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1.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
No Answer
(1958)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A swindler who's known for separating rich widows from their money is the lead suspect in the murder of this latest "pigeon." His alibi seems pretty air tight: he was with the investigating cop when the murder supposedly took place.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Keenan Wynn, Donald Cook, Barry Kelley, William Martel
Votes: 10
2. 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: 32
3. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Gene Lyons
Votes: 110
4. The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
Approved | 67 min | Drama
Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Richard Arlen, Charlotte Wynters, Douglass Dumbrille, Mary Kornman
Votes: 32
5. The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950–1951)
60 min | Drama
Live dramatic series featuring top rated actors in adaptations of Broadway plays or top rated novels.
Stars: Walter Abel, Cliff Hall, Eva Marie Saint, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 37
6. The Public Enemy (1931)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell
Votes: 22,965 | Gross: $1.01M
7. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
Stars: James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy
Votes: 338
8. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 135
9. 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
10. Baby Face (1933)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook, Alphonse Ethier
Votes: 8,114
11. Show Boat (1936)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson
Votes: 3,682
12. Two Wise Maids (1937)
Approved | 70 min | Drama
On the day schoolteacher Agatha Stanton, who is called "Old Lady Ironsides" by her pupils, expects to be selected as the new principal of her school, she and her roommate, fellow teacher ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Alison Skipworth, Polly Moran, Irene Manning, Donald Cook
Votes: 30
13. Bowery to Broadway (1944)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In the Gay 90s, Michael O'Rourke (Jack Oakie) and Dennis Dugan (Donald Cook) are owners of rival night spots in the Bowery. They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Maria Montez, Jack Oakie, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey
Votes: 82
14. Fugitive Lady (1934)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Romance
When the beautiful Ann Duncan loses her job, she finally accepts Jack Howard's marriage proposal and agrees to elope with him. Ann is soon made aware of Jack's criminal past when Jack flees... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Florence Rice, Neil Hamilton, Donald Cook, William Demarest
Votes: 19
15. The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953–1954)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Everett Sloane, John Beal, Donald Cook, Kent Smith
Votes: 32
16. Safe in Hell (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray
Votes: 2,023
17. Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Shady stockbroker and abusive husband Gerald Parker is found dead in the penguin pool of a NYC aquarium after being knocked cold by his wife's boyfriend.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Edna May Oliver, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, Mae Clarke
Votes: 1,414
18. Smart Money (1931)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama
A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Ralf Harolde
Votes: 2,227
19. The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
56 min | Crime, Drama
Incredibly fast-moving courtroom yarn in which Bennett is defended by ex-beau Cook when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance, while the trial is broadcast live on the radio.
Director: William K. Howard | Stars: Joan Bennett, Donald Cook, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Zasu Pitts
Votes: 133
20. The Man Who Played God (1932)
TV-G | 80 min | Drama, Romance
After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: George Arliss, Bette Davis, Violet Heming, André Luguet
Votes: 1,275
21. Frisco Jenny (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The San Francisco earthquake shakes up the life of Jenny, a madam who gives birth to an illegitimate son and gives him up to protect him.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, Helen Jerome Eddy, Donald Cook
Votes: 1,180
22. Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
85 min | Drama
Jennie Gerhardt is a destitute young woman. While working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Jennie meets George Brander, a United State Senator, who becomes infatuated with her. He helps her family and declares his wish to marry her.
Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, Mary Astor, Edward Arnold
Votes: 168
23. Patrick the Great (1944)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for... See full summary »
Director: Frank Ryan | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Donald Cook
Votes: 58
24. The 9th Guest (1934)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Eight people are invited to dinner in a fashionable penthouse apartment. After they are wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Donald Cook, Genevieve Tobin, Hardie Albright, Edward Ellis
Votes: 665
25. Our Very Own (1950)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted during a heated argument with her sister, Joan. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister, Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Ann Blyth, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Jane Wyatt
Votes: 654
26. The World Changes (1933)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Romance
An ambitious farmer becomes a pioneer in the meat-packing business, finding financial success but private disappointment over the course of many decades.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Paul Muni, Mary Astor, Aline MacMahon, Donald Cook
Votes: 526
27. Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
Two bumblers become caretakers at an all-girls' college. During their misadventures, the duo raise money to free the school from its traditionally-minded landlord.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan, Martha O'Driscoll
Votes: 1,469
28. Taxi (1931)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Independent cabbie Matt Nolan is primed to let his fists and handgun deliver payback after a big taxi firm uses intimidation and violence to squeeze out small-timers.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: James Cagney, Loretta Young, George E. Stone, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 1,548
29. Whirlpool (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Carnie owner Buck Rankin marries local girl Helen and plans to go straight, but after a brawl ends up with a twenty-year sentence for manslaughter. When a pregnant Helen vows to wait for ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 444
30. The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Mystery
When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart
Votes: 695
31. The Leavenworth Case (1936)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A remarkable monkey may hold the key to the mysterious murder of a wealthy philanthropist.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Donald Cook, Jean Rouverol, Norman Foster, Erin O'Brien-Moore
Votes: 19
32. Party Husband (1931)
TV-G | 74 min | Comedy
A liberated couple's divergent lifestyles almost ruin their marriage.
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, James Rennie, Dorothy Peterson, Joe Donahue
Votes: 109
33. The Woman I Stole (1933)
70 min | Action, Adventure
A man (Jack Holt) wins his best friend's wife (Fay Wray) and seems to be plotting to ruin the man's oil business.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Donald Cook, Noah Beery
Votes: 77
34. Unfaithful (1931)
85 min | Drama, Romance
In this society drama set in contemporary England, a noblewoman pretends to be an adulteress in order to protect her sister-in-law, who actually is.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Paul Cavanagh, Juliette Compton
Votes: 77
35. The Mad Genius (1931)
Passed | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A crippled man finds a boy and vows to make him a great dancer.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth, Donald Cook
Votes: 770
36. Viva Villa! (1934)
Passed | 115 min | Biography, Western
After enacting revenge on the overseer who murdered his father, Pancho Villa becomes a bandit, earning the respect of the poor by brutally attacking the wealthy.
Directors: Jack Conway, Howard Hawks, William A. Wellman | Stars: Wallace Beery, Fay Wray, Leo Carrillo, Donald Cook
Votes: 1,564 | Gross: $1.11M
37. The Conquerors (1932)
Passed | 86 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Richard Dix, Ann Harding, Edna May Oliver, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 342
38. The Night Is Young (1935)
Passed | 81 min | Romance, Musical, Drama
Austrian Emperor Franz Josef has arranged a marriage for his nephew, the Archduke Paul Gustave - nicknamed Gustl - to the suitable Princess Matilda, a woman Gustl can't even remember. He is... See full summary »
Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel
Votes: 280
39. The Plymouth Playhouse (1953– )
30 min | Drama
ABC, which had a reputation for producing shows that were not as good as their competitors CBS and NBC, used this program to audtition possible series in the hope of gaining sponsorship for... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Cook, Boris Karloff, Wendell Corey, Wanda Hendrix
Votes: 33
40. Brief Moment (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A dissolute rich society boy marries a worldly nightclub singer, and she begins to have a wholly unexpected effect on him.
Director: David Burton | Stars: Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond, Donald Cook, Monroe Owsley
Votes: 359
41. Ring Around the Moon (1936)
65 min | Drama
(1936, Chesterfield) Donald Cook, Ann Doran, Erin Moore, Doug Fowley. Cook is a high-flying newspaperman who falls into an engagement to a lady he does not love. Lots of poverty row ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Donald Cook, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Alan Edwards, Ann Doran
Votes: 68
42. The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
Approved | 68 min | Action, Drama, Romance
John Foster (Conrad Nagel) and Kenneth Grainger (Donald Cook) are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When Foster's fiancée, Mary Trevor (Esther Ralston), writes him that ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Kay Linaker, Donald Cook, Esther Ralston
Votes: 23
43. The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Passed | 82 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook, Rosalind Russell
Votes: 788
44. The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, Donald Cook, Berton Churchill, Frank Sheridan
Votes: 323
45. Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
Approved | 67 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The Most Precious Thing in Life is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Richard Cromwell, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Anita Louise, and Mary Forbes. The film tells a ... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Richard Cromwell, Anita Louise
Votes: 130
46. The Circus Queen Murder (1933)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Suave, lip-reading DA Thatcher Colt plans to get away from the big city for a while. So he and his secretary, Miss Kelly hop on a train for an Upstate NY town called Gilead. They expect a ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Donald Cook, Greta Nissen, Ruthelma Stevens
Votes: 331
47. Freedom Comes High (1943)
16 min | Short, Drama
A new husband volunteers for service in the Pacific, while his wife works in a defense plant and receives letters from him.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: James Craig, Barbara Britton, Donald Cook, Cecil Kellaway
Votes: 47
48. Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
61 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
A party is thrown at a haunted mansion, people start to die, and a man who spent a night in the "blue room" disappears.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Anne Gwynne, Donald Cook, John Litel, Grace McDonald
Votes: 392
49. The Heart of New York (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy
In the Jewish enclave of New York's lower East Side, hapless inventor Mendel is constantly in debt since he uses all his (and other people's) money to tinker with machines that will make ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Joe Smith, Charles Dale, George Sidney, Ruth Hall
Votes: 191
50. Circus Girl (1937)
Approved | 66 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Trapeze artist Kay Rogers marries aerial-act member Charles Jerome, who immediately become jealous of fellow-trapeze artist Bob McAvoy, and sets out to kill him through a series of staged ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: June Travis, Robert Livingston, Donald Cook, Betty Compson
Votes: 57