill (1941)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, Music, Western
If a young lady gives up her inheritance the local ranchers will lose their free grazing land.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Dale, Mary Lee
Votes: 104
43. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Music, Western
After a five year absence Gene returns home to find his father murdered and his boyhood pal accused of the dastardly deed.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Lucile Browne, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 169 | Gross: $1.00M
44. Git Along Little Dogies (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western
When war breaks out between oilmen and cattle ranchers, Gene sides with the ranchers until he learns that oil will bring a railroad to town.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Judith Allen, Maple City Four
Votes: 181
45. Sioux City Sue (I) (1946)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Music, Western
Talent scout Sue Warner takes Gene to Hollywood to play the voice of a singing donkey in a musical. Disgusted, he goes back home to find outlaws plan to blow up his dam and drown his animals.
Directors: Frank McDonald, Walter Lantz | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion Jr., Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 130
46. In Old Monterey (1939)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Western
Gene runs into opposition from a bunch of ranchers when the U.S. army send him to buy up land for bombing maneuvers.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 142
47. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
TV-G | 113 min | Documentary, History
For 50 years, radio dominated the airwaves as the first mass medium. Ken Burns examines the lives of three men who shared the responsibility for its invention and early success.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Jason Robards, Red Barber, Erik Barnouw, Ken Bilby
Votes: 593
48. Mule Train (1950)
Passed | 69 min | Western
Loosely based on Frankie Laine's popular record with the same title, Gene protects his friend's claim from badguy Sam Brady.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Sheila Ryan, Robert Livingston
Votes: 126
49. In Old Santa Fe (1934)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Music, Western
Kentucky loses his horse in a rigged horse race and gets framed for the murder of a stagecoach driver.
Directors: David Howard, Joseph Kane | Stars: Ken Maynard, Tarzan, Evalyn Knapp, H.B. Warner
Votes: 208
50. Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937)
Passed | 65 min | Western
Gene and Frog, out to stop a bunch of cattle rustlers, assume the identities of what they believe to be dead bandits, which soon gets them in big trouble.
Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Armida, Monte Blue
Votes: 158