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1.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
The Newlyweds
(1956)
30 min | Comedy
When Emily Vanderlip arrives in Manhattan after eloping with Airman Second Class Frank Foster, the newlyweds and Burns men attempt to keep Gracie from finding out about their nuptials, fearing that she'll blab to Emily's parents.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 29
2.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Tobias Jones Story
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Major Adams allows two stowaways, Tobias Jones and his young friend Midge, to stay with the train. But Tobias is in trouble due to his drinking, and things get worse when he's accused of murder.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Lou Costello, Harry von Zell
Votes: 174
3.
Bronco (1958–1962)
Episode:
The Burning Springs
(1959)
60 min | Western
Bronco rides into a town and finds himself confronted by a man from his past who shoots him. While testifying at the court martial of the man who tried to kill him, Bronco finds himself reliving his experiences during the Civil War.
Director: Edward Dein | Stars: Ty Hardin, Suzanne Lloyd, Berry Kroeger, Adam West
Votes: 27
4.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
General Alexander William Doniphan
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1838 tensions are rising between the Mormons and the other settlers of Missouri. General Alexander W. Doniphan faces a moral dilemma when he is ordered to go to war against the Mormons.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Peter Lawford, Simon Oakland, Michael Constantine, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 7
5. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell
Votes: 1,537
6. The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951–1953)
30 min | Comedy
Stories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
Stars: Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Johnny Lee
Votes: 836
7. Markham (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A private investigator, who had been a successful lawyer, solves crimes almost anywhere in the world, although he is based in New York City.
Stars: Ray Milland, Simon Scott, Henry Corden, Barney Phillips
Votes: 87
8.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
White Warrior
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
While wagon master of a train, Cheyenne trades for a Comanche prisoner of the Apaches because he notices the boy is white. Cheyenne hopes to convince him to stay with them rather than return to the Comanche but prejudice may stop him.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Clint Walker, Randy Stuart, Peter Whitney, Michael Landon
Votes: 95
9.
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
Episode:
Frozen Escape
(1953)
30 min | Drama
Alaska prospector Jeff claims he didn't kill fellow gold hunter Arthur; he simply found the body. Fearing he'd be charged with the murder, he and his wife attempt a fast getaway, but are ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Jorja Curtright, Morris Ankrum, DeForest Kelley, Arlene Dahl
Votes: 11
10.
The Silent Service (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Wahoo Story
(1957)
30 min | Action, War
The final mission of the USS Wahoo.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, John Archer, Jerry Paris, Patrick Waltz
Votes: 11
11. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 162
12. The Gray Ghost (1957– )
30 min | Adventure, War, Western
The Civil War exploits of Confederate cavalry officer John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost, was the basis of this syndicated series. Sgt. Magruder was the only other regular character but actual historic people were occasionally portrayed.
Stars: Tod Andrews, Phil Chambers, Sherwood Price, Jean Willes
Votes: 105
13. Official Detective (1957– )
Mystery, Adventure
Stars: Everett Sloane, James Griffith, Ted de Corsia, Steve Pendleton
Votes: 29
14.
The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951–1953)
Episode:
The Gun
(1951)
30 min | Comedy
The Kingfish purchases a gift for Sapphire for their anniversary and inside the gift is a gun that some crooks have hidden. Kingfish decides to pawn the gun so he can buy Sapphire a nicer gift, but things don't work out as planned.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Ernestine Wade
Votes: 30
15.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
Alias Mr. Hepp
(1955)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Frank Hepp has made his career charming rich, unhappy women out of their fortunes. His parole officer orders him avoid all women, but he can't help himself when a single wealthy woman moves... See full summary »
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Charles Boyer, Alan Mowbray, Barbra Fuller, Florenz Ames
Votes: 14
16.
Lawman (1958–1962)
Episode:
The Young Toughs
(1959)
30 min | Western
Ike Smith's three ranch hands are young, tough and don't respect authority. He is killed trying to fire them so they go to Laramie. Troop is away and their attitude makes Johnny take notice. They won't go away without forcing a showdown.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Sig Ruman, Barbara Lang
Votes: 55
17.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Antic Angel
(1964)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
William Sherwood, a recovering alcoholic, thinks he sees his dead wife Ruth leaving a bar. The experience causes him to start drinking, and he contacts Perry because she died in a plane crash. Then she turns up dead--again.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 265
18.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Lucky Loser
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ted Balfour is convicted of vehicular manslaughter and given a suspended sentence through a plea bargain. When the police discover the victim actually died of a gunshot wound to the head, Ted is charged with first-degree murder.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 414
19.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Screaming Woman
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly nurse visits Perry for advice but leaves not listening. Later, she arrives at the police station to confess to killing a columnist who is using a book she stole from a doctor to blackmail him into giving her a baby of her own.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 446
20. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,343
21. You Are There (1953–1972)
30 min | Drama, History
Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Todd Hunter, Paul Birch, Harlow Wilcox
Votes: 206
22. Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
American television anthology drama series. At least 21 episodes aired on CBS from November 11, 1952 to August 30, 1953. From January 6, 1953 to May 26, 1953 it alternated weekly with Demi-Tasse Tales.
Stars: Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Whiting, Bob Sweeney, Ford Rainey
Votes: 23
23.
Bronco (1958–1962)
Episode:
Death of an Outlaw
(1960)
60 min | Western
Bronco as ramrod for John Tunstall gets involved in a range war and is helped by outlaw Billy the Kid. However, after everything is settled, Billy still remains a wanted outlaw and is being pursued by bounty hunter Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Ty Hardin, Rhodes Reason, Stephen Joyce, Miriam Colon
Votes: 28
24.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Star in the Dust
(1956)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne meets a sheriff he admires and a town he likes so he decides to stick around. When he finds he has an agenda too that involves a pretty woman and some easy money, he has second thoughts and a decision to make.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Clint Walker, Adele Mara, Don Megowan, Ian Wolfe
Votes: 122
25. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,889
26. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,038
27. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
28. Frontier Doctor (1956– )
30 min | Western
The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.
Stars: Rex Allen, Mason Alan Dinehart, Robert Swan, Tom Black
Votes: 113
29. Union Pacific (1958–1959)
30 min | Western
Bart McClelland supervises rail construction for Union Pacific west of Omaha dealing with everything from marauders to land issues. He's aided by surveyor Billy Kincaid and Georgia who runs the mobile Golden Nugget saloon.
Stars: Jeff Morrow, Judson Pratt, Susan Cummings, J.M. Kerrigan
Votes: 65
30.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Incident at Dawson Flats
(1961)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne is to be the best man at his friend Johnny McIntyre's wedding. As he arrives someone shoots at him. In town it happens again and ends with Johnny killing his future brother-in-law Lafe who believes Cheyenne is wanted for murder.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Clint Walker, Gerald Mohr, Joan O'Brien, Jock Gaynor
Votes: 72
31.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Prodigal Parent
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Philip Larkin is killed, his stepfather Joseph Harrison, recently divorced from Philip's mother Ethel, is charged. With Joe in serious difficulty, Ethel asks Perry Mason to defend him, then disappears.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 398
32.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Rolling Bones
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Daniel Reed is forcibly placed in a mental sanitarium as incompetent. Mason takes the case to court and wins Reed's freedom on a writ of habeas corpus. Before the writ can be served, however, Reed escapes and is charged with murder.
Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 382
33.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Sleepy Slayer
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bruce Jay works as a secretary for the old curmudgeon, Abner Gordon, who has promised him $50,000. When Abner is killed, the spotlight is on his niece at the beginning as she shot him. But he was dead beforehand, so Bruce is charged.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 266
34.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
That Washburn Girl
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Wells Fargo agent Jim Hardie becomes involved with a woman Wells Fargo agent, Nora Washburn whose brother, Tom Washburn, has become engaged to the daughter, Ruby Coe, of a former outlaw Jonas Coe.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dale Robertson, Mari Aldon, John Archer, Jack Nicholson
Votes: 75
35. Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »
Stars: Willard Parker, Harry Lauter, William Boyett, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 115
36. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 98
37.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Garrulous Gambler
(1959)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Larry Benton plays poker with Ben Wallace, Johnny Clay and Mike Granger at Clay's beach house. When he caught Granger cheating, a scuffle ensues and a gun goes off leaving Mike dead. Ben blackmails Larry. Not all is as it seems, however.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 321
38.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Madcap Modiste
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A fashion designer on live TV negates a deal her husband/partner brokered with another firm. Later, before their fashion show she takes a pill with champagne provided by her husband and shortly falls to the floor saying she was poisoned.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 322
39.
Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Voice
(1956)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An attorney has evidence that could clear a man scheduled to be executed in a few days. But on his way to present the evidence, he is involved in a plane crash that leaves him paralyzed and... See full summary »
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Truman Bradley, Donald Curtis, Kristine Miller, William Phipps
Votes: 32
40.
West Point (1956–1957)
Episode:
Pressure
(1957)
30 min | Drama
Just as a cadet receives a major promotion, he learns of health problems of his father. He debates leaving the Academy to take over the family business for his father, but tries to orchestrate a transition for the business and the family.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: James Dobson, Gloria Talbott, Donald May, Bob Wylie
Votes: 8
41.
Whirlybirds (1957–1960)
Episode:
Boy on the Roof
(1957)
30 min | Adventure
A younger brother, with revenge in his heart, climbs on a building and keeps police at bay with a rifle. P.T. takes a reporter up to the brother, thinking the reporter has good intentions. ... See full summary »
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, Donald Murphy, Robert Crosson
Votes: 15
42. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,782
43. Lawman (1958–1962)
30 min | Western
This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.
Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Emile Avery
Votes: 974
44. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,393
45. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In this science-fiction anthology series host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data available in the 1950's, concentrating on such concepts as space flight, UFO's and mental telepathy.
Stars: Truman Bradley, Michael Fox, Marshall Thompson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 445
46. M Squad (1957–1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.
Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 389
47.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Twenty-Four Hours at North Fork
(1958)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
When Paladin finds a quick exit from San Francisco convenient he stumbles into some dangerous prejudice against a family of pacifistic Mennonites.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Morris Ankrum, Jacqueline Scott, Harry Shannon
Votes: 131
48.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Startled Stallion
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Clara Hammon marries disabled "John Brant," but the bridegroom is really actor Earl Mauldin. Through a series of crafty moves, the real John Brant has gained control of everything that Jo Ann Blanchard and her brother Terry have inherited.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 315
49.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bishop Arthur Mallory searches for a young woman who may be the heiress to $1,000,000 from the Charles Burroughs estate. Carol Delaney fits the bill. Mallory is beaten by Wallace Lang and his henchman to persuade him to drop the case.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 343
50.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Waylaid Wolf
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An aggressive playboy has a steno work late, sabotages her car, and then offers her a ride and dinner. He detours them to a Malibu beach house where he makes heavy advances. She runs away and takes his car but he is found dead later.
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 281