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1. The Movie Crazy Years (1971 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary
The look at the film world of the '30s, focused its attention on the Warner Bros. studio of the era, the Depressions years.
Stars: Michael Tolan, Busby Berkeley, Joan Blondell, George Brent
Votes: 133
2. Reflets de Cannes (1952– )
Documentary
The first show of the French television about movies; the only one dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival. Features interviews and backstage footage devoted to the event, the gala evenings, the competing films, and everyday life in Cannes.
Stars: François Chalais, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, Michèle Morgan
Votes: 135
3. 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
4. The Right Man (1960 TV Movie)
History
Director: Burt Shevelove | Stars: John Alexander, Richard Boone, Tom Bosley, Alan Bunce
Votes: 8
5.
Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Devil and Daniel Webster
(1960)
Biography, Comedy, Drama
New Englander Jabez Stone is about to lose the farm, in a fit he tells his wife that he'd sell his soul to the devil for just about two cents! And of course the devil takes him up on it. ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Royal Beal, Howard Freeman, Stuart Germain
Votes: 16
6. 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: 1,769
7. 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
8. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
9. Double Indemnity (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr
Votes: 167,410 | Gross: $5.72M
10. The Jack Paar Program (1962–1965)
60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
This was a variety show, hosted by Jack Paar, that had live and filmed interviews with famous people; comedy and musical acts; and home movies of trips Paar took with his wife Miriam and his teenage daughter Randy.
Stars: Jack Paar, Jose Melis, Jim G. Lucas, Jonathan Winters
Votes: 232
11. Dieter & Andreas (1989)
Short, Comedy, Music
Director: Christian Zemlin | Stars: Matt Zemlin, Eva Zemlin
Votes: 98
12.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Edward G. Robinson (2)
(1956)
Family, Game-Show
Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 30
13. 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
14. At This Very Moment (1962 TV Special)
60 min | Music
Burt Lancaster is host for this taped one-hour variety show saluting 25 years of progress in cancer control and inaugurating Cancer Control Month.
Director: Dick Schneider | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Richard Chamberlain, Bobby Darin, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 20
15.
The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode:
The Legend of Jim Riva
(1961)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jim Riva is released from jail after serving 15 yrs. for running a gambling syndicate. When he is released an attempt is made on his life.
Director: Richard Carlson | Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Mark Goddard, Adam West
Votes: 11
16.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Edward G. Robinson
(1953)
Family, Game-Show
The first of five appearances that Edward G. Robinson would eventually make on the show, which also included two very funny and entertaining segments with two senior ladies, one being Dog ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 38
17.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Edward G. Robinson (5)
(1965)
Family, Game-Show
Panelists question a cartoonist, a swans' breeder, an assistant district attorney and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a Romanian-born stage and screen actor during Hollywood's Golden Age.
Stars: Arlene Francis, Martin Gabel, Marianne Means, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 19
18. Laugh-In (1967–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 3,653
19. 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: 98
20.
Batman (1966–1968)
Episode:
Batman's Satisfaction
(1967)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Colonel Gumm planned heist at a major stamp exhibition results in a showdown between Batman and The Green Hornet.
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 410
21. The Ten Commandments (1956)
G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 77,822 | Gross: $93.74M
22. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.
Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto
Votes: 6,178
23. 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: 1,561
24. The Tonight Show (1953–1957)
TV-PG | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
The show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When ... See full summary »
Stars: Skitch Henderson, Gene Rayburn, Steve Allen, Steve Lawrence
Votes: 226
25. This Is Tom Jones (1969–1971)
60 min | Documentary, Music
A typical variety show featuring music by both guests and the host. Interspersed were comedy segments often by Ace Trucking Company which featured rising talents Fred Williard and Patti Deutsch.
Stars: Tom Jones, The Mike Sammes Singers, Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie
Votes: 119
26. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
27. Scarlet Street (1945)
Approved | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 19,170
28. Key Largo (1948)
Approved | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man visits his war buddy's family hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 43,965
29. Celebrity Playhouse (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Angela Lansbury, Scott Brady, Howard Duff, Sylvia Sidney
Votes: 42
30. The Woman in the Window (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When a conservative middle aged professor engages in a relationship with a femme fatale, he's plunged into a nightmarish world of blackmail and murder.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon
Votes: 17,769
31. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Family
A Norwegian farmer lovingly raises his daughter in rural World War II-era Benson Junction, Wisconsin.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford
Votes: 2,345
32. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 164
33. 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: 153
34. U.S.A. (1971 TV Movie)
150 min
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: John Davidson, Peter Bonerz, James Farentino, Joan Hackett
Votes: 10
35.
Night Gallery (1969–1973)
Episode:
The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror
(1971)
TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Mikey Goldman searches for the Messiah to comfort his dying grandfather Abe. / Removing paint from an antique mirror, shop owner Frank Standish sees an alien landscape that is used to rid himself of his unwanted partner.
Directors: Gene R. Kearney, Don Taylor | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Yaphet Kotto, Tony Roberts, Joseph Ruskin
Votes: 370
36.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Edward G. Robinson (3)
(1960)
Family, Game-Show
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Martin Gabel, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 22
37. Batman (1966–1968)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.
Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 26,128
38. Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell was often the star, as well as the host.
Stars: Dick Powell, Walter Sande, Denver Pyle, Bill Erwin
Votes: 582
39. The Sea Wolf (1941)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama
After being fished out of the sea by a sailer, three fugitives find themselves prisoners of the ship's brutal skipper who refuses to put them ashore and they hatch an escape plan during a crew mutiny.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Alexander Knox
Votes: 4,411
40. The Detectives (1959–1962)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Captain Matt Holbrook leads a squad of brave and tough detectives in a large, unnamed city. Instead of leading personal lives, they spend all of their time tracking murderers, thieves, ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Mark Goddard
Votes: 241
41. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
42. Happy Days (1970–1976)
60 min | Comedy, History, Music
This summer replacement comedy/variety show, not to be confused with the long-running sitcom, was a simultaneous parody of/homage to the 1930's. In addition to its regular cast of comedians... See full summary »
Stars: Louis Nye, Chuck McCann, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding
Votes: 32
43. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Approved | 103 min | Biography, Drama
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp
Votes: 1,825
44. Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau (1930)
104 min | Drama
Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as himself.
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Vilma Bánky, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Schildkraut, Conrad Seideman
Votes: 46
45.
Many Happy Returns (1964–1965)
Episode:
Pilot Show
(1964)
30 min | Comedy
Walter Burnley new job begins when a bride-to-be Susan Jones brings back her gifts due to a disagreement. Burnley tries to get the marriage back on track leading people to believe he's the new groom for the young woman.
Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: John McGiver, Elinor Donahue, Mark Goddard, Cynthia Pepper
Votes: 11
46. The Stranger (1946)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Philip Merivale
Votes: 28,707
47. Lust for Life (1956)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown
Votes: 12,505 | Gross: $3.48M
48. House of Strangers (1949)
Approved | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler
Votes: 4,187
49. All My Sons (1948)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Film-Noir
During WW2, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever but years later his sin comes back to haunt him when Joe's son plans to marry Deever's daughter.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians, Louisa Horton
Votes: 2,407
50. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan
Votes: 3,207