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1.
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
Stranger in the Night
(1956)
60 min | Drama
A widow rents a cottage and forms a friendship with the ghost of the previous owner.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Michael Wilding, Tom Conway, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 26
2.
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955–1959)
Episode:
The De Santre Story
(1956)
30 min | Crime
The wife of a member of the French Academy is charged with the murder of a gossip columnist. She testifies that she had to kill him to save her husband from being blackmailed.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, Robert Cornthwaite, Joan Fontaine, Eduard Franz
Votes: 16
3. Talent Scouts (1962–1963)
60 min | Family
Famous guest celebrities introduced young professionals on this talent show.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Jim Backus, Marty Allen, Jack E. Leonard
Votes: 30
4.
I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
Episode:
Peggy Cass
(1963)
TV-G | Family, Game-Show
Joan Fontaine Got a Secret.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Garry Moore, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Joan Fontaine
Votes: 29
5.
Startime (1959–1961)
Episode:
Closed Set
(1960)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
A Hollywood director struggles with the demands and egotism of a famous leading lady.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Joan Fontaine, John Ireland, Peter Lazer, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 19
6.
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
Episode:
Perilous
(1959)
60 min | Drama
In Berlin in 1937, an English librarian and spy (Joan Fontaine) falls in love with a German newspaperman and decides to give up her underground activities.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Desi Arnaz, Rudolph Anders, Edit Angold, Mark Dana
Votes: 22
7.
The Bing Crosby Show (1964–1965)
Episode:
Operation Man Save
(1965)
30 min | Comedy
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Bing Crosby, Beverly Garland, Frank McHugh, Carol Faylen
Votes: 11
8. Doris Day's Best Friends (1985–1986)
30 min | Family, Talk-Show
Doris Day hosted this talk show, which featured celebrity interviews and animal advocacy.
Stars: Doris Day, Biggest, Angie Dickinson, Robert Wagner
Votes: 33
9. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
10.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
A Possibility of Oil
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Todays theme is A Possibility of Oil.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Brad Dexter, Joan Fontaine, Josephine Hutchinson
Votes: 21
11.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Naomi Kaylor Story
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hawks rides to the John Kaylor ranch to buy horses for the train but John just died. His widow Naomi refuses to sell the horses at the price John had promised. Naomi shows no sorrow over her husband's death, only wanting to sell the ranch.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: John McIntire, Joan Fontaine, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath
Votes: 91
12. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,163
13. 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: 4,246
14. 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: 1,770
15. Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
360 min | Documentary, History
The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures.
Stars: Edward Asner, Ginger Rogers, Linwood G. Dunn, Pandro S. Berman
Votes: 185
16. The Nutcracker (1985 TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy, Music
Although the set design and most of the costumes are remarkably like the later Royal Ballet Peter Wright productions, (2001 and 2009) many tiny details are different. While the production ... See full synopsis »
Director: John Vernon | Stars: Lesley Collier, Anthony Dowell, Michael Coleman, Julie Rose
Votes: 39
17.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
The Star
(1975)
TV-PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the son of a famous actress disappears the police think its another instance of his recurring drug problem. Cannon is hired to find him, but no one is telling him the whole truth.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: William Conrad, Joan Fontaine, Jack Carter, Linden Chiles
Votes: 101
18.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
At Miss Minner's
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Todays theme is At Miss Minner's.
Director: John Newland | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Isobel Elsom, John Newland
Votes: 24
19.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
The Story of Judith
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Todays theme is The Story of Judith.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Henry Brandon, Argentina Brunetti, Victor Buono
Votes: 22
20.
Cinema (1964–1975)
Episode:
Joan Fontaine
(1967)
Documentary
Stars: Joan Fontaine, Michael Scott
Votes: 14
21. 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: 945
22. De película (1982–1990)
60 min
Stars: Isabel Mestres, José Ruiz, Emilio Linder, María Salerno
Votes: 136
23.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Summer Promise
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young man plans to wed his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Joan Fontaine, Scott Marlowe, Philip Ober
Votes: 35
24. The Light That Failed (1961 TV Movie)
Drama
Presented by The Breck Shampoo Company, this Rudyard Kipling classic takes place in 1880, the changes that take place, some good, some bad in the life of Dick Heldar. A struggling artist ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Edward Atienza, Richard Basehart, Eric Berry, Joan Fontaine
Votes: 19
25.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
The Victorian Chaise Longue
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Marian Seldes, Bruce Lester, Sydney Smith
Votes: 27
26. Rebecca (1940)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson
Votes: 146,936 | Gross: $4.36M
27. The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Various guest hosts present a musical variety show.
Stars: Bing Crosby, Dick Tufeld, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres
Votes: 321
28. Family Classics: The Three Musketeers (1960 TV Movie)
120 min | Adventure
This is a complete version of The Three Musketeers. The focal point is the Musketeers efforts to save the King and Queen from the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu who wants to secretly be... See full summary »
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Rod Colbin, John Colicos, Patricia Cutts, Thayer David
Votes: 42
29. Busby Berkeley (1974)
96 min | Documentary
This tribute to Busby Berkeley features candid interviews with his friends and associates: Ruth Donnelly recalls the frantic filming of _Footlight Parade (1933) _. 'Debbie Reynolds' talks ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Jones | Stars: Alan G. Barbour, Ruth Donnelly, Joan Fontaine, Russ Jones
Votes: 16
30.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
The Clocks
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A widow planning to re-marry insists she is being haunted - by the ghost of her first husband.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Joan Fontaine, David Farrar, Wayne Rogers, Addison Richards
Votes: 41
31.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Your Other Love
(1956)
30 min | Drama
The second wife of a wealthy Southerner moves with her husband to his family estate. She unexpectedly finds herself competing with his more glamorous first wife who's scheming to win him back.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Warren Stevens, June Vincent, Roy Gordon
Votes: 13
32.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Joan Fontaine
(1954)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 33
33. I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
Stars: John Cannon, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen, Garry Moore
Votes: 566
34. Mr. Adams and Eve (1957–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Famous Hollywood actors Eve Drake and Howard Adams, a married couple, are shown at home plus at work, usually to comedic effect. They wrangle with studio head J.B. Hafter and deal with their agent, the affable Steve.
Stars: Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, Alan Reed, Olive Carey
Votes: 66
35. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
Stars: Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 143
36. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
37. Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
14 min | Short, Comedy
This is a collection of bloopers and film manipulation by The Warner Studio Club for an annual dinner for the staff at Warner Brothers.
Stars: Alan Baxter, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer, George Brent
Votes: 99
38. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Marcel Journet
Votes: 13,655
39.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock
(1979)
100 min | Documentary
On March 7, 1979, Alfred Hitchcock becomes the seventh recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Judith Anderson, Ned Beatty, Berry Berenson, Ingrid Bergman
Votes: 295
40.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
Howard's Way
(1987)
64 min | Documentary, History
Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.
Stars: Edward Asner, Richard Fleischer, Robert Mitchum, Mario Zamparelli
Votes: 27
41. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Approved | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"One Step Beyond" was a collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknown.
Stars: John Newland, Robert Douglas, Olan Soule, Will J. White
Votes: 1,880
42. Aloha Paradise (1981)
60 min | Comedy
Each week, visitors would be welcomed by Ms. Chase to the Paradise Village holiday resort in sunny Hawaii. Most of the guests had the same reason for booking their vacations here: to ... See full summary »
Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Bill Daily, Pat Klous, Mokihana
Votes: 42
43. Hollywood Greats (1977– )
40 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
Stars: Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross, David Thomson, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 178
44. The Women (1939)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland
Votes: 14,916 | Gross: $2.27M
45. To Tell the Truth (1956–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Classic game show in which a person of some notoriety and two impostors try to match wits with a panel of four celebrities. The object of the game is to try to fool the celebrities into voting for the two impostors.
Stars: Bud Collyer, Johnny Olson, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston
Votes: 534
46. Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973–1981)
60 min | Talk-Show
The Tomorrow Show was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder.
Stars: Tom Snyder, Kelly Lange, Clare Boothe Luce, William C. Rader
Votes: 146
47.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Voyage Into Fear
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Joan Fontaine plays a woman who claims her husband is trying to kill her. Corey accompanied her on a cruise ship to protect her but her odd behavior raises doubts. Also onboard watching her... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Joan Fontaine
Votes: 33
48.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Dana Carvey/Joe Garagiola/David Teitelbaum & Jack Saltzberg
(1988)
TV-PG | 41 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Dana Carvey (Saturday Night Live (1975)); Joe Garagiola (book "It's Anybody's Ballgame"); CalArts film students David Teitelbaum and Jack Saltzberg talk about crashing the red carpet at the Academy Awards by posing as reporters.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dana Carvey
Votes: 17
49. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 317
50. The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961)
30 min | Drama
A drama anthology series hosted by actress Loretta Young. In addition to hosting the series, she played the lead in various episodes.
Stars: Loretta Young, John Milton Kennedy, John Newland, Robert Foulk
Votes: 304