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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Felizia Kingdom Story
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Tough as nails Felizia Kingdom controls an enormous amount of land by force, and no one is good enough to inherit the responsibility. When Flint handles her henchmen with ease, she decides he's the man for the job.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Judith Anderson, Frank McGrath
Votes: 92
5. Macbeth (III) (1960 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson, Michael Hordern, Ian Bannen
Votes: 71
6.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Medea
(1959)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A betrayed queen takes a terrible revenge.
Directors: Wes Kenney, José Quintero | Stars: Judith Anderson, Eric Berry, Henry Brandon, Jacqueline Brookes
Votes: 41
7.
Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.76
(1984)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Directors: Bob LaHendro, Rick Bennewitz | Stars: Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Mark Arnold, Joe Barnaba
Votes: 10
8. 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: 146,950 | Gross: $4.36M
9. Medea (I) (1983 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
Medea (Zoe Caldwell) is in Corinth with Jason (Mitchell Ryan) and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason.
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: Zoe Caldwell, Judith Anderson, Mitchell Ryan, Jacqueline Brookes
Votes: 85
10. 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
11. Gypsy (1965– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A morning television talk show hosted by Gypsy Rose Lee
Stars: Gypsy Rose Lee, June Havoc, Pat Carroll, Richard Deacon
Votes: 46
12. 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: 78,008 | Gross: $93.74M
13. Laura (1944)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.
Directors: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price
Votes: 51,574 | Gross: $4.36M
14. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson
Votes: 53,467 | Gross: $17.57M
15. 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: 1,563
16. 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
17. The Billy Rose Show (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
A short-lived anthology series, sponsored by the Hudson Motor Car Company. The host was the theatrical showman and lyricist Billy Rose. The show was canceled due to a decline in the sales ... See full summary »
Stars: Billy Rose, Frank Albertson, Ludwig Donath, Walter Hampden
Votes: 33
18.
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
19. 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: 165
20. This Is Your Life (1970–1973)
30 min | Biography, Reality-TV
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Nanette Fabray, Bette Davis, Peter Graves
Votes: 197
21.
Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.208
(1985)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Director: Norman Hall | Stars: Charles Bateman, Margarita Cordova, Lane Davies, Linda Gibboney
Votes: 9
22. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire
Votes: 3,756
23. Kings Row (1942)
Passed | 127 min | Drama
The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn of the century.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field
Votes: 5,048
24. Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
A short-lived attempt to adapt the works of the veteran British writer William Somerset Maugham for a television audience. Introductions and epilogues often depicted the writer himself, and... See full summary »
Stars: W. Somerset Maugham, Robert H. Harris, Ross Martin, Joan Chandler
Votes: 42
25. And Then There Were None (1945)
Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Seven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young
Votes: 16,678
26. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas
Votes: 11,108
27. The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982 TV Special)
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Tony Randall, Karen Akers, Judith Anderson, Lucie Arnaz
Votes: 28
28. The Furies (1950)
Passed | 109 min | Western
A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson
Votes: 3,909
29. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 186
30. 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
31. Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
60 min | Drama
Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, et cetera.
Stars: Elmer Davis, Charles Dingle, Richard Bishop, Joan Chandler
Votes: 50
32.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(1958)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Judith Anderson, Hume Cronyn, Viveca Lindfors, Eva Le Gallienne
Votes: 27
33. Edge of Darkness (1943)
Passed | 119 min | Drama, War
After two years under German rule, a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston, Nancy Coleman
Votes: 3,022
34. Pursued (1947)
Passed | 101 min | Western
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger
Votes: 3,838
35. Telephone Time (1956–1958)
30 min | Drama
Anthology series originally featured plays by host, John Nesbitt for season one. Beginning in September 1957, works from other authors were presented as well until series ended in April ... See full summary »
Stars: John Nesbitt, Frank Baxter, Maurice Marsac, Florenz Ames
Votes: 249
36. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 80
37. 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
38. All Through the Night (1942)
Approved | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Karen Verne, Jane Darwell
Votes: 4,937
39. The Elgin Hour (1954–1955)
60 min | Drama
A drama series that ran every other week, attracted top notch actors and actresses, and was broadcast from New York City.
Stars: John Cassavetes, William Redfield, Polly Bergen, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 51
40. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos
Votes: 105
41. The Moon and Sixpence (1959 TV Movie)
Drama
A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy
Votes: 73
42. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Directors: Alan Handley, Christian Nyby, Roy Rowland, Norman Taurog, King Vidor, William A. Wellman, Bud Yorkin | Stars: Judith Anderson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Benchley, Walter Brennan
Votes: 56
43. Macbeth (1954 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama
Macbeth (Maurice Evans), the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his King and takes the throne for himself.
Directors: Hudson Faucett, George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson, House Jameson, Richard Waring
Votes: 25
44. The Star and the Story (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the successful team by Four Star Productions, there are many young actors and actresses that went onto bigger things.
Stars: Henry Fonda, Hugh Sanders, Frank Lovejoy, Hillary Brooke
Votes: 63
45. Our American Heritage (1959–1961)
60 min | Biography, History
Stars: Lowell Thomas, Howard St. John, Ralph Bellamy, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 13
46. Over Easy (1977–1982)
30 min | Talk-Show
A talk show with news, interviews, and entertainment aimed at the older viewer.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Frank Blair, Peter Ustinov, Eartha Kitt
Votes: 17
47.
Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(1984)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
After one of his oil rigs catches on fire, C.C. sends for Cruz Castillo. Santana hires an investigator, unaware that he is working for C.C. Joe breaks into the Capwell mansion, but an alarm goes off when he tries to enter Channing's room.
Director: Ellen Gittelsohn | Stars: Ian Abercrombie, Judith Anderson, Robert Alan Browne, Margarita Cordova
Votes: 15
48.
Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode:
Episode #1.12
(1984)
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
Cruz arrives safe and sound on C.C.'s doorstep. Cruz collapses and is taken to the hospital. Santana finds out her investigator is working for C.C. Both Kelly and Joe receive telegrams inviting them to meet at the same place the next day.
Stars: Ian Abercrombie, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Robert Alan Browne
Votes: 18
49. A Man Called Horse (1970)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou
Votes: 9,370 | Gross: $1.94M
50. Elizabeth the Queen (1968 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
In the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I (Dame Judith Anderson) is the ruler of England. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (Charlton Heston) is her lover, best friend, and worst enemy.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Judith Anderson, Charlton Heston, Michael Allinson, Alan Caillou
Votes: 88