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1. Mommie Dearest (1981)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 18,328 | Gross: $19.03M
2. The Swimmer (1968)
M/PG | 95 min | Drama
A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.
Directors: Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley
Votes: 13,756
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,241
4. Hello Again (1987)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 3,776 | Gross: $20.42M
5. David and Lisa (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson
Votes: 3,349 | Gross: $5.01M
6. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,457
7. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress, Lorraine Cullen
Votes: 2,157 | Gross: $2.78M
8. Last Summer (1969)
R | 95 min | Drama
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Catherine Burns
Votes: 2,152 | Gross: $2.37M
9. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James
Votes: 2,148
10. 'Doc' (1971)
R | 96 min | Drama, Western
Doc Holliday, the cold-blooded sharp-shooter, reunites with his old friend, Marshall Wyatt Earp, to take down the Clanton gang in the dusty town of Tombstone, in Arizona.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney
Votes: 2,044
11. Compromising Positions (1985)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey
Votes: 1,129 | Gross: $12.53M
12. Monsignor (1982)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, War
An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller
Votes: 1,016 | Gross: $12.41M
13. Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Staff and students at a rural school react to a warning of an imminent nuclear attack, not knowing whether it is real or a mistake.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Jane Connell, William Daniels, James Frawley, Richard Hamilton
Votes: 962
14. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944
15. Play It As It Lays (1972)
R | 99 min | Drama
A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke
Votes: 782 | Gross: $0.47M
16. Man on a Swing (1974)
PG | 110 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only... See full summary »
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson
Votes: 767
17. 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: 608
18. Dummy (1979 TV Movie)
96 min | Crime, Drama, History
A deaf and dumb young man is accused of murdering a prostitute and defended by a deaf lawyer.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Paul Sorvino, LeVar Burton, Brian Dennehy, Rose Gregorio
Votes: 277
19. Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
Approved | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Nat Cutler, known as Hawkeye, is a fur trader. With his faithful Indian companion Chingachgook, the last of the Mohican tribe, he fights to protect settlers against the raiding Huron Indians.
Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., Bill Walsh, John Vernon
Votes: 271
20.
ABC Stage 67 (1966–1967)
Episode:
A Christmas Memory
(1966)
51 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Its the last Christmas together in Depression era Alabama of a sensitive boy and his elderly cousin who was his closest friend. The two raise enough money to buy the ingredients for 30 ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Geraldine Page, Donnie Melvin, Lavinia Cassels, Christine Marler
Votes: 262
21. 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
22. Trilogy (1969)
G | 110 min | Drama, Romance
"Miriam": Miss Miller has spent her life as a governess for children in some of the most fashionable homes in New York. She is shocked one day to learn that one of her "babies" is expecting... See full summary »
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Geraldine Page, Donnie Melvin, Lavinia Cassels, Christine Marler
Votes: 183
23. The Thanksgiving Visitor (1968 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography
This TV movie is based on Truman Capote's childhood memories of living with his aunts in rural Alabama during the Depression. It is Christmas, and time for his quirky Aunt Sook to make her ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Geraldine Page, Michael Kearney, Hansford Rowe III, Joy Nicholson
Votes: 143
24. ABC Stage 67 (1966–1967)
51 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A weekly anthology of one-hour plays, both original and adapted from literary sources.
Stars: Lee Grant, Arthur Kennedy, The Doodletown Pipers, Diahann Carroll
Votes: 110
25. Festival of Family Classics (1972– )
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An animated anthology series by Rankin/Bass, featuring adaptations of both folk tales and classic literature. Among the characters featured in various episodes were Cinderella, Hiawatha, ... See full summary »
Stars: Bernard Cowan, Billie Mae Richards, Peggi Loder, Peg Dixon
Votes: 80
26. Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969– )
24 min | Adventure
Teenager Billy Williams and his sister Hannah live with their mother Nancy at a hunting and fishing lodge in Rainbow Country, the popular name of the North Channel area of Lake Huron in ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Cottier, Buckley Petawabano, Susan Conway, Albert Millaire
Votes: 80
27. Skag (1980– )
60 min | Drama
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stroke forces him to stay home and try to put his life back together and deal with family ... See full summary »
Stars: Karl Malden, Piper Laurie, Craig Wasson, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 50
28. On the Bridge (1992)
95 min | Documentary
A documentary of director Frank Perry's own fight with cancer, which he ultimately lost in 1995.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Frank Perry, Lauren Bacall, Ohad Rossen, Barbara Walters
Votes: 41
29.
Skag (1980– )
Episode:
Pilot
(1980)
180 min | Drama
Pilot film for the short-lived TV series stars Karl Malden as a veteran steel mill foreman whose world is torn apart when he suffers a stroke leaving him temporarily paralyzed and is forced... See full summary »
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Karl Malden, Piper Laurie, Craig Wasson, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 34
30.
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
Episode:
Way Station
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The daughter of Mingo Chief Nocona is desired by two warring tribesmen.
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., James Doohan, Rex Devlin
Votes: 33
31.
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
Episode:
The Search
(1957)
Approved | Adventure, Drama, Western
Hawkeye and Chingachkook rescue an elderly woman from two Indians who have kidnapped her and were about to take her back to their tribe. She asks the two for help in finding her son, who ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr., Larry Solway, Marjorie Purvey
Votes: 28
32. Island Women (1958)
72 min | Drama
The semi-steamy story (more in promise than actual deliverance) is set in Nassau and finds Mike, an American charter boat captain, involved in a romance with tourist Jan but Jan's aunt, ... See full summary »
Director: William Berke | Stars: Marie Windsor, Vince Edwards, Marilee Earle, Leslie Scott
Votes: 25
33. Among the Paths to Eden (1967 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Ivor Belli is visiting his wife's grave when a lonely spinster strikes up a conversation.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Martin Balsam, Win Forman, William Jordan, Will Lee
Votes: 17
34. Howard K. Smith (1962– )
Stars: Howard K. Smith, Edward R. Murrow, Jacob Javits, H.V. Kaltenborn
Votes: 13
35.
Festival of Family Classics (1972– )
Episode:
Sleeping Beauty
(1973)
Not Rated | Animation, Short, Adventure
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Peg Dixon, Carl Banas, Len Birman, Bernard Cowan
Votes: 8
36. J.F.K.: A One-Man Show (1984 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography
Dramatization of the career of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Mike Farrell
Votes: 6
37. Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet (1985 TV Special)
Stars: Lauren Bacall, Robert Benton, Kitty Carlisle, Walter Cronkite
38. Playwright at Work (1961– )
30 min | Talk-Show
This was a weekly series of 10 half-hour programs produced in New York by the National Educational Television and Radio Center (the predecessor of PBS) in the spring and summer of 1961, ... See full summary »
Stars: Frank Perry, Shepperd Strudwick, E.W. Swackhamer, Bramwell Fletcher
39.
Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969– )
Episode:
Dreamer's Rock
(1969)
Adventure
Dreamer's Rock, a quartzite peak just opposite the lodge is a sacred place where First Nations youth would experience a vision to determine their life's role. Mr Travers of the Serpent ... See full summary »
Director: George Gorman | Stars: Stephen Cottier, Buckley Petawabano, Susan Conway, Albert Millaire
40.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Episode dated 26 January 1970
(1970)
TV-G | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Joan Rivers, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Thelma Houston
41.
Howard K. Smith (1962– )
Episode:
Hollywood: The End of the Dream Factory, the Growth of an Art
(1963)
Stars: Stanley Kramer, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Alan J. Pakula, Frank Perry
42.
The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
Episode:
Episode #2.92
(1970)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, Anita Gillette, Shari Lewis, Frank Perry
43.
The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
Episode:
Mamie Van Doren, Jimmy Dean, Stevie Wonder, Earl Wilson, Frank Perry, Uncle Dirty
(1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Stars: Merv Griffin, Arthur Treacher, Jimmy Dean, Mamie Van Doren
44.
The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
Episode:
Episode #2.189
(1970)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, John Davidson, Bette Midler, Tom Patterson
45.
The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
Episode:
Episode #3.226
(1971)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, Bruce Brown, The Clancy Brothers, Dan Greenburg
46.
Playwright at Work (1961– )
Episode:
Luigi Pirandello
(1961)
Talk-Show
Stars: William Murray, Frank Perry, E.W. Swackhamer
47.
Playwright at Work (1961– )
Episode:
Edward Albee
(1961)
Talk-Show
Stars: Peggy Feury, Frank Perry, Alan Schneider, Shepperd Strudwick
48.
Today (1952– )
Episode:
Episode dated 1 January 1973
(1973)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Frank McGee, Barbara Walters, Frank Blair, Bella Abzug
49.
Playwright at Work (1961– )
Episode:
James Merrill
(1962)
Talk-Show
Stars: Frank Perry, Paul Roebling, Ira von Fürstenberg
50.
Playwright at Work (1961– )
Episode:
Lorraine Hansberry
(1961)
Talk-Show
Interview with playwright Lorraine Hansberry. The opening scene from her work-in-progress "Toussaint" is performed by Bramwell Fletcher and Marie Andrews under the direction of Lloyd ... See full summary »
Stars: Marie Andrews, Bramwell Fletcher, Lorraine Hansberry, Frank Perry