Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Earl Eby

1. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.

Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Votes: 11,452

2. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

Approved | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincoln's assassin in 1865.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron

Votes: 2,565

3. The Bohemian Girl (1936)

Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Musical

A band of Gypsies is camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. ... See full summary »

Directors: James W. Horne, Charley Rogers, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Antonio Moreno

Votes: 2,235

4. The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971–1972)

30 min | Comedy

Beloved film legend James Stewart made his much-anticipated, highly-publicized series TV debut in this domestic comedy about the frequently chaotic home and professional lives of a small-town college professor.

Stars: James Stewart, Julie Adams, Jonathan Daly, Ellen Geer

Votes: 259

5. 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

6. This Is Your Life (1950–1987)

30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV

Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »

Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope

Votes: 314

7. Captain January (1936)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, Buddy Ebsen

Votes: 1,493

8. Vanished (1971)

196 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Government agencies investigate the mysterious disappearance of a powerful Presidential adviser.

Stars: Richard Widmark, Skye Aubrey, Tom Bosley, James Farentino

Votes: 161

9. Small Town Girl (1936)

Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

Kay lives in a small rural time and thinks that her life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night she meets young, handsome, rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while ... See full summary »

Directors: William A. Wellman, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Robert Taylor, Binnie Barnes, Andy Devine

Votes: 969

10. Rendezvous (1935)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, War

Powell plays an American cryptologist who tangles with German spies while falling in love.

Directors: William K. Howard, Sam Wood | Stars: William Powell, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill

Votes: 1,007

11. Incident on a Dark Street (1973 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 96 min | Crime, Drama

A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: James Olson, David Canary, Robert Pine, Richard S. Castellano

Votes: 214

12. Let 'em Have It (1935)

Passed | 96 min | Crime, Drama

Young Federal gang-busters in action, with pauses for romance.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Richard Arlen, Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 222

13. 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

14. High Tension (1936)

Passed | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Glenda Farrell, Norman Foster, Helen Wood

Votes: 151

15. Hearts in Bondage (1936)

Approved | 72 min | Drama, History, Romance

Best friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged to Raymond's sister. But the eruption of the Civil War divides them.

Director: Lew Ayres | Stars: James Dunn, Mae Clarke, David Manners, Charlotte Henry

Votes: 233

16. The Singing Cowboy (1936)

Passed | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western

Gene heads for the big city to convince a coffee company to sponsor a radio broadcast so he can raise the money for an operation which will save a girl from being crippled for life.

Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Lois Wilde, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 137

17. Romance in the Rain (1934)

Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

The publisher of a tabloid-type romance magazine decides to get some publicity by sponsoring a "Cinderella and Prince Charming" contest.

Director: Stuart Walker | Stars: Roger Pryor, Heather Angel, Esther Ralston, Victor Moore

18. Wake Up and Dream (1934)

Passed | 77 min | Adventure, Music, Romance

The story of a small-time vaudeville trio and their rise to the big time.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Russ Columbo, Roger Pryor, June Knight, Catherine Doucet

Votes: 69

19. 36 Hours to Kill (1936)

Passed | 66 min | Drama, Romance

Gangster Benson is on a train with G-man Evers and newswoman Marvis. First these two have to get the gangster, then they have to get each other.

Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley, Isabel Jewell

Votes: 148

20. Here Comes the Band (1935)

Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

The songwriter Ollie Watts goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by the unscrupulous music publisher Mr. Simmonds. Ollie brings his girlfriend and singer Margaret ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Sloane | Stars: Ted Lewis and His Orchestra, Ted Lewis, Virginia Bruce, Harry Stockwell

Votes: 82

21. The Girl on the Front Page (1936)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and helps break up a blackmail racket.

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart, Reginald Owen, Spring Byington

Votes: 77

22. Mister Dynamite (1935)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Jean Dixon, Victor Varconi, Esther Ralston

Votes: 78

23. It Happened in New York (1935)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A New York City cab driver in need of $200 picks up a movie star in his cab, and schemes to get the money from her.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Gertrude Michael, Heather Angel, Lyle Talbot, Hugh O'Connell

Votes: 32

24. Law of the Timber (1941)

Passed | 64 min | Drama, Western

The H&L Lumber Company headed by Henry Lorimer and his daughter "Perry", receives a huge national defense order, and prepares to cut the dangerous Antler Valley tract. Eastern dude John ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard B. Ray | Stars: Marjorie Reynolds, Monte Blue, J. Farrell MacDonald, Sven Hugo Borg

Votes: 51

25. Alias Mary Dow (1935)

Approved | 65 min | Drama

A taxi-dancer agrees to pose as a girl who had been kidnapped as a child 18 years before.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Sally Eilers, Ray Milland, Henry O'Neill, Katharine Alexander

Votes: 78

26. Manhattan Moon (1935)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Night club owner Dan Moore is trying to collect a debt owed to him by playboy Reggie Van Dorn, but Reggie is a playboy with no money but lots of social connections. In lieu of the cash, Dan... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Walker | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Dorothy Page, Henry Mollison, Hugh O'Connell

27. Confidential (1935)

Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A federal agent goes undercover to avenge the murder of a friend but one of the gang thinks he seems familiar.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, Warren Hymer, J. Carrol Naish

Votes: 133

28. The Flame Within (1935)

72 min | Drama, Romance

Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Maureen O'Sullivan, Louis Hayward

Votes: 272

29. Dangerous Waters (1936)

Approved | 66 min | Drama

While a ship captain is at sea dealing with a mutiny among his crew, his wife is at home having an affair with his best friend.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Diana Gibson

Votes: 42

30. Let's Talk It Over (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately for the sailor, she was only pretending to be drowning so that another young man she had her eye on would save her.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Chester Morris, Mae Clarke, Frank Craven, John Warburton

Votes: 14

31. College of Musical Knowledge (1949– )

60 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show

A short-lived television version of the radio musical quiz program "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" (1938-1949). It was again hosted by the bandleader Kay Kyser, and featured a ... See full summary »

Stars: Kay Kyser, Mike Douglas, M.A. Bogue, Sue Bennett

Votes: 21

32. The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971–1972)
Episode: Song of the Jailbird (1972)

30 min | Comedy

Thanks to the enforcement of local ordinance 612, Peter gets caught in a raid at a topless bar while dining with the Builders Association. In the wake of that raid, some students ask Luther... See full summary »

Director: Ezra Stone | Stars: James Stewart, Julie Adams, Jonathan Daly, Ellen Geer

Votes: 17

33. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: A Man in the Kitchen (1953)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Charlotte Austin, Nancy Guild, Jay Jackson, William Lundigan

34. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: A Yankee Cousin (1956)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

A man moves his family from Puerto Rico to New York City in the hopes of making a success for himself. He soon finds out that by signing for what he wants, the creditors are after him.

Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Alma Beltran, Robert Bernardet, Ken Carpenter, Joe Dominguez

35. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Adam Had Four Sons (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, ... See full summary »

Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Leon Ames, John Baer, Tom Brown, Ken Carpenter

36. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: An Angel Went AWOL (1954)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Ken Carpenter, Joanne Dru, Robert Jordan, Charlott Knight

37. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Because of You (1956)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: John Bentley, Betty Blythe, John Bryant, Ken Carpenter

38. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Bedtime Story (1955)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Playwright tries to stop his wife from retiring so he can star her in his next play.

Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Betty Blythe, Alexander Campbell, Ken Carpenter, Marguerite Chapman

39. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Christmas in Connecticut (1956)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.

Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Edit Angold, Leon Askin, Ken Carpenter, Mona Freeman

40. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Christmas in July (1954)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, ... See full summary »

Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Florenz Ames, Sally Corner, Nancy Gates, Harry Hayden

41. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Craig's Wife (1954)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.

Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Ruth Hussey, Lillian Bronson, Paul Bryar, Ken Carpenter

42. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Dark Hammock (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Norman Morgan | Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jean Carson, Stephen Coit, Ruby Dandridge

43. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Dark Victory (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether she'll meet her final days with dignity.

Director: Norman Morgan | Stars: Mary Adams, Ken Carpenter, Jack Cassidy, Toni Gerry

44. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Death Do Us Part (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Joel Ashley, Ken Carpenter, Louis Jean Heydt, Robert Lynn

45. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Design for November (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: James P. Yarbrough | Stars: Julie Adams, Mary Anderson, Ken Carpenter, Douglas Dick

46. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Desperate Glory (1955)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Ken Carpenter, Dean Cromer, Joe De Santis, Grace Field

47. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Diagnosis: Homicide (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

An elderly but wealthy woman is murdered, and the only clues the police have are a a bloody envelope, a toothpick and a dead mosquito.

Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Frank Albertson, Raymond Bailey, Judith Braun, Ken Carpenter

48. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Edge of Doubt (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Tol Avery, Philip Carey, Ken Carpenter, Kathleen Crowley

49. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Eileen (1957)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Irish rebel Barry O'Day has a price on his head from the English, so he disguises himself as a groom. But when he falls in love with a beautiful English girl, she'll have nothing to do with... See full summary »

Director: David Orrick McDearmon | Stars: Paul Birch, Ken Carpenter, Laurie Carroll, Paul Keast

50. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Five Star Final (1954)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results.

Director: Earl Eby | Stars: Louise Arthur, Ernestine Barrier, Marvin Bryan, Ken Carpenter